Al- Jazeera Signature - Menteng

Al - Jazeera Signature

address : 

Jl. Johar No.8, RT.18/RW.6, Kb. Sirih, Menteng, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10340

phone : 

(021) 31907590

open : 10.00 am - 01.30am (especially for Arabian music and dance night at 08.00 pm - 01.30am every Saturday, Sunday and Monday )

1st floor : 

Smoking and Shisha

2 nd floor : 

non smoking 

3rd and 4th floor : 

Music and dance area

5th floor coming soon 

parking : 

a little bit tight space, basement available 

dress code : 

semi formal 

price : 100 ++ per menu for food, 40 ++ for drinks ( all no tax :p )

interior : 

The design is totally awesome with Arabian Theme all over the place love it!

Seating area : 

table seating and "lesehan"

My story : 

Last weekend, I went to this Arabian restaurant with my foodies friends. 

Actually the main idea was to have lunch at ShopHaus menteng but I decided to propose Al-Jazeera Signature. 

I saw the images on the internet and I really wanted to go here. 

The interior looks so nice and comfy, and also the theme was different from other restaurant that I had visited ( same Arabian restaurant but the interior is not this fancy :D )

when we arrived in the dining area, we decided to seat in the square table seating. The reason was I wore a dress and I would find difficulties sitting in non table area. The half circle seating area also didn't fit for us (originally 8 of us but ended up 6)

That afternoon, I ordered Ruz Briyani Chicken , Arabian Pizza, Shawarma Musyakkal in plate and Adeni Tea

1. Ruz briyani Chicken Regular for 96 K

There are 2 sizes available, the small and regular

To be honest I think the regular size was not too big and I can eat it all by myself without feeling guilty

The spices were not too strong, The chicken itself was tasteless but tender. 

I was expecting something with more spices actually :(

But somehow still okay for my tongue but not more than that

I had tried this kind of food nearby my neighborhood, the place was smaller but the food was nicer tho, the flavor was stronger for each dish 

2. Arabian Pizza for 58K 

 This Arabian pizza looked so tempting and big in the menu.
Sadly, sometimes picture is not always showing you exactly what you get :(
it was more like a pizza bread , the dough was too thick , the size was like a regular pizza bread.

note : this is why I rarely edit my pictures in this blog, all pictures here are original without lighting edit or else

3. Shawarma Musyakkal by plate 84K

So basically this menu only using chicken meat different from other middle east food that using lamb as their main meat. (Well I am not into lamb meat that is why all the food here are chicken :P )

this menu contained of chicken breast meat, french fries, falafel, and vegetables. For the prata bread, you eat it by tear the sheet. 

The crunchiness, the tenderness and the freshness were all good but the taste didn't give me a good surprise

4. Adeni Tea

If you are about to looking at the menu and read the description, you will think about chai latte. The mixed of milk , tea and some herbs. I like milk tea and herbs! 

But this one was a little bit different with regular chai latte that I know.
By smelling, I could smell the ginger and strong nutmeg (please correct me if I am wrong). I thought I didn't need to put some sugar for my tea because I want to have something less sugar, but I was wrong, the taste was better with sugar! Trust me. 

Some of my friends said the taste was very strong and odd, but still okay for me. I even like it! <3 

The price was also quite cheap 58k and you can share it with your friends or even drink about 7 glasses by your own :p

My companion : 

Don't forget to take a self picture of wefie when you are here

TGIFoodLovers

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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

TGIFoodLovers
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My Favorite Breakfast in Japan

Hello hello hello..
I always start my story with hello so I kinda feel like interacting with you readers :) yes with a smile

First of all, FYI I went to Japan on Spring and the story is kinda late but I hope you still enjoy reading this.

So I went to Japan for 9 days from March 31 to April 09, 2016 so It was Spring season. That is why I could find flowers blossom here and there like everywhere! So lovely <3

 Unfortunately I discover that I am allergic to pollen, my eyes were swollen, and kinda having trouble with my respiratory system. At that time, I went to the nearest drug store and ask for allergic medication, however I did not want to let the allergy disturb my holiday. I took the medicine 2-3 times daily and always fell asleep in the train or in other places after, AHA! a good thing actually, it helped me to add sleeping time.

Okay, shortly I overcome my allergy and really enjoy my holiday in Japan.
Back to how I start my day every morning in Japan : " HAVING BREAKFAST!"

Lets say I had my favorite breakfast menu and it was totally different with my breakfast menu in daily life. Can you guess what it was?

Well it was not only one menu, but several! I ate like a bear preparing for hibernation.
FYI, It had been a healthy holiday cause I walked a lot like really far, my phone recorded about 19.000 to 26.000 + each day! In the other hands my daily walking goal only around 6.000 per day
can you imagine that?! I got a severe pain for my knees and I barely cannot walk so I used cab for several times :p for the last couple days

A lot of walking and that was kinda gave me an excuses to eat more and I didn't gain a single digit on my weight! ^ ^

1. CURRY















2. Pancake















3. Sausages and ham
4. Yoghurt
















5. Cereal, oatmeal and fresh milk

6. Bread

Those are my favorite breakfast menu.

Those food were special, I usually eat rice or vermicelli for my daily breakfast at home. I usually having stomachache if I eat those kind of food as my breakfast but when I go abroad I can accept almost everything and my stomach will cooperate very well. Everything good even after eating ramen and dairy products.
This kind of thing makes me confuse, is it the food quality in Indonesia that I need to question or what?!













My companion :

I am missing you my Japanese breakfast menu! T_T

" Say Good Morning to Your Body, EAT BREAKFAST!"


Thank you for reading

TGIFoodLovers
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ig @caca_ietcha