Dec, 25 2009
Bibliotheque
Posted by jeny at 5:04 AM
Bibliotheque

From Tokio Joe, we went to Bibliotheque for dessert. It's said to be one of the new hip places in Jakarta and from what I heard, they have a nice concept. Because we arrived without reservation, I'm a bit hopeless that we can get a table. Luckily, it was still early Saturday night, so the place wasn't crowded yet and we can get a table until 9:30PM. Bibliotheque's interior is designed to look like an old british library with parquet flooring, high ceiling, mezzanine floor, high window panel, complete with bookshelves and ladder covering the wall. They've already put on Christmas decoration and Christmas jazz music played in the background, making the ambience warm and comfortable. Even the restroom looked nice :)

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Rating: 2.7/5 (11 votes cast)
Oct, 14 2009
Mamma Mia
Posted by jeny at 8:34 AM
Next, we went to Mamma Mia restaurant. It's an Italian restaurant specializing in pizza & pasta. So we went inside and ordered a portion of Rigatoni Ratatouille 50K and a can of soft drink 10K to share (yeah, we're cheap, so what?). The waiter kept suggesting us to order pizza, but we decided to only try the pasta this time. The pasta came in quite a big portion, cooked aldente and drenched with zucchini, aubergine and tomato sauces. We were puzzled by a chocolate-colored sauce on top of the pasta, which the waiter later described as balsamic vinegar. Overall the dish was good. The ratatoille was delicious. We went back there on Eid-ul Fitr holiday and tried some of their pastas & pizzas. It was quite good, not the die die must try sort, but at least much better than Izzi Pizza or Pizza Hut.

Mamma Mia

Mamma Mia
PX Pavilion @ The St.Moritz
Puri Indah, CBD
West Jakarta
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Rating: 2.7/5 (3 votes cast)
Sep, 30 2009
Capocaccia
Posted by jeny at 9:04 AM
Three weeks ago, we went to Pacific Place for some grocery shopping. Before that, I insisted that we had lunch first. So we entered a restaurant called Capopaccia, an Italian Sandwich bar. Since we're cheap and the meal prices at Capocaccia are quite high, we only ordered one portion of Astolfo sandwich 57K and tiramisu 60K to share. The service was flawless, even though we didn't look like the people who frequents this place. The meal came not long after we ordered and the waiter offered to cut it into 2 pieces. I have to admit that it was the best sandwich I've ever had. The bread was crisp, the vegetables was fresh and the meat was delicious, with generous slices of brie cheese on top of the meat. No need for any ketchup or chili sauce to go with the sandwich. It was perfect as is.

Capocaccia
After the sandwich, our Tiramisu came. Topped with dark chocolate bits, it looked so delicious. As expected, the taste was definitely above average. The cream cheese was the creamiest that I'd ever taste. Even though I still prefer Coffee Tree's tiramisu, this one was also very good. If it weren't for the high prices, we might just become Capocaccia's regular patron.

Capocaccia
Capocaccia
the art of Italian taste
Pacific Place Mall
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 52-53
Jakarta

ph. +62 21 57973658
fx. +62 21 57973659
for reservation, call/send text to: 085883405319
www.capocaccia.com
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Rating: 3/5 (6 votes cast)
Aug, 26 2009
Pizza Boutique
Posted by jeny at 7:34 PM
Pizza Boutique

3 weeks ago, SC & I planned to watch UP at Plaza Indonesia. Before movie, we usually grabbed something to eat first. Our choice that time was Pizza Boutique located at Plaza Indonesia's Extension. It was too early for dinner, so the place was somewhat empty. I ordered some mushroom cooked in butter and our favorite kind of pizza: Quattro Formaggi (pizza topped with four types of cheese). In Pizza Boutique, they put cheddar, mozarella, ricotta and feta on top of the pizza. It tasted OK but I think it was a bit too salty because of the liberal use of feta cheese. However, the mushroom is quite a disappointment, as it came drenched in a lot of butter. Overall, I think this place is overrated and pricey and I'm not interested in what they called gourmet pizza/dessert pizza.

Pizza Boutique

Pizza Boutique
Plaza Indonesia Extension, Level 4
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 31996655
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Rating: 2.5/5 (6 votes cast)
Jul, 21 2009
The Apartment
Posted by jeny at 6:32 PM
Two weeks ago, we had dinner with several friends at The Apartment, a unique restaurant designed to resemble a large apartment unit with foyer, living room, kitchen, study and bathroom. I called first to make a reservation and was told that there are 2 seating shifts during weekend, where the first shift lasts until 9 PM. We agreed to take the first shift. I also asked for the non-smoking room and turned out that the only non-smoking room in the apartment is the bathroom. We arrived early and were promptly ushered to our table. The bathroom is decorated in green tiles, complete with bathroom accessories and bathtub. I took some time to explore the restaurant room by room and I loved it. :)

The apartment
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Jul, 14 2009
Pizza e Birra
Posted by jeny at 11:24 AM

Pizza e Birra is the latest restaurant from Ismaya group. We tried it about two month ago when they have just opened for several weeks. As usual with Ismaya group's restaurants, the interior is cool. I love the rustic ambience of this place. It has high ceiling with large warehouse windows. They serve what they called fusion pizza, so we ordered: fish and chips 35K and our favorite: quatro formaggi pizza 45K with Ice lemon tea 18K. The Fish and chips came in a paper cone and was delicious, although we decided to transfer them onto our plates before eating, since we couldn't figure out how to eat it from the paper cone without creating a mess. The pizza was also OK. I've always liked thin-crusted pizza with four types of cheese on it. :)


Pizza e Birra
Plaza Indonesia Extension 5th Floor, Unit E22,
Jl. MH Thamrin Kav.28-30
Jakarta 10350
ph. +62(21) 319 28070
www. ismayagroup.com/pizzaebirra
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Rating: 3.8/5 (12 votes cast)
Jun, 18 2009
Warung Italia
Posted by jeny at 11:32 AM
After nasi ayam kedewatan ibu mangku, our next list is Warung Nuri. But since we've already eaten at 4 places in less than 6 hours, we decided to skip this one and went directly to Sukawati market for some shopping. From there, we went to Seminyak area. It was almost dinner time when we arrived. I want to have dinner at Bali Deli, but SC wanted to try Warung Italia, so we went there first.

Warung Italia

It has a warm and cozy ambience. They serve decent Italian fares such as salads, pizza, lasagna, pasta etc at an affordable price. SC ordered fresh gnocchi (a kind of Italian thick dumpling) with fungi sauce 30K and lemon squash 8K. He found the gnocchi to be quite delicious. I tried it a little and didn't like the gnocchi's texture, although I loved the creamy mushroom sauce. I think I will try this place again the next time we visit Bali.

Warung Italia
Jl. Kunti No.2
Seminyak - Kuta - Bali
ph. +62(361) 737437
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Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)
Jun, 14 2009
Terazo
Posted by jeny at 11:03 AM
From babi guling bu Oka, we walked to Terazo several doors away to find some dessert and cool down a bit before we continue to our next dish. We ordered Tiramisu with passion fruit soup (small) 48K to share. The presentation was very attractive and the passion fruit (markisa) gave a sour-ish taste for the tiramisu, unusual but in a good way. However, we detected almost no hint of coffee. I think I still prefer original tiramisu than this fusion one. After that, I was interested to try gazpacho soup (a cold Spanish tomato-based raw vegetable soup) 35K, so I ordered it. Unfortunately, it was too sour for my taste, so I let SC finish it for me :)
Terazo
Terazo
Restaurant & Bar
Jl. Suweta, Ubud,
Bali -Indonesia
ph. +62(361) 978941
www.baligoodfood.com
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May, 08 2009
Pastis
Posted by jeny at 7:00 AM

I found this charming restaurant by accident a few months ago near Four Seasons Hotel. It grabbed my attention the second I passed by with its high colonial windows reflecting the warmth of the interior inside. So a week later, I decided to have lunch here with several friends. The place was not crowded when I arrived, I easily got a table. The interior design is cozy and charming, with an open kitchen in the middle of the room. There is also an alfresco lounge with cozy couches that looks great for hanging out after work.
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Rating: 3.4/5 (10 votes cast)
Feb, 17 2009
Canteen
Posted by jeny at 11:55 AM
canteen
At Pacific Place last month, I spotted a new place next to Aksara bookstore called Canteen. It looks cozy with tall ceiling, brick wall and warm atmosphere. Unfortunately, the place is full of smokers and SC refused to go there when I asked him to accompany me. Luckily, I spotted several tables in front of Aksara (an increasingly typical treatment for non-smokers). The menu consists of western cuisine: soup, salad, pasta&rice, sandwich, pizza, main course, desserts. I also saw several asian dishes on the menu. Several dishes in the menu are quite interesting, such as fish en papilotte 60K, crispy chicken roll 55K, classic duck confit 55K, penne arabbiata with crab 55K.
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Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)
Jan, 25 2009
Social House
Posted by jeny at 9:32 AM
Social House

Back in December, along with a number of friends, we visited one of the new hip cafes in town. It is located inside Harvey Nichols at Grand Indonesia. Coming from Ismaya Group, the place is surely making its mark. The interior is interesting, spacious, and comfy as expected. When we got there, the place was packed, but we were fortunate to get a table. It seems that this is a place to see and be seen.
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Rating: 2.1/5 (7 votes cast)
Jun, 11 2008
Puro
Posted by jeny at 5:11 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).

puro

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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. :(

Lasagna Deluxe

Spagetti House
Pacific Place Lt. 5-57
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 57973057
fx. +62(21) 57973058
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Rating: 1/5 (3 votes cast)
Aug, 28 2007
Ti Amo
Posted by jeny at 7:02 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.

ti amo

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
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Rating: 2/5 (4 votes cast)
Apr, 12 2007
Fast Eddie's
Posted by jeny at 6:46 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 eddies

Fast Eddie's Pizza & Subs
Jl. Hang Lekir I No.15
Simprug Kebayoran Baru
South Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 7396530
fx. +62(21) 7269803
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Rating: 2.2/5 (4 votes cast)
Apr, 09 2007
[CLOSED] Spizza
Posted by jeny at 9:00 PM
spizza
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
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Mar, 29 2007
Bruschetta
Posted by jeny at 9:18 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.

Bruschetta
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Nov, 07 2006
Kafe Pisa
Posted by jeny at 8:03 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

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

ph. +62(21) 392 8568, 3100149/151
fx. +62(21) 315 2729
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Rating: 3.5/5 (4 votes cast)
Jul, 24 2006
Izzi Pizza
Posted by jeny at 7:16 PM
izzi pizza
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Jul, 14 2006
Pizza Marzano
Posted by jeny at 6:34 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 :)
Pizza Marzano
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Rating: 4.4/5 (8 votes cast)
May, 08 2006
Olio : cafe italiano
Posted by jeny at 2:54 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

olio
cafe italiano
plaza kuningan
suite s-105
ph. +62(21) 5206654
fax. +62(21) 5200991
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Sep, 16 2005
Warung Laos
Posted by jeny at 2:36 PM
warung laos

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
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Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)
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