Indonesian restaurant Naughty Nuri's in Phuket
Last month, a new restaurant called Naughty Nuri's opened in Patong, serving Indonesian dishes, especially from Bali. The menu includes barbecued ribs and other roast pork and lamb.
It seems to be very popular in a short time, because on their Facebook page and other websites there are reviews, in which Naughty Nuri's is generally written very highly.
History
Naughty Nuri's was originally a “warung” in Ubud on Bali, a simple restaurant, more like an open shed with a corrugated iron roof, where a barbecue grill was set up outside and where the special sauce was also prepared. The start of this restaurant by Isnuri “Nuri” Suryatmi and her American husband Anthony Bourdain was in 1995. The name of the restaurant Naughty Nuri's (naughty Nuri) thus comes from the pet name Nuri.
Franchise
Naughty Nuri's has now grown into a franchise organization with four branches in Bali and further branches in Jakarta, Singapore, Melbourne and even four restaurants in Kuala Lumpur. Now also a branch in Phuket, making it the first Naughty Nuri's in Thailand.
Particularities
For details such as location, menu and phone numbers, check out their Facebook page www.facebook.com/nnphuket Phuket Gazette made a video that gives a nice impression of the atmosphere and decor of Naughty Nuri's in Patong.
Finally
Indonesia's cuisine, with its many local variations, has long been my favourite. I haven't been to Phuket in a while, so Naughty Nuri's is an extra incentive to consider a visit again. On the other hand, if it is successful in Phuket, Naughty Nuri's will also expand in Thailand and Pattaya will undoubtedly be a possible location. We'll see which comes first, me to Phuket or Naughty Nuri's to Pattaya.
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Gladly!
The Bali Malee restaurant in Pattaya has (become) a complete fiasco in my humble opinion.
I visited the restaurant in the middle of last December and the food was really not good.
My suspicion: a lack of patronage; you will also have to make the food accessible to non-Dutch people.
And after Pattaya, please have a branch in Hua Hin!
“(…)the food was really not good. My suspicion: a lack of patronage; you will also have to make the food accessible to non-Dutch people.”
Lack of patronage does not lead to bad food. Bad food does lead to a lack of patronage.
An Indonesian company opening a branch in Thailand. What do you mean by "making it accessible to non-Dutch people"? Or do you think that an Indonesian restaurant is exclusively aimed at Dutch people in Thailand?
If you look at the Bali Malee website, there is a variety of dishes on the menu. If you eat there, you will find almost nothing on the menu.
If you start with such an extensive menu, but you don't attract customers, you will soon have to downsize your menu and you may have to fire your Balinese chef. So then your food deteriorates.
In Thailand, Indonesian cuisine is only known among the Dutch. You should somehow interest other nationalities.
In my opinion, Thais don't have a high opinion of Indonesian cuisine; so there you also have to deal with an image problem.
Those NN spare ribs sound delicious (though actually quite exceptional on the menu of an Indonesian restaurant). But perhaps this international dish is a good way to lure new customer groups into Indonesian cuisine.
Last August I flew to Jakarta for a culinary long weekend. Think I will do that more often in anticipation of the arrival of an NN restaurant in Hua Hin.
Thanks for your explanation. I don't know that the Thai doesn't have a "high hat" on Indonesian cuisine. At least my wife has no knowledge of it. I have had an Indonesian sister-in-law for 60 years. As a result, I know a number of Indonesian dishes. Gradually she starts to get to know about it.
Had dinner at Naughty Nuri tonight. We went for the ribs. Exceptional! Compliments to the chef.
They just fell off the bone. And we think it should be!
In a restaurant with such a name, customers in Pattaya might expect something different. In short: a very bad name.
With 15 restaurants worldwide, surely they know what they are doing or not?
So, because in a certain group, in one city, the name -of a chain- could create false expectations, is it a very bad name?
What nonsense.
There has been an Indonesian restaurant on Samui for some time now, where you can enjoy delicious food.
It concerns restaurant Bali in Lamai.
Tonight I have another delicious rice table nasi rames.
The gado gado is also excellent.
Definitely recommended if you happen to be in Samui.
Delicious food and I see a reaction above with a bad reputation. well these restaurants here have everything but a bad name…….
Anthony Bourdain is certainly not the man behind this case as suggested and he is certainly not married to an Indonesian. He did write in the guest book that the martinis there are the best you've had outside of New York.