Again, Scusa at InterContinental Jakarta is doing another too good to be missed promotion, in conjunction of the Italy Independence Day. It’s an Italian Week Fair that only available until Sunday, 9th of June 2013.

Within it’s limited time promotion, Scusa team presenting the best of Italian menus from 3 regions in Italy, which are Sicily, Venezia, and Tuscany, to make sure that you don’t have to waste your time by applying Visa, finding a great tour, and accomodation, or even by a Travel guide to Italy for the dumbest.

So here are some menus of Sicily that I experienced during the dinner on last Tuesday.

Everytime I come to Scusa, I just would like not to missed this Fantasia Mocktail, a refreshing orange juice with the Grenadine Syrup.

As the starter, I had Insalata Vegetariana salad with rocket leaves, olives, cherry tomatoes, anchovies, green beans and lemon dressing. As for me the dressing might be too light, so what I can taste is only came from the cheese.

Another salad that I tried is the Scampi Giganti Salad, with orange, red onion, mesclun, Italian herb dressing and prawn. I enjoyed this much better compare to the first one. Light dressing meet with the orange, and fresh prawn.

Move to my second course, it’s time for the Zuppa Polpetta, a sicilian meatball soup with cabbage. I like the home made meatball, the texture was nice, and taste good. Whiel the character of the soup is not too strong, and as for me, it will boost your appetite more before you go for the main course.

I had 2 type of main course, I know what you think, I eat a lot and too much?! No don’t worry, All that I had is the sampler version, while the picture that you see is the real portion. So here, the Scottato Branzino that really grabbed my attention that night! A seared sea bass with stuffed calamari, caponata of vegetables and anchovy-dressing. I loved the texture of the sea bass, seared until the skin is crunchy, but still juicy on the inside. Seared to perfectness.

The second main course is the Beef Involtini. Comparing to the other main course, frankly speaking, normally I would enjoy beef more, but this time, I would suggest you to have the sea bass. The beef involtini come with pumpkin tortellini, stuffed tomato and porcini sauce. I like the sauce, but the tortellini was a bit under cooked, while the beef is not really tender.

So after having 2 salads, 1 soup, and 2 types of maincourse, I believe we should end this with something sweet. Here we go, The Pistachio Tart (left), it’s a tart consist of almond, ricotta cheese, and pistachio, topped with chocolate custard. Sicilian Cassata (right), it’s a Neapolitan Ice Cream with candied fruit and nuts, quite nice as well, love the crunchy texture that came frum the candied fruits and nuts inside the sponge cake.

Curious about the menu? You still have time for it! Owh well, set menu starts from Rp.399.000++ per person

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021-2514188
2nd floor of
InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 10-11
Jakarta 10220

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It’s bloody cloudy right when I’m writing about Tsurakamedou Ramen, and barely hard for my self not to craving for this delicious and lovely new comer ramen house in Jakarta.

Tsurukamedou Ramen located at Greenville area, and open non stop from 11 am to 10 pm everyday, and proud to bring the Original Style of Hakata Ramen into Jakarta, and Jakarta is the first stop of Tsurukamedou Ramen for opening their branch outside Japan.

It was raining bloody heavily that night when my first visit to Tsurukamedou Ramen, yet I just had a dinner invitation. But well, I think the rain that made me wet also lowing down a bit of my tummy fullness. So let’s get inside, as the weather is perfect for you to enjoy a bowl of ramen.

It started with Ebi Gyoza (Rp.32K++) which was lovely! Love the thin skin, appetizing! A good way to start the journey!

Oh well, also don’t you ever dare to forget the Tori Katsu (Rp.32K++), crispy on the outside, tender and tasty on the inside!

Alternatively, you might also wanna try the Tori Karaage  as well? (Rp.32K++). Thick and crunchy. Simply battered, marinated lovely, and fried right in time.

Now we move to the main one! Which is the Ramen it self, and the cha han (fried rice). Oh well, not only 1 ramen, but 3 ramen that I tried.

It starts with the Tori Ramen and Spicy Tori Ramen. Both of the ramen is made from the same broth, the difference is only the spicy one is spicy, yeah you know that! The soup was light, not oily, but tasty. I will not recommend you to give another extra seasoning like chili powder, chili oil, etc. But just taste it, and let the origin speaks!

