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COFFEE BUTTER STEAK & EGG (138K) - homemade coffee butter, seared angus sirloin steak, sauteed mushroom, 65 degree sous vide egg, sauteed spinach, pomme puree and basil oil. What a great dish for sunday brunch with family. The steak cooked in medium and that coffee infused perfectly into the steak giving roast aromatic. (9/10)

MAPLE BUTTER BRIOCHE (78K) - their signature maple truffle butter, toasted brioche, beef bacon, strawberries, scrambled, mesclun, cherry tomato and maple syrup. Just one bacon, bread, egg and maple syrup on side - it’s expensive from a value of money perspective but I could ensure you that the combination of flavor make you want to it more and more! Love it! (9/10)

SALMON AND TRUFFLED SCRAMBLE (88K) - toasted sourdough, salmon gravlax, scrambled egg, white truffle oil, house salad, maple orange vinaigrette. I’m shocked at first because it doesn’t look like salmon in first place (looks like tuna srsly!) So, it was smoked and cooked with beetroot in two ways to create that color. And yes, it’s working! (8/10)

MASCARPONE BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE (48K) - light mascarpone mousse, blueberry compote, maple milk bread crouton, homemade granola and spiced crumble. Quite a subtle spoonful of crumble; the mascarpone flavour dominates - it’s a pretty and absolutely loveable dish (9/10)

ICED MAPLE HAZE LATTE (45K); BLUE KIWI ICEBERG (mango - kiwi - blue curacao 45K); SACARACHA (50K) - salted caramel mocha blended topped with whipped cream. The highlight of the drinks would absolutely goes to blue kiwi iceberg. So refreshing, sweet and sour in same level amount and extra kick from that blue soda!

Having my brother’s birthday dinner in Jia because so many recommendations come to us about this restaurant! Surprisingly, the price is quite affordable (there’s promo 30% disc for Mandiri credit card) for this chinese restaurant in one finest hotel in Jakarta. So, we’ve ordered some of appealing dish and high recommendation from the restaurant itself! 

Crispy roasted pork (98K) – just one word to describe this food – HEAVEN! What a superb crispy skin from that roasted pork! Love it. Just a burst full of flavor. (10/10)

Barbeque pork with honey (98K) – another great pork, a simple dish that i know it can’t go wrong. Just delicious and that honey give an extra sweetness (but with less than 98K after disc) oyeah WORTH IT! (9/10)

Signature peking duck (half – 218K) – MASSIVE LOVE for this one! I’m totally a chinese fan of peking duck wrap and love that thick sweet duck sauce! Just ask the waiter for that sauce twice and dig other meat with it! Half portion but it’s big enough to get one of each element (didn’t have a chance to take the other ways cook of the duck because my family is too hungry to wait) (10/10)

Crispy fried beef in honey sauce (68K) – what a unique dish, by its look and also the flavor itself. It’s like a daily food that I eat but I just can’t specify what is it. But I think the usage of honey is a little bit too much so it’s kinda powered and hidden the taste of that fried beef. (7/10)

Braised homemade bean curd with fungus and ginko nuts (108K) – one of my chinese veges fav is this haha.. can’t go wrong with the combination of tofu and fungus, just a successful extra add-on from that ginko nuts and that crazy yummy brown sauce! (8/10)

Braised E-Fu Noodles and wild mushrooms with black truffle paste (112K) – expecting a really yummy noodles come into my belly but it turns out to be one of my least favorite. I could taste that massive truffle paste but the combination is just not right for us. I think they using a wrong type of noodle and how they cooked the overall dish is just lack of balance. The positive side is just it comes with a very big portions and absolutely enough for our big family! (7/10)

Steamed fried rice with prawn wrapped in lotus leaf (98K) – Another least favourite of mine. It’s way too salty from what I imagine. And somehow I could only taste that salty fried rice and salted fish from that big bowl, nothing else. (5/10)

Deep fried boneless chicken with special chili sauce and mango (82K) – uhlalaaa I love this one! It’s superb yummy. Love that crispy boneless chicken and that sauce is UH-MA-ZINGGG! (9/10)

Braised pork belly with quail egg (98K) – Triple pork for feed the hungry family! PORK LOVERS, HERE WE COME! Hahaha.. they really smashed all that different pork and we put extra love for their quail egg. Just a great cooking of pork belly in brown sauce which totally blown my mind away! (9/10)

Overall a very great dish, warm ambience, attentive and polite services. Just some food that have to be remade to become a better one! 

