Enjoying the Mountain's Breeze - Melrimba Garden

Melrimba Garden

Address : 

Jl. Raya Puncak KM 87, Tugu Utara, Cisarua, Tugu Utara, Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat 16750

Indonesia

How to get there : 

Private car, approx 2 hours from JKT 

Phone : 

(0263) 523205

Open for restaurant : 

08.00 am - 09.00 pm 

for garden, bike rental, trampoline , etc : 

08.00am- 05.00pm 

Dress code : 

casual , just bring outer with you

Menu that I bought : 

Fried Banana with caramel and palm sugar and butter

 So, basically this fried banana is my favorite, my family favorite and I suggested it to my friends and they love it too.
Most of you must be wondering, whats special about this banana, you can find it everywhere. Well, I must say this is the best fried banana that I have ever tasted in my life so far.
The banana always sweet, I cannot find undesirable taste of it (in Indonesia we call it sepet). The texture is crispy on the outside but moist in the inside. The sweet mixture from the caramel and palm sugar are not over taste either. It gave me the precise desirable sweet taste that brought calmness and relaxation. <3


 the price approx 40 per portion (2 pcs as seen in the picture)

Poffertjes

 This is a wonderful round profferjes. It looks tempting with the snowy sugar on top and a little chocolate sauce at the corner.
For your information, the taste of this sweet is not the best in puncak, but still okay and nice to have it after a journey full of traffic and polution :P
 price : approx. 30k+ per portion

 Fried Kwetiaw

Well,  I must say, all the food and drinks here are not cheap. But it adequate  with the cozy environment and the taste that we get.

That time I also ordered fried kwetiaw. Unlike the normal kwetiaw that I know, this one had wider piece. You can order the one with chicken meat or with the seafood. It is all up to you.

In the picture : seafood ( I prefer not to use squid actually)
the taste of the kwetiau was nice. I was able to taste the savory and sweetness of the kwetiau without unnecessary burning sensation taste. The portion was not too much but still okay for my portion.

Drink : 
Traditional poci tea with rock sugar ( refillable)
It was served with 2 glass of made of clay, the same with the tea pot.
Some people said, the more you used the tea pot set, the better is the taste of the tea.
When I ordered this tea, the clay was already dark brown and the taste of the tea was nice with the rock sugar, it refreshed me after a long sitting in the car.
Let say it energized me and matched with the food

a cup of coffee : 

Oh well, to be honest I only took a sip. 

I didn't drink the coffee tho, it was belong to my dad. 

however don't expect a latte art from this restaurant

it is not a coffee shop so let say the coffee was so so and they will give you a lot of sugar pack to use o_0

What I did ?

There is an orchid shop inside the area, I usually go there to look around and take several pictures. 

Some other flowers and plants also available and you can have a sneak peak inside the melrimba garden (you must pay the entrance ticket for melrimba garden approx 15k per person - if I am not mistaken :p , excluding the bike rental and camping and fishing)

Pony are also available for rent

If you bring little kid with you, this is one of interesting and fun attraction. 

They also have atv, trampoline, mini outbound 

My companion : 

My beloved parents who loves to go to Puncak at least once a month :D

and I love it too

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Feels like home - Club Huis

Club Huis

Address : Pesona Alam Resort 
Jalan Taman Safari No. 101, Cibeureum, Cisarua, Bogor, Jawa Barat 16750
(0251) 825 2426

Dress code : 
casual (better with outer, it can be very windy when raining)


















Best spot : 
sitting in terrace area if not raining
or you can experience eating in dining room area or living room area

Highlight : 

Only sell cookies, cakes, mini pasta, and drinks
the banana cake with oat crumbles is the best 
great for relaxing time

My Story : 

Actually I can categorize this place as not so brand new because it has been opened for public for around a year or more. However that time was my very first visit to pesona alam resort and quickly fall in love with the ambiance and this place becoming my current favorite spot at puncak.

For the first time around July 2016, I went here with my parents. As for your information, my family love to relaxing outside the city and to have a closer look with the nature (not in the extreme way tho)
I have been asked my family for couple of times to go here but didn't get a serious response due to certain reason such as too busy with works and others.

We didn't stay at the resort, we only stop by for couple hours enjoying the view and the food before heading back home.
It was a special Sunday if I must say, it had been a very long time since the last fog in Puncak. We didn't expect to see the fog followed by the heavy rain. It created a romantic family time ^_^

hahaha, this is a picture when my dad and my mom insisted on taking pictures
the fog was so thick and everything become white, mystical maybe.

