The Playroom

The Playroom merupakan satu tempat di PIK yang menganut konsep 'Eat, Drink, and Play'. Semacam cafe+bar+restoran. Saya selalu beranggapan bahwa restoran begini biasanya makanannya akan kurang enak dengan pilihan menu yang sedikit, namun ternyata hal ini berbeda untuk The Playroom. Tempatnya sangat cozy dan luas, kalau mau ada acara kumpul/party sama teman2 bawa 30-40 orang juga bisa menurut saya. 


Untuk makanannya sendiri beberapa menu yang saya coba merupakan: 

1. Wings basket dabu: nyuumm! Begitu datang saja saya langsung tertarik untuk menciba. Chicken wingsnya benar2 sangat CRISPY! Saus dabunya menurut saya lebih seperti cabai potong, namun tetap saja enak! 

2. Soft shell crab bao: selain tampilannya yang sangat lucu dan super instagramable, rasanya juga enak! Awalnya saya pikir ini ayam, ternyata kepiting! Kepitingnya sangat crispy, dijepit diantara mantou yang digoreng. Menurut saya menu satu ini sebenarnya enak, karena perpaduan crispy dari kepitingnya pas sekali, namun saya masih bisa mendapatkan empuk/sedikit kenyal dari mantou yang digoreng agak ceispy diluat tapi empuk didalam. Namun, rasanya sedikit keasinan dari kepitingnya. Kalau pas kemakan kepitingnya saja semakin terasa asinnya. 

3. Pizza al Metro: ini dia pizza juara sepanjang 1 meter! Awalnya saya pikir ini bakal cuman lucu saja tapi rasa kurang enak. Ternyata saat dicoba ya not bad juga! Saya memang kurang suka dengan pizza tipis namun menurut saya pizza nya lumayan. Meski tipis, masih agak sedikit empuk tebal jadi masih pas. Ini juga terbagi menjadi 4 rasa: margherita, cream Funghi, pepperoni, dan quatro formaggio. Jadi kalau yang bawa teman dan galau mau beli pizza rasa apa untuk share, pizza al metro di the playroom tidak akan bikin galau lagi! :) 

4. Chicken teriyaki: Chicken teriyakinya enak empuk dan gurih. nasinya juga super legit, ditambah telurnya ynag MELELEH, saat dicampur jd creamy sekali. namun menurut saya ayamnya agak sedikit terlalu berminyak, kalau yang suka yg berlemak gitu pasti akan merasa enak. 

5. Nasi goreng tom yam: Nasi goreng tom yamnya standard menurut saya. Gurihnya pas dan porsinya juga lumayan besar. Warnanya juga menarik sekali warna tom yum gitu, tapi kurang berasa asam dari tom yumnya. Topping isinya juga terlalu plain, jadi seperti nasi aja. 

6. Gyutandon: Gyutandon nya enak! Medki menurut saya dagingnya agak sedikit kering dan kurang banyak. Namun playroom ini selalu bisa menghasilkan telur setengah matang yg konsisten, jadi saat telurnya meleleh dan dicampur semua bersama nasi dan gyutandonnya... Daging gyutandon yang agak kering itu sudah ketutup oleh creamy telur dan pulennya nasi. NYUM! 

7. Baked choco marshmallow: selain penampilannya lucu (banget), ukurannya juga lumayan besar bisa untuk share 3-4 orang, rasanya juga enak!

Marshmallownya sudah dipanaskan jadi dia sudah agak meleleh seperti karet kayak mozarella kalau ditarik. Nyum! 

8. Monster shake: FAT DON'T CARE! Minuman ini benar2 JUMBO in size and taste! Topping kue dan pretzelnya lumayan banyak, ada campuran coklat nutella juga. Yang saya suka adalah meski minumannya terlihat 'heboh' (dan tentunya super photogenic), rasanya namun tidak terlalu manis, pas sekali. Rasa coklat nutellanya pas! 

Dari segi pelayanan, pelayannya sedikit lama pada saat deliver makanan ke meja, sedikit kurang ramah senyum juga. 

Overall makanannya not bad, tempatnya juga enak buat ngumpul2. Ada tempat bermain dart dan bilyard. Bisa juga sisha disini. Pas sekali kalau mau bikin fun party atau event gathering buat kaum muda. Tempatnya juga luas jadi bisa menampung banyak orang.  

