My oh my, the Gunawarman street has been seriously busy and packed with new joints! One of the newest is this restaurant located on the 3rd floor of The Gunawarman No. 30 building called Fitzroy, what an urban hipster-ish name.

Fitzroy itself is a name of a suburb area in Melbourne and I heard from some peeps that the owner of Fitzroy are some Indonesians who used to study in Melbourne and this restaurant is their 'memoir' of the glorious days back in Melbourne. Before you even step out of the elevator - when you reach the third floor, the scene of Fitzroy is what you'll have behind those glass elevator doors. The overall area was not exactly spacious but they turn the area to a pretty comfortable dining area, again very urban and in a way artsy and stylish with the usage of wood furnitures, you'll notice the hand drawn deer illustrations on the wall (photo below, and by the way the 'deer' is their logogram), I happened to see the live drawing on my visit and the artist was just very keen, patient and of course talented! I am very into this kind of illustration, probably my favorite style. They also have a Gastrobar located at the center of the restaurant.


Outdoor seating with only two tables.

LOVING the pattern of the sofa, bohemian vintage alert!





MY FAVORITE ZONE! If you want to take some decent selfies, you HAVE to sit at this area located at the back (the one separated by the cabinet), there's this one particular area with frames attached on the walls, it was very vintage but in a way modern but absolutely beautiful, I even managed to take a few decent shots of *ahem* MYSELF here <3.




Major love for beautiful vintages!




The place was just beautiful I couldn't stop taking photos!

Okay, now moving on to the part you've probably been waiting for: F&B! The menu is mostly consisting of Western cuisines and some with a touch of Mediterranean and Asian fusion.

For the drinks, we (forgot to tell you I went here with my friends) ordered one jug of mineral water for IDR 50k which I personally found a little pricy for mineral water MINUS the tax and one iced tea (IDR 17k).

Chicken Karma Parma
IDR 58k + 15k
Presentation wise, this came beautifully colorful. I honestly don't know how to explain this dish so let me cut it short: I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! The deep fried chicken reminds me of chicken piccata or katsu with the breaded coating but the chicken meat was absolutely tender and juicy, the tomato sauce fit like a glove along with its awesome balance of sourness and savory and the melted mozarella cheese just made everything nicer like a cherry on top of banana split. To end this, a repetant: I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! Everything on the plate was serious joy!

 One suggestion: they probably could give a bolder dressing to the salad.


Supper Inn Baked Rice with additional sunny side up
IDR 48k + 15k
Honestly, the concept of this following meal was really simple, just rice topped with semi fried chicken cuts, white mushroom sauce and melted cheese, but there's something about the seasoning of the chicken that makes this REALLY SPECIAL. I was so impressed by simple things that could go beyond my expectation, the chicken was guiltily tender and juicy, the melted mozarella was generous and the egg was just perfectly runny. One very recommended dish! To be brutally honest, I think charging IDR 15k for an extra egg was a little pricy.



Mr. Moo's Gyu Tan Don
IDR 58k
Fitroy's "Gyu Tan" or "Ox Tounge" dishes happened to be the most popular, as well as most recommended and best seller here so I guess let's go with the society and gave ourself a try. Again, their menus were mostly had things coordinated with rice and this one was again, materially simple, but they're just masters in the flavor! This one was not a disappointment afterall, even though I thought majority it was dominated by the sweetness of the soysauce. The Gyu Tan was quite tender, maybe if they could make this a little softer, this would be really-really good!
My visit to Fitzroy was such a nice one. The food was fantastic, the service was really impeccable, loving the casual friendly service but in a way still very polite, the waiters were really helpful when it came to helping us selecting the food and they happened to recommend the right ones. So I guess I could tell you freely to order what I ordered here including the Gyu Tan if you're freaking wondering how it tasted.