So when the rain started to pouring down, we entered the restaurant immediately. Surprised surprised ! Looks like home! with living room, family room, dining room and a door like bedroom door. Also a beautiful backyard covered by fog and they turned on lights in colorful colors near the trees. Let me say It was quite magical rather than mystical :p

So here are the menu : 

 What we had :

 

DOn't forget to enjoy your  cake with a cup of warm coffee

Apple cinnamon cake with oat crumbles
the best apple cinnamon cake I have ever tasted in my life
I could smell and taste the real apple and cinnamon mixed well with the saltiness and sweetness of dough and oat

 My dad is a meat lovers so he decided to order sausages and fries. At that time, the sausages and fries felt so good in my mouth. Better than any regular sausages and fries that I bought in the market.
Well, as a hungry daughter, I also ordered pasta. call it mini pasta because it was so small and I still need another menu to satisfied my appetite

 this pasta was in the size of cream soup. the taste was great , contained of macaroni and rich of cheese and milk. If you asking was it worth to buy? then the answer is yes because I only had few choices and frankly speaking, the price was quite expensive considering the size.

Well that was a short story about my first visit at club huis with a lot of pictures of me, mom and dad :D

thank you for reading

TGIFoodLovers

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No need to be mad - MAD BOWL Gading Serpong

MAD BOWL EATERY

Address : 

Ruko Graha Boulevard
Blok B No. 9
Jl . Gading Serpong Boulevard
Gading Serpong
Serpong- Tangerang
Indonesia

Phone : 

0812 885 777 96

Dress Code : 
Casual

Price : range from 10k for drinks and 50 + for food

Recommendation : 
Prawn Brazillian Gremolata with Paela rice

My Story :

So that day, I went there with 3 foodies friends
We decided to meet on weekdays after working hours because one of them wanted to tell her love story. So let say it was an urgency :D
In the other hands, this place at that time was brand new and we would like to make a food review about it. (if you remember, I have told you before that I am a reviewer at pergikuliner.com too )

I arrived too early so I waited for couple minutes and decided to order first. I order prawn brazillian gremolata with paela rice. So basically it was a yellow rice ( Europian style : consisted of raisin yumm my fav ) and cooked prawn with coriander, parsley, garlic and strong lemon flavor. That was totally my kind of food.

For a girl like me with a big appetite, the portion matched me.
I got a happy tummy after eating

Actually at that time, there were several promotional menu but they didn't offer it to me. I realized it as soon as my friends order that promotional menu for only 20k including ice tea. erghhh
However that still a good thing that I didn't order the promotional menu because the meat was too little and the taste was like heaven vs earth if I compared it with my original non promotional menu.

To eat here, it is better for you to prepare at least 100k to eat and drink.

VS    

Left : promotional                                                                                   Right : Non Promo

Note : the signal is sucks, you need to get out from the restaurant to get phone signal . Also hopeless wifi :(

Enjoyy

TGIFoodLovers <3

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Rumah nya jjigae! - Jjigae House Muara Karang

Jjigae House
Jl. Muara Karang Raya No. 40A, Muara Karang, Penjaringan, Jakarta Utara

well, it's time for Korean food! WOhoo!

None like my pevious review, this time I will write in Bahasa Indonesia , my mother language

Udah agak lama sebenernya makan di jjigae house ini cuma baru nulis review di blog ini sekarang

Buat pecinta makanan korea pasti udah tau apa itu budajjigae dan kayanya mungkin udah pernah coba juga ya makan disini. 

dari beberapa budajjigae yang pernah gw makan, makan di jjigae houselah yang paling berkesan. 

ga cuma berkesan karena harus antri lama bisa hampir satu jam tapi lebih ke arah positif yang rasa nya di lidah terkenang kenang. 

disini bisa pilih daging nya, ada yang chicken, beef , pork ataupun seafood. 

kebetulan gw dan teman-teman saat itu sangat menyukai daging babi jadi terpilih lah jjigae dengan pork. serta tambahan ramen nya. 

nah begini lah kira-kira penampakan pada saat belum disiram kuah, udah menarik ya menataannya 

nah kemudian isiannya tadi disiram kuah pilihan kita

oh iya untuk broth nya sendiri pastikanlah memilih broth kimchi dibandingkan chicken ataupun beef karena ini yang signaturenya. kimchinya bener-bener enak pula dan mereka jual per kg jika kita mau beli untuk di bawa pulang. 

awalnya keliatan kayanya besar deh porsinya jadi cuma nambah ramennya aja 1. tapi ternyata kurang. sampe nambah ramen ada kali ya 3 -5 biji. plus nambah spam 3 kali juga. 

