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Aug, 03 2008

Posted by jeny at 06:22 PM

After our not so lucky experience at Dijan's, we decided to return to Gourmet Garage again. This time we're lucky as there were several empty spots in the small parking lot. Gourmet Garage is a combination of 3 restaurants: Jbay, Hiro, Sabaa & 1 supermarket in one roof. No wonder this place is always full. We chose to sit on the first floor at Jbay. After scanning the cake & ice cream selection, we ordered Hot Chocolate Melt Pudding 39K. The service was very nice compared to Dijan's, even though we only ordered 1 item (with no drink). About 15 minutes later our order came, a small chocolate cake accompanied by a waffle basket of vanilla ice cream + chocolate sauce. The taste was simply superb. The chocolate inside tasted like dark chocolate and it goes perfectly with the vanila ice cream & mint leaves.

We went back several weeks later and this time, we ordered three scoops of ice cream (12K each): chocolate chip, tiramisu & banana pistachio, and also ordered their apple tart. All of it are delicious. The chocolate ice cream was bitter as dark chocolate should be and the apple tart had a nice cinnamon aroma. We will be back again for their other menus when we have time :P

Gourmet Garage
Jl. Kemang Raya No.66
Jakarta 12720
ph. +62(21) 7190875, 719-0758
fx. +62(21) 719 7279

Jul, 26 2008

[Reopening] Ya Udah Bistro

Posted by jeny at 08:04 AM

Ya-Udah was our old time favorite western restaurant, we're dissapointed when they decided to sold the premises at Jalan Jaksa. So when we heard & read that they've opened again in the new location, we're very excited. Last month, on 15 June, several days after their reopening, we head there with several friends for brunch. The new place on Kelapa Gading Boulevard is not hard to find, located a few hundred meters from the Kelapa Gading/Kayu Putih/Perintis Kemerdekaan intersection. The interior stayed more or less the same. I guess they tried to create the same atmosphere like the one at Jaksa. There are 2 separate dining area, inside or at the terrace. We chose to sit at the terrace, which is sheltered by a yellow awning. That's why all the pictures we took looked yellowish. :(

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Jul, 15 2008

Tizi

Posted by jeny at 09:27 AM

That afternoon, after visiting Irene's baby, we did some shopping at Cascade FO - Riau, then stopped by PD Pasir Kaliki to buy some ham and sausages. After that, we headed to Tizi for afternoon tea. Tizi was one of our favorite places in Bandung when we're still in university. The place is large, yet so cozy with a view to inner yard.

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Jul, 04 2008

Bali Deli

Posted by jeny at 08:07 PM

2 days ago, SC gave me a link that announced Bali Deli has reopened its door again at the same old place (Sudirman Place, now renamed to FX Lifestyle X'nter). We decided to try it this weekend. So last night after office hour, I rushed to Bali Deli and saw SC already sitting there sipping his tea & eating croisant. The interior still look quite messy, it looks like they opened in hurry. The elements don't quite matched up & the chairs (in its coffee shop anyway) are mostly uncomfortable. Exposed ceiling shows all the aircon pipes & sprinkles. I love their old interior better than the new one.

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Jun, 03 2008

Y&Y

Posted by jeny at 12:37 AM

We've visited this place several time in the last 3 months whenever we went to Pacific Place. This place is quite interesting. They served several kind of dishes, from bread, pasta, pizza and even sushi. There are several dining area: inside the cafe, outside in the "yatch", or even at the light house. So far we've tried 2 types of pasta from their menu: squid ink linguini pasta 30K & minced wagyu (if i'm not mistaken), served in a hot stone bowl, potato & leek soup 25K, & warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream 23K. Overall the dishes tasted great. The presentation is nice, although that should be a given since Y&Y is managed by the people behind Y! Grill, a fine dining restaurant on Wisma Nusantara. Its friendly service and affordable price ensures that we'll be back for more :)

Y & Y
Pacific Place Mall 4-65 & 4-72
Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav 52-53
Jakarta 12190
ph. +62(21) 57973137 / 3127
fx. +62(21) 57973138

Apr, 20 2008

Casa

Posted by jeny at 08:38 PM

After late lunch at Sari Melayu we still have some time to kill before picking SC's sister from the airport, so we headed to Casa - Kemang determined to try only the dessert. Located on the second floor of Aksara Book Store. I like the decor of this place, it was so sixties. The place was still empty so we can have our meal without having people smoking next to our table.

