I took it as a good sign for the quality and, luckily, didn't wait long for a seat since I was alone.
The Kraving Ayam Bakar was a recommendation from one of the staff, and it is probably the embodiment of the cafe - neoteric but humble in nature. The roasted chicken thigh was coated with the classic Indonesian-style sweet sauce with a slight chili padi zing, and adorned with ketupat cubes and sliced onions that had smooth peanut/satay sauce slathered over.
The dish on the overall was definitely much more flavoursome than the grilled chicken from the popular Ayam Panggang franchise, though of course it's double the price, which goes to the stylish setting and the conceptualization of the upscaled tastes. And it also can't beat my number 1 go-to restaurant for my Indonesian fare craving... Still it's an applaudable ingenuity from the young chefs/owners, and the buzzing crowd in the cafe seem to agree.