Seven To 7 - Meat Shop & Cafe

I first know about Seven To 7 is from my friend. Often passing through this restaurant, but always hesitate to try it. But luckily, my hesitate don't take too long. Entering the not too spacious restaurant that dominate with red and wooden feel pretty convy. Seven To 7 placed in Lower Ground Sampoerna Strategic Building. Actually this is the 2nd branch of SevenTo7. Their 1st branch is in Pantai Indak Kapuk. Me and several friends took place in a nice long sofa. What I like about this restaurant is that they separate the smoking area and the non-smoking area. So everybody can feel happy to sit wherever they want. First step in to SevenTo7, you can see Meat display like in Meat Store. Yes you can choose your own meat before it cook.

First branch Seven To 7 actually is in Pantai Indah Kapuk. It all begin with a simple idea from 4 fabulous Momma,  Martha,  Lina,  Tris and Pifitri who had difficulties in finding great and healthy meat for their family in their area. From that problem, finally in December 2009 they opened their 1st Meat Store in Pantai Indah Kapuk.  From the succeed Meat Store business, they expand their Meat Store to a restaurant with a simple recipe. This idea also came out with a simple thought. Often, their customer asked them how to cook the meat. Since they have some simple recipe, they finally in March 2010 they really expand their business from Meat Shop only to Restaurant, with Mrs Lina as a Chef.

If usually most of restaurants frozen their meat not with SevenTo7. Instead of frozen their Meat they prefer to Chillin' it into -4°C. the chillin meat more give juiciness texture than in frozen one. And many Chef recommended this idea.

SevenTo7 it self has meaning their opening hours, from 7am to 7pm. Since they develop their business into a restaurant, of course the operational hours must be adapted with Dining time.

BEVERAGES
SevenTo7 have so many variants of beverages. From juice, mocktails, coffee, Ice blended you named it. Looks like SevenTo7 really try to fulfill what their customer likes.

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ICE STRAWBERRY BLENDED IDR 29,700

Creamy Strawberry blended. Strawberry dominate the taste and luckily not the milk. The texture also great not too thick or too watery. Topped with whipped cream, strawberry chunk, oreo and wafer stick.

Orange and Strawberry Juice - IDR 25.700

I ordered this one. I like everything not too sweet. And this mix juice succeed fulfill my expectation. A very freshening strawberry and orange juice. Both fruit dominate the taste.
  

Italian Soda Lychee - IDR 29.700

Soda mix with Lychee syrup and lychee fruit. I love this also. The lychee taste really pop out. Really freshening.

Italian Soda Peach - IDR 29.700

Similar like Italian Soda Lychee. Only the fruit make it different. I think this peach Italian Soda a bit bland than the Lychee one. I don't know because too much Ice, or lack of Peach Syrup.

Hot Chocolate - IDR 22.700

What could be more better than a hot chocolate in this rainy day. The chocolate taste is just right. Tasteful 'til the last sip...

Ice Mocha Blended - IDR 29.700

From the appearance, at 1st I thought this is some chocolate ice or something. The color is similar. But when I taste it, It's a mocha blended. Consist of coffee, milk and chocolate. I like this one too. Not too milky.

Orange and Guava Juice - IDR 25.700

Another freshening juice. Guava mix with orange is so good. Taste a bit sour, but still tasty.

FOOD ATTACK
Our dinner begin soup and salad.  My expectation is their soup salad would be similar like in other restaurant. But when it comes...

Mushroom Soup (served with Toasts) - IDR 22.700

Creamy Soup made from fresh Mushroom.
I love the smell. They use Champignon for the mushroom. Taste really rich with a bit  mushroom chunk in it. This soup is also of of customer favorite. Even there are several customers that come to their restaurant specially for this soup and not hesitate when the soup not available. The owner had a difficulties in getting the mushroom a times ago. No wonder this soup had become favorite soup. the taste is great. Comfort food ever.

Mix Salad - IDR 22,700

A plate of Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Paprika, Corn Kernel with a choice of Balsamic Dressing or Honey Mustard.
Choose Honey Mustard if you want your salad taste a bit sweet and sour. The sweet come from the honey and the sour come from mustard. When it blend together, it become freshening. 
Choose Balsamic Dressing if you want your salad taste a bit light. The acidity come from vinegar. It makes the veggies taste great.

