Review Pelanggan untuk D' Bollywood

There are not many places that offer Indian cuisine in Jakarta, not to mention the fusion kind since the authentic indian cuisine incorporate such heavy notes of herbs and seasoning. So I was lucky enough to come by this restaurant. Tucked in the corner of the Plaza Festival building 1st floor, it was accessible from the 1st floor of the building or you can go straight through the stairs from outside next to Lucky Cat Coffee & Kitchen.

The ambiance was a bit here and there for me, a mixture of cafe styled outdoor seating, huge bar table, and elegant and classy entrance with black and white checkered tiles and warm lighting. Nice.

I tried some of their menu with fellow foodies to get a taste of what Indian fusion has to offer. For the mains, we had Spaghetti with Butter Garlic and Butter Chicken Sauce, Tandoori Chicken Pizza, Kahdai Chicken Pizza, and Mutton Seekh Kebab with Naan. There were also Butter Chicken Curry, Kahdai Chicken Curry accompanied with Cheese Naan, and Garlic Naan.

I need to highlight the Spaghetti with Butter Garlic and Butter Chicken Sauce, it was great. Nice texture for the pasta, well executed sauce topped with buttery but non overwhelming chicken. Furthermore, I am an avid garlic enthusiast so I really appreciate their garlic butter note on the spaghetti. Another star for me was the Mutton Seekh Kebab with Naan, despite the not-so-appealing form, I take the term 'not to judge a book by its cover' to heart. It was basically deconstructed lamb kebab, lamb was pleasant with a touch of herbs, and there were no noticeable typical lamb smell. It was served with a smear of greenish sauce and caramelized onion, so the onion made such a supporting role here, green sauce was supposedly contributed for the light yet creamy taste of herbs.

For the Pizzas, both the Tandoori Chicken Pizza and Kadhai Chicken Pizza are tasty. The difference was in the slightly different taste and appearance. Tandoori Chicken Pizza was dominated with yellow and green color while the Kadhai Chicken Pizza was dominated with red and yellow color. I guess there's notable tomato in the Kadhai Chicken Pizza, but both of the pizzas featured chicken, onion, and green pepper covered in cheese. I liked them both. I mean, who doesn't like chicken and cheese with a hint of onion and pepper? But I need to note that the base/crust might get hard if you left it for too long. I need some effort to chew down the crust, and it was not the type of airy, raised bread crust, but more like a traditional take on the indian baked bread, so you might want to gobble down while its hot.

Whats Indian food without some curry, right? We got Butter Chicken Curry and Kadhai Chicken Curry accompanied with Cheese Naan and Garlic Naan. Butter Chicken Curry named after its buttery and light creamy flavor take on curry whereas Kadhai Chicken Curry maintains its redness acquired from tomato as on of its ingredients. I can't really choose what's better really, they are both unique in their own way, Kadhai Chicken Curry went along pretty well with the Cheese Naan in my opinion, and I would like to pair the Garlic Naan with the Butter Chicken Curry since the respective Naan complements the curry and gave some kind of balancing effect.

For the drinks, I had Buttermilk with the concept of sweet, buttery milk and subtle caramel taste in mind. Turned out it was light traditional yogurt with a twist of herbs that similar to those of coriander. It was new and exciting for me, imagine drinking watery and light churned buttery sour milk with salt and coriander and some other spice. But if you're new to this whole indian cuisine and herbs, you better start off small with something familiar like Mango Lassi that's equivalent to mango yogurt which is less sour and familiar to most taste.

And time came for dessert, we had Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream, this was sweet brown caramelized balls made from milk and herbs, sweet and spicy, I sensed some ginger and maybe cardamom in it. All topped with vanilla ice cream. like most indian dessert, the sweetness was usually pretty strong, I would prefer less sweetness and it would be perfect. There was another dessert called Gajar Halwa, warm cake made from carrot with sticky rice-like texture and formed into heart shape. So carrots as the main ingredient cooked with milk in some period of time until it developed a thick consistency, resulted a sweet, creamy, and savory dessert with a dash of canary.

I was pleasured enough to know that there's indian fusion restaurant that maintains its authenticity, and for those of you who still question whether the indian taste will compatible with yours, it's safe to say that this place is your stepping stones into the exotic realm of spices and herbs.