The word Makan in Indonesian simply means eat. It's also used as a salutation or invitation to eat.
Makan celebrates the different elements Indonesian cuisine; a fusion of vibrant, colourful ingredients, intensely flavoured dishes, and the people who come together and share it. With a warm ambiance creating an intimate retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the CBD, Makan is an exciting discovery of tempting flavours and a contemporary take on authentic dishes.
Experiences
Makan time with Dessert
A$70.00 per personMultiple dates available
$70 per person which include small plates, larger plates and sides to share with individual desserts.Makan Time
A$59.00 per personMultiple dates available
$59 per person which include small plates, larger plates and sides to share. Please advice any dietary requirements upon reservation.Lunch Large Group Tasting Menu
A$39.00 per personMultiple dates available
Group of 11 people and more required to take the tasting menu. The tasting menu includes 1 small dish, 1 salad dish, 1 wok dish, 1 large dish and bottomless steamed jasmine rice.Signature Makan Time
A$59.00 per personDec 22, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022
Makan only serving our Chef's Selection menu during this Holiday Period. Please submit your dietary requirements upon making this reservation. MENU Gohu / Raw kingfish with coriander dressing, avocado mousse and garlic chips Ayam Goreng Tepung / Deep fried chicken ribs with chilli sweet soy glaze Sate Babi / Grilled pork belly satay with kaffir lime glaze Ikan Bongkot Salad / Baramundi salad with torch ginger flower, soft herbs and spicy dressing Rendang Sapi / Slow cooked beef brisket in spicy dark chilli curry Kangkung Belacan / Wok tossed water spinach with shrimp paste sambal Nasi Putih / Steamed jasmine rice (bottomless)Signature Makan Time
A$59.00 per personDec 21 - Dec 22, 2021
Makan only serving our Chef's Selection menu during this Holiday Period. Please submit your dietary requirements upon making this reservation. MENU Gohu / Raw kingfish with coriander dressing, avocado mousse and garlic chips Ayam Goreng Tepung / Deep fried chicken ribs with chilli sweet soy glaze Sate Babi / Grilled pork belly satay with kaffir lime glaze Ikan Bongkot Salad / Baramundi salad with torch ginger flower, soft herbs and spicy dressing Rendang Sapi / Slow cooked beef brisket in spicy dark chilli curry Kangkung Belacan / Wok tossed water spinach with shrimp paste sambal Nasi Putih / Steamed jasmine rice (bottomless)Signature Deluxe Makan Time
A$75.00 per personDec 21, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022
Makan only serving our Chef's Selection menu during this Holiday Period. Please submit your dietary requirements upon making this reservation. MENU Kepiting Saos Padang/ Soft shell crab bao with spicy padang sauce Udang Bakar Madu / Grilled king prawns with Indonesian honey glaze Ayam Goreng Tepung / Deep fried chicken ribs with chilli sweet soy glaze Sate Babi / Grilled pork belly satay with kaffir lime glaze Ikan Bongkot Salad / Baramundi salad with torch ginger flower, soft herbs and spicy dressing Iga Bakar Sapi / Grilled beef short ribs with sambal balado Mie Goreng / Wok tossed egg noodle with chicken, asian vegetables and soy Nasi Putih / Steamed jasmine rice (bottomless)Signature Makan Time
A$59.00 per personDec 24 - Dec 25, 2021
Makan only serving our Chef's Selection menu during this Holiday Period. Please submit your dietary requirements upon making this reservation. MENU Gohu / Raw kingfish with coriander dressing, avocado mousse and garlic chips Ayam Goreng Tepung / Deep fried chicken ribs with chilli sweet soy glaze Sate Babi / Grilled pork belly satay with kaffir lime glaze Ikan Bongkot Salad / Baramundi salad with torch ginger flower, soft herbs and spicy dressing Rendang Sapi / Slow cooked beef brisket in spicy dark chilli curry Kangkung Belacan / Wok tossed water spinach with shrimp paste sambal Nasi Putih / Steamed jasmine rice (bottomless)Signature Deluxe Makan Time
A$75.00 per personDec 24 - Dec 25, 2021
Makan only serving our Chef's Selection menu during this Holiday Period. Please submit your dietary requirements upon making this reservation. MENU Kepiting Saos Padang/ Soft shell crab bao with spicy padang sauce Udang Bakar Madu / Grilled king prawns with Indonesian honey glaze Ayam Goreng Tepung / Deep fried chicken ribs with chilli sweet soy glaze Sate Babi / Grilled pork belly satay with kaffir lime glaze Ikan Bongkot Salad / Baramundi salad with torch ginger flower, soft herbs and spicy dressing Iga Bakar Sapi / Grilled beef short ribs with sambal balado Mie Goreng / Wok tossed egg noodle with chicken, asian vegetables and soy Nasi Putih / Steamed jasmine rice (bottomless)
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Contactless payment available
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Contact tracing information collected
Great cuisine. Very well presented food and great to taste as well.
Incredible food at very affordable prices. Slick, super efficient, friendly and helpful service. This is a restaurant we just keep wanting to go back to. Can't recommend highly enough.
