C's STEAK and SEAFOOD at Grand Hyatt Jakarta

We finally got the chance to review C's Steak and Seafood, one of the highly respected and reputable 5 star restaurants at Grand Hyatt Jakarta. We've heard about this restaurant for quite a while until April 2019 when we finally made it here. It was actually our second time here after the first one earlier in 2019. We were staying at Grand Hyatt that night when we decided to have our dinner here. The highlights of our dinner were the jumbo Seafood Platter and the T-Bone steak. It was definitely one of the most memorable dining experience in 2019. Read more!

4 Course Valentine's Dinner at Bengawan ~ Keraton Jakarta

We were so privileged to be two of the very first customers to preview (food taste) the upcoming 2019 Valentine's Dinner at Bengawan Restaurant, Keraton Jakarta. Currently, Bengawan is led by Chef Rafa Gil (Director of Culinary at Keraton Jakarta) whom some of you might recognize from Netflix's "The Final Table" series! Doesn't it sound really cool to be able to taste his masterpiece! This food tasting seemed like a Chef to Table experience because he was in charge for every single thing during our dining (including serving the food to our table). This time he is preparing 4 course meal exclusively for 14 February 2019 with surprising ingredients and flavor. Very excited to share our experience here, let's check it out!

French Fine Dining at AMUZ Restaurant

Happy New Year 2019 and this is the first blog post in 2019! We've been very busy with lots of things to do especially with taking care of our baby and also traveling around the country. But then there's one particular restaurant that we visited in 2018 and we think must be great for a blog review. Let us introduce you to AMUZ, a French fine dining restaurant at the Energy Bulding, Sudirman. While the business has been running for quite a while, they are still constantly introducing new menus every 3 months so that everytime you come, you'll enjoy different menus. Although this is a French restaurant, you'll be surprised to find out that the individual portion is actually quite big. Let's check it out!

Rantang Ibu Restaurant - Pasar Minggu

A heartwarming lunch at Rantang Ibu! Jadi sesuai nama nya Rantang Ibu, restaurant Indonesia yang terletak di Pasang Minggu, Jakarta Selatan ini mengambil konsep makanan Indonesia dengan cita rasa khas Ibu. Makananya bener2 rumahan banget, walaupun secara plating bisa dibilang waw gak terlihat seperti rumahan ya. Interiornya juga dibuat dengan kesan mewah, bisa dilihat dari warna kuning keemasan di hiasan tembok nya. Meja makan nya beralaskan kain putih dengan handuk makan berwarna merah darah memberikan kesan mewah yang berani. Nah mau tau seperti apa Rantung Ibu? Cuss deh baca review singkat kita ya :)

Romantic Dining at Patio Venue by Plataran

Patio Venue ~ has any of our readers been here or probably heard the name before? Because its actually pretty new. And if we don't tell you the background about this restaurant, you'll never notice. Patio Venue is part of Plataran, a group of restaurant renowned for its upscale Indonesian restaurant. Yes, from Plataran Dharmawangsa, Plataran Menteng, to Teras Darmawangsa. Management wise, they are excellent as they have been in the culinary industry for quite a while. Patio Venue itself is differentiated by the type of cuisines they offer. Here, they offer not only Indonesian/Asian cuisines, but also fine Western Italian cuisines. Expect some romantic and classy ambience once you enter the room. In this blog post, we'll bring you to every corner of the room, plus the selections of menus that we highly recommend. Read more!

Lewis and Carroll Dessert Bar - Senayan City

As far as I notice/remember, this is the 3rd outlet of Lewis & Carroll in Jakarta. They recently opened their new outlet at Senayan City Lower Groud near the KOI fish pond (outdoor). For those who have never been to Lewis & Carroll, they are actually a tea house with tons of exotic tea collections from all over the world. We apparently have been visiting all of their outlets from the first one at South Jakarta (I think its the most beautiful one in terms of the ambience), and the second one at Central Deparment Store Grand Indonesia. By far they are consistent with their food, tea and interior concept. However, each outlet has its own unique concept: 1st outlet with their complete tea collections and tea utilites, 2nd outlet with their Flower Market theme, and the 3rd outlet with their new Dessert Bar. Haven't checked with the rests of the 2 outlets (about the new desserts), but I'm pretty sure that you can try their 'one of a kind desserts' here!