As I have no problem with consuming pork, I will be regret  if I didn’t give a try for their signature Super Strong Tonkotsu Ramen (Rp.45K++), and oh my! All of the ramen that I’ve ever taste and compare with from my post Battle of Ramen Houses in Jakarta, are forgotten instantly. I was amazed by the authentic original of this Hakata Style Ramen. The soup was totally rich! but if you could take a look detaily, it is less oily, and trust me, the soup will not give you super thirst after taste. Means, the richness, the tastiness, really come from the cooking method, the ingredients without adding a large amount of MSG which happened in to some of ramen houses in Jakarta.

Speaking of the noodle, Tsurukamedou Ramen only have 1 type of noodle, which is thin, simple, and soft.

The amazing  me.. I mean the amazed me, is shocked again by the next menu. Well, it’s the Ebi Chahan(Rp.30K++). Dude, it’s just a fried rice, what’s so special? If there’s a that kind of question came to me, I will say “Shut up, give a try, I’ll treat you”…

Hahaha, well, I’m joking about “the treat” part, but, the chahan was absolutely lovely. The rice was soft, not oily, fragrant, and delicious! It looked simple, but the aroma was really really good which come from the Ebi, and the onion. All I can say is, you better try by yourself.

And to end the journey, here’s the Mango Jelly as the complimentary..

Definetly I will come back for more and more =)

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Come to my playground, now come on go inside, I take you up and down, like a roller coaster ride.

You need a carousel, that will always make you smile, a love that never ends, that will always blow your mind.

Are you ready? You better be! As The Playground restaurant just opened their new play area at the South of Jakarta, Pondok Indah Mall Extension (Street Gallery). And just like the name itself, the decoration and ambience in this restaurant is set as playful, cozy, and chilling as they can.

Several foodies were invited by The Playground management, to experience the ambience of their new restaurant and of course, the foods! So we were served by mostly pasta dishes. As their name is The Playground, I believe that their chefs are also playing around by combining and fusing the pastas into another style.

There you go, the line up of all the main courses : Green Curry with Crispy Dory Spaghetti; Chipapeno Capellini; Chimicurri Dory; Sateghetti; Togatake; Honey Red Wine Salmon.

Green Curry with Crispy Dory Spaghetti (IDR 60k++) is a Thai meet Indonesian flavour of home-made green curry, quite spicy, with macedoine pears and potatoes for a crunchy texture, topped with Crispy Dory.

Chipapeno Capellini (IDR 60k++) is created and prepared for those who love taste the next level of spiciness. Consisting of two world’s most distinctice chilis (Chilipadi and Jalapeno), served with prawn on top of the pasta. As for the taste, simple, light, and quiet nice.

Chimicurri Dory (IDR 58k++) by the way how it looks, remind me of fried dory, topped with “Daun singkong”. But I was wrong, LOL! It’s a Chimicurri(Argentine Parsley Sauce) and it is a quintessential sauce of Argentina which has spread all over South Americans these days, made from chopped parsley with oregano, garlic, olive oil and vinegar. So it will be savoury, and a bit sour. Chimicurri Dory served with mashed potato on the bottom of the fried dory.

Sateghetti (IDR 60k++), by the name it self, it already represents that this is a spaghetti, meet sate (chicken skewer), in peanut sauce. The peanut sauce is not too thick, taste more to sweet, quiet nice. Served with 6 chicken skewers hidden beneath the pasta.

Move to another pasta, it’s time for Togatake Pasta (IDR 60k++). This one is my favourite, as the flavour is quite strong, and spicy! It consist of shitake mushroom and Japanese dried chili served with crunchy nori. Simple, yet lovely, and hardly to stop slurping this one!

The last main course that served on that day, is the Honey Red Wine Salmon (IDR 105k++). Grilled Norwegian Salmon, with a spinach bakwan (fritter), served with The Playground’s signature Honey Red Wine Sauce. The grilled salmon for me was over cooked, but the taste was quite nice, and love the honey red wine sauce. Sweet and tasty!

The journey is not end yet! There are several of Martabak and brulee to be served! They have many variations of the Martabak, like cookies and cream, apple crumble, monkey genius, and so on. Oh and the brulee, nicely and uniquely served in the egg shell, for the taste, it was just ok.

After playing all around, it’s time to have a good rest kids! and don’t forget to “Mimi Cucu” (Drinking milk), but whoops, sorry kids, it’s not designed for you kids, as this lovely milk, is a combination of milk with baileys.