Hari minggu saatnya kuliner mencoba restoran baru atau kembali makan di restoran lama yang terbukti enak dan salah satunya di hello sunday!

Uda pernah cobain hampir semua makanan mereka kayak salad, nasigoreng, pasta, burger, dan ya biasa aja dan cenderung overpriced sih.. Tapi ada dua outstanding menu yang harus dipesan kalo dateng kesini: (jadi nilai review aku berdasarkan 2 menu ini aja)

1. BIG! CHICKEN WAFFLE (single - 85K): enak bangettt.. simple isinya cuma crispy chicken di stack diatas waffle, disajikan dengan salad dan butter soy sauce - sama seperti semua restoran lain, tapi each element just made perfectly - that totally crispy chicken, crisp waffle and superb tasty butter soy sauce! yumm.. If you want to share with your partner, just buy it double! (10/10)

2. WAFFLE BAR (55K): Kita bisa pilih flavor waffle and soft serve nya. PIlihanku jatuh pada PANDAN WAFFLE dengan JAVA TEA SOFT SERVE. Wahhh can't describe how great the java tea soft serve! Not too sweet tapi tetep nonjok rasa java tea nya. enak parahhh teksturnya pun lembut - nagih - and it match well with that pandan waffle. Wangi pandannya enak banget. Ohhh! dan kalian juga harus makan yang disampingnya, mungkin semacem granola gitu enakkk parah dikombinasikan sama eskrim dan wafflenya yuhuu.. And I already tried their kopi tubruk soft serve too. It's taste amazing as well. MAJOR LOVEEE  (10/10)

So, menurut aku dari segi harga worth it banget! karena sering merasakan yang lebih mahal tapi ga seenak ini dan suasana cozy parah. Pewe banget sih, buat duduk ngobrol or main boardgames juga asikk.. Pelayanan attentive banget cuma kalo duduknya diujung rada susah manggilnya karena dia meja kasir dan servingnya di depan. Tapi overall oke banget!!

Rencana awalnya mau dimsum aja tapi karena bangunnya kesiangan jadi skalian lunch. Tempatnya mewah layaknya restoran fine dine dan pelayanannya super sigap. Aku suka ambiencenya warm and family banget.

Half roast chicken (i guess? lupa namanya 128K half): ini enak tapi bukan yang wow banget. Positifnya sih ayamnya garing banget! Dan seasoningnya pas (8/10)

Sweet and sour spanish iberico pork with pineapple and paprika (268K) - uwow my favorite! Ini sih enak banget, bener2 berasa sweet and sour saucenya dan porknya juga garing, porsiny banyak dan mereka pake iberico dong yum. Worth the price! (9/10)

Deep fried prawn with wasabi aioli (88K) - perna merasakan yang lebih enak tapi mereka punya termasuk enak dan approve dilidah aku! (8/10)

Fried rice with conpoy, shrimp and barbeque pork (168K): yang ini kesukaan mamaku, porsinya banyak pake banget. Porknya gapelit. Nasi gorengnya tipe chinese food yg non kecap gt jd ga enek (8/10)

Braised chicken feet with black bean sauce (42K) - jarang banget ada chicken feet yang ga pedes, salah satunya disini. Manisnya pas dan bumbunya meresap banget. Aku sih yes! (9/10)