Great selection of tasty food and well presented. Staffs were courteous and friendly. We love all the dishes but wished the rendang has more flavour and spicier than it was. Meat was very well cooked though. Thanks for the experience. We hope to go back again soon.
Amazing food and drinks. Highly recommend
Beautiful venue and beautiful food ! The service was so quick and the staff were lovely.
Great vibes, the service was great and our waiter was super helpful with recommendations. The food was amazing! Would definitely recommend the Jagung Bakar (grilled corn) and the Rendang Sapi (brisket curry). If you saved a little room, the Ketan Hitam (sticky rice dessert) is a nice finisher!
Beautiful beef ribs and drinks
Wonderful service and very cool vibe
This was a great find, great food, attentive staff and not crazy noisy so our table of 5 could actually hear each other talk. We will be back!
Our server was incredibly helpful and attended to our every need. The food was really good and the sauces used was super yummy!
The food and service was absolutely amazing. Every dish was different and had absolutely drooling flavours. We also ordered rounds of gin cocktails that we loved! Would definitely come back again!
Amazing food and service as always. Never disappointed when I come back !!
Makan definitely met our expectations! Definitely brought the flavours of Indonesia to Melbourne.
Great food at a moderate price. Cocktails were interesting and delicious. Service was swift and attentive. Overall really happy with my Makan experience.
Brilliant inner city treat. Very reasonable and incredible flavours.
Really accommodating to my needs as a type one diabetic, gave me 15mins notice for my insulin and was on point!
Very impressed with the restaurant. All the food was excellent esp Ayam Taliwang, tahun gejrot and the fish with banana leave.
Great service!
Great service & food
Amazing food and atmosphere. Will definitely be dining @ Makan again :)
Great food, full of flavour and well priced for the portion sizes. Amazing service, recommended all the right dishes and would definitely go again.
Makan was so lovely. Very refreshing and spaced out nicely. The food was served in generous portions but nothing was left on our plates. The atmosphere was cosy yet contemporary, and the menu was vast and traditional. Then drinks list was also extensive. Will definitely be back to try more. Overall a welcoming and enjoyable experience.
Hands down best meal in melb, coming here every time, no question.
Great experience would recommend going again
Really good quality, tasty food. Also the service was efficient and staff were very friendly. Great vibe too
Food was delicious with so much flavour - enjoyed every dish. Service was great and food came out quickly. 10/10.
Amazing food, friendly staff, highly recommended!!!
Makan had a great atmosphere. Great value, tasty food, great service.
Amazing service, unbelievable food!
Wonderful food and service.
At times the ambient music was a little loud.
All in all, well presented and excellent tasting meal.
Absolutely fantastic food! Good pricing and great service. Lovely ambience.
Fantastic food, great atmosphere, lovely staff. Just a great place all round.
we had the Makan Time, the food was overall good & service was excellent , totally recommendable!
We really enjoyed our meal at Makan to night. The service was fantastic with the staff being very attentive. The food was well presented and tasted amazing. I cannot wait to go back to try some of their other dishes.
Stunning interior design, really exceeded our expectations. The staff were so lovely and the food was a really fresh modern take on the cuisine, incredibly presented.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AS USUAL!!
Everything was excellent. Except the ambience music. It was dinner time and playing (loud) 80s disco music.
Food, service excellent !
Set menu was delicious, service was prompt and friendly, drinks were excellent, and great value. Extra points for everything running so smoothly on the first night out of lockdown. Thank you 😀
A modern twist of traditional Indonesian food. Great food and ambience.
The dinner was very rushed.
Didn’t have time to order dessert
Makan has been a fool proof choice for any occasions. I literally had Makan for birthdays (mine and my friend), just a casual night out with office mates, and dates (never failed!). The ambiance is definitely modern, almost cold in my opinion but once you are engaging with ANY of the floor staff, that warm hospitality is definitely overflowed the coldness of the interior.
The food is definitely amazing and authentic. As an Indonesian myself, I would say their food really hits the spot.
- the ayam taliwang (chicken wings) is a very good starter as it sure is packing a punch of flavours,
- the gado-gado (steamed veggies with peanut sauce) is very close to home, it taste like the one you'll get from the local street food (and that is very hard to get from a more 'upscale establishment, usually),
- their bebek goreng (crispy duck) is definitely tender and very well seasoned to the core,
- and ofcourse their nasi goreng (fried rice) offers you a specific wok based food that you can find in Indonesian street food.
- if you're more into a gentler flavor but still very wholesome, try the lawar (steamed veggies, dessicated coconut, with spices), its honestly my personal favourite.
- And if you're in the mood fo doing something something meatier. their iga bakar (grilled ribs) are definitely a go to.
-their repertoire of sambals, also taste very distinct to one another, be careful for those who ahs low tolerance to spicy food, you might want to steer away from the sambal terasi
the cherry on top for me would be their cocktails and dessert. I always start with negroni, and ends it with their cendol panna cotta. do yourself a favour and book yourself in SOON. :)
Great food great service would really recommend this restaurant. Great Indonesian food with a contemporary twist.
FAQs
You can order delivery directly from Makan using the Order Online button. Makan also offers delivery in partnership with Deliveroo. Makan also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (03) 9642 3109.
Makan is rated 4.7 stars by 102 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
