Cloud Lounge and Living Room

About a weeks ago, my friends take me to the a place called Cloud Lounge and Living Room. I'm so excited when heard that this place is above the sky and the entrance is from the Altitude - The Plaza. I already imagine a great view with a great ambiance.

Cloud Lounge and Living Room still under the same roof with Altitude that located in The Plaza Tower. To reach  Cloud Lounge and Living Room, we need to take the elevator to 46th Floor of the Altitude then the reception will take you to 49th Floor using extension elevator that placed inside the Altitude. Still excited.

When we first stepped into the Cloud area, we greeted by the receptionist. Since we want to be a bit narcissistic get picture with the view, so we asked to be seated in the outside area. Because I already made my own research about Cloud Lounge and Living Room before visiting here. And it look so promising. With a 360 degree view of the skyscraper, I already imagine that I can seat in front row looking at sunset. But too bad, that place where we can see the Jakarta city view was already FULL PACKED! Whaatt?? It can't be! It only 5pm when we arrived. Apparently, some of those peoples already made a reservation since  a week ago. OMG! FYI, at night the outdoor area, look so attractive, with colorful bright table and bar that has flame on it.

And finally, we just can accepted to be seated in the back area.

The back area, was less attractive.  The weather that day was a bit foggy and the view was blocked by the building. So what we can see was only bricks with a less view. Sigh! And to make it more 'perfect' the back area is so damn HOT. Can't stop from sweating.

Well, after that, we tried to get calm down, and ordered some of their menus. First thing in my mind was, i want something cold to turn down the hot temperature.

Exotic Sunset - IDR 60.000

A very preety drink to  have. The fruit is so generous A mix fruit of lychee, kiwi and strawberry. It so refreshing for a hot weather. Pretty success chillin' us a bit. A combination between sweet and sour. With an ice shavings that poured with strawberry syrup.

Kiwi Ice Tea - IDR 50.000

This Kiwi Ice Tea also taste so refreshing for a hot weather. I taste a hint of kiwi blend with tea. But too bad, the kiwi fruit not so fresh. Maybe too long in a refrigerator or something. But I just wish, I can see the greeny color from the kiwi.

Pistachio Ice Chocolate - IDR 45.000

I expected a bold taste from this drink. But a lot of missed at the end. Nothing dominated this drink. Not the pistachio and not even the chocolate.

Guacamole with Pico De Gallo and Corn Chips - IDR 45.000

A crunchy corn chips really good for afternoon snack. The guacamole taste great. I like the combination between the guacamole and the pico de gallo. And fresh and the texture is good.

Broken Fried Eggs with Spanish Beef Sausage and foam Potato - IDR 80.000

A simple dish come out from this food. A half cooked scrambled eggs with creamy sauce. The beef sausage pretty good. And the potato pretty soft too. But, this dish was not my things. Not suitable with my palate. The eggs a lot dominated than the cream itself.

Smoked Salmon Pizza - IDR 140.0000

Thin crust pizza with smoked salmon and olives on top. I smell a bit fishy from the salmon. But luckily the cheese and the olive can cover it up a bit. Best served while it' warm. You can taste the melted cheese blend with the salmon.

Brownie with Hagen Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream - IDR 55.000

I expect the very moist and spongy brownie. But then, this brownie beyond my expectation. It even not a brownie at all. It was dry and tasteless. No chocolate I taste from this brownie. The only things that right from this dessert is only the ice cream (of course... it's Hagen Dazs for God sake!!), the pistachio and the cherry.

Skyscraper from Clouds area

At the end, Cloud Lounge and Living Room beyond my expectation. I didn't get the experience of the 360degree view. I don't feel the atmosphere at all. And to make it more "perfect", the service was SMILELESS a.k.a without smile. How could they serve a customer without a smile at all? Do we look like that we can't afford to pay you or something? If you run a business that deal with other peoples, better you treat them like you treat yourself. Because it become useless if you served good food but with not good attitude. Need improvement on this Clouds!

Cloud Lounge and Living Room  
The Plaza Tower 49th fl. Jl. M.H Thamrin Kav. 28-30

Jakarta 10350

021 - 2992 2448 (connecting via Altitude)

Bibliotheque

Have you ever imagine dine in library? Well, don't just imagine, just come to Bibliotheque if you want to feel it. Two days ago, I had a change to had dinner here. My office held a breakfasting event in Bibliotheque.

Bibliotheque placed in business office building called Sampoerna Strategic Square. Bibliotheque split in two area, outdoor and indoor. The outdoor area is just like a terrace. With a big chair and trees around, it so nice to seat here. Enter to the main area, we can see a big rack of books on the wall. With wooden furniture, this restaurant looks so classic and vintage. Indoor area have 2 level area. In 1st floor we can find dining area and bar also the DJ booth.

Outdoor Area

Indoor Area

Indoor Area

Since this was a breakfasting event with office mates, so we seated in a long table. Not so long, the waitress gave us a big framed menu list. And these are what we ordered...

Kolak Ubi & Hot Tea

Fish Finger 40k

When I asked the waitress what this menu called in the menu list, she said fish & chips, but no chips come along with the fish. Is it served in separate place like picture below? But it definitely taste okay. Not fishy. Served with mayonnaise.
 

