Istana Indonesisch Restaurant in Wijk 28 Centrum

Good food, friendly service, acoustics less than great, lots of people, lots of noise.

Ordered different type of meat with rice via delivery app, all were tasty. Delivery time was reasonable and packaging was perfect.

Went back after years. It's not what it used to be, the food is generally good. As for the rest, you have to discover the overall quality of the dishes for yourself.

The three of us enjoyed an Indonesian rice table. Service was quick. The food quality was more than adequate.

Delicious dishes, inefficient (but polite) service.

Dined in Oct 2025. Lunch for 2. Ordered lamb shank, sea bass, yellow ginger rice and drinks. Lamb was good, soft and fall off the bones. Sea bass was so so. We were the only one in the restaurant having food. Relaxing and enjoyable meal.

Amazing food, beautiful taste, super-friendly staff

It was delicious again! Thank you very much.

Very tasty food with a wide selection. Service was friendly and attentive. It's a bit noisy inside the restaurant, but otherwise everything was satisfactory.

Tasty. One downside is that the fried rice tastes like shrimp.

Delicious food and friendly service! Modern and atmospheric restaurant.

Excellent rijsttafel! Liked the fish and meat selection more than meat only.

We had a delicious meat/fish rice table. Fresh ingredients and delicious flavor. The service was very friendly.

Yesterday, September 26th, we booked a last-minute table without a reservation. Despite it being full, we were given the option of two spots at the bar. It was a great spot where we had a good insight into the dynamic young Istana team. Everything went smoothly, without any discrepancies. Friendly and extremely hospitable, which is worth mentioning. The price-quality ratio is excellent. One criticism regarding the pickup by the couriers: they would adjust the routing by bringing the bags to the front of the restaurant on demand, leaving the aisle clear for service. Otherwise, highly recommended.

One of the best I ever tried. Just delicious and authentic taste. We ordered Rames Sate Special Udang pateh Gulai kambling

This is a good place where you can get an absolute great meal! They have great Indonesian food. Everything is fresh and they really try to give an authentic feel. The restaurant itself is really modern. The service is good and everyone working there is very friendly. I would definitely recommend this one for a special evening because it is not cheap but still very good!

We had a really good experience. The food was delicious!

We had another delicious rijsttafel (rice table) at Istana tonight. Again, because Miriam and I go there often and are completely satisfied. What struck us this time was how professionally and very relaxed the two of them managed to serve a seemingly full restaurant to everyone's satisfaction. We subtly asked for their names, so our compliments to Milou and Noek! We hope to see you again!

Friendly, very tasty and with the right spiciness 👌

The food was unfortunately only ok. The starters, especially the samosas, were great, but the main courses left something to be desired. The duck was crispy but very fatty and in a not very good sauce. You have to pay extra for rice with it. When we asked the waitress if she would recommend rice with the omelet for one person at the table, she said yes, which made no sense at all since the omelet was very dry and didn't improve with dry rice. Which made us wonder if she was just doing it to sell us more. Otherwise, the place is extremely clean and nicely decorated, but they charge too much for the dishes and service they offer.

Friendly staff, service was excellent. The food was delicious, spicy but not overpowering. See you next time!

Clearly food catered for white people. It has some traces of the Indonesian kitchen but so dumbed down and overpriced for the portion sizes that i would highly discourage going here at all. Chinatown in general has degraded in quality over the years. As an Indo myself that has grown up with my grandparents' food, find indonesian places outside the city center.

Staff is extraordinary attentive and fast - unbelievable how they managed to serve everyone in a packed restaurant. We never had to wave extensively like airport ground crew - like we needed to do at other places in The Hague. Staff at Istana always had an eye out and checked in with us; without being intrusive. The food was TO DIE FOR! We had the rijstafel (veggie version, and meat version for our friends), and everything was super delicious. The G&T were superb as well. Highly recommend this place!

We found the dishes, the service and the wines by the glass very good.

The location and the place is decorated nicely and the restaurant is very clean and the service was attentive. The food was a bit pricey and I was disappointed by the food quality. For me, the taste was general asian style.

I've eaten here several times and I always try new things. It never disappoints; the food is always delicious! Last time, I was here with two friends, and they loved it too. The friendly service is also a plus.

