Friday 30 December 2016

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart - Kota Kasablanka

01:43
Yes! finally I can try Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart after long wait. It's quite hard for me to travel around Jakarta because the uncertain clerkship schedule (the suffering of medical student LOL).
Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart outlet doesn't have any seating, so you can only grab and go. It has 2 outlet which is located in Kota Kasablanca (LG Floor) and Senayan City (LG Floor), and the outlet only sell one item which is the Baked Cheese Tart!
Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart IDR 20K
It has a nice flaky crust and creamy cheesy filling in the middle. I think the cheese tart is half baked because the filling still runny when I took my first bite, and the flavor of the cheese is on point. Fyi, you can buy 5 piece of baked cheese tart and get 1 FREE!!

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart
Jalan Casablanca Raya Kav. 88, Menteng Dalam, Tebet, Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12870, Indonesia
Opening hours:
Everyday 10.00 - 22.00
Instagram:@Hokkaidobakedcheesetart_id

Thursday 15 December 2016

Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters Indonesia - Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) Avenue

23:02

Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters is the most talked about coffee shop in town recently. This coffee is originated from Sydney, Australia and has finally opened for public on 10th of December. The outlet is located in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) Avenue Mall on ground floor and precisely in front of North Lobby, so don't try find it inside the mall like I did.

This coffee shop has a big space that can hold many number people in single service. If you want to see the process of Toby's Estate Coffee, you should sit on the bar and watch the amazing barista in action. By the way, I can't show you guys the interior because during my visit is so crowded and I can't find any good pic of the interior to show you guys.

The best thing come from the coffee shop is the opening hours which is 7AM. If you want to have nice breakfast or get your daily dose coffee, you can come to Toby's in early morning. Beside coffee, the coffee shop sells many various Australian dishes such as salad, pasta, fried chicken and many more. For me, I choose Buttermilk chicken with corn frita.
Ice Latte IDR 50K

Normally, when I ordered latte, the espresso and milk already combine without any hassle. At toby's they separate the milk and the espresso when serving, so I suggest you guys when ordering this drink pour the espresso quickly before some of the sweet coffee nectar stick into the glass. 
Cappuccino IDR 40K

The coffee has strong bold flavor with low acidic taste to it. This type of coffee is perfect for my taste bud. Beside that, the cappuccino has the perfect ratio of milk and coffee, two thumbs up for that.
Butter Milk Chicken with Corn Frita IDR 105K
When the waiter arrived with this dish, my mouth has already watered with saliva because it's the best looking fried chicken I ever saw in my life. I will break it down the component that make this beautiful dish. From the top to the bottom: 2 piece of buttermilk chicken, coleslaw, and nice corn frita at the bottom and they top it of with their homemade ranch dressing. The deep fried chicken is very juicy and crispy, and the flavor profile is amazing, it combines well with other component of the dish.
For my opinion, this place is perfect for brunch. The meal, coffee, and vibe is perfect for nice chitchat  on lazy afternoon if you ask me.

That's the end of this post guys, and this is my overall score for this cafe:
Crave factor 10/10
Satisfied factor 9.5/10
Return for more - definitely YES!

I hope you guys enjoy it and stay tune for my next post.
If you have some suggestions of cafes, restaurants, food or drinks that you want me to visit and make a review of, please leave it on the comment section down below. I would really appreciate it.

Toby's Estate Coffee Roasters Indonesia
PIK Avenue Ground Floor - North Lobby
Opening Hours:
Everyday 7.00 - 23.00
Instagram: @tobysestateid

Thursday 8 December 2016

He.Brews Coffee Corner - Pantai Indah Kapuk

22:08
Every morning when I get up from bed, I usually start my day by thanking GOD for giving me a brand new day to live and then make myself a perfect cup of coffee. The aroma and taste of the freshly brewed coffee always help in lighten up my mood.  That's the reason I'm in love with this coffee shop because the moment when I'm entered He.Brews Coffee Corner, they greeted me with amazing aroma of their freshly grind-brewed coffee.
 
The interior of He.Brews Coffee Corner is quite simple and minimalistic if you ask me because the cafe shares their space with small boutique that sells women clothing and unique knick knack. Beside that the interior gave the cafe nice ambience. The cafe ambience is one of the reason I'm in love with this coffee shop because you won't notice the time when you enjoying your coffee or chatting with friends/family or just finishing your past due papers LOL.
Ice Honey Lemon Yakult IDR 45K
This beverage is quiet refreshing especially on hot day although now is raining season in Jakarta. The taste was unique for my taste bud because the yakult was slight tangy and lemon juice compelled perfectly with yakult. I suggest you to order this beverage after a long day of work or nice hard workout, it will surely refresh body.
Cappuccino IDR 40K
There is no need for any more explanation for the coffee, because they make perfect brewed coffee in my opinion. I know I'm not certified coffee expertise but I know when someone makes perfect brewed coffee.