Bibliotheque Pommes Frites 35k

French fries sprinkle with parmesan and  celery. Nothing special.

Vegetables Spring Roll - 35k

As it names, it consist many veggies inside. Like peas, carrots, potato. The taste pretty good. It still warm and crisp when it served. It served with mayonnaise.

Homemade Smoke Salmon Rosette 45k

I kinda like this one. The salmon taste fresh. Not fishy. Served with cheesy mayonnaise.

House Smoke Salmon | Saumon Fume Maison 95k

Served with pain de campagne and Philadelphia Cheese. Taste is just like the smoke salmon rosette above. But come in more large portion. Served with bread.

AUS Tenderloin (220gm) with mushroom sauce 150k

Cooked with welldone. The meat a bit dry. But still there's juiciness left. The mushroom sauce taste good. With mushroom chunk the meat taste better. Served with fries.

AUS Grainfed 200 Days Ribeye (200gm) with Red Wine Shallot Sauce - 260k

Cooked with welldone that I regret it. Because the meat become so dry and chewy. So not tasty anymore :( I chose red wine shallot sauce and it taste good. I like the sauce. Served with herbs mashe potato that I don't like. The herbs was too strong.

Beef  Lasagne | Lasagne de Boeuf - 85k

Beef Lasagna come in  a big portion. The lasagna a bit raw. But the sauce pretty good. Topped with mozarella cheese.

Traditional Oxtail Soup - 80k

From Indonesia menu there's traditional oxtail soup that served with rice, crackers (emping) and condiments. You can request the condiments as you like. Whether you want green chilli or red chilli. The oxtail a bit chewy and taste so so.

Overall, Bibliotheque have a very nice place to dine, but the food taste so ordinary. Nothing can blew my appetite. And I wish they have non-smoking area. Because from my last visit, the guest can smoke in anywhere place.

BIBLIOTHEQUE
Sampoerna Strategic Square, South Tower, LG 30, 
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 45-46, Sudirman, 12930

Phone:

(021) 57956977, (021) 57956978

FACEBOOK 

d'consulate

I first known about d'consulate because I often passing through infront of d'consulate area. Took place in Wahid Hasyim, near Hotel Cipta. First impression about this place was an expensive and exclusive place. A bit skeptic actually at first. So because I'm so damn curious, than I drag my hubby to come with me to d'consulate hohohooho...

First step in, there was a reception desk and a cake stall beside it. The reception greet us and take us to our tables. A very nice sofa with big screen TV on the wall. Not so many customers around. Because on the menu they serve Shisha (somekind like smoke but with a big pipe and have many flavor like mint, strawberry etc), so in d'consulate the customers are allowed to smoke. Me & hubby who not smoking a bit uncomfortable with this situation.

The ambiance really nice though. Looks elegance and classy. With chair, sofa, chandelier, and big screen TV pretty nice place to hangout.

When we sat, the server gave us a very thick menu book. My hubby said, the menu book looked like yellow pages LOL :D Here are what we ordered...

Grilled Norwegian Salmon 99k

Grilled Norwegian Salmon was great. The salmon cooked well. Served with veggies and crab cake (if I not mistake, kinda forget). The veggies still crunchy, not too overcooked, the crab cake also good. Filled with veggies and meat chop, remembering me with bakwan hehehe... (^o^)
Score : 8/10

BBQ Grilled Chicken 90k

BBQ Grilled Chicken is a grilled chicken that marinated with barbeque sauce. I kinda like the sauce. It blend well with the chicken. It just that it'll be more good if they serve it warm. Because it's already cold when it served. So does with the corn and the potato wedges. The potato wedges seasoning with dry chilli. Like it much.
Score: 7/10

Lime Squash (35k) & Orange Juice (38.5k)

What could be more prefect than a sour drink after meal? The lime squash was so sour. I asked the server to separate the liquid sugar from the drink. Because I like it without any sugar. More freshening. The orange juice also great. There's still pulp in it. Love it
Score: 9/10

Overall, the food was good, the service also nice. The price also average. Food start from 50k, not too expensive as i imagine. If you don't mind with smoking place, you should come here.
  
D'CONSULATE LOUNGE 
Jl.KH Wahid Hasyim 49-51 JKT
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BUNK Pullman: Cocktail and Mocktail Madness

Last Thursday, on February 23rd 2012 I was invited by Pullman Central Park to tried they Cocktail and Mocktail at their Bars named BUNK. The location is in the right side of the entrance. BUNK have a very cozy and nice place to hangout.

BUNK have 2 floor. In the 1st floor, we can find a very nice sofa, a bar, and Dj table. With the not too loud music, hangout in this place felt so convy.

BUNK Pullman

BUNK Pullman

DJ Table

BUNK's Bar

I Heart with this chair

Beside the Bar, there's a round stairs that connected to 2nd floor. BUNK's 2nd Floor is somekind a private room that can accommodate 10 - 15 peoples. There was a big mirror and paintings that make the room looked more spacious. The floor really hip. with green light floor and nice sofas in it. We can see 1st floor activity from this area.

