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This place is just so sweet, I bet boys will feel wrong to come to this place without girls :p I heard their pasta was amazing, as well as their rice pizza. Yes, you're not reading it wrong. Rice Pizza! So here're the things I ordered:

Beef Teriyaki Rice Pizza
The appearance looks cute and tempting, especially because of the famous japanese dried tuna, called Katsoubushi moving on top of the pizza. The beef was quite sweet, since it's teriyaki. The rice wasn't so sticky, they didn't put any ketan in it but they way they pressed it against each other made them easy to take a slice. The taste was nice, toppings were okay.

Chicken Carbonara Rice Pizza
The only difference was their topping. On top of the rice pizza, they poured some chicken, with cheese and milk cooked together. I personally love this because I love carbonara (pasta toppings usually on my love list :p). Their chicken is tender, the carbonara was delicious.

Marina kitchen ini lokasinya ada di deretan ruko2, lahan parkirnya luas, dan interiornya juga cukup menarik dan rapih. Memang kalau mau kesini harus diliat baik2 gps nya dan plang nya karena agak kecil tulisannya. Kemarin waktu kami kesini ramai2, malah sempet nyasar sampe masuk ke ancol dulu hehe.

We ordered quite a lot disini. Marina kitchen ini baru buka sekitar 3 bulan, mereka specialized in chinese cuisine and dim sum. Katanya kalau orang deket kompleks pada lari pagi, suka mampir buat sarapan disini :) berikut menu2 yang kami coba disini:

Dimsum
Kami cobain banyak dimsum disini, salah satu yang jadi sorotan utamanya adalah Onde Isi Wijen Hitam ala Marina. Saya ini pecinta onde dan mochi, dan waktu pertama liat bentuknya, I thought lumayan unik dan appealing. Mochinya sendiri kulitnya kenyalnya pas dan wijennya wangi. Yang beda itu dalemnya, biasa onde dalemnya agak keras, nah ini agak semi cair cuma tetep dense dan bertekstur. Rasa black sesamenya juga jagoan. Bawahnya ada jelly, which was quite refreshing. Siomaynya not bad, Kuo Tienya dalemnya generous dan rasanya juga enak, dan terakhir kami makan Durian Goreng ala Marina. Duriannya enak!! Wangi, pulen, dan legit. Luarnya kriuk2. Ohya ada satu lagi, bakpao telur asin. Ini juga enak. Gak amis sama sekali, telur asinnya di dalamnya lumayan manis, bentuknya mirip vla.

Ikan Malas Goreng Saus Hongkong
Dari beberapa jenis ikan, saya lumayan suka tekstur lembutnya ikan malas. Walau digoreng, dalemnya tetap lembut dan luarnya crunchy. Seasoningnya pas. Biasa ikan malas memang di tim, cuma kalau bisa dimasak dengan tepat tanpa mengurangi kualitas tendernya tekstur ikan, we should applaud the chef.

Buncis XO
Buncisnya berkualitas, seasoningnya pas dan gurih, dan matangnya juga pas, gak lembek atau kekerasan.

Sapo Terong Ayam
Ini sapo banyak peminatnya :) terongnya lembut, kuahnya wangi, dan rasa sapo di hot pot nya betul2 menggoda :9

Mie Goreng Seafood & Kwetiau Goreng Sapi
Ini salah satu menu favorit saya disini. Pertama2 mienya sungguh luar biasa dari kenyalnya, bumbunya, sampai ke toppingnya. Bumbunya betul2 nikmat dan gurih, minyaknya juga pas, enak banget pokoknya! Kwetiaunya is the same thing. Dari segi rasa, enaknya sama, sapinya lembut, dan kwetiaunya sendiri bentuknya beda dari biasanya. Lebih lebar dan tipis, namun tetap kenyal dan enak.

Sapi Lada Hitam
Dari sekian banyak sapi lada hitam yang pernah saya coba, sapi lada hitam ini definitely the best. First. Sapinya. Sapinya betul2 tender and juicy. Imagine eating medium or medium well wagyu. Nah seperti itulah teksturnya. Rasanya sendiri enak dan bawangnya banyak dan wangi. Top notch!

Udang Goreng Telur Asin
Sekali lagi. Udangnya. Betul2 enak. Pertama, tekstur udangnya betul2 juicy dan empuk dan gak kering, gendut2 juga. Saus telur asinnya pun uenak. Saya sampe ketagihan makannya.