rasanya ga puas-puas , berasa kurang terus saking enaknya

ga cuma rebutan isian nya tapi juga rebutan kuahnya juga tatkala isian sudah habis dimakan. 

nah saat uda mendidih , masukan ramennya

kemudian aduk-aduk sampe rata

masing-masing orang diberi mangkok kecil , nah bisa langsung comot2 dipanci besarnya atau taro inceran kita di mangkok kecil kita dulu supaya ga keduluan ama temen-temen.. hehehehe 

My Companion : 

waktu itu makan ber 5 karena nambah-nambah terus akhirnya seorang kena sekitar 150 ribuan setelah kita bagi rata. 

seharusnya sih yang pot cuma 94 ribu harganya .. hhahaha ga jadi murah deh 

namun apalah artinya 150 ribu kalo emang puas banget .. tsaaahhh * kibas rambut * 

 Note :
waktu itu kita makan di jam makan malam hari (tepatnya da telat sih jem stengah 9 gitu) dan ngantrinya ga kira-kira, gimana coba kalo wiken yah :( bisa pingsan kelaparan duluan ngantri di depan, mana panas ga ada teras nya ,,huhuhu



Thx guys for the great companion

kiri : albert, sisca, me

kanan : reza, stanley

Feb , 2016 

TGIFoodLovers 

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New Coffee Shop - Home Brew Coffee Alam Suteran (video)

HOME BREW COFFEE

Address : 

Alam A10 i No. 1, Sutera, Provincia di Caltanissetta, Sicilia

Open :
Everyday from 8am to 7 pm (approx 6 pm for last order)

Dress Code : 
Casual 

Hello! 

This time is gonna be different a little bit
Well, yesterday (July 18, 2016) Me and 2 of my foodies friends visited a new coffee shop at alam sutera.
It was located at the back side of ex. rasane building near Flavour Bliss.
The building will be on your right side when you take a first turn on your left.

Park outside or inside the building, take the 1st left corner in front building to P3 to get to home brew coffee shop.
Yesterday was their soft opening day, so there was not so many people inside. Only relatives  and some foodies like us.

The owner was really nice, it was the same with his crew. they sell amazing drinks and foods.
Not only for the coffee, but the non coffee were great too.

I had the opportunity to try the mojito, cajun pasta and my favorite banana caramel bread with vanilla ice cream.
I must say all were good and even so yummy.
I can tell there is another place which also sell banana caramel bread but here they served it with ice cream. How can it not be my favorite even more! the bread itself was amazing plus ice cream it created a heaven for me!

and here is my real expression while trying the cake and pasta (thx u @stelmaris for the unforgettable video! XOXO)

WARNING : The video is a little bit ridiculous :p but its real

Thank you for reading and watching
Gonna make a complete review about home brew coffee shop soon!

I am happy while eating good food
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Noodle King PIK

Actually I visited this place months ago (Feb to be exact) on the 1st day they open the store

but well due to some reasons I post this right now for you and hopefully still giving the helpful information 

Noodle King 

Location : 

Ruko Crown Golf, Blok A No. 31, Bukit Golf Mediterania
Jl. Marina Indah Raya, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Penjaringan, Jakarta Utara
021 29424861, 021 29424862

I went there on 21st February 2016 with some friends so I was able to try several menu such as jjangmyeon, jjampong, and japchae

1. Japchae

    too bad the japchae was not the best japchae that I've ever tasted 

    and the portion was way too small if I compared it to other restaurant

    the normal price is around 90+ let say 100k 

    hmm not the best offer to buy

2. Jjampong

    The jjampong was the very best among all 

     the taste was great  a little sour a little sweetness and quite spicy

     I could say that those seafood were fresh and not fishy at all 

 3. Jjangmyeon

    Yes hello it reminded me of the favorite food in K-Drama

    The noodle with black bean paste

    Sweet and savory that is all I can say to you

    But for sure, this one was quite nice to eat , did not make me feel want to puke like the other one         that I have tried before because it was too da*n sweet and too much of onions

*  Thumbs up

-The portion for their foods were not too big but using big plates-

Interior : 

modern casual 

Dress Code : 

casual

Service : 

Average, I think gonna takes a long time when full, it wasn't too fast even when a lot of seat were vacant

Price : 

approx. 100k + per person 

You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.
Paul Prudhomme

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Japanese and Korean in One - Dae Ga Gading Serpong (my second visit)

Dae Ga 
New restaurant at Gading Serpong, the place is quite spacious, nice interior with air conditioner, the bill is still manual , pay with cash or card available.

