The Garden

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Here we are, one of the most wanted place in PIK area! Sering banget liat tempat ini segala socmed dan baru tau kalo ternyata di tempat ini, the garden.

Dari tempat memang sangat cantik dan instagrammable banget dengan konsep tropical dan tamannya 👌🏻

Tapi dari segi service ampun dehh sempertinya perlu banget ditingkatin karena to be honest lelet banget dan susa mau manggil kalo kita dpt tempat duduk yang agak ke belakang. Bisa kali baru minta menu uda makan waktu lama padahal disini aja dijatah bgt klo dining. Kapasitas menurutkuw juga terlalu pack bgt makanya mobilitas aja terbatas mau jalan kudu ganti-gantian.

Untung aja dari makanan agak mengobati kekecewaan dari pelayanannya. Dari porsi dan harga jujur cukup overpriced ya karena harganya lumayan mahal tp porsinya mini-mini.

But, thankfully every menu that we tasted are delicious and worth to tried 👏🏻, here they are (yang bingung mau pesen apa, bisa contek pesenan aku 😁)
- Sunshine Caramelized Pork — 2nd BEST, Porknya so juicy dan so fresh dgn paduan mango and onion
- The Whole Duck Cripsy Kecombrang —THE BEST, dari porsi, rasa dan pilihan sambelnya paling worth to tried!
- The Garden Fried Egg Noodle — THE LAST, BUT IT’S DELICIOUS, salted eggnya berasa banget tp porsinya dikit.

That’s it, hopefully kalian pas kesini ga ngantre parah karena lagi hype. Cheers!

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Ordered:

# crispy rice tuna
# the wonder duck crispy kecombrang half
# wonton bulgogi taco
# cheese burger spring roll
# spicy umami mushroom
# salmon tuna pizza
# spicy crispy tofu
# pepes bbq baramundi
# thai papaya salad with salted egg
# fried egg noodle
# krunchy black eel
# sunshine caramelized pork
# sambal escargot
## fried bbq pork bahn
# romantic garden salad
# heaven Smoke salmon sashimi with wasabi cream

Dessert:
# not diet today
# oops i dropped my ice cream
# kelapa muda panna cotta
# salted choco fondant
# she slice of heaven

Uploaded separately for dessert.

For 6 people, we did have big and huge appetite. 22 items not including the drinks.

Everything we ordered were very good. Only few are standard.

Krunchy black eel was crispy and tasty, deep fried eel served with sweet and sour sauce.

Cheese burger spring rolls were unique, they fill the spring rolls with minced beef and cheese. Quite good.

Sambal escargot, for those who dont like snail, try this one as they sautéed the escargot with chili sambal and served with prawn crackers.

Spicy crispy tofu was standard. Just a regular deep fried silken tofu served with chili oil.

Spicy umami mushroom was good, though it was a little bit too salty for me, but may be for others it was the perfect amount of umami. They mix shimeji and enoki mushrooms in a batter then deep fried. Good for nibbling.

Crispy rice tuna was pretty and different from others, fried sushi rice and topped with tuna, seaweed and wakame. Good looking but par taste.

Wonton bulgogi taco was one of my favorite dishes here. The bulgogi beef filing was delicious, the jalapeño makes it perfect.

Romantic garden salad was refreshingly good. Combination of pork belly and apple make a good ensemble of salad. The dressings was perfect.

Thai papaya salad with salted egg was fresh as well. Tangy tasty umami in one plate. Tangy from the mixed papaya and mango with tamarind sauce, umami from the salted egg sauce and dried prawn. Yummy

Salmon and tuna pizza on crispy thin dough, carpaccio style of salmon and tuna toppings. Something different, not your typical pizza.

Fried BBQ pork bahn or Taiwan style pork bun filled with glazed pork belly, kyuri and spicy mayo. Reminds me of fried mantao.

Sunshine caramelized pork was crispy but still maintain the tenderness of the pork belly. Liked the caramel sauce on it.

The wonder duck crispy kecombrang was unique. Liked their kecombrang rice, the rice was cooked with bunga kecombrang, very flavorful. The duck was quite crispy, the best part was the three different kind of chili sambal to accompany the dishes, all of them were good.

Hot pepes style BBq baramundi or baramundi fish grilled using banana leave. Fragrant yet flavorful dishes. Something different.

