Beirut Lebanon Restaurant, Jakarta

Finally, I had a chance to try Lebanese cuisine! I had spotted this Beirut Lebanon Restaurant many times and wondered how the Lebanese cuisine tasted. The result is a wonderful satisfaction! My colleagues and me really enjoyed our meals here. The strong herbs, spices and olive oil like most of the Mediterranean cuisines really dominated in the authentic Lebanese cuisine.

This Beirut Lebanon restaurant has a warm and comfy ambiance.

Although at one side of the wall, there are a lot of guns and swords hanging as a part of the decorations.

Traditional Lebanese Drinks:

Jallab (left pic) - Rp. 16.500

made from date and sugar.

Ayran/Laban (right pic) - Rp. 20.000

Yogurt mixed with cold water, sugar and salt.

Appetizer:

Samosa - Rp. 18.000

Stuffed pastry with cheese or meat.

I prefer the cheese because the meat filling is too spice for my tastebud.

Soup:

Shorbat Laham - Rp. 22.000

Clear Lamb Rib Soup.

Shorbat Dajaj - Rp. 20.500

Chicken Cream Soup.

Grill:

Mushakal Mashawi - Rp. 60.000

3 strings of Lebanese style mixed grill (beef, chicken and kebab)

served with garlic sauce, mixed salad and french fries.

Lamb Grill - Rp. 55.000

2 strings of lamb with Lebanese spices served with

garlic sauce, mixed salad and french fries.

Main Course Rice:

Riz Basmati Lahem - Rp. 55.000

Fried Basmati rice with minced meat and lamb.

Riz Basmati Samak - Rp. 50.000

Fried Basmati rice with raisins, slice of fried onion

and Red Snapper fillet.

Riz Basmati Kebuli Lahem - Rp. 55.000

Fried Basmati rice with coriander, turmeric, raisins

and lamb on the top.

All prices are subject to 10% tax and 5.5% service charge

Currency: 1 USD = Rp. 8.500

Beirut Lebanon Restaurant

Jl. H. Agus Salim No. 57

Central Jakarta

Phone: 31938147
Opening hours: 10 am - 2 am

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.

D'Cost Seafood Restaurant

A few weeks ago, my work place celebrated Easter and invited all the staff to have lunch at D'Cost Seafood Restaurant. It's my first time to eat in this restaurant.

I've heard a lot about D'Cost Seafood restaurant. One of the reason is that the food isn't expensive at all compared to other seafood restaurants. So far, they have opened more than 15 restaurants. Not only in Jakarta but also in the other big cities in Indonesia.

With the orange color dominated the restaurant, it gives a warm ambiance. It accommodated more than 300 seats. The service is actually quite good; waiters are nice and friendly. But as for the food, too bad, there's nothing to shout about. I feel that most of the food tasted too hot and spicy or just purely blunt. It's so mediocre but then, I guess we also can not expect too much with their range of price.

Hot Tea - Rp. 100 per person (refill)

