Buffet at Satoo, Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta

I don't think I can count how many times I've eaten at Satoo restaurant. 100 times? Oh.... that's definitely exaggerating, but yes, uncountable, that's for sure. Satoo restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta has been always become my most favorite place for having buffet lunch or dinner. Not only business lunches but also lunch/dinner with friends or birthday celebrations. But then, why I have never written a post of Satoo? Simple reason, Satoo doesn't allow people to take pictures at the  food stations except for the food that's already on the guest's plate. Anyway, finally, I had a chance to take pictures of the food stations in Satoo when Shangri-La invited me for a lunch.

Here are some of the food stations:

Seafood station (Cold selection)

Sushi station

Asian Noodle station

 Dim Sum

Salad Bar

Indian Station

Pasta station

Western European station

 Dessert station

Fresh fruit station. 

There's also Jamu (Indonesian traditional herbal drinks) station.

What I ate during my last visit in Satoo.

Say "Cheese!"

My favorite dish, fresh sushi.

Good Indian food.

Green tea ice cream is a must, also tiramisu and cheesecake.

SATOO Fruit Punch (mango, pineapple, orange and guava) - Rp. 60,000

Whenever I'm in Satoo, I always order this drink, so refreshing!

All prices subjected to 21% (tax and service charge)

Price list:
Monday - Saturday lunch buffet : Rp. 250.000++
Sunday lunch buffet : Rp. 310.000++
Monday - Thursday dinner buffet : Rp. 270.000++
Friday - Sunday dinner buffet : Rp. 290.000++
Breakfast : Rp. 198.000++

Updated 4 September 2013:
Weekend lunch buffet is Rp. 310.000++
Dinner buffet is Rp. 290.000++

Location:
Satoo Restaurant
Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta
Kota BNI
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 1
Central Jakarta
Tel: 2922 9999

Tea Addict

If you are a tea lovers, you might know this place or want to try this tea lounge named Tea Addict.  It serves not just ordinary brewed tea, there are also unique and flavorful tea blends. 

Entering the lobby, you will feel a relaxing atmosphere.

The menu.

Beside the drink menu, there's also food menu.

The Tea Bar.

Ice tea.

There is also a corner for you where you can sit on a cozy sofa to chat with your friends or read books/magazines while enjoying your drink.

Location:
Tea Addict - a tea lounge
Jl. Gunawarman No. 9
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan
Tel: 725 4371

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Street Food Hunting with Steven Goh

Steven Goh, a Malaysian blogger who writes about Penang's food, travel and lifestyle was in Jakarta for a business trip. I met him and his colleague on their first night in Jakarta. 

Steven was quite eagerly to try some the street food. So, I brought them around my neighborhood.

We began with Pisang Goreng Kalimantan (Borneo Fried Banana) from Pontianak.

The frying.

They deep fried the banana twice. To add the crunchiness?

Pisang Kepok is the type of banana.

Sweet, fragrant and soft... Definitely crunchy on the outside :)

Then, we moved to the next stall.

Sate Padang, originally from Padang, West Sumatra.

You can choose the part of beef you want: meat, tongue, intestine, liver. 

Grilled.

Rice cake (Ketupat).

The sauce is made from a lot of spices (turmeric, curry powder, coriander, cumin, galangal, garlic, chili, salt, pepper then mixed with rice flour)

Fried shallots on the top.

Spicy potato chips and fried beef rind known as Dorokdok.

If you like you can ask to add the spicy potato chips on the Sate Padang

And of course, they will add more sauce on it. 

Yummm.... I could only drool since I can't eat spicy food anymore

After Steven finished eating the Sate Padang with full of sweat all over his face because the spiciness of the Sate Padang sauce, we found a cart of another type of satay.

Sate Ayam & Sate Kambing (Chicken & Mutton Satays) from Madura, an island beside East Java.

The old school's way to grill satay on charcoal, using "hand fan" to keep the flame burning.

After the satays were grilled.

Peanut sauce mixed with sweet soy sauce.

Always... my favorite type of satay.

On the top, fried shallots added the deliciousness of these chicken satays.

Look how Steven and James were capturing a plate of Sate Ayam. I think the Sate Ayam vendor was pretty flattered to see how these two guys got so passionate capturing his food  :)

After the meaty food, now it's time for something sweet.

"Sinar Bulan" Martabak Manis Special

Indonesian version of thick pancake. This famous martabak manis is well-known in Bangka, a small island in east Sumatra.

Making the batter and also the martabak.

Big size and medium size.

We ordered for the special Martabak which means pure butter (Wijsman brand) with shredded cheese, chocolate sprinkles, ground peanuts and sesame seeds.

So rich, buttery, sweet, salty... One word to describe it... Delicious!!!

After all the food, we needed something to drink. Coincidentally, on the way back, we saw a new Taiwanese franchised tea store.

Shiny Tea

Thus, we ended up our street food hunting journey with milk teas :)

Boba Milk Tea and White Pearl Milk Tea.

 It was a fun night! Nice meeting you in person, Steven and James!