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Mar, 28 2008

Kedai Kita

Posted by jeny at 12:27 PM

Last month when we visited Bogor, we stopped by this place called Kedai Kita located near Makaroni Panggang & Pia Apple Pie. I heard that this place's pizza served thin crust pizza baked with wood burning oven. Since we're still full after lunching at Cibiuk we only ordered 'pepperoni pizza' (salami topped with mozarella). In my opinion, the pizza was not bad, but the crust was not as thin as I want it to :)

Kedai Kita
Noodle - Pizza - Steak , Coffee & Cake
Jl. Pangrango No.21
Bogor
ph. +62(251) 324160

Feb, 14 2008

Prefere 72

Posted by jeny at 11:14 AM

Last month, we tried a new restaurant called Prefere 72 located at Pacific Place, apparently it was a branch restaurant from Bandung. I have read about this place before, it was a combination beetween restaurant and library. So we ordered one of their recomendation menu : spaghetti kampung and sop buntut. I was quite eager to tried the 'spaghetti kampung', because it said that it was made with Indonesian traditional spices. When It came, the noodles was swimming in a yellowish sauce and topped with shredded cheese. It smell quite weird, but it tasted quite OK, the sauce taste more like the soup buntut, but I'm not sure about combining it with cheese. on the other hand, SC's sop buntut taste was delicious, although the spices was not as strong as Sumatra's sop buntut. I even help him to finish it :P

Prefere 72
Pacific Place, 4th Fl #4-56
SCBD Complex, Jenderal Sudirman Kav #52-53
South Jakarta

Feb, 10 2008

A Presto

Posted by jeny at 05:22 PM

3 weeks ago, we tried this new restaurant at Pacific Place called A Presto. It is one of the branches of Crystal Jade Restaurants that served western cuisine such as tapas. The restaurant is small but cozy, the service was really good, too bad smoking is allowed :( Since we're planning to have dinner somewhere else, we only ordered some tapas : crispy diced cheese and potato (the combination of cheese and potato, crisp fried and served with olives and pickles) 20K, the soup sampler called a little bit of soup (4 types of soup : carrot, mushroom, brocolli and pumpkin soup served in 4 small glasses) 25K, and a slice of butter chocolate cake 20K and peach snow ball 5.5K. Great meal and great presentation!

A Presto
by Crystal Jade
Pacific Place
Unit 1-45/46
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta 12190
Indonesia
ph/fx. +62(21) 5140-0438

Feb, 03 2008

Segarra

Posted by jeny at 09:43 PM

Last weekend we visited Segarra at Pantai Carnaval Ancol. The place is perfect for hanging out with friends, enjoy sunset and have dinner with sea breeze. The design reminds me of a similar beach club called Ku De Ta at Seminyak - Bali, perfect for watching sunset. At 6PM Saturday night, the place was filled with nicely dressed people, we have to wait at the lounge for about an hour to get a table.

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Jan, 28 2008

Lasagna Deluxe

Posted by jeny at 11:54 AM

Two weeks ago, we visited Spaghetti House at the Pacific Place Mall. I used to love their lasagna deluxe that I've once ate years ago and it has been so long since I last tried it. So this time, I ordered their lasagna deluxe 42K with mushroom soup 15K. I don't know whether I put too much expectation on the meal or I was just being nyinyir, but I was quite dissapointed when the meal came and it was not as good as I rememberred it. The mushroom soup tasted more like instant soup, while their lasagna was not good either. It was gooey, not as creamy as I remembered and I think the chicken they used was not fresh because it tasted weird. I noticed that the price was still similar to a few years ago, so maybe they reduced the food quality to maintain that price. :(

Spagetti House
Pacific Place Lt. 5-57
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 57973057
fx. +62(21) 57973058

Jan, 19 2008

Kenny Roger's Roaster

Posted by jeny at 06:18 PM

Two weeks ago, we visited Kenny Roger's Roaster. Apparently, this restaurant once operated in Jakarta during the early 90s but then closed down. So when it opened again next to Kem Chick in Pacific Place, we went there to try their 1/4 Chicken Meal with original/black pepper sauce 39.9K. The chicken comes with 3 choices of side dishes (I chose the savoury rice, potato with garlic & parsley and mixed fruit) and home-made muffin (3 choices : chocolate raisin, banana raisin & vanilla) with ice lemon tea (refill) 14.9K. The service was quite speedy (can this place be categorized as a fast food restaurant?). Overall the meal was not bad, although SC said that he'd prefer Q than this one. The portion is big. I can hardly finish my muffin so we had to ask the waiter to provide a doggy bag. :)