Delicious rijsttafel. Lots of variety. The beef rendang and ajam roedjak were especially delicious. (But everything was delicious.) Good, fast service.

Great place to eat the food was great. It was quiet when went to the restaurant.

Super delicious Indonesian food! & wonderful wine.

Got seated in the hallway where everyone annoyed us. The server took forever to tend to us and took a call in the middle of taking our order. The portion sizes are so small for the price while the taste was not authentic. When we wanted to pay nobody came to our table even though we sat right next to the register. When we got up and stood at the register taking away space for other guests in the hallway we got the wrong bill which was three times as much as we ordered.

If you want to experience traditional and authentic Indonesian cuisine, you should definitely try the Fish & Meat to Share menu! Delicious, delicious, delicious!! We'll be back!

Yesterday (July 15, 2025) I had dinner with a friend (with a reservation) and it was truly fantastic! The food felt like coming home because the flavors were just like the ones my father and grandfather always made at home, especially the Soto Ayam. The waitresses were incredibly friendly and thoughtful, and the tip was more than earned. We finished off with Cendol and Kopi Tubruk... enak! We'll definitely be back. Enjoy!

This was the first time we were here, certainly not a disappointment, good taste, large pieces of meat instead of the small pieces you normally get in an Indonesian restaurant and goat satay kambing yippie. All in all definitely worth going back

On my way home I got a meal at Istana. Not cheap by the way, without rice a total of €27. I'm going to heat everything up and eat it right away. Then I'll give a final verdict. Babi Pangang with atjar and sauce. Very tasty roasted and crispy meat, a bit small portion. Daging Rendang. Very tasty, but from now on remove the large herbs, a bit small portion for that money. Last time I had no less than 6 cardamom pods in my rames menu and they taste awful when you bite into them! Better be careful that everything is out!

Really enjoy the delicious dishes

Amazing food for a fair price. The staff is incredibly friendly and accommodating. Took all my guests and friends here and everyone loved it :)

An unforgettable experience of Indonesian cuisine, right in the heart of The Hague! The flavors are authentic, the dishes are prepared with care, and the atmosphere is warm and inviting. An absolute must for anyone who loves good food and wants to try something special. I will definitely come back!

Tasty Indonesian food. Their Nasi Goreng Jawa with shrimps is yummy.

Incredibly rude and unaccommodating. Avoid.

We had a delicious authentic Indonesian meal at Istana. The satay and rendang were especially great – full of flavour and exactly as you would hope. We were less enthusiastic about the peanut sauce: it was a bit on the coarse side and had an overpowering peanut flavour that threw the whole thing off balance. Also pay close attention to the bill; ours had wine from the neighbours on it. It can happen, but it is still good to check. All in all: not everything was perfect, but the food was definitely worth it. Definitely worth a visit for lovers of Indonesian cuisine.

Rice table for 8. 6 out of 5 possible points. Everyone was very impressed. Thank you for the delicious food.

Exceptional Indonesian restaurant, the service was attentive and quick, with the meal of a starter platter and prawn fried rice tasting very nice. The prawn dish had a spicy sambal kick with a good serving of prawn and a fried egg on top of the fried rice. I would highly recommend this establishment.

Sangat lezat! The tastiest meat rice table I have ever eaten, very varied. A lot of. A little bit of everything. Would definitely come back. Nice good service and tasty special drinks. Top.

Kindness, cleanliness, delicious Indonesian dishes: we tried Nasi and Bami Goreng, a fantastic Ayam Cashew, prawns and aubergines. Excellent value for money. A precious discovery in The Hague!!!

Overall, the food was average in taste—not bad, but not particularly impressive either. The service was fast, and even though we didn’t have a reservation, they managed to find us a spot at the bar. The atmosphere was nice. We ordered "RIJSTTAFEL VIS & VLEES", which offered a good variety of dishes. One small issue: the baked banana dessert(Pisang Goreng) was served along with the main dishes, so we ate it during the meal, thinking it was part of the dishes! My friend waited until the end, but by then it was cold. Also, in one of the dish wrapped in banana leaves, just a note—the leaves are not meant to be eaten:) All in all, it was an enjoyable experience.