That's the end of this post guys, and this is my overall score for this cafe:
Crave factor 9/10
Satisfied factor 9/10
Return for more - definitely YES!

I hope you guys enjoy it and stay tune for my next post.
If you have some suggestions of cafes, restaurants, food or drinks that you want me to visit and make a review of, please leave it on the comment section down below. I would really appreciate it.

He.Brews Coffee Corner
Ruko The Plaza, Blok 9AA, Jl. Pantai Indah Utara 2, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta
087888618819
Opening Hours:
Mon - Fri: 09.00 - 21.00

Wednesday 30 November 2016

Pablo - Gandaria City

17:26
The anticipation is over guys! The number one baked cheese tart from japan has arrived in JAKARTA. Pablo Cheese Tart which originated from Osaka has open  in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17th November 2016 at Gandaria City Mall. Fyi, I haven't try the original Pablo Cheese Tart in Osaka, Japan but I'll make sure I'm gonna pay a visit to try the original one when I come to Japan.
The outlet is located at UG Floor beside double pot restaurant. The outlet has several seating areas so you guys can choose whether you wanna enjoy your freshly baked product on the spot or bring it home to enjoy it later with your family/friends. (At that time I chose to bring it home and enjoy it with my family and friends) 



Wide variety of pablo frute flavors. From left to right: Rich berry cheese IDR 60K, Special chocolate IDR 55K, Classic Cheese Tart IDR 60K, Matcha with shiratama IDR 60K, and Rich mango cheese IDR 55K.





Freshly Baked Cheese Tart IDR 169K

To get this beautiful freshly baked cheese tart you need to put a little bit effort which is queue in a very long line (For me, I waited approx. 2 hours!). The taste was quite nice, it was creamy and not too sweet which was perfectly paired with the pie crust. Unfortunately, the flavor of the cheese wasn't strong enough, so it tasted more like an ordinary sweet tart instead of cheese tart.
Matcha with shiratama IDR 60k
I really love this beverages, the matcha flavor smoothie combines well with the matcha jelly, shiratama, and ogura whipped cream.  When you guys order this beverage, I suggest you guys to mix it well with the straw and drink it, but leave the jelly to be eaten later after you've finished your drink.

That's the end of this post guys, and this is the overall score for this cafe:
Crave factor 5/10
Satisfied factor 4/10
Return for more - No, except when I'm crave the frute

I hope you guys enjoy it and stay tune for my next post.
If you have some suggestions of cafes, restaurants, food or drinks that you want me to visit and make a review of, please leave it on the comment section down below. I would really appreciate it.

Keep craving till my next post! See ya!

Pablo Cheese Tart Indonesia
Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda No. 11, RT.10/RW.6, Kby. Lama Utara, Kby. Lama
Daerah Khusus Ibukota, Jakarta 12240
Opening hours:
Mon - Sun: 10.00 - 22.00
Instagram:@pablo_cheese_tart_indonesia

Friday 25 November 2016

Starbucks Holiday Cups

16:48
It's the end of november everyone, and you know what that mean right? it's almost Christmas!! it's my favorite time of the year, where you get together with your relative and having a Christmas dinner. I hope you guys also excited as I do. 

Recently, Starbucks just has launched their holiday paper cups, which are available for every purchase of their hot drinks. Do you know? I just fell in love with their holiday paper cups. It's because the design is resembling the spirit of christmas, joy and happiness. Holiday paper cups available in 5 designs, which every design has their own unique characteristic (the crystal actually is definetly my favs of all). 


Do you know the person behind all these holiday paper cups? I suppose no, hahaha. Holiday paper cups are designed by Indonesian Designer and Ilustrator, Florencia Selvi. if you don't know her, then you should follow her instagram @florencia.selvi and support her amazing artwork. 


Thursday 24 November 2016

Kakolait - Gading Serpong

04:33
ATTENTION PLEASE! I'm calling all the chocoholic!! For there's a new cafe in town named KAKOLAIT. Why am I calling only the chocoholic? Because, Kakolait is a cafe which has a specialty in producing chocolate-based desserts and drinks. The cafe is located in Gading Serpong, and it's only one shop away from Cotive Workingspace & Coffee. (Click here for my review of Cotive's).