Hello MR FOX by Ismaya

I've been very busy towards the end of the year. Visiting here and there and travelling to a few places out of town, I got so little time to write a proper blog post, but this MR FOX review has been abandoned for at least 2 weeks now. I've been editing photos just days after visiting the restaurants but to be frankly speaking I got no time to make a proper review. As its still very hot in town, I'll just post whatever I got and hopefully you can judge based on the pictures. I mean the room is amazing, its very comfortable and its very casual. Foods were on points, its Ismaya BTW so there's not doubt about the concept and the taste. So, here we go!

House of Yuen at Fairmont Hotel Jakarta

House of Yuen, that's the name that is probably unfamiliar to most people including us. Located at Fairmont Hotel Jakarta 3rd Floor, House of Yuen is operating under 1 Michelin Star restaurant named Sun Tung Lok. From the name itself, you'll guess it right, its a Chinese restaurant focusing on delivering excelent Chinese delicacies in an elegance and sophisticated interior. You can really tell by the time you step in to the restaurant. In this post, we are gonna show you some of the food recommendation here. So, without further a due, let's check it out.

Plataran Dharmawangsa - The True Heritage of Indonesia

[UPDATED 26/10/2017] So, some of you have probably read this blog post earlier this October. And as this is an updated post, I would like to share a little bit about the latest food festival at Plataran Dharmawangsa and Plataran Menteng. These 2 restaurants are currently holding a 'True Indonesian Flavors' month where they bring some of the popular traditional/local dishes from all across the archipelego. From the popular Bakmi Bebek Jakarta, Satay Lilit Bali, Gudeg Manggar & Longtong Sayur Stupa Borobudur, and Many more! Catch them immidietly as these limited menus are only available until 12 November 2017. And FYI, all these menus are basically the signature dishes from all Plataran restaurants across the Country. 

The Most Anticipated Greyhound Cafe Indonesia

Its been 3 weeks and I finally managed to visit the most anticipated restaurant in town Greyhound! Its finally opening at Grand Indonesia GF West Mall at the former location of Mad for Garlic. Been waiting for months now and its all paid off once we visited here. Greyhound is specializing in fine Thai cuisines. Expect to find your favorite Thai dishes from Pad Thai, Tom Yum, to fancy Asian Western dishes like Meatball Soup, Aglio Olio and Salmon Carpaccio. I can't wait to show what we had there. Let's check it out.

Le Diliel Asian Bistro & Bar - Pluit Village

There's finally a nice luxury bistro at Pluit, and I really mean very fine restaurant at Pluit Village. This shopping mall has been an underdog, yes people somehow blindly judge this place as a 'dead' and unpopular place. But lately I found out that there are actually nice cafes inside and its quite hidden on the balcony area or the outdoor area of the mall. I hardly found the location at first until I finally found out that there is an outdoor area. Its a surprised feeling when going inside the room. I was quite stunned by the beautiful decoration. It was Friday night when we came here and it was actually an invitation dinner by The HYPE group. There was no particular event whatsoever, we got invited here purely to enjoy our night in a special beautiful table decor and with a 5 star service! Bravo Le Diliel, you surprised us that night! 

KEDAI PAWON SAE by Bogana Milka

Rasanya sudah lama sekali tidak makan comfort food aka traditional Indonesian food seperti ini. Terus terang memang kita saking lebih seringnya mengejar kafe2 hits baru sampai lupa dengan makanan tradisional kita sendiri ya. Tapi ada rasa kangen tersendiri ketika melihat makanan Indonesia yang sederhana namun sangat lezat seperti yang satu ini Kedai Pawon Sae by Bogana Milka. Ya Bogana Milka ini sudah ada di industri makanan tradisional selama kurang lebih 20 tahunan. Bisnis nya ini dimulai oleh pendiri nya Ibu Milka dengan resep utamanya Nasi Bogana. Saat ini beliau banyak menciptakan kreasi makanan lainnya yang dapat ditemui di restoran dengan label Kedai Pawon Sae. Kemudian apa sih yang ditawarkan di Kedai ini? Yuk baca selengkapnya.

Buffet Lunch at Orient 8 - Hotel Mulia

Its my first time to this luxurious buffet restaurant at Hotel Mulia Senayan and I was quite excited when I first stepped into the restaurant. Its a weekday lunch time when I visited here and I escaped for a while from my work. I was quite stunned by how beautiful the room, the table, and all the decoration here. Food area wasn't quite that big actually, in fact the seating area is 3 time bigger than the food area. I believe its because a weekday lunch, its gonna be different if its dinner or weekend lunch. Oh btw, I was here because of Nibble App invitation. You might have heard the app a few times from my latest restaurant review, because I was invited for some food review here. I am not a typical buffet person, so what I'm gonna show you in the blog post is more to beautiful pictures than a close up of the food itself. Let's check it out!