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Nov, 20 2007

101 Rolls

Posted by jeny at 08:10 AM

After reading about this place from RestoDB and Appetite Journey, I urged SC to have dinner here. Located not far from Papa Mama Pastries. This place claims to serve Manhattan cuisine in Japanese style. We entered and asked for a non smoking section, but apparently the non smoking section is already full, so we have to sit in the smoking section. The service was quite good and fast, we ordered one of their specialty: Popeye's Favourite Chicken Roll (Spinach rolled with mozarella, breaded chicken and served with balsamic black pepper sauce) 36.5K, Cream of Mushroom Soup 16.5K, ice lemon mint tea 16.5K, and Malaysian Teh Tarik 16.5K. Overall I'm quite impressed with this place, our meal was delicious (both the mushroom soup & popeye's chicken roll) and the teh tarik was also delicious although it tasted more like chai. The presentation was attractive, but I'm not sure about their steak selection (it reminds me too much of abuba's steak). I suppose if they dared to call themselves 101 rolls, everything should be served rolled :)

101 Rolls
Manhattan Cuisine, Japanese Style
Kompleks Green Ville Blok AS No.41
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 563 2950

Jul, 31 2007

The Windchime

Posted by jeny at 12:13 PM

I already heard about this place for quite some time now, but never have chance to try it my self. So this time, this place sits on our 'die die must try' list in Bandung. Located in Jl. Sawung Galing, actually its a residential house turned into a restaurant. So we were escorted from one room to another room until we decided to sit near the window. the place was designed in old colonial house, so the ceiling was quite high, & the lighting creates a cozy athosphere. I love this place instantly. :)

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Jul, 24 2007

Concordia

Posted by jeny at 10:44 AM

We had lunch here several weeks ago, at first I want to have "nasi gule" at Unpar's cafeteria, but turned out the stall didn't open that day, so we went up to Bumi Sangkuriang instead. This place is one of my favorite place in Bandung. On my schools day, we used to swim here in the morning on afternoon, and after that we always snacked on : bitter ballen / chicken wings and pinacolada juice. This time we prefer to have our lunch in the indoor restaurant (not at the poolside).

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Jun, 06 2007

Burger King

Posted by jeny at 09:45 AM

We stopped here to grab a quick bite before the movie last Monday, apparently this place have open for more than 1 month now, so there's no queue anymore. I just need something light that night so I only ordered Whoopy Jr. (a smaller version of whooper : flame-broiled beef patty topped with tomatoes, lettuce, onions, mayo,and ketchup) and then get a seat. The ambience of this place was quite nice, there's a comfy couch in the corner and most of all, the place have non-smoking rule :) The burger was not bad, the bread was tender, the meat was tasty, the vegetable was crunchy and taste fresh. But I still prefer Hot Shot's burger from this one :) We'll be back to try their other specialty

Burger King
Senayan City Lower Ground
Jl. Asia Afrika Lot.19
Jakarta

Nov, 07 2006

Kafe Pisa

Posted by jeny at 08:03 PM

Last Ramadhan season, i went to Kafe Pisa to break the fast with some friends. personally I didn't really interested had dinner in this place, from what I heard this place was famous for their gelato. but since my friends decided to go here, I think its worth to try. The place was so full when I arrived, we got seated inside the cafe and were given 2 menu : 1 for the meal & one for the gelato. this place served mainly Italian cuisine such as pasta, pizza, but I saw there's also several selection of asian cuisine (ayam rica, sop buntut, several types of fried rice, bakmi, & teriyaki). After a while we ordered : insalata primavera (tuna salad) 29.5K, Penne Pazze (penne pasta with chicken in creamy mozarella sauce) 35.5 and for drink i ordered 'tomato juice ala Italia' 19.5. after that we studied the gelato list. it was so tempting we can't help to order 2 type of gelato. Overal the meal good, very generous portion, the gelato was superb. I guess I'll be back for the gelato :)

