Absolutely wonderful Indonesian/Malaysian food! Don’t ignore the crackers and peanut sauce, octopus or the chicken satay 🤯
Not to be missed and can’t wait till I get there again.

Makan is a lovely Indonesian Restaurant hidden away in the heart of the CBD. My family and I enjoyed a fabulous dining experience here thanks to our friendly, attentive waitress Hadassah and her advice about menu choices. We decided on the 'feed me' option with a variety of sharing plates - we weren't disappointed. Particularly worthy of mention were the Hiramasa Kingfish, pork slider, lamb ribs, prawn mie goreng and grilled chicken set. The ice cream sandwich and pineapple tart were excellent desserts to finish on.

Excellent Indonesian food. We are Dutch so have been exposed to good Indonesian food and this was definitely up there. Good satehs and excellent beef rendang. Service was very friendly and good. Worth a visit.

Best meal of a 3 week visit to 4 cities in Melbourne.
Absolutly stunning and flavours that blue our mouths !
Great atmosphere and ace service.
Loved it!

I brought my partner and her parents to Makan as I was hyping Indonesian cuisine to them for weeks. My colleague also recommended the restaurant and the reviews and pictures looked pretty good. I was excited. It was expensive, but I didn't care if the food was good.

As an Indonesian, I can definitively say that this is NOT Indonesian cuisine. I get it's supposed to be Western fusion, but a deconstructed tiny portion of pre-mixed Gado Gado served on a Perilla leaf is as far from authentic Gado Gado as you can get. The "satay" was essentially BBQ chicken skewers, and had no charr or fat on it. You could serve that to me in a Texas Roadhouse and I wouldn't know the difference without the peanut sauce. The sambal balado was not spicy at all and tasted more like salsa. It was watery. There was no kick and barely any acidity to it.

The only reason I'm not giving this a one star was the staff. They were very polite and helpful. I also liked the soft shell crab buns and wagyu rendang, and these were a great example of how fusion could work well when flavours complement.

The rest of the dishes we ordered - the cabbage, the octopus - were all forgettable.

I have never written a review before, but that's how disappointed I am right now.