Steamed rice flour rolls with shredded turnip and Yunnan ham (48K) - ini sbnerny awalnya mau psen yang pork turns out slh centang, ternyata turnipnya favorit dan jujur enak parah! Ganyangka bakal seenak dan sesegar ini sih! (9/10)

Baked abalone puff (2 pcs - 68K): wah kalo yg ini katanya paling favorit dan dimsum andalan - yang ternyata beneran enak sih! Crunchy outsider, abalon tender inside. Rasanya unik dan asinnya pas! (9/10)

Overall puas dan kenyang sih mkn disini. Makanan mrk relatif mahal untuk main ya namanya juga restoran bintang tp mereka pny dimsum mayan affordable mnrtku dan enak! Porsinya juga gede2.. Boleh dicoba sih :)

Ini tempat yang super booming karena dekornya yang totalitas, berasa lagi di jepang gitu. Mereka juga menyediakan private room (tipe duduknya bukan meja kayak didepan tapi tatami gitu) dengan minimum spending yang menurutku masih makesense around 2 mio.

Awalnya aku rada skeptis karena kebanyakan temenku bilang cuma tempatnya yang bagus tapi makanannya kurang enak jadi rada lama untuk akhirnya memutuskan makan disini.

Ternyata enaaaak semua makanannya, cita rasa jepangnya keluar! Maybe temen2ku pada salah pesen kali ya. Dan positifnya (1) mereka masak termasuk cepet; (2) Harganya juga termasuk murah sih (apalagi dessertnya bikin kaget) untuk modelan tempat kek gini serta didaerah senopati (yayy!!)  Disini aku pesen:

1. Chaba-Beef Marinated (205K) - tea marinated US Rib Eye Grill. Perpaduan beef dengan daun teh sencha menurutku cocok banget, tasteful. Aku pesen tingkat kematangan dagingnya medium dan empuk banget sih, wise portion, umami indeed (9/10)

2. Salmon ikura don (160K) - menu ini jujur menurutku rasanya unik karena bumbunya tapi enakkk. Jadi dia nasi dengan topping aburi salmon dan ikura yang super fresh, no complaint! Dan porsinya juga lumayan besar. Ditambah sea urchin sauce yang membuat masakan ini beda dari restoran lain. Favorite banget sih sausnya bener2 berasa dan elevate overall dishes! (10/10)

3. Unagi don (135K) - simple dish that execute perfectly. Unagi with original sweet sauce, simple tapi 4 potong unaginya super enak dan saus manisnya juga pas, nasinya matang sempurna. Aku suka sih, enak juga ini! Dan kenyang hehe (9/10)

4. Papaku pesen Ruri sushi set (160K) - jadi ada 3 mini bowl dengan isi berbeda2. Kalo ruri terdiri dari kanpachi - chirashi - maguro sushi set. Aku gasempet foto karena dateng terakhir dan uda pada kelaperan. Cuma coba each dikit dan emang enak sih for first spoon (8/10)

Ga cuma main, bahkan dessertnya menggoda semua akhirnya cobain 3 menu yang terlihat menarik dan emang aku suka basic flavornya:

5. Strawberry Milk Pudding (40K) - kombinasi milk pudding, jelly & homemade strawberry sauce. Ini kombinasinya cocok sih, sweet pudding with sour berry sauce. Ini contoh dessert yang ingredients simple tapi bisa elevate multiple flavor, tekstur oke, lembut dan enak! (9/10)

6. Kurogoma Ice cream (25K) - salah satu black sesame yang enak menurutku. Berasa, lumayan strong tapi ga bikin enek (9/10)

7. Houjicha Brulee (40K) - houjicha infused creme brulee with vanilla ice cream. Wah yang ini speechless sih enaknya. Aku super suka karena jarang resto bisa bikin houjicha flavorful and strong, One of the best houjicha so far! (10/10)

8. Ice Houjicha Latte (45K) - wah kacau sih mereka emang terbukti bisa bikin rasa houjicha yang enak! Roasted tea nya bener2 strong dan proporsi susu gulanya juga pas banget. Suka parah kalo ga kenyang mah bakal pesen satu lagi haha (10/10)

Suasana sih top notch banget ya, warm - cozy - family vibes dan pelayannya juga baik2 banget. Mereka bisa jelasin each of their menu, juga beberapa rekomendasi yang enak. Dan mereka surprise nya juga ga abal2, sampe meja sebelah ikut ngucapin juga haha.. Great times spent and happy tummy!