Kafe Pisa
Jl. Gereja Theresia No.1
Menteng
Jakarta Pusat 10350

ph. +62(21) 392 8568, 3100149/151
fx. +62(21) 315 2729

Jun, 16 2006

[CLOSED] Brasserie Bauma

Posted by jeny at 07:12 PM

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Jun, 13 2006

Chili's

Posted by jeny at 08:03 PM

Last week, I had lunch at Chili's Grill & Bar Family Restaurant. This place served quite authentic Mexican cuisine. So here's what we ordered : "Triple Play" (a combo of chili's three favorite starters, generous portion of chicken crispers, wing over buffalo and southwestern eggrolls with sauces for dipping) 60K, "Classic Nachos" (Chili queso, cheese, beans, jalapenos, tomatoes, guacamole & sour cream) 52K, "Skillet Queso" with tostada chips and salsa 55K"Mushroom Jack Fajita" (1/2 pound of chicken or steak smothered with jack cheese, beef bacon & fresh sauteed mushroom) 160K, "South western Cobb Salad" (Crispy Chicken breast, relish, beef bacon, diced eggs, miced cheese, pico de gallo and avocado ranch dressing) 60K, "quesadilla explosion" (Fajita-marinated chicken, corn relish, mixed with cheese, cilantro, diced tomato and tortilla strips tossed in a citrus balsamic dressing, garnished with chipotle-ranch drizzle & cheese quesadilla wedges) 60K and "Country Fried Chicken" (served with mashed potatoes, sweet corn on the cob & garlic toast). Overall the food was good & came in a very very BIG SIZES & good service too.

May, 30 2006

[CLOSED] ChatterBox Cafe

Posted by jeny at 04:32 PM

2 weeks ago we had dinner with some friends at "ChatterBox Cafe". Its been a long2 time ago since I last visited this place (maharani bo!). But this time they have "dailycious" program which gave 20% off for BII card holder, so we decided to gave it a try.

When I was here before I usually choose their Hainanese Chicken Rice, but this time I saw there's alot of new menu including some pasta selection, sandwich & Indian fried rice. so we ordered : "seafood with green noodle and cheese sauce" (served with prawn, dory fish and spinach noodle) 54.5K, "seafood clay pot" (served with rice) 46.5K, "kung po chicken" (served with rice and vegetable) 38K, "hainanese chicken rice" 34K, "chicken, prawn or fish curry" (served with rice, potato and curry sauce) 43K, "szechuan tau foo" (served with rice and vegetable) 30K, "es kacang" (shaved ice on red beans, jelly sweet corn and palm seeds flavored with rose syrup and durian ice cream) 19.5K & bottom less ice tea (free flow) 19K.

Overall the taste was not bad, better than I remembered. Good service & the price *sigh* yah OK lah but still a little bit "mahal" lah.. and I didn't like the interior, its like sitting in a glass cage :P

May, 16 2006

[Closed] Ya Udah Bistro

Posted by jeny at 11:58 AM

Ya udah is an Indonesian expression that means nevermind, an apt description for the bistro's minimal decoration and simple setup. The food however, is anything but ya udah. Jenz and I ordered Pork Steak Seppertoni 38.5K, charcoal-grilled 250 g pork loin topped with fruit creamy swiss sauce. The menu comes complete with soup of the day (tomato soup) and side dishes (Ya-udah potato gratin and brocolli pattie).

The pork loin is a wee bit chewy and I don't like the fruit-based swiss sauce (though Jenz loves it). The tomato soup is sufficiently sour and tasty, but what I really like is the cheesy potato gratin and the brocolli pattie. We will be back to try more of its menus.

Written by SC, Thx ya :*

Ya Udah Bistro
Jln. Jaksa 49, Kebon Sirih,
Jakarta 10340.
Tel. 314.3932 , 314.4121
Fax. 319.26474

Apr, 03 2006

Mangiare

Posted by jeny at 12:56 PM

Last week, I had a one day trip to Bogor with some of my colleague galls, its almost lunch time when we arrived and we stopped by Kafe Mangiare [baca : manjare] for lunch. my friend, Febi recommended this place to us. Its an old colonial style house transformed into a restaurant. there's 2 dining area, the main house and at the backyard. We decided to have lunch at the backyard.