I have this picture that Fitzroy will be this uh-mazing place to dine in and hangout if they could keep the food and quality service to be this good or better and if they could arrange a more comfortable area for the non-smokers! I never went to Melbourne before and honestly didn't know how the food there tasted like, but if you're an ex-Melbournian or having your breaks here, who knows this could come as a sweet surprise!

GOOD LUCK!

Fitzroy Gastrobar
Jl. Gunawarman No. 30
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12110
0821 1111 2410
Opening Hours: 11 AM - 10 PM
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Got invited to try out some of Ismaya Catering Co's newly launched menu and this post is going to be the respond to the meals! *heartbeat*. As you can probably tell from the name and in case you're wondering... YES IT IS one of many Ismaya group's ventures. The concept of the dining here is pretty much more casual, more humble and in a sense more affordable if you compare it to Kitchenette or Pizza E Birra.

Enough yakking: PHOTOS!

Just like any other case of the indoor dinner: yellowish photos! Took more time editing the photos rather than writing the whole entry -.-".

Nachos with Beef Chili Con Carne
IDR 45k
This particular meal is one of the new joints to the appetizer family, overall I was pretty fond of the flavor, the nachos were still crispy, the beef chili sauce was pretty generous and pretty spicy but not biting hot! The serving came with three dipping sauces: Guacamole, Sour Cream and Salsa. My favorite one gotta be the Salsa because it was pretty decent with proper sourness while the Guacamole needed a little work on the texture and the seasoning (a little too puree for me) and the Sour Cream was just okay.


Mexican Cheese Quesadilla
IDR 48k
Frankly speaking, I wasn't expecting the flavor to be sensational or even anywhere near 'great' because of the plain look but surpisingly this came as suprise, it was pretty good and...addicting! The Quesadillas were pretty good in texture and consistency, the filling was also quite generous, inside you'll find melting cheese, mushrooms, onions and paprika. Paired this with the Salsa sauce and it was even better, it got that kick of sourness.


Nasi Goreng Kecombrang
IDR 45k
Kecombrang or "Torch Ginger Flower" is a flower plant that's mostly being used as perfume to the ingredients and meals. It's also being used in Indonesian traditional dishes like Gado-Gado. I thought the amount of Kecombrang given to the rice was perfect already, personally I don't like a stronger kick that what I had on the night, only I found the rice to be soggy and mushy, long grain rice would probably be a better kind for this particular fried rice (also condering the flavor character). However, this was served spicy but overall seasoning was pretty good.

Sunny Side Up with runny center! Dayum!

Soto Tangkar with Jasmine Rice
IDR 45k
One sip of the soup and I noticed that the soup was just a little salty for my liking but I know one cure: SWEET SOY SAUCE! Gave a little plus additional chili, then voila... a nice portion of Soto Tangkar for myself! The soup was on a nice state of consistency, not overwhelming creamy and thick but not too watery either, just nice. The beef slices were pretty generous and tender.
This kind of rice was a better match for soup courses instead of 'fried rice'.

Molten Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
IDR 40k
The good old chocolate lava cake, pretty good, but honestly, I didn't find this as anything special, it's just the common dessert, for new menu launching, I think Ismaya should find and create creations braver, unique but with more character than this.



Virgin Apple Mojito
IDR 35k
Ironically, even though this was as simple as an apple mojito, but I found this to be really good and refreshing. The sourness and the sweetness blended perfectly, one good old with impressive taste.

Red Melon Berry Refresher
IDR 35k
It was slightly more unique than the Virgin Apple Mojito, but I guess the watermelon flavor happened to dominate the whole drink, yes it's fruity but I think a more proper flavor balance from the two fruits could potentially made this nicer.

Overall, most of the courses presented were pretty good, especially the appetizers! Had a great dinner and chit chat with some other fellow bloggers! I love hanging out with people who share the same sins (read: fats), and unforgivably share the love for eating!

THANK YOU ISMAYA CATERING CO!

Shoo for now, me goin to bed!