Delicious food, friendly staff, nice atmosphere, definitely recommended!

First time eating Indonesian food! I loved it! I had the mixed Sate', the peanut sauce was delightful. I recommend trying the baked bananas.

Ordered from uber eats, we got mediocre food, nasi was bad and sate flavourless. very dissapointed as the google reviews and page are very good

The food was really delicious and the service very good. If you want to enjoy traditional Indian dishes then you should definitely go here.

We came without a reservation and were seated at the bar by the friendly staff, which was quite entertaining because we could watch the kitchen and service staff. The food was lovingly prepared and very tasty. Absolute recommendation but the urgent advice is to make a reservation in the evening!

We ate pretty much "everything" on the menu with our group of five and I was amazed by the tastiness if everything. Great restaurant, totally recomended!

What struck me first is the cozy, cramped layout. Like a small warung in Bali, only with luxurious furnishings and interior. Friendly staff, sometimes it looks a bit chaotic, but everything gets sorted out in the end. You don't sit far from the other guests. The dishes taste good, but are not recognizable from my Indo heritage. The menu also features modern Indian. Some dishes are a bit sweeter or give a taste twist that pleasantly surprises you. For example: soto ayam does not contain sugar but a kind of sweet corn. Green Speku is softer and sweeter than expected. Even eating here is worth it. I was really craving Iriscoffee but this ultimately wasn't a good choice. The ratio of coffee and whiskey in the Iriscoffee was not in balance. I tasted more Wiskey and weak coffee.

Really delicious food!! It was my first time with Indonesian food and it was amazing. All the waitress were very helpful and very kind, they suggested me and all-in-one complete meal, rates 10/10 for real. I'll come again here for sure in the future

The food was excellent even though portions were small. And unfortunately, the service didn’t match the quality of the meal. A middle-aged waitress prioritized seating white guests ahead of us, leaving me waiting at the bar for nearly 15 minutes. Our table was then given away to two Dutch men, and we were eventually seated at the back of the restaurant, despite several empty tables being available.

Food was pretty good although a lot of fried stuff. Avoid the samosas, very small - mostly fried dough with little filling. Waitress was clearly sick/coughing. Shouldn't have been serving food.

Food was tasty and the plate arrangement was great. We had two different woks and both were tasty. A bit overpriced, but looks somehow common nowadays. The waiter attitude was a bit negative at the end when we paid and we asked for the fiscal receipt and she wasn’t able to provide it.

Wow, super delicious and authentic Indonesian food. It tastes like a vacation. 😊 We would love to come back!

Another delicious meal with our family. Very tasteful. All dishes. As the photo shows: everything gone!! Thank you for the wonderfully tasty evening.

The rice table was not good. Rendang beef was hard, another meat full of wobbly pieces of fat, cabbage vegetables hard in far too liquid coconut sauce, the gadogado also average at best, everything lukewarm. We sat by the window, where it was drafty and the guests constantly coming in and out caused further stress.

Wouldnt come here again. The service was very bad. There are many waitors but they are not well organized and it was chaotic. Most of the time we needed to wait very long for our drinks and needed to ask twice. The food was mediocre at best,too. We were very thirsty and felt sick afterwards.

During my time in The Hague I often dined here, both spontaneously on a weekday evening and to celebrate birthdays. Their rice table is delicious, especially the ayam cashew and the pisang goreng. Their sandwiches at lunch are also worth a visit. And that comes from an Indo. In short, highly recommended!

You can enjoy excellent vegetarian food here. I had a Rames Surayan Vegetarian with extra noodles and pisang goreng. A mix of small dishes so you can vary. Real flavors, freshly prepared. You can taste the quality here. The attention. It was also nice that the soft drink (ginger beer) was without aspartame. I have already visited a number of Indonesian restaurants in this city, but I thought this was by far the best.

Average Indonesian food. Not a good value for the money. The beef rendang tasted more like beef stew rather than rendang curry.

Delicious food. Friendly staff.

We had the rice table with meat and fish and everything was delicious, but a bit too much food for 2 people (and we like eating a lot). Not a complaint at all, only a warning. ;) We didn’t have a reservation as it was a last minute trip to the city, so we had to take a seat at the bar, which was a bit uncomfortable due to the height of the stools vs the bar, and it was tight, with people squeezing behind us. At least we had a nice view of the kitchen, seeing everything being prepared! Do reserve if you can - we will, if we get a chance to go back!