One of the best Japanese food, at least for me. I'm a japanese lover and 100% love to eat in here either with fam or friends. The 3.5 (0.5 is for that incredible garlic rice) must order menu when I'm in here is:

1. CHICKEN NANBAN (120K) - Undeniable to be the best chicken nanban I ever eat. They use marinated grilled chicken instead of fried chicken (like other resto) so it's definitely less oily. And their tartar sauce is superb good + suits well with that green pesto sauce (10/10)

2. MENTAIKO POTATO CHEESE PIZZA (75K/4pcs or 125K/8pcs): ulala this one is superb good! So cheesy, creamy, but not overpowered! The shrimp and mentaiko toppings are fresh and the potato crepes cooked perfectly! MUST TRY! (10/10)

3. MELTIQUE CUBE ROLL STEAK (285K) with teppanyaki garlic rice - the beef cubes steak are sooo good! Their fujin's signature sauce is another level. And with that savoury garlic rice, TOP NOTCH!!! Super inlove with their garlic rice, seriously how could a rice be that good?! HAHAH (9/10)

BLACK SESAME GELATO (35K) - simple one! But good chef could always make something simple into a very good one. Love the nutty bold flavor. (8/10)

So japanese vibes - feels like home, so clean, yet great and attentive workers. No complaint about their services or food! Maybe just a little bit pricey for their meltique steak. I hope they could maintan this for a long time 

AMUZ is one of the best romantic fine dine restaurant and I've been waited for a really long time to dine here but the price is.... hahahah but because today is my big sister's birthday so she treat me lunch in here (she's so kind). Can't wait to taste it because lots of great review about this place!
When I first enter the place, absolutely could tell that this place is high-end - elegant - exquisite dining experience and I'm perfectly sure that the dish will look stunning and delicious as well. Their services was outstanding, they explain their favorite dishes well - each and every components, so if we have dietary restrictions - they could manage it. Oh and please noted this! Baby sitters are not allowed (makesense!), no slippers or short pants allowed.
Next we move to the dishes. So, we ordered 2 pax of trois cours - you could choose each 1 appetizer, main course and dessert. And I ordered a bottle of sparkling water to clean up my palate.
'Welcoming' bread: Simple one but each of the bread taste great. So, it consists of wholewheat bread, sourdough bread, small baguette and ciabatta with cold butter. I personally love their ciabatta compare to other bread because the smell and taste is sooo good! (9/10)

1st appetizer: Le Tartare de Thon - yellow finn tuna tartar with crisp prawn cracker, roasted black sesame seed and lemon olive oil dressing. OMG totally fall in love with their fresh tuna, it seasoned well and not too much of lemon olive oil. What a great start! (10/10)

2nd appetizer: Les Escargots a la Bourguignonne - snails baked in fresh garlic herb butter on toasted walnut bread. Another great dish. I'm a fan of escargot so I know it will be great, but the tricky one is that walnut bread - not much restaurant could make a great one, yet this place could do it! I thought that bread is the helper for overall dish! (8/10)

1st maincourse: Le Risotto de Fruits de Mer Milanaise - seafood risotto milanese with prawn, snapper, squid and new zealand mussel. That saffron risotto is amazing and smell great! A little bit salty but their seafood is superb fresh and seasoned well! (8/10)

2nd maincourse: Le Steak Frites - grilled black angus grain fed beef sirloin with french fries, mesclun lettuce and marchand de vin sauce. That beef is extremely great, chewy and cooked perfectly. That wine sauce taste unique but great which is an extra point to that great beef. Plate of happiness I could say. With that big portion, PERFECT! (10/10)