Ismaya Catering Co.
Grand Indonesia Shopping Mall, 5th fl, unit ED2-12A
West Mall, (beside Ron's Laboratory)
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta Pusat 
021 - 2358 1157
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I am so ungloriously tardy with my pictures I forgot I've been here before but (almost) forgot to blog this.

Went lunching at this sort-of new restaurant in the Wijaya neighborhood called Umabo! Umabo itself stands for Umami-bowl which was actually one of the name of the main courses here. Umabo offers selections of rice bowl with various toppings as their highlight menu but the excitement doesn't stop there, they also come with some other choices like burger (Uma-Burger), sandwiches (Uma-Sandwich), some appetizers (Uma-Sides), desserts (Uma-Sweets) and drinks (Uma-Chug).

Finding Umabo was not challenging, not only it's located at the connecting Wijaya street, it's also not significantly far-away from the famous Pand'or, just stores away and it had this pretty big signboard (see above) and if you see that means the mark of your arrival!

The venue was not spacious, it was just medium-spaced restaurant with proper function, not much decoration but overall comfy enough for a quick dining. Best time going here would probably lunch, especially if you care about taking decent pictures like me... night wouldn't do because it would be hideously dark.

Tried some of their menu starting from appetizer to dessert. Monster Fries (IDR 26k) was clearly on the list because it looked really appetizing on the iPad (yes, no printed menu, iPad to tap and order). It's technically deep fried french fries topped with melted cheese, beef, caramelized onion and Jalapeno. It was honestly pretty good, even though I expected the ingredients to somehow blend and absorb a little more to the fries which then would make it top notch! Portion? standard for two.


Ribs Me Up
IDR 60k
Ribs Me Up was claimed to be one of their best sellers according to the waiter there so I guess it's just silly to skip this. My expectation was pretty high until we realized the fact that the rice was seriously undercooked for the two rice bowls we ordered, luckily the staffs were really attentive and replace the rice with the better-cooked one, and that sort of cleared out everything. The seasoning and the sauce dressing was pretty good and generous, maybe if they tone down the mayo sauce then it would be better. The ribs were just on the right punch! Properly generous for one bowl portion and they were tender, juicy, savory, sweet and the runny egg was such a joy!



Chicken Wings Bowl
IDR 46k
Frankly speaking, this was below my expectation. Forget about the undercooked rice, The main problem was the sauce dressing, they should've put a little more to match the ratio of the rice given, it was just slightly dry overall - the sweet and savory sauce was actually pretty good (tried a little) tho - However, despite the lack of sauce, the chicken wings were adorable!!! Very very nicely cooked, I can say it proudly that the chicken wings were cooked with class and impressive skills!

Steroid Burger
IDR 65k
Hands down for this one as it's honestly ONE OF THE FREAKING BEST BURGERS I'VE HAD SO FAR! The buns were soft as capital F, the beef patty was perfectly cooked and beautifully seasoned and it got that kick to it that makes you go 'wanting more!'. The egg, well couldn't say no to a nice sunny side up with runny center, the caramelized onion, the sauce and the seasoning were just perfect. I want Umabo to keep the burger quality to stay this good or else I'll be embarassed and my review will sound overrated!


Umabo Snickers Bar
IDR 13k
Deep fried Snickers bar with caramel sauce dressing, I didn't find this particular dessert to be anywhere near 'great' because I thought this was something that could be done by most of you. Umabo should have nicer range of desserts to tone up the menu.

Overall, I had a pleasant visit!!! The food was potential enough to be really good and me love the range of main courses they're having, I love restaurants like this you know, it's just that they know what they want to serve and they focus on it instead of wasting time and energy to make list of crappy food! Maybe a little minus here and there but they were really acceptable. I was expecting nicer dessert creations from Umabo tho. Best of luck! Will come back for more rice bowls for sure!!!

Umabo
Jl. Wijaya 1 No. 22
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan
021 - 722 2063
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Opening Hours:
Sun - Thu: 11 AM - 10 PM
Fri - Sat: 11 AM - 11 PM

Umabo Jakarta

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