Address : 
Ruko 1B , Blok BA 3, no 58-59
JL. Boulevard Gading Serpong, Gading Serpong, Serpong- Tangerang

Phone : 
+62 21 5475511/ +6281380168082

Language spoken : 
Indonesian language, Korean Language (the owner )

Dress code : 
casual to semi formal

Exterior : 
Woody, warm, transparent
you can see fish tank in front of the window ( also live shrimp)
2 shop house in one

Interior : 
nice wooden chair and table, and some art pieces on the wall crafted from iron  or copper
colors : dark brown, black, white, yellow, copper

Waitress : 
all in uniform, each waitress has their own duty. The one who brings the food will wait for the other to serve the food on our table so it will be less mistake I guess.

Servings : 
Japanese : no side dish, free miso soup
Korean   : I got side dishes on my first visit but didn't get it on my second visit (this visit)
free iced coffee but I don't know the term and condition to get this, because they didn't give it to me on my 1st visit and on my second visit, my friend need to ask for this or they wouldn't serve it

Menu : 
Japanese : sushi, sashimi, salad, tuna steak, tempura, rolled sushi
Korean    : bibimbab, doep bab, skiyaki, hot pot, jap chae, syamgaetang, ji gae, bulgogi, gal bi, etc

Drinks : free cold ocha (refillable), orange juice, etc

My visit : 
that was my second visit to Dae Ga. On my second visit, I ate with my friends Eros ( the programmer) and Oswin ( the owner of culinary website). We have one thing in common : we like to eat and that's why we were there together to chit chat and trying new dishes at Dae Ga.
This time I need to thanks pergikuliner for the treat again.. Thanks for the time and also great conversation.. I laughed like there will be no tomorrow.. pretty much like always.. hahahaha..

Okay, back to the topic about food, we ordered based on what I want to order.. Woman privileges huh?
I chose moe deum sushi (14pcs per portion) for the Japanese menu and after that I also ordered boe soet bul gogi jgol (small for 3-4 persons).

Moe deum sushi : 

at the first time it arrived, the fish meat got some black spot and we asked for the new one,as soon as possible, the waitress showed it to the kitchen and they gave us the new one in the blink of an eye.

The meat were raw but no smelly smell at all, the taste was pretty good but not too refreshing in my mouth. But still good rather than other sushi places around the area. When I gave a bite of it, I could feel the wasabi behind the meat, kind of surprising in the beginning but fine till the end.

My friend Oswin who lived in Japan for 7 years back then, taught me how to eat sushi in the right way.
for the first step, all I needed to do was turn the sushi down so the meat will face me and take it with my chop sticks and dipped it into soy sauce and wasabi they served. So I have been eating sushi in the wrong way all my life..  >_<

Oh,, for the sushi, each person got a bowl of miso soup for free. The miso soup was nice with a lot of seaweed and firm tofu

Boe soet bul go gi jgol : 

 so this is the pic of the boe soet bulgogi jgol in the beginning, the waitress put the pan full of mushrooms and green vegetables on the stove on our table to heat up the broth

 I put the meat inside the pan and the meat changed color and texture

the taste of the dish was actually great, the meat was sweet and tender also easy to chew, the mushrooms and vegetables were fresh, crunchy and in great shape. We didn't boil it too long so the color still nice and the nutrition still there (people say it all the time not to over cooked vegetables so it will not lose its nutrition). Beside the good side, this dish also had bad side for me. I couldn't take the spiciness, as you can see in the pictures, red chilies were all over the dish, the broth became spicy even I didn't bite the chopped chilies. After couple bites, I drank a lot of ocha to calm my self o_O

But I like the dish.. maybe I can make it at home in the future ^_^

overall I can say the Korean food is better than the Japanese food, maybe because the owner is a Korean so the Korean food are more authentic and delicious. 

My Companion : 

Like I told you above, I went there with my two friends who love to chit chat like me, so it was a great time where we shared our stories about food, family, job, etc. I laughed a lot and so happy .. thx u for the great time! Can't wait for the next meeting with you guys to chit chat and eat good food. 

Our selfie : yeayy... - Me, Eros, Oswin-

We finally asked the waiter to took a picture of us. 

As you can see, my friend Oswin has the style huh.. like Mr. Bob Sadino (RIP) 's style.. So let us call him " The Incarnation of Uncle Bob" :p

* He will get "angry" with me every time I say it and will call me Mariska instead of Marisa as a revenge T_T

It's important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and everyone listens. If there's good food, it's much better.

Andrea Bocelli

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