MIX SAUSAGE - IDR 59,700

Mix Sausage is a 3 different varieties of sausages for your choice of chicken or beef.
At this time we had beef Bockwurst and Cocktail I like the cocktail better. The taste and the smell more smokey than t he Bockwurst. It also more rich flavor, the herbs is so tasteful and smell good. While the bockwurst taste less herbs and not smokey. But it's good too.

GRILLED SNAPPER - IDR 97,700

Grilled snapper steak with tartar sauce, complimented with: a bowl of soup, salad with honey mustard or balsamic dressing, potato (french fries or mashed potato or baked potato)
A very tender snapper steak. Well seasoning and not smell fishy.

Burger Patties A La Seven to 7 - IDR 52.700

Miinced Meat Patty served with Mashed Potato and Salad.
Patty made from Beef Knuckles. The texture is really tender and smooth. On the other hand, the mashed potato taste bland and the texture not too smooth. Luckily the sauce balance it all. So, at the end the taste quite good.

CHICKEN STEAK - IDR 79,700

Grilled Chicken Steak taste is decent. Marinated well and the texture is tender.

STEAK ATTACK
SevenTo7 provide 3 kind of sauce that you can choose to accompany you eating your steak. They are Blackpepper, Mushroom and Barbeque. Each sauce have it specialty. Blackpepper a bit spicy, Barbeque a bit sour and spicy while mushroom is creamy sauce with mushroom chunk in it.

Lamb Chop – coming soon

Lucky me, to have a change to taste this up Coming Lamb Chop. I don't know because this Lamb Chop take too long to take a photo-shoot, the lamb texture become a bit chewy and a bit lost it juiciness. But this lamb chop really seasoned well. I paired this lamb chop with blackpepper sauce.

Come to SevenTo7 I got another knowledge about beef. The owner, Mrs Martha, sooo patient explained to us about the meat they have. And again... we got a chance to taste their best  Meat.

Matsuzaka Beef - IDR 317.700 / 100gr

Matsusaka beef is black-haired wagyū (Japanese beef). also known as Kuroge Washu or “Japanese Black”, the cattle come from the Matsusaka region of Mie, Japan. It is one of the most famous beef types within Japan and internationally, with a high fat-to-meat ratio.
 
Matsuzaka Beef is a very juicy steak. It straight melt in your mouth. It come with medium well to get a perfection. This Matsuzaka is SevenTo7 Signature dish and the most expensive one. I paired it with mushroom sauce.

Organic Beef Tenderloin - IDR 51.700/ 100gr

 The organic beef cattle are raise free from the use of synthetic hormonal growth promoters and antibiotics. It is assured that the organic chain remains intact and the diet consists of certified organic feeds and forages that have been produced under agricultural systems that exclude the use of synthetic herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. Thus, it is a chemical free meat.
A bit chewy, but still have it juiciness. The meat pretty thick. it match with all sauce.

There are 3 choice of Meat from Organic Beef:

IDR 35,700/100gr Sirloin

IDR 38,700/100gr Rib Eye

IDR 51,700/100gr Tenderloin

Wagyu Grade 6 Sirloin - IDR 107.700 / 100gr

Another juicy beef from Wagyu klan. It come with medium well, and the herbs blend well with the beef. In some country, usually they marinated the wagyu with beer or wine. even in Japan, they give the beef with sake to make it more juicy. But SevenTo7 only serve "HALAL" product. So no worries...

There are several Wagyu based on grade that serve in SevenTo7:

Wagyu

Grade 4

IDR   82,700/100gr Sirloin

IDR   96,700/100gr Rib Eye

IDR 123,700/100gr Tenderloin

Grade 6

IDR 107,000/100gr Sirloin

IDR 125,700/100gr Rib Eye

IDR 157,700/100gr Tenderloin

Grade 9

IDR 159,700/100gr Sirloin

IDR 161,700/100gr Rib Eye

IDR 195,700/100gr Tenderloin

US Angus Rib eye 300 days - IDR 75,700/100gr

The tenderness is similar like Wagyu Grade 4. Eventhough it's cheaper than Wagyu, but don't underestimate about the quality. With medium well, the meat taste so juicy.

DESSERT
After full of meat, there always still a place for dessert...

Mango Pudding - IDR 12.700

Fresh pudding that derives from exotic fruit: Mango.
But, unfortunately, i didn't taste any mango. the mango not too dominated the pudding. So I think the taste a bit bland.

