Book Your Table at JAYA

Family recipes. Bold flavors. Made with time, tradition and love.

Need to know

JAYA

Seestrasse 77, 8703
Erlenbach ZH

The complete menu

MARTABAK DAGING

14.50

Savory, crispy fried Indonesian pastries filled with finely spiced minced meat, spring onions, and traditional aromatic spices.

BAKWAN SAYUR

10.50

Crispy fried Indonesian vegetable fritters made from a fine mix of shredded vegetables and spiced batter.

PERKEDEL JAGUNG

11.50

Traditional Indonesian corn fritters, baked golden brown and refined with fresh herbs and local spices.

GADO GADO

14.50

The classic Indonesian salad of blanched vegetables, egg, and tofu, served with a rich, homemade peanut sauce made to a traditional recipe.

SATAY (3PC)

14.50 – 16.50

Traditionally marinated meat skewers grilled over an open flame, served with an authentic, richly spiced Indonesian peanut sauce.
(Pork 14.50.- / Chicken 16.50.-)

RISOLES CHICKEN

13.50

Fine, breaded, golden-fried crêpe rolls with a creamy, Indonesian-spiced chicken and vegetable filling.

LEMPER AYAM

13.50

A traditional snack specialty of steamed glutinous rice filled with juicy, spiced shredded chicken, elegantly wrapped in a banana leaf.

RENDANG DAGING

35.00

The world-famous, traditional Indonesian national dish. Beef slow-braised for many hours in a rich reduction of coconut milk and a highly complex spice paste (bumbu) until butter-tender.

DENDENG BALADO

35.00

Crispy fried thin slices of beef, tossed in a traditional, fiery homemade sambal balado of red chilies and shallots.

RAWON

29.50

A deep black, intensely aromatic beef soup from East Java. Its characteristic color and uniquely nutty flavor come from the rare keluak nut.

SHORT RIBS KONRO

38.00

Hearty beef short ribs in the refined Makassar style, slowly cooked in a deep, richly spiced broth infused with traditional Indonesian herbs.

AYAM RICA KEMANGI

28.50

Chicken braised in Indonesian spices with a hot, aromatic rica sambal and fresh Indonesian lemon basil (kemangi).

AYAM GARANG ASAM

28.50

Chicken traditionally steamed in banana leaves in a tangy, spicy broth of coconut milk, star fruit (belimbing wuluh), and chilies.

BABI TORE DABU-DABU

35.00

Crispy fried pork belly Menado-style, served with a fresh, spicy dabu-dabu salsa of tomatoes, chilies, and shallots.

AYAM LENGKUAS

30.00

Traditional Indonesian fried chicken, marinated in an intense galangal spice paste and fried golden brown with crispy galangal flakes.

SATE BABI TATELU

32.50

Traditionally marinated and grilled pork skewers in the North Sulawesi (Tatelu) style, refined with an aromatic local spice blend.

IKAN MASAK TAUCO

32.50

Fish cooked in a spicy sauce of fermented yellow soybeans (tauco), ginger, chilies, and Indonesian herbs.

UDANG SAUS PADANG

34.50

Juicy king prawns prepared in a spicy, rich, and slightly sweet Padang chili sauce in the traditional Sumatran style.

UDANG SAUS LADA HITAM

34.50

Crisp king prawns tossed in a spicy, homemade Indonesian black pepper sauce with aromatic herbs.

CUMI TINTA HITAM

28.00

Squid braised in its own deep black ink, refined with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and traditional Javanese spices.

CUMI SAMBAL PETAI

28.00

Tender squid fried in a fiery sambal, refined with the distinctive, aromatic petai beans (stink beans).

KENTANG KUNCANG

34.50

Our house specialty. A uniquely prepared potato dish combined with tender beef in sweet soy sauce and rich local spices, served with crisp pickled vegetables.

CIDAREK

34.50

Highly recommended. Tender beef, slowly braised in a rich, traditionally spiced coconut cream sauce.

LONTONG BY JAYA BISTRO

28.00

Our own house recipe. Soft, compressed rice cake slices served in a rich, deeply spiced coconut milk vegetable curry.
(Available only in the 2nd and 4th week of the month)

TEMPOYAK IKAN / UDANG

32.50

A rare delicacy. Fish or prawns of your choice, cooked with aromatic stink beans in a rich, tangy sauce made from traditionally fermented durian fruit.
(Seasonal availability)

DADAR GULUNG

14.50

Traditional bright green Indonesian crêpes — naturally colored with pandan leaf juice — filled with a moist mixture of shredded coconut and melted palm sugar.

PANDAN CHEESE CAKE

14.50

A modern, Indonesian-inspired fusion specialty. Creamy cheesecake infused with the aromatic, vanilla-like extract of fresh pandan leaves on a crisp biscuit base.

ES CENDOL

14.50

Indonesia’s most popular traditional dessert drink. A refreshing dessert of green rice-flour jelly noodles (pandan-flavored), served with chilled, creamy coconut milk and rich liquid palm sugar syrup.

PISANG GORENG MADU

14.50

Crispy fried Indonesian honey bananas. The bananas are battered and deep-fried until golden and caramelized, giving them a uniquely sweet and crispy texture.

Opening hours

Whether you’re joining us for a quick lunch, a relaxed dinner, or takeaway on the go, we’re delighted to welcome you to JAYA throughout our opening hours.

Monday

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tuesday

Closed

Wednesday – Friday

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday – Sunday

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

AUTHENTIC CRAFTSMANSHIP

From our kitchen to your table

“Food is our language of love. Each spice blend is a story passed down through generations, reimagined for today’s table.”

Artisan ingredients

Sourced directly from local Indonesian farmers.

Time honored recipes

Traditional techniques preserved with modern precision.

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