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Celebrating the International Mother’s Day on last week, 12 May 2013,  Calais Artisan Bubble Tea & Coffee introduce several new product with the code name The New Pink Series. Four new items from Calais, are all come with such a pinky colour, to represent “Love” it self.

Their new branch which located at Mall @ Alam Sutera, is where the story happened. We are free to try which beverages that we would like to try, so on that day, I simply asked for the Strawberry Milk Tea as one of the variant from New Pink Series, and the second one is Calais Signature Chocolate.

Their Strawberry Milk Tea has a balance combination between the flavour from strawberry, milk, and the tea itself. Considered light, to maintain the concept of the milk tea. And for the Signature Chocolate, it was good as well, and they made it from the chocolate block so the taste of course will be much better.

The new outlet here at Mall @ Alam Sutera, has a warm and cozy ambience, and also, in here you can have some light bites to accompany you while chit chatting with friends or family, and of course to accompany the drinks. We were served starting from french fries, fried dumpling, Calais pop corn chicken (Rp.21k+), Calais calamari rings (Rp.25k+) which will be served inside a paper bag. Psst, ask for the condiment sauce, Chili Mayonaise, and Peanut Sauce!

So what are the others Pink Series by Calais?

There you go..

From left to right, Strawberry Milk Tea, Watermelon Milk Tea, Strawberry Blush Smoothies for those who doesn’t like milk tea series, you might wanna enjoy this refreshing smoothies. And the last is Sourberry Smoothies.

So mark your calendar, as this seasonal promo is only available until the end of July 2013, and spread the love!!

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April might become one of the most awaited month for those who loves Asparagus. Wondering why? It’s because starting mid of April, is the harvest time of White Asparagus that grew beautifully in Europe. So, no wonder many of restaurants in Jakarta will also serving this beautiful seasonal vegetables for a limited time.

Here we go for Scusa, the Italian Restaurant that located on 2nd floor of InterContinental Jakarta MidPlaza, which also participating to celebrate the arrival of European White Asparagus in Jakarta. Wondering what did they prepare for us? Well they have created special menus to delight our palate.

It starts with White Asparagus with fried egg, parmesan, black truffle, and rosemary butter sauce as the appetizer. Simple, light and really appetizing. Love the freshness, and the crunch of the white asparagus itself. This should be ordered whenever you come to Scusa during this seasonal promotion

Still in love with the appetizer, now it’s time to the second course. Please welcoeme the White Asparagus Soup with parmigiano regiano fritters. It’s a creamy soup made from the white asparagus, light without losing the original taste of the asparagus, served with a bit touch of pesto sauce, and don’t forget to add a bit of black pepper. Oh well, try the fritters combine with the soup in one spoon so it can blend nicely, not too salty

Finished my soup, we were faced with the selection of Beef Tenderloin, or Steamed Sea bass for the main one. Which one to choose? I made it straight to the meaty one!

I asked for a medium Grilled White Asparagus and Beef Tenderloin, served with gorgonzola, creamed potatoes and bearnaise sauce. Well, this was really really satisfying, tender, and juicy, match perfectly with the bearnaise sauce. There are also light grilled white asparagus right at the bottom of the tenderloin. Love every single things on the plate, including the creammy potatoes.

Well done, now its time to close all of those above with something sweet, and we had Warm Melted Chocolate Cake, Scusa’s signature dessert. Made freshly upon your request, DO NOT wait too long, FINISHED it FASTLY, and enjoy the WARM and SWEETNESS.

So why White Asparagus? White asparagus is different than other category of asparagus. White one will contain more water, and fiber. White asparagus is referred as the royal vegetable which is less bitter and much more tender. This seasonal vegetables will only be available starting April, until June 2013. So make sure you don’t miss your chance to try this seasonal vegetables this year, or you have to wait until next year

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It’s been a week since my first visit to one of the restaurant in Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta, named Gastro Alley. Yeap hearing the name for me is not a new thing, as I normally hang out on PIK area with my friends. But this time, is where the story begin..

Invited by super talented guy named Ruby, awesome food photographer, and also a food & travel story teller (www.wanderbites.com), as his friend, Chef of the Gastro Alley would like to introduce several new menus, so he invited us, just to give honest feedbacks for his creation of modernist gastronomy.

