Edwin Lim (IG : @edwinlim_97)

So I was here because of the invitation from Shangrila to join the cooking class with Mr. William Wongso about the Historical Batavian Cuisine. And the good news was I got a free lunch at SATOO.

So, SATOO is one of the most popular hotel buffet in town that provides arrangement of international cuisines from Indonesia, Chinese, Indian, Western, and etc.

Here I tried almost everything they served, and everything was pretty good. I love their Indian section and also their Italian dishes. And their dessert was very good also especially their churros. And don't forget to try their famous Indonesian meatball here.

But there were some downsides also, their live carved ribeye steak didn't taste good, it was rubbery and dry. Also some of their salad tasted a little bit not fresh, and their sushi was so so.

But overall it was a nice experience for having lunch at SATOO and I got really really full here.

On the last day before social house renovation, I decided to visit it while having a breakfast here. For the ISMAYA gold member, you can get buy 1 get 1 breakfast and also a complimentary cake.

For the breakfast, I chose Chinese Fried Rice and Spanish Omelette. The chinese fried rice was fragrant with hongkong style chili oil and also kerupuk on the side. The spanish omelette was big, served with some potatoes, capsicum, chorizo, and sour cream.

For the dessert, I chose their famous Gula Merah Cake and it was a boom...it was so delicious. Soft, fragrant, and also served cold with some gula merah jelly and whipped cream on top.

After a long time not coming to this place, finally I am back here. Having cakes and tea while enjoying the view from 52nd floor, what more can you ask?
But here I realized that some of their previous cake have gone missing (caramel eclair, chocolate choux, etc), but the good news is that they got some new cakes also. I chose the Citrus semifreddo that looks like an orange shaped cake, also coffee opera cake, and Blackcurrent tea from JING. 

The citrus semifreddo has a unique texture with jelly layer on the outside and some citrusy cream inside it. The coffee opera cake was good also, not too sweet, with dark chocolate pieces on top of it to balance the flavor (I guessed they use Valrhona brand tho). For the blackcurrent tea I guess the tea itself was too sour, maybe I chose the wrong flavor or it just didn't suit my palate.

Datang ke social house pada weekday malam untuk dinner. Aku pesan Mozzarella in Carozza, Twice cooked herbed chicken, Chimichangas di Pollo, dan Apple Crumble (ISMAYA member complimentary). Ketika makanannya datang, cukup kaget ternyata porsinya sangat besar terutama untuk chickennya. Bisa kali ya untuk dimakan 3 orang. Ok aku review 1 per 1 ya : 

Mozzarella en Carozza :  jadi ini tuh sandwich goreng yang di dalamnya ada mozzarella, kemudian diatasnya diselimuti sejenis saus tomat yang mereka sebut ratatouile, kemudian di atasnya ditaruh cream yang sudah diinfused dengan truffle. Ini enak banget, dan terdiri dari 3 potong roti yang cukup besar. Highly recommended.

Twice cooked herbed chicken : jadi ini sebenarnya roasted chicken dengan herbed chicken jus, dan ini porsinya buset gede banget. Ayamnya empuk kemudian sausnya enak banget...apalagi wortel dan bombay nya. Mungkin bisa dibilang wortel terenak yang pernah dimakan.


Chimichangas di pollo : jadi ini makanan meksiko, mirip dengan buritto yang digoreng dan porsinya juga gede banget. Sayangnya mungkin makanan meksiko yang terlalu banyak saus berat di dalamnya, jadi aku sendiri kurang suka sama rasanya. Terutama dish ini juga menggunakan cabai jalapeno yang pedas di dalamnya. Tapi jika orang suka rasa yang berat dan pedas, ini recommended.


Apple crumble cake : ini complimentary cake untuk member gold ISMAYA, jadi itu kue dalamnya ada poached apple yang sudah dimasak dengan cinnamon, di atas nya ada crumble dan juga dihidangkan dengan 1 scoop vanilla ice cream. Bagi pecinta apple cinnamon pasti ini akan jadi favorit.