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Soto Ambengan

Ambengan, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Ranked #23 of 230 restaurants in Surabaya
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- 14 Apr 2013
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Surabaya, Indonesia
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14 reviews 14 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

This is one of my oldest restaurants that I have been visiting since childhood. The Soto Ayam is really good and highly recommended.

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Semarang, Indonesia
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61 reviews 61 reviews
29 restaurant reviews
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2013

Has been a regular customer in their Jakarta Branch in Wolter Monginsidi so had to pay a visit to the original spot. The soup is excellent as expected. Very crowded unlike in Jakarta but the wait is not too long. There is hardly any chicken meat, however, and that is kind of upsetting seeing other traditional places in East Java... More

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Surabaya, Indonesia
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64 reviews 64 reviews
28 restaurant reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

sad to say its not what i was expecting. its was really good when it first opened. sadly the last time i visited there the size has gone down alot. almost half. although the taste is still good, but you would be getting less now.

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Bali, Indonesia
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12 reviews 12 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

In Surabaya, I feel that whatever soto is delicious.... This one, I will recommend of course ! :-) And I always love to eat it...everytime I am in Surabaya

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Surabaya
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135 reviews 135 reviews
44 restaurant reviews
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2013

it was good back in the days, but nowadays the soto is less and less, they sometime just give you some chicken very thin slice that you literally can count it. used to be good, too bad nowadays isn't that much of anything anymore

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013 via mobile

Soto Ambengan is quiet good soto place, the spicies are just perfect. The only thing that bothered me a lot is that the restaurant tend to be out of the foods quickly. So lot of times you could find yourself without too many option of meat etc to put into your soto..

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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31 reviews 31 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2012

Small place but nice food, cheap price, clean, good service also, before i don't know if this place have really nice soto ( food from indonesia ) , when i see many people go there, then i try, finally for me perfect, but maybe when you try in another city, you will feel different taste, i don't know why, but... More

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Bali, Indonesia
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7 restaurant reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

the soup was okay, cheap too. some people says it's delicious but for me it just average since there's a lot of vetsin at their soto ayam.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2012

Almost tasteless, VERY few slices of chicken, and the broth is not tasty anymore. And the prices are not that cheap

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Singapore, Singapore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2012

Great Soto as always, and I like the extra bumbu that you put on top of the soto, Please ask for the rice separate from the soup....And always come around 2-3 oclocks....much quite

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