Kingwilly's guide to great eating places in Jakarta & Bali

[kingwilly]

cos one is turned away already and the other wasnt...

[MeMock]

Okay.

Carry on.

Nice thread btw.

[cimboc]

I had the steak....

Boy that looks tasty! I reckon I could probably polish off a couple atleast

[kingwilly]

Ate at a tasty French resteruant yesterday evening, its in CITOS mall in south Jakarta.

fairly varied menu of crepes, tartine and escargots.

I tried the garlic butter and herb potato escargot, and tenderloin steak with orange cream sauce adn fresh vegetables.

no pics, but it was bloody lovely.

bill - about $35 for me and the missus.

[kingwilly]

European Cuisine The Nine Muse Club
Address : DKI Jakarta Location : Jakarta, Indonesia Tel : (02) 722 11 88 Fax : (603) Email : The Nine Muses Club, is an elegant bar and restaurant, serving French European food with simplicity and generosity, live music performed by the most talented musicians in town to give a unique sensuality of The Nine Muses Club.

An Indo friend, who I am sure is well gay, was singing at this club last night (same time as KW, BLake7 & Butterfly were drinking it up at Blok M )

Anway MrsKW and a friend of hers went to this club last night, the ambiance was great, the singing was really good, nice place.

However, they thought the food was rather bland and boring (probably because it was not plastered in chilli).

they both ordered the Fish steak (I guess it was salmon... she just told me it was shit steak, supposed to be fish steak).

The bill the received was almost $200 for two. They were a bit shocked by this and asked to see the menu,

the menu apparently said;

Fish Steak blah blah blah with a cheese sauce ...........100,000 Rupiah (or $10)

They then had it explained to them that the sauce was 100,000 Rupiah and that the fish was more like 500,000 Rupiah.

So for one meal and a single martini she paid about $80. (considering that even the Shangri La has US beef steaks for around only $20 or so and is still considered expensive)

[ivanhoo]

its make me hungry now.. hehehe...

[Jools]

This post couldn't have come at a better time. I am planning on a Jakarta trip in April. I will put this information to good use. Thanks so much.

[kingwilly]

This post couldn't have come at a better time. I am planning on a Jakarta trip in April. I will put this information to good use. Thanks so much.

oh, glad to know it was helpful.

any other info you need/want?

[kingwilly]

time for an update.

Mga Jing Krak has closed, went bankrupt, apparently its too expensive for indo food (main dishes starting at 150 baht )

brief listing...

Restaurants in Jakarta
High end
Oasis (Menteng) – amazing experience from yesteryear Cs at the Grand Hyatt for seafood and steak (and the Japanese tepanyaki at the Hyatt is terrific) Emilie (Senopati) – excellent French restaurant. Loewys (Oakwood, Mega Kuningan) – excellent food and very cool bar. Euphoria (Menara Prima,Mega Kuningan) – new ‘place to be’.

Medium to low price
Dapur Babah (Veteran) – set in an old Chinese home. Traditional but extensive menu. Shanghai Blue (Kebon Sirih) - same owner as Dapur Babah. Great jazz venue. Tony Roma’s (senayan and menteng) – best ribs in town Din Tai Fung (senayan and PIM2) – great noodles Lana Thai (Menteng) – excellent ambience (and martinis) Tomang (Jl Cipete raya, cilandak) – good cheap traditional seafood A trip up to Bogor to have brunch at the Novotel is well worth it. Cool, outdoor setting.

Restaurants in Bali
Seminyak area
mid-price range - Tratorria, Made’s Warung, SoHo, Rumours. higher prices - Living room, Hu’u, Breeze (in Samaya Villa), La Luciola
Legian
Gado Gado – great food right on the beach
Ubud
Bebek Bengil – great crispy fried duck looking over paddy fields Naughty Nuri’s – great martinis
Kuta
Macaroni
Jimbaran
Seafood restaurants on the beach

[kingwilly]

rooftop resto serving pork.... hmmmm, yummy,

[slapp2000]

That was some bill Ms KW got I think I'll give that joint a miss

[kingwilly]

Anway MrsKW and a friend of hers went to this club last night, the ambiance was great, the singing was really good, nice place. However, they thought the food was rather bland and boring (probably because it was not plastered in chilli). they both ordered the Fish steak (I guess it was salmon... she just told me it was shit steak, supposed to be fish steak). The bill the received was almost $200 for two. They were a bit shocked by this and asked to see the menu, the menu apparently said; Fish Steak blah blah blah with a cheese sauce ...........100,000 Rupiah (or $10) They then had it explained to them that the sauce was 100,000 Rupiah and that the fish was more like 500,000 Rupiah. So for one meal and a single martini she paid about $80. (considering that even the Shangri La has US beef steaks for around only $20 or so and is still considered expensive)

That was some bill Ms KW got I think I'll give that joint a miss

I had to read through the thread to figure out which bill you meant....

yeah, funny how sometimes even the locals get ripped off!

[slapp2000]

Anway MrsKW and a friend of hers went to this club last night, the ambiance was great, the singing was really good, nice place. However, they thought the food was rather bland and boring (probably because it was not plastered in chilli). they both ordered the Fish steak (I guess it was salmon... she just told me it was shit steak, supposed to be fish steak). The bill the received was almost $200 for two. They were a bit shocked by this and asked to see the menu, the menu apparently said; Fish Steak blah blah blah with a cheese sauce ...........100,000 Rupiah (or $10) They then had it explained to them that the sauce was 100,000 Rupiah and that the fish was more like 500,000 Rupiah. So for one meal and a single martini she paid about $80. (considering that even the Shangri La has US beef steaks for around only $20 or so and is still considered expensive)

That was some bill Ms KW got I think I'll give that joint a miss

I had to read through the thread to figure out which bill you meant....

yeah, funny how sometimes even the locals get ripped off!

Your right KW but the locals love paying a big bill irrespective of crap service and crap food, then they can show the bill off to their friends, sombong morons.

[fridgemagnet]

well, you lot obviously enjoy paying vast amounts of dosh for yer not very Indonesian nosebag....
If anyone is interested in cheap eating in Bali - Kuta area, I could recommend a few places frequented by Indonesians, with prices around 35000 Rupiah for two hungry people - but if Ku De Ta is the standard required...

[Pol the Pot]

Made my mouth water! I'll bump the thread next time I'm in Jakkers.

Were you in Solo in April?

[dodoks]

time for an update.

Mga Jing Krak has closed, went bankrupt, apparently its too expensive for indo food (main dishes starting at 150 baht )

brief listing...

Mbah Jingkrak still open, they move to Setiabudi tengah No. 12, Kuningan area....

[Bower]

Any updates for this thread ? local knowledge is such a time and money saver.
We are arriving for a 3 week family holiday on the 14th June. Probably the last time my youngest kids will want to holiday with me ! We are staying at Anyar Estate near Kerobokan.

[mykebob]

This is a good and appreciative information is provided here. I have gone in this restaurant and they provide delicious food and good offers also.