When in San Fransisco and looking for Rijsttafel (please note spelling) try:

Borobudur Restaurant 700 Post Street (at Jones) San Francisco, CA 94109

Telephone. 415.775.1512

Not a fine dining experience but solid ethnic cuisine in a small corner place within walking distance of down town financial district.

For $27.50 for one person (slightly cheaper for two) or so you get a multicourse dinner served in a series of bowls:

Appetizer: Lumpia Semarang (Indonesian Spring Roll) ... not memorable

Soup: Soto Ayam (Smooth lemon grass soup with chicken)

Main Course (rice included)

Gado-Gado/salad (Steamed vegetables, tofu, potato & egg with peanut dressing) Not the best Gado Gado I have had but maybe more authentic?

Sate Ayam (B.B.Q. marinated chicken on skewer with peanut dressing) Tastey

Kari Udang (Shrimps & vegetables in coconut curry sauce) MMM good

Ayam Panggang Bumbu Rujak (B.B.Q. marinated chicken cooked with spicy coconut milk sauce) Yum

Rendang (Sumatra beef stew with spices in coconut milk sauce) Beef a little chewy in places but good bold flavor

Oseng Oseng Tahu Tempe (Sauteed Java soy bean cake & tofu) not memorable

Choice of : vanilla ice cream or black sweet rice with coconut milk )I went with the black rice.. very nice... really the only choice to make to finish the rice table don't you think?

My dining partner and I had a very tastey satisfying meal, with bold flavors. We both thought it good value.

Yes, not as good as you can get in Amsterdam but a lot cheaper than flying to the Netherlands I would think!