Monday, March 24, 2014

Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop


About a week ago, I tasted some of the high-end desserts, the famous Kronut (cronut) and also the new dessert menu offered by Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop. The new dessert menu featured Matcha Goma, Emeraude Cake, Piemonte Hazelnut cake and Chocombroise

I was informed that each month, the Cake Shop will also offer a variety of eclairs with new colors and flavors. For guests at Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop who want to experience the new desserts, they can order the Afternoon Tea Package (Rp. 230.000++), available daily from 3pm to 6pm at Cinnamon restaurant. The guests can choose to have a coffee or tea, a selection of the new cakes and sandwiches.


Alliance Apricot (individual) - Rp. 50.000
Opera Cake (individual) - Rp. 50.000

Lime Macaron (individual) - Rp. 50.000
Lime & Lemon Curd Cream With Fresh Raspberry 

Caramel and Apple Tart (individual) - Rp. 50.000
Caramel Chiboust Cream With Caramelized Apples 

Kronut (individual) - Rp. 35.000
Chocolate Cronut

Vanilli Cronut

Blueberry Cronut

Alliance Apricot
Apricot And Mascarpone Mousse With Sable Breton 
Round 20 cm - Rp. 395.000
18x18cm - Rp. 415.000
20x30cm - Rp. 580.000
30x30cm - Rp. 780.000
30x40cm - Rp. 870.000
40x40cm - Rp. 995.000

Caramel and Apple Tart
Caramel Chiboust Cream With Caramelized Apples 
Round 20 cm - Rp. 340.000

Piemonte Hazelnut Cake
Chocolate Caramel Mousse Cake With Hazelnut 
Round 20 cm - Rp. 395.000
  
Matcha Goma Cake
White Chocolate Mousse, Green Tea Biscuit with Sesame Seed Jelly 
18x18cm - Rp. 395.000
20x30cm - Rp. 570.000
30x30cm - Rp. 740.000
30x40cm - Rp. 850.000
40x40cm - Rp. 950.000
  
All prices are subjected to tax and service charge.
Current currency: 
1 USD = Rp. 11.380

Location:
Mandarin Oriental Cake Shop
Jalan MH Thamrin
Central Jakarta 10310
Telephone: 2993 8888

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Chicken & Egg, Citos

Chicken & Egg restaurant is a restaurant that serves chicken and egg as the main ingredients.

Outdoor - smoking area.

Indoor. 
The capacity is available for 120 pax.

The interior in Chicken & Egg was designed relax casual but also still elegant.

The chicken goddess. 

The open kitchen.

Roasting the chicken in sitting position.

Chicken & Pineapple Nachos - Rp. 38.000
Crispy nachos with chicken and melted cheese. not so sure why it's called as pineapple nachos because I didn't see any chunk of pineapple.

Crispy Snack Combo - Rp. 48.000
Mixed potato skin, crispy mushroom, french fries and onion rings

Mexican Chicken Quesadilla - Rp. 42.000
Tortilla wrap with grilled chicken, Mexican salsa, jalapeno with yellow cheddar and mozzarella cheese.

Italian Omelette - Rp. 48.000
Omelette based topped with tomato, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil and oregano.

Swiss Omelette - Rp. 48.000

wild mushroom and cheese as the filling.

Indonesian Omelette - Rp. 42.000
Omelette stuffed with Indonesian fried rice.

The Roasted Chicken - Rp. 178.000 (full) or Rp. 98.000 (half size).
They all tasted quite good. The Indonesian spiced was my favorite because it was much tastier than the other two roasted chicken.

Spit-roasted Black Pepper 

Spit-roasted Indonesian Spiced Chicken

Spit-roasted Lime and Chili Chicken

Lemon Creme Brulee - Rp. 48.000
Rich custard dessert which supposed to have lemon flavor. Sadly, there's no hint of lemon flavor at all.

Spiced Mojito (left) - Rp. 55.000
Home-spiced syrup, fresh lemon juice, mint leaves, sparkling water. A unique refreshing taste of sweet, sour and mint flavor with spices. 
Passion Fruit Mojito (right) - Rp. 55.000
Rum syrup, lime juice, mint leaves, passion fruit, sparkling water. I really love this drink! Not so sure why there's licorice flavor in it although licorice is not included as an ingredient in this drink.

Homemade Ice lemon tea (left) - Rp. 24.000
Very refreshing and the ice cubes were made from ice lemon tea.
Lychee Raspberry (right) - Rp. 32.000
All prices are subjected to tax and service charge.
Current currency:
1 USD = Rp. 11.450

location:
Chicken & Egg
Cilandak Town Square (Citos)
Ground Floor Unit 012, 014, 016
South Jakarta
Tel: 75920233

Opening hours:
Breakfast
Sun - Thu: 8 am - 11 am
Fri - Sat & PH: 8 am - 11 am
Lunch & Dinner
Sun - Thu: 11 am - 12 am
Fri - Sat & PH: 11 - 12 am

Friday, March 7, 2014

Hong Tang - Oriental Dessert Culture at PIK


Last week, I was with my colleague in Pantai Indah Kapuk area. We had early dinner at Tajima Yakiniku then we decided to have dessert at Hong Tang which is famous for the Taiwanese dessert. 
 Q Ball 16 - Rp. 29.000
I chose this dessert because it had pudding, mochi and pearl with brown sugar syrup. It was not too sweet and the portion was also not too much which was good for me.

HK Douhua 136 - Rp. 20.000
Soft tofu in coconut soup. It tasted rich and creamy.

All prices subjected to 10% tax and 5% service charge
Current currency: 1 USD = Rp. 11.450

Location:
Hong Tang
Oriental Dessert Culture
Rukan Garden Blok B 18D
Bukit Golf Mediterania
Pantai Indah Kapuk
Jakarta Utara
Telp: 98989585

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.
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