I knew The Playroom for a quite long time and I have visited this restaurant once and I must admit, they have a nice, cozy ambiance, and the food were quite decent with reasonable price. This restaurant also have many entertainment, such as dart machines and pool table. You certainly can enjoy those while having a delightful lunch or dinner. A nice place to spend time with friends.

I would like to say thank you to one of the owners of The Playroom, Pantai Indah Kapuk, for having me in Foodies Fun & Games event. It was held on Sunday, 24th April 2016. Some of well-known foodies were invited too. The Playroom are going to introducing their best-selling new menus. That's not the only thing going to happened in the event. There were also some activities such as food taste test, food photography, and dart competition. The competition ends with a prize and it was tempting. So, yeah, without any hesitation and doubt, I joined the competition, although dart is not my area of expertise.

The event started by the dishes sent out from the kitchen that were going to be photographed. All of the foodies were enthusiastic. Some had brought their high-tech cameras, some only depends on their smartphones. Well, I equipped myself with a DSLR, so maybe I have a slight advantage to produce good quality photos. Food was sent out one by one and foodies were not only taking pictures, they also brought the food to other places to find spots with best decors and lighting. I knew it will be a quite mess. After a long, tiring photo session, we continued by tasting those new menus.

Like I said, this place were crowded by foodies. None of the foodies doesn't like to eat. When tasting session started, they began to pick up the phase and start digging in food. Some of the foods were running out before I had a chance to taste. Aww, how unfortunate. But nevertheless, I tasted most of it and there were considerable delicious dishes. These dishes stood out from the other. I probably need to list it below and describe it one by one. 

- Chicken Balinese. Seeing from its name, I was expecting a generous amount of sambal matah over the chicken. Sambal matah is one of many sambals in Indonesia, specifically from the Dewata Island, Bali. It mainly consists of chopped chilis, shallots, lime juice, and oil. It happens to be my favorite too. So I really excited when The Playroom wanted to introduce this dish. Visually, as I expected, the amount of sambal matah was plenteous, covering most of the chicken. Chicken was cooked to absolute perfection. They managed to preserve the tenderness. Still moist in the inside and beautiful caramelization on the outside. You don't need to spend calories to chew the chicken. Seasoning was superb. The sambal's tanginess was perfectly balance to the sweetness of the chicken. Perhaps it might be a little too spicy for some people. But for me and my lovely tongue, the overall taste of the dish simply spot on. A nice companion to the chicken and the rice. Highly recommended for spicy food lovers out there.

- Tom Yum Seafood Fried Rice. This one drew my attention. Possible reasons : I like fried rice, and also I like tom yum. Can you imagine how tasty will it be if both are combined into one, worth-a-try dish ? Of course you can, and me too. I tried tom yum fried rice many times in other places, but most of them were not satisfying. Lack of seasoning, improperly executed, poor quality. So I really hope they managed to deliver it nicely. They served the fried rice with seafood in it, some cucumber slices, tomatoes, and Indonesian crackers, also known as 'kerupuk'. Portion-wise, it was enough for one person. Not too many or too little. Rice texture was good. Every grain of rice did not stick to each other. It was not oily as well. Taste was great. Honestly, they could put a little bit more tom yum's famous sour taste so it's more authentic. But no problem, this one was still better than those fried rice I had before. Seafood was fresh, there was no fishy smell going around. In the end, I really enjoyed this dish. 

- Pizza Al Metro. Some of you might heard this phrase : "You can't get enough with cheese". If you do, you will probably seduced by this exquisite, good-looking, one meter long pizza. Hypothetically, originally based on my opinion, they named it 'metro' for a reason. This long pizza divided into four parts with four different flavors. Various and dense in the middle, just like a metropolitan city. Flavors were margherita, cream fungi, pepperoni, and quattro formaggi. All of them contain cheese. Of course it was, why would someone not putting cheese in pizza ? You do not call pizza when there's no cheese :P. Thickness was considerably thin, hence categorized as thin crust pizza. Not like common pizza in Indonesia, thick and sometimes difficult to chew. This one was easy and jaw-friendly. Dough was not floury, it was completely cooked thoroughly. The texture was great. Crispy at the side, crunchy in the middle. Unfortunately, the quantity of the pizza was unable to fulfill all foodies' demands because they were all very hungry (including me). So I only tried two out of four flavors before the pizza was total goner, quattro formaggi and margherita. I said to myself, always think positively. So I thought, yeah, two pieces is better than none. Margherita, which contains tomato and basil, tasted so fresh and fragrant. About the quattro formaggi, the 'four cheese' pizza, it was super-duper good !! They put a generous amount of cheese. The time you pick up the pizza, you can see cheese strings emerge. Cheesy all the way. The saltiness from cheese and tanginess from tomato sauce were balance. This is what a freshly homemade pizza should be. Absolutely remarkable.  

To be honest, all dishes are wonderful and able to deliver satisfaction. But these three that I mentioned above, personally, has the best quality. The Playroom has what it takes to be a great restaurant. Amazing foods, comfortable ambiance. Keep it up and I be the best restaurant with entertainment in Jakarta because people would love it.

Kesini malem - malem, tempatnya rame karena orang pada main. Tempatnya bagus dan dingin tapi bau rokok. Saya pesen quesadilla, pork creamy pasta, pepperoni pizza, caesar salad (lupa foto). Quesadilla biasa aja, pastanya oke, pizza lumayan, caesar salad enak. Minumnya red velvet enak tapi dikit banget banyakkan whip cream nya. Harganya mahal banget ya, porsinya juga dikit banget. Pelayanan cepet  sih dan ramah.

It was my friend's birthday. So we booked the VIP room, to give awesome surprise, plus there's no smoke here, thank God. There's dart machine, sofa, tables and chair, and beer pong's table set up afterwards. We play darts, ordered beer tower (sold out, so we changed it to 2 pitcher of beer) so that they would set up the beer pong's table. The room was actually a bit dark, dimmed light. Outside, was very loud and lots of smokes. I wasn't so comfortable about that. Luckily, the only noise in our room was us shouting fun. I got red too easily, as usual. Even after only drinking 1.5 glass (of 1/5 full each loly lol). 

Okay, talk about food. We ordered their Mushroom Popcorn, Chili Fries, Pepperoni Pizza, Pork Belly Supreme, Cream Fungi, and also some karage chicken wings. One that stands out is the Mushroom Popcorn! The mushroom was so juicy and it was deep fried outside with crunchy, tasty flour. You can also dipped it in tomato-herby sauce which was delightful. Their pizza was thin crust.

To fulfill minimum kuota for VIP room (2million rupiah), we ordered some cocktails and mocktails too. The kiwi one is my favorite. Yeah, it has no alcohol. Lol.

Saya awalnya mencari tempat yang seru untuk merayakan ultah teman, karena ultahnya di tengah malam, jadi saya pikir saya mau cari tempat yang gak ngebosenin, karena sesampainya kita bakalan nunggu hingga pukul 24.00 tiba. Terpilihlah Playroom..

Kami sewa VIP room, karena kalau gak sewa ruangan, surprise partynya jadi gak intim. Area makan dan main bercampur jadi satu, jadi suasananya berisik dan bau rokok. Kurang nyaman kalau merayakan ultah di luar VIP Room. Untuk sewa VIP minimal 2 juta rupiah transaksi, karena kami datang jam 22.00, agak sulit ngabisin kuota segitu, karena rata2 udah pada makan. Jadi kami pesan beberapa makanan yang bersama dan minuman2 cocktail dan mocktail (karena ini agak mahal). Lalu kalo di VIP juga jangan lupa main Beer Pong! Cukup beli beer nya aja, lalu segalanya bakal disiapin oleh Mas nya 

Kami pesan makanan agak banyak dan makanan yang masih terngiang2 adalah MUSHROOM POPCORN. The best fried mushroom so far, karena isinya ada babi cincang (dimasak seperti bumbu bolognaise). Lalu ada cocolannya juga yang menambah cita rasa. Pas banget buat rame2, kami ber10 pesan 3 porsi. Satu lagi yaitu, PORK BELLY SUPREME. The best pizza di playroom nih! Rasanya agak asin manis, dan kerennya ada potongan pork belly. Wangiii..

Untuk Cocktailnya kami pesan beberapa demi mengejar kuota VIP room, ada Sex On The Beach, Margarita, Long Island dan Black Russian. Tapi yang paling nyantol di lidah menurut saya Long Island dan Black Russian, karena liquornya gak begitu tajam dan saya suka kopi (hehe). Untuk Mocktailnya paling enaaak itu Kiwi Mojito, Potongan kiwinya buanyaak dan rasanya seger. 

Selain itu saya juga pesan coffee karena bakalan sampe lewat tengah malam. Saya pesan Ice Latte, eh tapi ternyata Latte nya fail banget, terlalu banyak susu sampe gak kerasa kopi sama sekali. Begitu pula dengan Ice Cappucinonya. Mungkin memang tempat seperti ini gak concern ke coffee