Overall it was a delightful culinary experience. Pelayanannya cepat dan ramah, harganya tidak terlalu mahal, makanannya rasanya enak2, dan tempatnya pun baik. One of my highlight is their food quality. I admire how well prepared they are in choosing the finest meat and ingredients for their food. I mean lain soal if I was eating in a fine dining or more like an expensive restaurant, I expect them to provide food with quality dong. Tapi ini bukan restaurant yang mahal, namun kualitas dagingnya betul2 di cermati dan dipilih dengan baik. Thumbs up! :)

Music played so groovily, welcoming us as we entered this not so spacey, yet quite crowded coffee place that was currently hyped among its neighborhood. The space available for parking wasn't much, so we needed to park along the street in front. Giyanti's ambience, for me, was a real nice place to induce some creativity.

I tried their affogato, while my friends tried their coffee. The coffee was in much of its very character, strong with a bit acidy after taste. My coffee enthusiast friend said that it much pleased her. Me and my bf weren't much of a coffee lover, actually. Their affogato, since the coffee poured on top of the vanilla ice cream was so strong and in generous amount, my suggestion for someone who were not a fan of bitter taste would be to add the in-take ratio of ice cream. The ice cream and the espresso were both in a very good quality.

First of all, I need to applaud their ambience. It was just so Christmasy, comfy and romantic. Our table was arranged so beautifully, I was very impressed and quite overwhelmed with all the decorations in place.

We ordered few of their dishes such as:
- Platter: ini semacam package yang isinya campur2 dari beef, chicken, lamb, dan disajikan juga 4 jenis saus yang berbeda2. Untuk porsinya bisa buat 3-4 orang if you wanna be full afterwards, tapi kalau cuma icip2 bisa beramai2. Rasanya ya not bad sih, cuma mungkin karena semuanya dicampur2, jadi kurang special rasanya.

- Truffle Macaroni: one of the best. Truffle nya sangat wangi, pastanya al dente, dan porsinya lumayan. Real pleasant.

- Pizza: pizzanya not bad, thin crust dan toppingnya cukup enak juga.

- Grilled Salmon with Basmati Rice & Salmon Encroute: salmonnya sendiri dimasak dengan baik, masih tender but gak smelly, tapi menurut saya bumbunya kurang. Lumayan plain rasanya buat saya. The rice was okay. Untuk encroute pastrynya not bad, tapi sejujurnya saya lebih prefer salmon yang gak well-done karena agak seret.

- The finale dessert: this dessert was quite expensive, in exchange of them serving you with quite a performance. Pertama mereka menyiapkan 2 big table, dan sejenis drawing their dessert to the table. Awalnya cukup wah, tapi lama2 menurut saya sih, not that 'wow'. Untuk rasa2nya ya ada yang enak ada yg biasa aja :) but give it a hand for their creativity.

- Sticky toffee: ini enak! Teksturnya and everything sebenernya standar. Tapi God, the taste is just, I sampe sekarang masi wondering what's in them. Manisnya beda, def not just some sugar, ada rasa mirip kurma campur rempah2 yang cukup unik and pleasant.

Overall I had a nice and memorable dining experience here. For the food ya not bad tapi ruangannya sendiri is very nice, cuman waktu itu ACnya agak panas.

What a wonderful experience I had here! Was here with my fellow foodies friends who was invited by the humble and lovely owners. We tried various of their foods such as:
- Mie Tom Yum: this is one of my favorite! The noodles shaped and textured like udon, the Tom Yum broth were not so thick, seasoned well and wonderfully delicious.
- Mie Bebek Panggang & Mie Ayam Special BDK: the noodles were yummy, chew just right and the duck and soup were delicious as well!
- Mie Sapi Lada Hitam: the black pepper were strong but in a delightful way. They served this in a hot plate, the beef was cooked wonderfully.
- Cumi Telur Asin: AMAZING! The taste of the telur asin is jussttttt perfect, the squid were not smelly at all and chewy enough. So nagih!
- Ayam Goreng Hongkong: the appearance were so beautiful and it tastes decent too. Colorful taste and seasoning, and tender too!
- Kailan 2 Rasa: so delicious! The crisp, the taste, the seasoning, were just so playful in your mouth.
- Tofu special BDK: taste nice, tender, and the thick sauce was delicious too
- Brokoli Mushroom: the mushrooms were wonderful, the broccoli were yummy.

The food were just so delicious, the host were so humble and friendly, we had a really good time here! Looking forward to bring my family here since seriously, their food were quite exceptional :)