Review Pelanggan untuk Zoku Dine & Bar

Kombunara (130k) 6/10
The main star of the show😗. A somewhat similar dish to carbonara with a Japanese take, Zoku used wide egg noodle with scallop, kombu butter sauce, onsen egg, tobiko, and furikake. Noodle texture was on point, but still somewhat lacking in flavour. Scallops were kinda small, especially compared to the generous amount of noodle. Maybe a better ratio of protein-sauce-noodles would help to elevate the dish?

Salmon Crispy Sushi (70k) 6/10
Salmon aburi served on fried anchovy rice, topped with egg salad and pickled kyuri. I enjoyed the crunchy rice texture, but couldn’t really taste the anchovy flavour. In fact, the rice tasted bitter as they were way too charred. The egg salad and pickles did provide interesting texture and balanced flavour to the overall dish though. Just a decent appetiser for me.

Claypot Rice (195k) 4.5/10
Rice served with wagyu fat, calamari, and shiitake mushrooms. I was expecting a flavourful claypot rice based on the description, especially with the inclusion of kombu stock and bone marrow. However, even after being mixed in, I could not taste the bone marrow. It’s also missing that famous ‘kerak’ you would expect on the bottom of such dish. Overall, this dish was just lacking in flavour.

📍PIK 2, North Jakarta
🐈 5.5/10

I think they are still getting the hang of things as they just recently opened. Will revisit once everything settles as the other dishes such as Asian PB&J and Potato Churros sound interesting.