MAY TWITTER & FACEBOOK PROMOTION
Social Media is really taking off and we try to establish the value of this to our business.As from 1 May 2012 we will run a special promotion via Twitter and Facebook and this will involve ‘Salvare Estate Winery’.
Free Wine when ordering our famous dish ‘Rijsttafel’. All details can be found when following this link to our May 2012 Special.
Our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/#!/indonesiaHB
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restaurantindonesia
Our new wine list is – no doubt – one of the most affordable (best value) in the area. Check out our wine list!
Recently we made it two times into the New Zealand press.
First there was this letter to the editor of the local newspaper ‘Hawke’s Bay Today’
to follow by an article in the New Zealand’s Woman’s Weekly by food writes Annabelle White:
(older items about our restaurant_
NORTH & SOUTH MAGAZINE
issue February 2012
Article about Napier (page 108 – 115)
On page 113 is a list of BEST EATS and there we – as Restaurant Indonesia – are listed as one of the three options (together with Pacifica & Mint).
Restaurant Indonesia – A rare touch of ethnic spice on the Euro-cnetric parade, this tiny corner of Bali has been run by a series of Dutch owners here since 1093 and is the only restaurant in the country serving Rijsttafel, a famous Indonesian banquet (from $29.95 per person).
We are delighted to have received a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ by TripAdvisor and now have more than 180 reviews!
- 183 reviews of Indonesia Restaurant in Napier
- Review Indonesia Restaurant
Article in Hawke’s Bay Today – Saturday, May 21, 2011
Where are they now?
by Wyn Drabble
When I was writing about the local food scene some years ago, the names of a number of people kept coming up. You may have wondered – as did I – what some of them have been doing since.
Joss Lamers and Kees Peters
You may remember that Joss and Kees carried on Vicki Bruhns-Boldersons’s good work at Bayswater Restaurant after Vicky’s departure. Joss in the kitchen and Kees looking after front-of-house. They sold it in 1997 after seven years there.
The next few years saw them catering lunches at Crab Farm Winery and, at the same time, running the successful Cornucopia Lodge in Eskdale. In 2000 they started Vintners in Clive, where they helped to promote wineries that did not have cellar door facilities.
A soup business called Hearty was their next venture. Located in Featherston Street, Wellington, it found plenty of business from office workers and Kirkcaldie & Stains customers.
Eighteen months later it was back to Hawke’s Bay and a year back at Crab Farm before starting ZiggZagg Cafe at the bottom end of lower Emerson Street, Napier. In 2008 they sold this to an ex-employee.
Working at Restaurant Indonesia started in 2008 and was mixed with some world travel before they finally bought the business themselves in 2010, just after setting up a similar venture in Spain. One of their aims was to bring the prices down and, judging from the glowing comments on their web page visitors’ book, they have found a successful formula.
Says Kees: “We were attracted to Restaurant Indonesia by it’s long history (almost 30 years), the uniqueness of its cuisine and, in particular, the famous meal ‘Rijsttafel’ and, for sure, the Dutch-Indonesian connection.”
The pair say they are overwhelmed by the loyal support people have shown through their different ventures. Even today, at the new venture, diners reminisce about Bayswater.
“It is amazing,” says Kees, “how many people refer to it and what they can remember of it – where they sat, what meals they had, what I was wearing.”
Obviously he still enjoys his work. He admits he can’t help himself: “I just love looking after people.!
We are delighted to inform you that we now have our menu translated in:
German 
and
French 
We are also pleased to present you a new range of wines of Wrights Vineyard & Winery from Gisborne. This is a boutique winery producing organic, biodynamic and low-allergen wines. More information about this winery can be found on their website www.wrightsvineyard.co.nz
R E V I E W S
We are still very happy with the very positive feedback we are receiving on TripAdvisor and MenuMania and DineOut
Gift Vouchers available at our Restaurant or order via phone or email…
Greetings
Joss Lamers & Kees Peters
Proprietors
Announcing our upcoming 30th Birthday promotions. Click on the Badge below:
