Eric @ericfoodreview

Beef Bacon & Onion Burger. Beef patty topped with beef bacon and sweet onion jam sandwiched between fluffy panini bun. 

The visual look on this dish was boring. It got brown and brown. No greenies or red tomato whatsoever. But fuck visual, as long as it tastes good, eat it. The patty was thick, not that cheap thin kind of patty that you normally find in fast food chain. It's tender and juicy. What's better than sweet caramelized onion? The answer is a pile of sweet caramelized onion. Look at the amount of that onion. So generous. It's so fragrant and so sweet. The only turn down component on this dish was the bun. Panini bun but didn't taste like one. Yes it had that brown color but that's it. No burnt taste, no crispy texture (not even a bit)

Baramundi & Cherry Tomato Sauce. Pan fried baramundi with spinach and cherry tomato sauce and you can choose 2 of your favourite side dishes. 

The texture of the fish was meaty. Not a clean lean of fish. Not necessarily a bad thing, I did enjoy that. The creamy spinach was a hit. Earthy, not too creamy and not mushy. The cherry tomato was a bit disappointing. It's mushy and lost all the crisppiness. Luckily it's a bit sour and gave refreshing flavor to the fish. Ate the fish, spinach and tomato all together and it's good. It's like they're meant to be together. Creamy, earthy and bit oceany. Great dish.

Unagi Dashi Chazuke. Teriyaki unagi, sliced tamago, edamame, spring onion, served with dashi soup and pickles and wasabi. 

When this place opened, I did wanna try. I thought it's tea over rice. So when the waiter told me that it's dashi not tea, I left the place immediately. It's not that interesting. Like it's dashi, it has savory flavor on its own. Obviously it'll taste good like any normal broth. 

So one day, a friend of mine asked me to try a place that we've never tried before. And this place popped into our mind. Checked the directory app and the rating was quite high, so we both agreed to try this one out. 

You can choose rice or noodle for this menu and I chose the noodle one since I ordered the rice one on different menu. It's not mind blowing at all, well it's not supposed to. For me it's more like a homey comfort food kind of thing. Not fancy, lousy, mind blowing kind of dish. It's more like something that you need when you have no appetite but hungry af at the same time. The texture of the noodle was quite good, the unagi was tender and sweet and boneless, the tamago and spring onion were okey and like I thought, the dashi tasted like any rich savory broth. Nothing really stood out. I can't really complain since it went down extremely easy. And I don't know if it's normal, but I did put the pickles on it. It gave crunchy texture and nice sour kick. 

The concept is a bit 'unique' for us. I do recommend you to try this place at least once. And try the rice one to feel the difference. There's no rare to find soupy noodle, but rice?

Hot Creme Bruleé Coffee. If I can only use 1 word to describe this, then I'll choose 'pathetic'. Let me be blunt, it's not creme bruleé. When I think about creme bruleé, my mind goes to the amazing crunchy texture from the burnt caramel/crema, nice sweet burnt flavor and more so. This one got nothing to it. I saw the way the barista made this, it's the same way he made my latte. So why don't you called it latte with creme bruleé flavor? Nice place, great ambiance, perfect cake but sorry, this coffee let you down.

Godiva Ice Cream Chocolate. The highlight for me was the texture. The texture was extremely good. Just put in my mouth and it literally melted right away. The chocolate was a bit sweet, I'd prefer a bitter choco flavor. But that's okey, the sweetness level was still acceptable. The cone was crisp, definitely not a cheap one. I knew it from the very first bite. It had some sweetness to it, not a plain one. The cookie-choco crunch was adorable. It gave a slightly crunchier texture to it and once again, it tasted sweet. Oh, and they did put a choco bar and drizzled it with chocolate sauce. Not a big fan of the choco bar, but the choco sauce was good. To sum it up, sweet-crispy cone, sweet cookie-choco crunch, sweet ice chocolate, sweet choco sauce and sweet choco bar. But somehow, it's not overly sweet! Like a magic. 

Taste wise, it's good. Price wise? You decide, 80K for one cone. It's totally out of my league. Once is enough, at least I've tried.

Yakiniku Don. Rice, grilled beef steak, egg and chilli paste. The steak was good. Lean, tender, perfectly cooked not too rare but not too well done either. The egg was runny and it brought nice creamy flavor to the don. However, I really think it's a misleading name. You should call it black pepper steak don, not yakiniku don. Super strong black pepper flavor and aroma. It's overpowering every single thing. I didn't even taste the natural sweetness of that beef. Such a shame. I'm not a fan of black pepper from the very first place, it's something I detest to be exact. So, the taste totally didn't work on me. 

If you like black pepper, you might like this. I believe this dish is something that either you love it or hate it. Me? I clearly hate it. Did the dish taste like shit? No. It's just not my thing.

Nasi Goreng Rendang. Authentic stir fried rice with beef rendang, served with slices of cucumber, white cabbage and sprinkle with padangnese red crackers and fried shallots. Before I give my review, I wanna tell you some fun facts. 

1. They use rice from solo. It's less sweet and less sticky. So yeah, perfect for fried rice. 

2. They bring the crackers from padang. Yeah it's thin and crunchy. But I think it's not necessarily needed. I mean the cost of doing that and the impact just don't make any sense. But, yeah. That crackers is slightly tastier than the average crackers here. 

The taste of the fried rice itself was pretty mediocre. Nothing really stand out. I did enjoy the texture though. The rice was dry and not sticky. They put few chunks of beef rendang. The rendang itself actually was good. Super tender in texture and rich in flavor. 1 bite and you know this is a fancy padang. But, it lacked something. I didn't know what's that. But, when I eat street padang like Sinar Minang, it gives kick and bold flavor right away. Here, the taste was more gentle and subtle. However, I did enjoy this menu and I think the price is still reasonable.