Finding Gastro Alley is not hard at all, as this restaurant has a strategic location where the hips are always there! Or, I can say that this restaurant is located on the same row with Ikkudo Ramen, so, get it? You should then.

Entering this restaurant might giving you a warm welcome on the inside, yet a wow on the outside, as they place the mixologist’s center where you could ask for something refreshing, light, till something that can knock you down. Wondering about the food? Well, here are the line up : Signature Salade, Escargot, Gastro Burger, Norwegian Salmon, Artisan Sirloin. And for the desserts are : Truffle Chocolate Ganache, and Deconstructed Lemon Custard.

And now I can say… Let the story begin…

Signature Salade of Gastro Alley (Rp.39k++), is a Mesclun mix, with balsamic reduction, cherry tomatoes, olive soils, and parmagiano reggiano disc. To be honest, I couldn’t say much about this salad, because I only get a very little portion as this salad needs to be shared for 8 of us. So if you ask about it, I couldn’t find any special things. Oh well, if you could see the black sprinkled things, it’s an edible soil which made from black olive, while too much might end up with a little bitter taste.

Still for the starter, the next challenger was the Escargot (Rp.53k++). Served uniquely with a little bit of foam on top of it, and as for me, the portion was good and fair enough, where at the other restaurant, for ordering escargot, you might get 5-6 pcs of escargot, but in here, it has more than what you expected. Appetizing, with a lot of garlic, loved it!

As the entree is over, now its time to prepare your time with Gastro Burger (Rp.63k++). Well this is become one of my favourite here, as the meat was soft, tender and juicy, with pork bacon, BBQ sauce, and monterey jack cheese served with french fries. You gotta love this!

Next, its time for Artisan Sirloin which was prepared beautifully. From a distance, you might think that this is a tuna, but, I guarantee that it’s a sirloin. But well, unlucky me that I missed to taste this steak as it was hunted by everyone else during the food tasting, and I simply missed the chance. So I have nothing to say except good comments from the rest of the food bloggers, yet I heard that the Chef using Sous-vide technique to prepare the steak. It’s a method of cooking sealed in airtight plastic bag in a water at certain temperature, and takes time longer than normal cooking method. So that should be great maybe..

Owkay, so after the Artisan Sirloin, next is Norwegian Salmon. And for this special occasion, the Chef has prepared this Salmon into 2 types, the baked one, and the pan seared one (if im not mistaken, as I only got a chance to taste the baked one). Turned out, that this Salmon run slightly over cooked and a bit fishy for me, love the light marination, so it will let us to taste the flavour from the fish. And, for me the sauce was a bit too strong and too sour to be combined with the original taste. Ah yeah, this salmon served with a lovely potato parfait.

Something sweets are about to come! So let’s face the Truffle Chocolate Ganache. It’s chocolate, it’s good, it’s not to sweet, and it’s bold. And yeah he put a little bit chili powder on top of it, and with a white chocolate crumble which made from a white chocolate and mixed with something’s secret in Chef’s lab to create a different texture.

And another sweet thing is, Deconstructed Lemon Custard, good combination of sweet and sour.

From the mixologists center, they would like to introduce 2 types of mocktails and they are Seaweed(Rp.33k++), and Rose Shandy (Rp.40k++)..Don’t get me wrong, its not a real seaweed, but it’s just the way it looks like.  Mix of apple juice and lemon juice. Greeny, with kind of pulpy texture while you drink it. Well it’s from the muddled peach, a bit too sweet for me, and the greeny blueish colour is came from the blue curacao. And for the Rose Shandy, it’s a balanced combination of rose syrup, a little bit of soda, and beer.

Another things to share is, here at Gastro Alley, you can actually ask the Chef to prepare some special meals for you, and even the Chef will count a balanced calories for you if you’re on a healthy diet program. Well, that’s the story of me at Gastro Alley, what about yours?

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Sawadeekha! Yes its how to greet people in Thai language for men. I’m writing about my experience from my recent trip to Bangkok, Thailand.

Actually, this is such a coincidence where we’re checking in through Foursquare when we were in Bangkok, and suddenly, our friend leave a comment and said that He’s also in Bangkok, or to be exact, He’s working in a Hotel which is very close to our Hotel where we stay. Yeah,  He’s Andre Buser, Director of Culinary Operations at Absolute Hotel Services, and Eastin Gran Hotel Sathorn, Bangkok is also part of that group. So cut to the chase, this very down to earth, kind, tall yet handsome Executive Chef invited us to come to his hotel, so on one evening, we plan to visiting him.

Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, is located strategically in South Sathorn Road, Silom area Bangkok, 45 minutes driving from Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Bangkok, yet, Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn has access to the city centre by the BTS Sky Train Surasak Station which is connected to the Hotel.

Just when we arrived at the Hotel, we can feel that this Hotel is new, with a great and luxury ambience. So Chef asked us to come to the 14th floor, just to show us, the great view to the Bangkok City Centre, and there’s also an infinite pool up there, what a WOW! We regret that we didn’t come earlier, because it will be such a great place to see the sunset while having a glass of cocktail and sipping up fresh air up there.

Owkay, so we missed the sunset, and Chef Andre offering dinner selection to us between Italian cuisine, or Seafood Dinner. Yeah we go for Seafood Dinner buffet, kinda curious about what are they preparing. We went down to the 5th floor and heading to The Glass House Restaurant.

Right after escorted to our table, I couldn’t wait any longer just to walk around and seeing what they offer for Seafood Dinner, and seeing is believing! It took me just 1 minute, to see! Why? Just because I can’t hold on anymore, so we grabbed our plate and let the hunt begin!

For a casual opening, I took a little bit of sushi and sashimi, while after that, I go for Kinkawooka Mussels and clams, freshly cooked with white wine and tomato concasse. Simply this is become my favourite menu, as the mussels and clams, were fresh! and love the sauce which tasty and really really appetizing!

Beside the mussels and clams, there were also a wide selection of oyster, prepared in different method of cooking like Oyster Rockefeller, fresh US Calm Cove Pacific Oysters, French fine de Claire Oysters, Oa-Suean (oyster omelette with glutinous flour and beensprout) and many more.

As for snack, there were also fried corn patties with clams and por-pia (deep fried vegetables spring rolls)

Move for something “main” and big, I got myself a combination of Steamed dory fish fillet with saffron flavoured clam jus and fennel, Mussels, clams and cockles baked pasta, Wok fried razor clams with XO sauce, crispy fried chicken strips and singapore noodle, and brown rice with clams, what a delicious and big one! =p love the baked pasta and razor clams!

Oh well, it was a totally delicious seafood dinner, wide selection, and fresh! But, right before I ended up my journey here, I moved to their open kitchen once again, and ask for some grilled dishes, and black pasta with creamy sauce, clams and bacon. Wonderful to end the dinner right before I strikes again to the desserts corner =P

So there you go, hope you enjoyed reading my journey, as much as I enjoyed all the food at Glass House! Thanks to my friend, Chef Andre for the hospitality, the chit chat that evening!

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Hi there ESHtravagant!

Just last last Saturday, or to be exact, 6th April 2013, I was invited by Outback Steakhouse for a Food Blogger Gathering Event. The gathering itself held at Kuningan City which is their 3rd restaurant after the success of Outback Steakhouse Ratu Plaza and Pondok Indah.

Located on the Ground Level, unit G028, Outback Steakhouse opens from 11.30 am to 10.00 pm daily, and yet, this restaurant also perfectly located at the corner of the Kuningan City mall, with many windows and has view to the outside of the restaurant.

So just when I arrived, many of food bloggers are already there, and its time for drinks to be ordered. I choose Cherry Limeade for that, while waiting for 3 kinds of selected appetizers to be prepared.

Just when the appetizers are arrived, it will be very common for Food Blogger to taking pictures of all the appetizers that being served, and hell yeah! We were very busy for that!

We had a lovely Kookabura Chicken Wings (Rp. 79.900++ for big portion), crispy and nicely marinated with Outback secret spices, served with blue cheese dressing and  fresh celery stick.

Next to the second appetizer, we were served with Crispy Fried Mushroom (Rp.69.900++). It was lightly breaded, served with ranch dressing. Not bad, but in my honest opinion, that could be better if the mushroom is also marinated separately before being breaded.

And as for the 3rd appetizer, we had Aussie Cheese Fries (Rp.69.900++). It’s a fries, which topped with melted Monterey Jack, cheddar, and a little bit of bacon, then served with spicy ranch dressing.