New High Tea from Bottega Ristorante

The latest afternoon high tea by Bottega Ristorante at Fairground SCBD. The 2 month old restaurant recently launched their first High Tea set as you can see above. Its a 2 level cake & pastry paired with 2 cups of TWG Tea or Coffee. Not only pampering yourselves in a beautiful luxurious interior yet casual dining, but also serving assorted mouth watering afternoon snacks. This High Tea set costs you IDR 380.000++/2pax, the amount worth to pay for sumptuous dining, strategic location and scrumptious food. I have not much to describe, but let's check out the details!

Nebula Kuningan at Mega Kuningan

A new kid on the block, introducing Nebula Kuningan. The fourth establishment of Nebula cafe/restaurant originally from Bali! Its probably new to Jakartans but for those who reside in Bali must have heard their name. We got the chance to taste some of their signature dishes here on Saturday 15 July 2016. And they are currently still in soft opening period and serving lunch & dinner from 11 AM to 10 PM everyday! Its a very bold move for them to create such unique South East Asian dishes in a brand that doesn't really sound like Asian. In fact, this Asian dishes are almost, if not all, different from what they offer in Bali. Let's check out our tasting event!

Grand Opening Promotion for Kokoro Mazesoba - Gandaria City

First of all, congratulation to Kokoro Mazesoba for their Grand Opening of the second outlet at Gandaria City, South Jakarta. Its a very fast move of this new soba franchise from Tokyo, Japan. I thought they were just opening like one month ago and now its another new outlet. There's a mixed review about their signature Zenbu Soba (above picture), some liked it and some hated it. We personally a super big fan, hands down. There's no similar competitor at the moment as they are very unique and authentique. You might compare them to Yamatoten Abura Soba right? Yes, they are similar but Kokoro doesn't have that vinegar sour flavor at all. So, you may pick which one is your favorite. They are also offering special opening promotion! Anyway, let's check out the Grand Opening even on 13 July 2017!

SUSHI TAKA - PIK

Another new Sushi House in town! Well, not really new, its been more than a month I believe. I visited here on 9 June 2017 and I could finally post it here on the blog. If you knew Carnivore in PIK, then that is the place! Apparently, Carnivore was closed for good and transformed into Sushi Taka. I wasn't prepared to make a blog post for this restaurant. So expect to see pictures without name. Let;s check it out.

Sudoet Tjerita - Coffee Shop di Central Park

Satu lagi coffee shop yang hitz di Jakarta Barat. Rasanya kalian sudah banyak yang tau ya, ini Sudoet Tjerita. Posisi nya tepat di seberang Neo Soho (ruko Royal Mediteriania). Waktu gw dateng sih tempat ini pure buat ngopi2 aja soalnya belum ada makanan berat nya. Hanya ada pancake beruang nya, beberapa pastries dan 1 jenis spaghetti yang ready to eat. Jadi untuk blog post kali ini, gw gak banyak review ya. Yuk cek foto foto nya :)

Exqusite dinner at KAUM Jakarta in Menteng

Finally, KAUM is bringing their business here in Jakarta! Its their 3rd outlet after Hongkong's and Bali's, and we were so excited to try it. We have visited their Bali's outlet and it is by far one of the best Indonesian restaurants in Seminyak (if not in Bali). Since then, we had such quite high expectation for their new outlet in Jakarta. It was a breathtaking experience once we stepped inside the restaurant as it was totally a new experience here. Room was very uniquely Indonesia and it really felt like home actually. So, how's the food? Well, we have covered our tasting result here. Let's check it out.

The First Kokoro Maze Soba in Indonesia!

Guys, I'm proudly announcing you my latest MOST FAVORITE dry soba in town. This is Kokoro Maze Soba! Originally from Japan, this is by far the best dry soba in town, I swear! On 4 June 2017, we got invited for their pre-opening session at Grand Indonesia West Mall 5th floor to taste their signature pork soba. They really recommended us to right away mix all the soba together when served hot so that the egg yolk can mix well with the soba. For God sake, this is sooo goooood that I finished it very quickly. They have 25 outles in Tokyo and Osaka, and have been expanding to Bangkok, Spain, Paris to New York! Read more.