BROWNIES SPECIAL - IDR 29,700

Brownies with fresh mango / strawberry fruit and vanilla ice cream.
A smooth brownies, not too sweet, which I like. Pour with Tia Maria Rum. Which is Jamaican Rum and Coffee. Make this brownies more rich in flavor. The mango add more freshness.

Finally comes to an end. Full tummy with so many good food. Such a great hospitality from SevenTo7.

Also... thanks a bunch to MixMax also for a great Goodie Bag. You MixMax tast great. complete my day....  

Sevento7
Sampoerna Strategic Square
South Tower Building LG # 17
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 45-46
Jakarta 12930
Phone: 021-57902655
twitter: @Sevento7cafe

Lasagna Lasagne

Already around a month ago a very nice girl name Vira Vinsensa tweet me to promote her Homemade Lasagna. Since... I'm total forgetful and my Twitter, dunno why, no notification alert, So I thought it already forgotten. Until, I saw lasagna pictures spread from my several Foodies Mates. My Alter Ego, Garfield, suddenly drooling see Lasagna. Then I start to scroll my twitter again, finally there's still Vira's contact.

Under the name LasagnaLasagne Vira Vinsensa have a big dream to deliver some great Lasagna. Luckily she make her dream come true, otherwise we never can't taste this yummy Lasagna.

There are 3 kind variants of Lasagna
Original Beef 
                                 Mushroom  Mix  Beef 
                                                                                                   Mushroom

Also there are 2 size of  Lasagna that you can order...

Personal size 15x7x3 cm - IDR 45,000

Large size 18x8x4,5cm - IDR 85,000

*exclude Shipping Charge - based on Area, with minimum purchase IDR 100.000

Since my crib far from Vira's place, so I wont waste my 30k shipping charge hehehe... Let's dig the Lasagna...

MUSHROOM
I always like mushroom whatever what shape and kind the mushroom is. So this mushroom is the 1st cross in my head when I ordered it. When I start to dig it, I got the big chunk of mushroom, mixed with generous cheese and bolognaise sauce. The pasta layer is so tender. It cooked well. My dad & My sister can handle for this mushroom. They love it.

MIX BEEF & MUSHROOM
Again... I've got a very generous filling. Big chunk of mushroom, lots of minced beef and cheese.

ORIGINAL BEEF
This lovely Vira Vinsensa gave me an extra Lasagna for to dig in. And I'm so extremely happy after see that she gave me the big one.  Not different than the small one. I still got the soft and great layer of pasta, I still got the generous minced beef and a bit sweet taste of tomato paste sauce. And I still can't stop to dig this Lasagna.

So, after eat all variant without stopping, my conclusion is this Lasagna worth to compare with other Lasagna from best restaurant in town that I ever tried. I don't mind with a bit sweet taste from the tomato sauce. Luckily it still can balance the cheese. Just re-heat the lasagna in oven or microwave for a while. It makes the cheese melted and all the ingredients blend together. Especially for the MIX one. I tasted it when it already cold. And the taste become bland. Those mince beef, sauce and cheese can't blend together.

Finally... all Lasagna only can stand 15minutes in mom's dining table hahhaa... Everybody grab it all fast & furious and suddenly become stingy by holding our plate hard, afraid someone steal their lasagna hahaha...

Want to taste this heaven Lasagna too? Note this...

Available only On Monday and Friday

Place ur order 3 days in advance

Lasagna Lasagne

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Summer Holiday at Excelso Coffee

 

Since 1991, under Kapal Api Global, PT EXCELSO Multi Rasa or known as Excelso became a global product and grow so fast. We can find in over 101 Excelso Outlet around 29 big cities in Indonesia. They sell coffee seed to hotel, restaurants and cafe.

On last Saturday, an invitation drop  in my email. Excelso is about to launch Summer Holiday Beverages. I already imagine, that must be a very tempting and freshening drinks.

 

This event place in Excelso Kota Kasablanka. The place really nice and cozy. Separated into 2 areas. Indoor and Outdoor. If you are a smoker, just come inside where you can smoke, while outside are for those who not smoking. Both area have a good sitting place. With wood element in every interior, Excelso look so earthy. Big mirror make this cafe more spacious and wide.

I love how they manage their products. Whether the coffee products or the tumblers. They organize it it a big wooden shelves. They really consistent in placing every furniture or other stuff. Look at the lamp and sofa. Everything related to coffee. And it's cute and cool.