While the appetizers already prepared and chosen by Outback Steakhouse, we’re free to order which main course from the menu to fulfill your curiosity, and to tantalise your tastebuds. My way? Im straight to one of their most favourite menu, and it’s BBQ Beef Ribs (Rp.249.900++) which was smoked and grilled to perfection, and have a bold flavour. It was nice, and BIG!

While for another main course that I had, was Toowoomba Topped Fillet (Rp.329.900++). It’s a thick cut of seared filet, with sauteed shrimp and button mushrooms tossed in a tomato cream sauce, served with mashed potato. I have to admit that the shrimp and the sauce was absolutely delicious! Love it! and the steak it self was quite nice as well. Maybe because the team was too hectic for preparing our dishes, I feel that the marination could be better.

For the final fight, we were served with something sweet! and it was chocolate thunder from down under. Pecan brownie topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, chocolate shaving and whipped cream. Wew, what a sinful yet delicious one

Oh yeah, during the gathering, we were also shown to the place where the magic happened, a.k.a the kitchen so we can see how the Outback Steakhouse team preparing all the dishes.

Yeah, at the end, we had such a great gathering with fellow bloggers. Thanks to Ms. Seli from Outback Steakhouse for inviting us.

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New comer in Pantai Indah Kapuk area, North Jakarta!! It’s Gomawo, Korean grill and restaurant which few weeks ago just had their Grand Opening (09 March 2013).

I came to Gomawo right on their Grand Opening party, not being invited, but to be honest, Gomawo was being on my top list to be experienced since the restaurant is being constructed. I have to admit, that lately I’m so into to the Korean Grilled, and finally my waiting is fulfilled to this restaurant.

Came to their Grand Opening, I was expecting such a great food for my dinner, and I had 3 menus to be grilled, and they were, Samgyeopsal, Gomawo Bulgogi, Gochujang Samgyeopsal also 1 main dish which is Jap Chae.

Oh yeah, while you order 1 grill item / menu, you will get a complimentary of whisked egg to be pan fried beside your grills. So how about the food ?

Jab chae is one of my favourite korean food, and it was quite nice. However if I may compare to other Korean restaurant, Jab Chae(Rp.88.000++) usually come in a bigger portion, which you can share to 3 or 4 people.

As for the grills like Samgyeopsa (Rp.80.000++)l, for me it was also too thin for the slices, and too small for the portion, while the taste was just okay. Coming to my favourite, or I can say the star of the show, it was the Gochujang Samgyeopsal!(Rp.80.000++) The pork belly marinated with gochujang sauce (korean hot pepper paste). It wasn’t hot / spicy, but for sure it was nice, and savory! Delicious one..

Move to the final one for my dinner, and it was the Gomawo Bulgogi (Rp.125.000++) which was sweet, and the marination was light. I believe the marination could be better and a little bit stronger as I feel it was slightly too light.

For me, Gomawo actually strategically located in Pantai Indah Kapuk and have such a great chance and also target market to tantalise the tastebuds of Korean Food Lovers. But, again if I may suggest, all of the portion was just too little, so that at the end, it comes to a pricey thought.

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Back to one of my favourite place to hang out in North Jakarta, which is also close to my home, Pantai Indah Kapuk. And also finally my curiosity for this quite big restaurant, yet crowded, Long Lie.

Long Lie usually getting more crowded at dinner time, especially by families that looking for Chinese and Hong Kong menu for their dinner. Specializing in porridge and also “pek cam kee”, Long Lie open until 2:00 am everyday. Guess that this restaurant is looking for extra business from the “night walker” or people with syndrome “midnite hunger”

But well, I had my experience there by having a Long Lie Prawn Porridge, and Nasi Hainam Long Lie. For additional menu, I had their Pek Cam Kee. The porridge came in a big bowl, and the quality of the porridge was good and thick. But for the taste, I didn’t feel WOW, while the amount of the prawn, was just too little.

Next is the Nasi Hainam. In my expectation,the hainam rice will came with barbequed pork, boiled egg, chicken, crispy pork. But I was completely wrong. I’m not sure whether this is the Hong Kong style or Long Lie style of Nasi Hainam. I had my hainam rice with a little bit of chicken, a quarter of braised hard boiled egg, 2 small pieces of braised tofu, 3 slices of roast peking duck and chili prawn. Well in my opinion, the taste was just so so..

As for the additional menu, their Pek Cam Kee was nice, although it was not the best Pek Cam Kee that I’ve ever tasted.

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