We ordered : Sup Buntut Sapi Goreng (Fried Oxtail Soup) 42.5K, Sup Iga Asam Pedas (chili Sour Ribs Soup) 27.5K, Caserole Spagetti (27.5K), Smoked Beef Fettucini (27.5). The tasted was not bad, the pasta taste delicious. But the portion was quite small, my "sop iga asem pedas" had more bones than meat.. but overall worth to try lah...

Kafe Mangiare
Jl. Pakuan No.21
Bogor 16143

ph. +62 (251) 371450
fax. +62(21) 337 554

Feb, 13 2006

[Closed] EdelWeiss Gaststube

Posted by jeny at 01:14 PM

Last weekend we had dinner at a small Swiss-German Restaurant at Bukit Sentul. its small but cozy restaurant, with a delicatessen downstairs offers a wide range of Quality Meat Products made by a German Master Butcher under the "Sven's Choice" Brand. The products include : Traditional Hams, Cold Cuts, Bacons, Portion Cut & Vacuum Steaks , Pates and Convenience Food and Sausages such as; Old English Pork, Chorizo, Merguez, Bratwurst, English Beef , Wiener Wuerstchen.

That night we ordered : Tomaten Rahm Suppe mit Basilikum (Tomato Cream Soup with Basil) 14.5K, Schweins Fillet "Zurcher Art" mit Rosti (Saute Pork Medallion on a creamy Mushroom Sauce served with Roesti Potato) 64.5K and caramel pudding for dessert. The food was delicious although the potato tasted too salty :P

EdelWeiss Gaststube
Swiss-German Restaurant
Bukit Sentul, Plaza Amsterdam Block C No. 10, Sentul, Bogor
Phone: 021/8796 22 63
Fax:021/8796 10 42

Opening Hours
Friday & Saturday 18:00 till 22:00 Sunday Closed

May, 20 2005

Mangkok Putih : the noodle bar

Posted by jeny at 12:26 PM

Last night we had dinner at Mangkok Putih located at Setiabudi Building. The restaurant was decorated in the usual cafe decoration with a touch of red accent. I don't really like the place setting, I think it's a little bit too crowded, no separation between smoking and no smoking area. :(

After seated we ordered 2 Duck Noodle(27K), Tempura Udon(35K), MP Fried Seafood Kweteow (26K), MP Fruit Cocktail (10K), Lime Squash(12.5K), Lime Juice(12.5K) and Guava Juice(12.5). One of the house speciality that we ordered last night was "Duck Noodle", I agree that the duck was delicious, but the rest of our order didn't taste very special. mmm I ate at Mangkok Putih @ Cilandak Town Square once, and I think their food quality is better than this one.

Mangkok Putih was located at :

Jl. Panglima Polim IX no.124
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)7248334

Cilandak Town Square
Jl.T.B.Simatupang
Kav.17, 1st Floor
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)75920300 Jl.Kemang Raya No.66
Kemang
Jakarta Selatan
Ph. +62(21)7196913

Plaza Setiabudi I
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said
Kav 62, 2nd Floor
Jakarta Pusat
Ph. +62(21)5210548

Mar, 18 2005

The Valley

Posted by jeny at 02:27 PM

Whenever I went to Bandung, I always went to "The Valley" for dinner. "The Valley" is a good place to dine as it is located on a hilltop that has spectacular view of the whole valley where Bandung is situated. There are some similar restaurant near this place such as "The Peak", "The View", "Sierra", etc.. but in my oppinion "The Valley" served much much more delicious food :)

That night when we arrived, we was lucky to get a table inside the restaurant, usually we eat at the terrace in oeder to enjoy the view. The restaurant inside was warm.. light by candlelight, and soft jazz music was playing at the corner. We ordered the house speciality : "The Zoupa Zoupa Soup" (unforgetable valley cream soup topped with freshly baked pastry crust) 18.5K, "Creme de Poulet" (french style cream of chicken soup served with garlic crackers) 14.5K, "Singaporean Claypot Rice" (authentic chicken rice served extremelly hot woth chicken seafood vegetable & soup) 32K, "Lamb Chop BBQ" (charcoal Grilled rib eye served with potato vegetables & mushroom sauce)... mmmm very delicious.. some of my friends friends show up that night.. there was life music where you can request a song, my friends surprised me by requested a happy birthday song for me :) and I got a small back forrest cake with candle on top .. hehehehe... what a night.. thx alot Manda, Ucie, Tika :)