Heaven smoked salmon sashimi with wasabi cream was such a pretty dish. They cover the dish and open it in your table to maintain the “heaven smoke” underneath. Though the sashimi was good as well as the wasabi cream, but the smell of the smoke (reminds me of insence) sort of killing the dish, for me, it taste like I am eating an incense.

The garden fried egg noodle with pork and prawn. Standard type of fried noodle.

For dessert, those five items are decadently delicious. Oops I dropped my ice cream and She’s slice of heaven are my favorites. The layered crepe from She’s slice of heaven with ube sauce was heavenly delish.
Their desserts were delicious and pretty, so always make room for desserts.

Harus kuakui, ini kali ke2 ke The Garden dan gak pernah bosen sama tempatnya. Nuansa hijau2 yang bikin fresh berasa ada di dalam taman beneran. Suka banget sih sama tempatnya, walaupun selalu rame, gak kenal jam makan deh disini mah. Jam2 orang sibuk pun rame banget, full karena orang kesini emang udah niatnya untuk foto2. Makanannya aku pesan:

1. Bebek Kecombrang Half
Jadi bedanya si half dan full ini porsi bebeknya, kalo half dapet 1 paha & 1 dada. Kalo full ya 1 ekor. Tapi porsi nasi kecombrangnya tetep sama. Nasinya gurih, enak kayak nasi uduk tapi lebih wangi. bebeknya tergantung ketersediaan, kadang dapetnya gede kadang dapetnya kurus. Sambelnya ada dikasih 3 macem, sambel merah segar, sambel matah dan sambel hijau. Overall sih suka banget sama bebek nasi kecombrangnya ini 

2. 20 Hours Short Rib Steak
Daging steaknya sih empuk, pake sauce mushroom tapi gak sangka kecil banget. Kayaknya ini cuma 100 gram an deh dagingnya. Tingkat kematangannya medium, tapi kayak menciut gitu dagingnya. Dan potongannya gak cantik. Kayak udah makanan sisa terus di susunin lagi di piring. Side dishnya dapet jagung muda bakar yang actually gak di bumbuin.

3. Honey Prawnstar
Ini appetizer doang, tapi lucu penyajiannya di dalem troli yang biasa buat bawa tanah itulohh. Ini enak, udang goreng tepung yang fresh dan lumayan gede2 terus pake madu & lemon.

4. Caramelized Pork
Ini keluarnya lama banget, sekitar 30 menit setelah order. Ternyata ini kayak asinan, pake lobak & mangga muda. Rasanya asem, asin, manis nanonano. Pake babinya samcan, tapi keras banget terlalu lama dipanggangnya sampe dagingnya super ciut terus kulitnya alot. Kayaknya butuh banyak percobaan lagi dan revisi buat menu yang satu ini.

Ada 2 dessert yang aku coba di cafe ini, dimana di IG juga banyak banget yang pesen. Ice Cream yang super lucu di penampilan tapi rasanya b aja, sama slice of heaven yaitu mille crepes pake sauce taro yang enak & gak gitu manis. Tapi mille crepes nya kurang lembut, masih terlalu kaku jadi pas di potong nggak sempurna gitu turunnya.. Overall, menurutku cafe cantik yang satu ini boleh lah untuk makan bareng temen2 tapi jangan terlalu berharap untuk kenyang pol karena menu nya yang big plate aja sebenernya gak bikin kenyang buat personal :(

Super gorgeous decoration

Benar2 seperti berada di taman, dekorasinya full bunga dan tanaman, sampai ke atap, bikin betah berlama2

Makanannya Asian fushion , beberapa menu yang saya coba :

Wonder duck crispy kecombrang, recommended, bebeknya empuk, nasinya gurih dan 3 macam sambalnya enak semua

Sunshine caramelized pork, porkbelly dengan saus yang agak oriental, porkbellynya enak renyah, sausnya agak kemanisan

Wonton taco, gak rekomen deh, rasanya gak fresh, taconya dari kulit pangsit goreng dan berminyak

Honey prawnstar, udangnya besar dan fresh tapi masaknya biasa saja

Ooops my ice cream, presentasinya lucu, seperti ice cream yang jatuh, rasanya sih gak special