After midnight at CGK Terminal 1, A&W is still lit
In Terminal 1 at Soekarno–Hatta, A&W is one of the few places still serving food at 02:00 when most local stalls roll their shutters down. It sits in the older domestic terminal cluster, price tier firmly at $, so you’re paying basic fast‑food money rather than airport‑gouge prices. If your departure or arrival time falls in the 23:00–05:00 band, this is realistically your hot meal option alongside KFC.
Menu is the standard A&W spread: burgers, fried chicken, fries, and the trademark root beer float that Google Maps reviewers keep mentioning. That float is the item people still queue for with kids in tow, even on late departures close to 01:00. Expect combo meals in the cheap end of airport pricing, with sets generally clocking in far below what you’d pay in Terminal 3’s international chains.
Service hours skew toward very late or full 24‑hour operation on many days, according to both FlyerTalk comments and recent reviews. Flyers with “stupid o’clock” flights out of T1 say they’ve sat here with fries and a drink for an hour or more when everything else in the concourse is dark. Free general seating around the counter makes it a default waiting room for domestic passengers killing time before early‑morning departures.
Food quality draws mixed comments: several reviews describe it as “just okay,” with some burgers and chicken tasting like they’ve been under heat lamps, especially after 23:00. Because of that, regulars stick to fries, drinks, and the root beer float, and skip anything that looks like it’s been sitting. The restaurant floor and nearby tables also get tagged as dirty or sticky during peak family rushes around weekend evening flights.
Tip: if you’re leaving from Terminal 1 and expect to be hungry between 22:00 and 04:00, eat here first; don’t bank on finding better options closer to your specific gate cluster that late.