Minus all Peranakan ornaments like flowery ceramic plate, Meradelima is pretty simple. The brown and red schemes are easy on the eyes. Having the restaurant located at the front makes Meradelima gets a plenty sunlight exposure from front and right windows.
Inside, through the entrance to the inside, there are several long tables with at least 4 chairs around them. This setting, however, seems to ignore solo eater existence. It is such a pity considering the fact that Meradelima is located in business and residence area, a region where many solo eaters come from.
Not only that, Meradelima doesn't provide facilities that makes solo diner more comfortable. I'm talking about something as simple as power socket to charge smartphone or laptop.
To certain extent, I can understand why Meradelima overlooks some amenities that are convenient to single diner. Meradelima is aptly family-restaurant idealistic.
Chef Tjie Putra, a Chinese Indonesian who is day-to-day in charge of the kitchen, told me that Meradelima dreams of bringing the quintessential Peranakan: sharing home cooking foods with family.