For the dessert, I'm not a cheese fan so I ordered:

1st dessert: La Tarte aux Peches - peach flan tarte with lemon sorbet, almond chiboust and caramelized peach. Plate of heaven, all the elements taste great but when you mix it together - numero uno! Sour, sweet with extra kick from almond - YASSS! (10/10)

2nd dessert: Le Cremeux au Cafe Jivara - coffee cremeux, chocolate hazelnut praline mousse, caramelized banana and banana rum sorbet. This one taste great as well. But I've already eat all that bold main and appetizer so it's too bold for me. So, I do exchange with my sister for the dessert (9/10)

The first time you come you would think 350 is crazily expensive for 3 small courses but after you finish it, I think it's still okay because they use premium ingredients and lots of sauce combination to make it. And btw, the portion is quite big for me. So, overall it's a memorable dining experience for me 

First destionation for this weekend. Simple cozy place from Bandung, gakeliatan dari luar. Awalnya skeptis karena kecil banget dan harus naik tangga keatas gitu - tapi ternyata pas uda masuk pewe sih. Menu minumannya cuma ada ice tea, mineral water and some coffee. Untuk makanannya aku pesen yang menurut my fav foodie (aka eatandtreats) enaaak!

1. Butterscotch banana waffle (50K) - these droolworthy waffle is just one thing that makes it so special. Only simple crisp waffle and banana on top with butterscotch sauce but all of ingredients are on point! Enak banget sih. no complaint (10/10) 

2. Chicken and waffle (60K) - another best dishes from Lula Kitchen. Simple banget cuma fried chicken on top of waffle with a little drizzled honey tapi ayamnya garing, waffle renyah dan semua bumbunya pas aja di lidah aku. Setuju banget kalo kata ko hans tipe resto yang simple, ga neko2 tapi enak! (10/10) 

3. Super poke (65K) - wagelasehhh one of the best poke bowl. Enaaak bangettt and salmon mereka super freshhh dan seasoning mereka pas buat aku!!! Mix all the ingredients and just eat in one hap - perfect (10/10) 

4. Grilled Dory With Pesto And Quinoa (75K) - nah ini random pick karena kita makan ber4 jadi ga afdol kalo pesen cuma 3. Dan wow gila sih, walaupun modelnya rada plain tapi flavourful banget. Dory mereka matang sempurna, quinoa extra crunch, pesto sauce ga terlalu powerful. NICE! Aku bukan anak ikan selain salmon, tapi dory mereka aku approve! (9/10) 

Masaknya jujur lumayan lama tapi untung enak smua jadi aku maafkan. Dan pelayannya juga ga males, baik mau jelasin menu dan nawarin untuk kasi sharing plate hehe (makasi mba )

Aku dua kali makan disini dalam seminggu jadi aku rekap aja jadi satu, karena dari segi suasana, pelayanan dan kebersihan no complaint sih! Mereka oke banget, cekatan bahkan pas kedua kali barang temenku ada yang ketinggalan dan mereka langsung lari ngejar kita dong.

Selalu disediakan sharing plate karena kita pesen es banyak dan sharing, terus selalu gercep bersihin meja kita karena esnya tumpah2 setiap kita bagi kesetiap mangkok (maaf ya pak ngerepotin). Untuk dessert, kita pesen 4 best seller dimana salah satunya adalah demi kepentingan lomba yang diadakan eatandtreats dan anakjajan HEHE 

THAI TEA KAKIGORI (75K) - best of the best! ENAK BANGET PARAH dan yang aku suka dari santhai itu tekstur es serutnya lebih padat, jadi ga gampang ancur, dan didalamnya ada rotinya gitu. Aku juga suka banget sama cream putih diatasnya enak parah. And makin mantap ditambah saus thai tea on sidenya ulala perfecto! (10/10) 