The Stairs

The 2nd Floor Area

BUNK served many great (and strange) Cocktail and Mocktail. They also served tapas for accompany us drink the Cocktail and Mocktail.

Favarica

Favarica contain apple syrup, brown sugar, green aple slice and top with soda.  The taste of it's brown sugar blend well with the soda. And the apple chunk made this mocktail taste really freshening. Me love this.

Electric Retro Pop Art

Electric Retro Pop Art contain Vodka infused bubble gum, Whit egg, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup. I remember Cocktail named Pink Lady, because it contain white egg also. Me don't dare to try this, since it have egg in it.

Cream Pie

Cream Pie taste was similar like Milkshake, but with banana as a main ingredient. It contain with banana fruit, banana syrup, vanilla yogurt and coconut syrup.

Balasis

Balasis contain Lychee syrup, Lime juice, Mint Syrup and Peach Syrup. Lime Juice made the Lychee and Peach not too sweet. So it's really freshening. I love It.

Potrait

Potrait contain Vodka infused blackcurrant, cream the casis and blackcurrant syrup. Cream the Casis is a A sweet red blackcurrant flavored liqueur. It blend well with the Vodka and the syrup. Taste great.

McHale

McHAle contain Rum infuse with Bubble Gum, Dark rum, Grenadine, Coconut rum, Orange Juice and Pineapple Juice. The taste was like usual Pineapple Juice, nut since it blend with Rum, so the taste more strong.

Bridgespoon & Chery

I lovee this Bridgespoon & Chery. It contain honeydew, cherry, yogurt and a dash of grenadine. The mixed between it ingredients made it great.

Axell

It was interesting when i looked the Axell presentation. Because it use cotton candy as it garnish. Like a drink for kids. It contain Vodka infused with bubble gum, creme de banana, triple sec cranberry and cotton candy. the taste also quiet fun. The mixed between the ingredients made this drink sweet and great.

Splash

Splash is a cocktail that made intended for coffee lover (this is just my opinion). Splash contain Vodka infused Vanilla, Baileys, Frangelico and Kahlua.  Frangelico taste was like hazelnut and caramel. So when it blen with baileys and kahlua, it felt so damn great. Me loved it.

Bloody Mary

Bloody Marry is BUNK's signature drink. There are 4 kind of Bloody Marry that BUNK's served. Each drink have it own taste (and kinda weird hohoo)


  Ultimate Bloody Marry contain Vodka, tequila, Tabasco Sc, horseradish, onion, tomato juice and olive oil. The taste a bit spicy and strange. Maybe from the onion and the horseradish.

Bloody Marry contain chilli infused vodka, Tabasco Sc, celery, salt and black pepper.

Bloody Maria contain tequila, tomato juice, lime, celery and Tabasco.

Tom Yum Bloody Marry. Nope it's not Tom Yum soup like you think, although the name is TomYum, it still a cocktail. No wonder, because it filled with TomYum sauce, vodka, Tabasco, celery and 1 other things.

From all Bloody Marry that I mentioned above, only Bloody Maria that I think better, eventhough I can't drink it more than a sip sip

To accompany you drink, BUNK offered a few side dish for you to order.

Miss Sixty Platter

Miss Sixty Platter have a very earcatching name. It contain with labiose duck breast, mini spring roll, retro maki, sesame flavor and prawn skewer. I don't get a chance to taste this menu. However the presentation looked great.

Warhol Platter

Warhol Platter contain tomato gazpacho, handmade blinis, and yellow line tuna. I actually curious with the blini. But i don't get a chance also to taste this.

Shazzam Platter

Shazzam Platter filled with Rainbow Consomme, Eggplant Profiterole, Marinated Mackare, Roasted Fang King Prawn. This also looked good, but once again, I don't get a chance to taste it.

Retro Pop Platter

Retro Pop Platter contain squid tempura, poached duck breast, mushroom risotto, crab meat and shrimp. From all those above, the better was mushroom risotto. The squid a lil bit hard to bite. Maybe because it 's not hot anymore when it served.

Cakes

This all cakes that BUNK's served was heaven. I love it all. Every single cake have it own taste.

Fudge Cake

Fudge Cake is chocolate cake in every layer. It's a heaven for chocolate lover. The cake was so smooth the chocolate melt in mouth yuuumm...

Strawberry Opera Cake

Strawberry Opera Cake also taste great. The sour from strawberry blend well with the cake it self. yuumm...

Greentea Cake

This greentea cake become my most favorite. Loovvee it. Can't stop to eat it more

Blueberry Cheese Cake

Blueberry Cheese Cake really melt in mouth. Really good and really smooth

Cakes at BUNK

Overall, I love the Pop art BUNK's interior. really inspire me to apply this to my new crib. They also gave great service with good product knowledge. Great place to hangout with mates

Pullman Jakarta Central Park

Podomoro City

Jl. Let. Jend. S. Parman Kav. 28

Jakarta 11470

T. +62 (21) 29 20 00 88  

F. +62 (21) 29 20 00 99

www.pullmanjakartacentralpark.com

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