Kakolait interior dominated mostly with the color of brown and white. I thought they wanted to show all the chocolate elements into their interior, and they had achieve it based on my opinion. (How about you guys? do you think they achieve it?)
 











Kakolava IDR 40K


This chocolate lava cake should ORDER when you come to this cafe. Their chocolate lava cake is so heavenly, You will taste nice rich sweet-bitter chocolate flavour that combine well with their vanilla ice cream. I think this is the best chocolate lava cake so far, because I think it is not too sweet for my taste. Since that day, I'm still craving it so much and I want come back continually to order it.

Signature Hot chocolate
The cafe specialty beverage is its signature hot chocolate and it comes in some option such as Classic hot chocolate (IDR 35K), American marshmallow (IDK 40K), and Crunchy Waffle Balls (IDK 40K). You can choose between milk or dark chocolate for your hot chocolate. For me, I prefer the dark chocolate, but for you whose really love sweet stuffs you can order the milk chocolate instead. 






Their hot chocolate was really good and I think it would be a perfect companion especially in the cold weather. The hot chocolate had the nice-smooth and creamy texture which you could find in every good hot chocolate. Then, the sweetness was perfect for me (fyi I'm not very fond of sweet stuffs). 

Ice chocolate IDR 35K
For you who doesn't like hot beverages, don't worry for they also offer you some cold beverage! I ordered the ice chocolate and it was also nice, but please noted when you order the drink, you must mix the chocolate syrup quickly before it's harden because of the cold temperature of the drink.

Ice granita IDR 25K
If you're not in the mood for something sweets you can choose the nice and refreshing ice granita. Granita is a semi-frozen dessert made of sugar, water and various flavorings. They offer three options of the Granita which are the Red Granita (Dragon Fruit & Lychee), the Yellow Granita (Passion Fruit & Mango) and the Green Granita (Lemon & Mint). I ordered the Yellow Granita because my favorite fruits is mango!
The Yellow Granita was so refreshing and had a strong flavor but it wasn't too sweet for me. I would recommend this drink to be consumed in a hot weather or after long day of exercise.

Overall, this cafe meets my expectation very well. They served nice and good quality chocolate-based foods and beverages when it's kinda hard to find especially in Tangerang region. I'm definitely seeing myself come back for more.

The score for this cafe is:
Crave factor 9/10
Satisfied Factor 10/10
Return for more - Definitely YES!

I hope you guys enjoy it and stay tune for my next post.
If you have some suggestions of cafes, restaurants, food or drinks that you want me to visit and make a review of, please leave it on the comment section down below. I would really appreciate it.

Keep craving till my next post! See ya!

Kakolait
Ruko Golden 8 Blok I No. 33 Jl. Ki Hajar Dewantara, Gading Serpong, Serpong Utara, Tangerang
021-29238763
Opening Hours:
Everyday 10.00 - 22.00
Instagram: @kakolait

Friday 11 November 2016

McDonald's Matcha Ice Cream

06:15
For all of you who is a Matcha-fans, McDonald's just launched a new seasonal  menu called "Cita Rasa Dari Negeri Jepang". In this seasonal menu, they offer you some sweets as Matcha Top (IDR 7K), Matcha Ogura McFlurry (IDR 13K), and Matcha Oreo Mcflurry (IDR 13K). So, when I knew about it, I was like "Damn, I must try it soon!" and so I did.

After the I heard the news, I rushed to McDonald's after my shift at the hospital had over. When I arrived at McDonald's, I went to the cashier immediately with all of the exitement inside of me and told her that I wanted to order the "Matcha Top" and she was a little bit in shocked when I talked to her, I thought that maybe she has never seen such exitement in other people before me. LOL.


The ice cream base is actually the vanilla ice-cream and it's coated with generous layer of matcha. I also think that the coating contains the element of white chocolate because I could feel the sweetness of the white chocolate while eating the ice cream. You will get the nice and soft texture of the creamy ice cream and enjoying its sweetness inside your mouth with only paying for 7K. Such a big deal, right?
Overall, I think that matcha top is the best modified soft served ice cream that McDonald's has released so far. 

Available at every McDonald's outlet.

I hope you guys enjoy it and stay tune for my next post.
If you have some suggestions of cafes, restaurants, food or drinks that you want me to visit and make a review of, please leave it on the comment section down below. I would really appreciate it.

Keep craving till my next post! See ya!

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