Great Indonesian food ! Serves alcohol too. Friendly service. Clean.

Really nice experience at Istana. Amazing food, great atmosphere and friendly service. Highly recommended

Great place, beautiful and stylish decor, great food and still good prices. Very friendly staff as well

Ordered from the set menu. Half the dishes were outstanding, half were (in my opinion) garbage. And the portions were very small. This place is overpriced and doesn’t offer good value fir money

Authentic Indonesian food in a beautiful restaurant. It is pleasantly busy on Saturday evenings.

One of most authentic Indonesian restaurants in Den Haag with modern atmosphere and wonderful service at fair price

Authentic Indonesian food. Excellent menu at a reasonable price. Delicious food and friendly and fast service. Recommended.

Absolutely delicious and authentic Indonesian restaurant in Chinatown. Rarely have we had so many great, so differently seasoned dishes on one table. The atmosphere is cozy and the service is very nice and professional. Price/performance ratio top. Absolute recommendation!

Super delicious food, nice atmosphere and really nice service who gave us very good advice. Next time I'm in The Hague I'll definitely eat here again!

Too much adapted to Dutch taste. We had to pay for some regular sambal. And besides my tjendol I wanted a glass of tap water. I received a spa blue. Pffff

Every dish included in the rijstafel was delicious. Service excellent. Good value for great quality food.

What a treat! Menu difficult to understand but with the help of the very kind and patient waitresses, we finally managed to choose. After a long hesitation, the occasion creating the thief, we chose the complete menu which introduced us to unforgettable flavors, without making our bellies explode. It was simply perfect.

Very simple but super tasty food

The restaurant was very busy on a Monday evening. Nevertheless the food and service were great

I recently ate at Istana and it is 100% recommended. It was very busy, so I took a seat at the bar, which was no problem. The staff was super friendly and the food was of top quality. Once again highly recommended for anyone who loves authentic Indonesian dishes.

Delicious food, nice service and good atmosphere. In short, highly recommended!

Really delicious dishes! What a party. Every bite was super tasty

Food was amazing. The staff was very friendly and helpful too. We sat in the back, of the restaurant. It was cozy, relaxing and a cool atmosphere. Will be back in three months!

The food are really good and delicious!

Had an absolute blast, really nice staff and the food was amazing! Highly recommend going there :)).

My number 1 for Indonesian food. No microwave. But just freshly prepared. I'll definitely return

This place has been around forever and it’s always good. Great vegan options too!

Delicious food at Istana. Cozy atmosphere and definitely worth repeating.

Really enjoyed it, everything tasted fresh and different and the staff was also friendly...

Staff: -friendly 9 -helpfulness 9 Wait time: fast (8) Food: -Flavor 10 -spice mild to moderate (2-5) -presentation 9 Energy: -happy 10 -calmness 8 Price: high (€150 for 4 VERY hungry and thirsty people) Overall: top 3 restaurants I’ve been to in my 9 years of travel (across 8 different countries)

Incredibly good food here! Friendly staff, a nice restaurant and the portions were perfect. We really enjoyed it here!

Good to eat, but pricey and small portions.

2nd time at Istana. Delicious Rijstafel, great value for money, very friendly service, we really enjoyed our lunch

Just one thing is that they put all the extra rice order in one bowl. I wish they’d kept it separate

Too bad that in just a few years Istana has doubled its prices, halved its quality and portions. Never again for us after last night. Go home hungry and empty wallet. Easily rises above snack bar level.

Nice tent and extensive menu. Opted for the rice table with meat, deliciously varied and delicious.

Today we enjoyed a very tasty gluten-free rice table with meat, nasi goreng and nasi kuning. The only thing I couldn't have was the pisang goreng. Staff could tell exactly what was and was not possible and that they were making more and more adjustments to be able to offer maximum gluten-free options. Top!

Customer friendly and food is of high quality

Not the best Indonesian restaurant that you can find in The Hague.

Absolutely delicious, beautiful atmosphere, impeccable service. Highly recommend.