White Rice - Rp. 1.000 per person

Fried Rice - Rp. 8.000

Sayur Asem (Sweet sour veggie soup) - Rp. 4.000

Terong Bakar (Grilled Eggplant) - Rp. 4.000

Cumi Goreng Tepung

(Fried squid in batter) - Rp. 19.000

Udang saus Padang

(Prawns with Padang sauce) - Rp. 29.000

Tumis Buncis ala Singapore

(Singaporean style of Green Beans saute) - Rp. 12.000

Sapi Lada Hitam (Black Pepper Beef) - Rp. 29.000

Udang Pance bakar saus Padang

(Grilled Prawn with Padang Sauce) - Rp. 29.000

Kepiting saus Padang

(Crab with Padang sauce) - Rp. 39.000

Kepiting Soka Kremes

(Crabs with kremes) - Rp. 29.000

Ikan Gurame Bakar (Grilled Carp Fish) - Rp. 29.000

Ikan Patin Bakar (Grilled Silvercat Fish) - Rp. 29.000

Ikan Gurame Fillet Saus Mangga

(Crap Fish with Mango sauce) - Rp. 19.000

Ayam Fillet Cabe Kering

(Chicken with dried chili) - Rp. 19.000

Tempe Goreng (fried soybean cake) - Rp. 4.000

Cumi saus Padang (squid with Padang sauce) - Rp. 19.000

Tahu Kipas (Fried filling tofu) - Rp. 19.000

Cumi Goreng Tepung - Rp. 19.000

Currency: 1 USD = Rp. 8.500

Location:
D'Cost Seafood Restaurant
Jl. Puri Lingkar Luar Barat 108
(Gedung Electronic City) Puri Indah
Jakarta Barat
Telp : (021) 583 01988

Opening hours:
Weekdays
11.00 - 14.30 (last order)
closed: 15.00
18.00 - 21.30 (last order)
closed: 22.00
Weekends/ holidays
11.00 - 21.30 (last order)
closed: 22.00

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.

Shooting "The Maverick Chef" with Chef Alvin Leung

Yesterday, I got invited to be a guest in the shooting of a food show called "The Maverick Chef" featuring chef Alvin Leung, known also as the Demon Chef who is one of only two self-taught chefs to have ever received Michelin Stars, as he travels, eats and cooks his way around Asia.

Beside me, there're also 3 owners of the stalls/restaurants that chef Alvin Leung had visited during the show. Our part as a guest is to taste and give feedbacks on the deconstructed food created by chef Alvin Leung for the Jakarta episode.

The shooting process.

Chef Alvin is preparing his creative deconstructed food.

Seriously, chef Alvin Leung really did a wonderful and surprise-filled job on his deconstructed and re-invented iconic Indonesian food.

With Chef Alvin Leung.

It's a very great, fun and interesting experience to try this molecular gastronomy!

I would like to say thank you to chef Alvin Leung and the Ochre Pictures for having me on the show :)

p.s: I will post the pictures of his food as soon as the show is aired on Li TV channel. So... stay tuned!

Tukang Keripik (Chips man) - part 2

Eating chips can be so addictive and luckily, there are hundreds varieties of chips in Indonesia :)

A street vendor who sells chips on a cart by walking around my neighborhood.

T

here are 5 kind of chips.

Kue tambang (fried & twisted sweet dough), salty banana (fried banana in long thin slices), sweet banana (fried banana in short thin slices).

Fried salty talas (Talas is similar to taro - a tropical Asian plant), I'm not so sure for the name of the chip in the middle, it's like fried salty wantan skin.

I asked the vendor for a mix of each chips inside in the plastic bag. My favorite is the sweet fried banana :)

250 grams = Rp. 8.000 (USD 1)

Domino's Pizza - Central Park Jakarta

Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is recognized as the world leader in pizza delivery and also second-largest pizza chain in the United States. I'm not so sure why after almost 50 years later (in 2008), they finally just opened in Indonesia (note: Pizza Hut opened their first restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1984).

The pizza(s) is directly made as soon as there's an order.

The interior inside

My colleagues and I tried the "Big Deal 1"

BIG DEAL 1 - Rp. 150.000 (included tax)

1 medium Beef Pepperoni Feast - Rp. 55.000

Tomato sauce, beef pepperoni, mozzarella cheese

1 Medium American Classic Cheeseburger - Rp. 65.000

Tomatoes sauce, onions, bacon, ground beef, 3 cheeses - American, Provolone and Cheddar.

I really like this pizza. A great combination taste of cheeseburger with pizza.

Beef Lasagna - Rp. 28.000

Chocolate Lava - Rp. 16.000/pc.

"Saus sambal" - Chili sauce

Instead of tomato ketchup, chili sauce is a must sauce for most Indonesian whenever they eat.

Location:
Domino's Pizza
Central Park-Tribeca,
Jln. Letjen S. Parman Kav. 28
Jakarta Barat
Phone: 5473669

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.