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Jun, 11 2008

Posted by jeny at 05:11 PM

Expensive is the first thing that comes to my mind whenever anyone mentions Puro / Blowfish. One day, while we're at City Plaza, we saw that there's a discount lunch promo for pizza / pasta, so we decided to try it. The place is not as spacious as i thought, dominated with white color and an open kitchen. While Blowfish offers Japanese cuisine, Puro is for Italian cuisine. I heard that this place serves authentic Italian cuisine (which mean they didn't adjust it to Indonesian local taste like some pizza joint do, so if you're looking for pizza rasa rendang, you've came to the wrong place). the menu consists of antipasti (appetizers), la pasta, secondi piatti di pesce (seafood main courses), secondi de carne (meat main courses), gourmet pizza, dolci (dessert), le nostre zuppe (soups) & I risotti (rice dishes).

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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

Aug, 28 2007

Ti Amo

Posted by jeny at 07:02 AM

Last month, I heard about this newly opened restaurant claiming to serve authentic Italian cuisine and I decided to try it. When we entered the restaurant on one Sunday afternoon for a very early dinner, the restaurant was empty, but I love the interior instantly. It feels like we're not entering a restaurant in an office building but in a small cafe in Italy :) The ambience was warm and cozy, with a very friendly service.

After being seated, we scanned the menu and found various selection from antipasti, contorni e insalata, zuppa, primi piatti, secondi piatti and pizza. So we picked pizza quatro formaggi - normal size (tomato sauce, pecorino, parmesan, ricotta and mozzarella) 25K and cannelloni al forno 40K. but instead of using cheese and tomato sauce, I asked them if they can make it using pesto sauce and they said OK. For dessert we choose souffle al ciocollato (chocolate souffle) 25K. Overall the meal was not bad, the pizza was OK, but my pesto sauce lacked pine nuts, and when we tried the souffle, it was rather sweet. When we asked, they said they were using milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate. They thought we will prefer it sweet rather than a bit bitter.

Ti Amo
La Cucina Italiana
Sudirman Plaza, Food Plaza 1st Floor Unit F
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 76,77,78 Jakarta 12910
ph. +62(21) 5793-6790
fx. +62(21) 5793-6791

Apr, 12 2007

Fast Eddie's

Posted by jeny at 06:46 PM

We tried this new 'fastfood' pizza on one weekend several weeks ago, located next to beautika on Hanglekir road. in weeks day, I guess this place is full of Mustopo & Binus student :P They offered thin crust pizza (one size : 25cm) and serve several types of finger food such as : french fries, chicken wings, chicken tenders, mozzarella cheese sticks, garlic cheese pizza bread. They also have rootberry float, milk shakes, several types of cookies & brownies. So We ordered : "pepperoni pizza" (Fast Eddies's pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, & 20 slices of beef pepperoni, I did count the beef :P ) 35,455K, "garlic cheese pizza bread" (fresh pizza dough covered with butter, olive oil & fresh garlic, sprinkled with mozzarella and parmesan cheese, baked soft yet crispy, and served with fast eddie's pizza sauce) 13,636K. The pizza as not bad but the dough taste like biscuit (terlalu garing & gosong), the mozarella stick taste like gorengan & on contrary the dipping sauce (fast eddie's pizza sauce) looks like they came straight from the chiller. not bad though but I still prefer olio or marzano over this place :P

Fast Eddie's Pizza & Subs
Jl. Hang Lekir I No.15
Simprug Kebayoran Baru
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 7396530
fx. +62(21) 7269803

Apr, 09 2007

Spizza

Posted by jeny at 09:00 PM

Last week we have dinner at a small yet cozy pizza house called Spizza located at Kemang. Apparently it is pizza franchise from Singapore, but since they use a traditional pizza oven, I think this one worth a try. The list of menu was quite impressive, consist of appetizer (10 items named after the emperor of rome), soup, pasta (9 dish name after cities of italy), pizza (26 choices named after Italian woman) and maincourse (6 choices name after the regions) and dessert (7 choices named after the famous female opera character). After studied the menu for a while we start to order : for appetizer we choose : "Lucullo" (oven baked portobello mushroom filled with beef breakfast ham and mozzarella cheese) 33K, from the pizza list we picked : "Laura" (mozzarella, tallegio, fontina, gorgonzola, parsley) Medium 53K, and for dessert we have "venere" (melted chocolate cake with classic vanilla ice cream) 28K. Because we spent more than 100K we can choose 1 more meal (pasta/pizza) for free, so we picked "capri" (traditional beef lasagna) 43K. Overall the meal was delicious and quite affordable, not as delicious as marzano, but 1 level above izzy pizza, so if you like thin crust pizza, this one is definitely a must try :)

SPIZZA
Jl. Kemang Raya No.14B
South Jakarta 12730
ph. +62(21) 7182573

Mar, 29 2007

Bruschetta

Posted by jeny at 09:18 AM

Last Friday Borobudur hotel celebrate their 33th birthday and their restaurants (Cafe Bogor, Bruschetta Italian restaurant, Miyama Japanese restaurant, Teratai Chinese restaurant, Singosari poolside restaurant) were offering a special set menu for only 33K++. The "Cafe Bogor" was very crowded for people want to try Borobudur's famous "sop buntut" (oxtail soup), there's even a waiting list for that. So we decided to try their Italian restaurant : Bruschetta located at the 3rd floor.

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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

Jul, 24 2006

Izzi Pizza

Posted by jeny at 07:16 PM

Jul, 14 2006

Pizza Marzano

Posted by jeny at 06:34 PM

I have lunch at Pizza Marzano at Senayan City with SC last weekend before we headed to Jakarta Book fair. Since SC was craved of cheese, we ended up ordering all kind of cheese like : "Fresh Baked Goat Cheese" and "Quattro Formaggi pizza" (4 types of cheese in 1 pan). and I have to admit they served damned delicious food. usually if I crave for thin crust Italian Pizza, I will go to Izzi Pizza, but after this I'll always went here. Bon Appetite :)

May, 08 2006

Olio : cafe italiano

Posted by jeny at 02:54 PM

We visited this little but cozy cafe located at Plaza Kuningan last weekend. I heard about this place from my friend and decided to give it a try. After studied the menu for a while we decided to order : zuppa di fungi (mushroom cream soup) 15K, fried mozzarella (breaded mozzarella slice and quick fried) 27.5K, and create our own pasta 39K: fusilli with gorgonzola sauce with extra pasta 5K. when it came the pasta didn't look creamy at all, but the taste was delicious. I surely will be back here to try their other specialties.

olio
cafe italiano
plaza kuningan
suite s-105
ph. +62(21) 5206654
fax. +62(21) 5200991

Sep, 16 2005

Warung Laos

Posted by jeny at 02:36 PM

Warung Laos
Open daily 11:00-23:00
Jl. Prof. Eyckman 2 (Cihampelas) Bandung
Reservation Call: 022 203 0516

Served : Pasta - Lasagna - Pizza Calzone - Risso de polo - Bruschetta - Potato Skin - Risoles - Soups - Salads - Banana Split - Tutti Frutti - Orange Float - Sunset Beach - Morning Sunrise - Mirafiori - Eye Opener - Fruit Juices - Cappucino - Espresso - Lemon - Coffee - Tea