TWO TONE KAKIGORI (75K) - Horlick and milo. Nah yang ini kalo suka yang lebih manis, bisa pilih opsi ini. Aku suka mereka kombinasi gitu karena kalo milo bakal biasa aja, tapi karena ditambah horlick jadi ada tekstur dan kombinasi rasa yang beda. Memang aku gabisa makan terlalu banyak karena cenderung manis buat aku tapi untuk rasa enaknya mereka dapet sih, saus coklatnya juga elevate overall kakigori biar lebih nendang. Didalamnya ada semacem jelly nya juga (AKU SUKA JELLY-nya hehhe) (8/10)

HONEY TOAST BOX (70K) - toast bread with honey and vanilla ice cream on top. Sebagai pecinta toast sejati, aku cobain banyak tempat dan akhirnya temuin fav baru lainnya. Again, ga terlalu manis, dalemnya empuk, luarnya garing, favorit banget sih ini. Cuma isinya aja kurang banyak tapi kalo dari segi rasa no complaint at all, contoh simple dish tapi ENAK! (9/10) 

SANTHAI'S MANGO STICKY RICE (42K) - sweet ripe mango with glutinous rice. Jadi ini adalah dessert yang dilombakan, gampang banget tinggal pecahin aja coklat bentuk mangganya. Aku jujur suka sama konsep kreatif dan rasa dari sticky rice itu sendiri karena surprisingly ga terlalu manis. Not a fan of sticky rice dan walaupun coklat luarnya terlalu manis buat aku, tapi main dish mereka quite enjoyable! (8/10) 

TROPICAL BLAZE (42K) - lychee, rose - ini standard sih, cuma fresh aja karena kita kan cobain dessert mereka yang rata2 manis, aku cuma berasa soda dikasi buah lychee, somehow rosenya ga berasa tapi overall seger sih and really what I need after all the sweets! (8/10)

Ketika saudara jauh datang, maka tidak valid kalo ga kuliner. Jadi mari berkunjung ke restoran pertama. Salah satu restoran chinese yang terkenal dengan dimsumnya, uda lama pengen cobain tapi baru kesampean sekarang.

Dari segi pelayanan dan kebersihan ga diragukan lagi, restoran di hotel emang punya standar yang berbeda. Pelayanannya topcer, gercep banget ngelayanin dari pesen makan - masak - keperluan sharing plate hingga pas kita mau bayar. Dari segi harga, lumayan kaget ternyata cukup affordable (meskipun porsi kecil, tapi mengingat ini restoran dalam hotel dan appreciate permainan flavornya jago!)

Deep-Fried Swan Dumpling with Black Pepper Duck Meat (98K) - so instagrammable sih pas keluar ada asap2nya gitu. I'm not a black pepper lover tapi yang ini ga overpowered dan jujur enak, duck meatnya juga lembut banget fillingnya. YUM (10/10)

Chef's Signature Trio Seafood Combination Platter (158K) - sweet sour fish roll with pine nuts, deep fried fresh squid with fragrant salt, pan fried hokkaido scallops with green spring onion ginger sauce. Cocok buat yang bingung mau pesen apa, pesen ini aja jadi bisa cobain dikit2, rata2 enak tapi  paling suka sweet sour pine nutsnya karena antik rasanya hehehe (8/10)

Siu Mai - Steamed Pork Dumpling with Scallops (38K) - ini rada shock begitu liat harganya dan scallopnya berasa. Enak sih ini, one of my fav. Simple tapi flavorful (9/10)

Xiao Long Bao - Shanghainese Pork Dumpling (38K). Another shocking price, enak bangeeet! Kuah didalem dumplingnya super good - cita rasanya dewa! Loveitsomuch (10/10)

Blueberry Snow Skin Dumpling (48K) - my favorite dessert, bener2 gasalah pilih. filling blueberry didalemnya ENAK & smooth dan mochinya super lembut  (10/10)