Event start with a short and nice speech from Monivia P. as PR and Media Relation. Then continue with Hanny A. Elvind as MarComm Manager. She explained about Excelso and it's products. And who knows that Excelso is real from Indonesia. Not like some coffee shop lately, that franchise from other country. Wow.. make me love Indonesia more. And for these years, Excelso has proven that Indonesia's coffee can beat non-local coffee.

After we seated, they offered us some Summer Drinks from Excelso. Make me curious, since they wont tell us what in it. They just said, they will reveal the ingredients later, and let us guess what in it. Ms Hanny said, This Holiday menu are taken from the existing regular menu. Beside those are recommended drinks from Excelso, the freshness from it taste really represented the Summer Holiday theme.

Maharani - IDR 41.500

Maharani is another variant from Maui Fruit Punch, which I explained it later, because it become my surprise to you readers... The different from Maui Fruit Punch is the fresh fruit mixed with coffee. We can find banana, pineapple, cherry, lychee and mixed with pineapple juice and strawberry syrup. Now imagine id all those ingredients mixed together. 

Banana Split Freeze - IDR 41.500

I ordered this one and I love it. Banana blend with chocolate syrup and strawberry sauce topped with whipped cream nuts and cherry. The taste is sweet. I feel full after drink it. The banana so dominate this drink.
 

Banana Split Frappio - IDR 41.500

Chilled Coffee blended with banana, chocolate syrup, strawberry sauce and topped with whipped cream. The coffee can balance the sweetness from chocolate & strawberry sauce. Me as coffee lover, definitely loved this one better.

Summer Splash Freeze - IDR 41.500

A frozen cold drink consist of berries fruit, cherries and apple juice. The texture is thick. Similar like smoothies. If you had enough with sweetness, than you have to take this Summer Splash. The sour taste from berry really freshening.

And here is the star of the day. The gorgeous Maui Fruit Punch. Excelso use this drink to let us taking picture and decorate it for a summer campaign. I can't concentrate capture it actually. Too tempting to resist hehehe...

Maui Fruit Punch - IDR 41.500

This Lovely Maui Fruit Punch to Brighten Up Your Day

A very fruity drink. Consist of blended banana, some of fruits like pineapple, cherry and lychee mixed with pineapple juice, orange juice and strawberry syrup at the bottom to add more richness in flavor. I take a sip from this drink to really taste each flavor. From a sip, suddenly I already drink it to half glass and never stop to dig the fresh fruit in it. A very big and gorgeous lychee, became more pretty and pinkish splash by the strawberry syrup. The sweet taste not too overpower, because pineapple succeed balance all those ingredients.

My inspiration to decorate this drink is from the drink itself. Maui Fruit Punch, I picture it with fresh and pretty. So, I remember the gorgeous Hula-Hula dancer from Hawaii. That's why I spread flowers and crystal all around the drink. We don't allowed, and I don't want to change it also, the original appearance from Maui Fruit Punch. Well... at the end thanks so bad for my SkinnyMini besties to lend me your props *TeletubbiesHugs  

Beside the freshening drinks, Excelso also have yummy lite-bite to accompany you.

Excelso Club Sandwich - IDR 59,500

A big and generous filling of sandwich consist with grilled chicken slices, smoked beef, sliced egg, onion, tomatoes and fresh garden greens. These all served with french fries and your choice of white toast bread or whole toast bread, with their home-made sandwich spread. The actual size is bigger than the one in my picture. In my picture is for personal portion. Well, if for personal already that big, imagine for full portion. I had one a view month ago, and I'm so full after it. All served warm and fresh.

Crispy Cass (with Cheese+Chocolate) - IDR 27.500

Crispy Cass  (with Cheese+Chocolate+IceCream) – IDR 32.500

A simple dessert made from fried cassava, perfect for an afternoon meal, served with your choice of toppings. I love the cassava texture. It soft inside and crispy outside. Those skinny cassava more rich with sprinkle of chocolate and cheese. Especially when it's hot. Mix it all and it will melt in your mouth.

PROMO ALERT!!
Mark your calendar readers. Because from June 3rd - July 31st, Excelso will give you drinks Melba or Blossom for FREE! OMG... I want it. You just need to dine for minimum 100k in 1 bill in Excelso and don't forget, in that bill you have to buy 1 of their Summer Beverages that I already mentioned above. As simple as that. Enjoy your Summer with peoples you love y'll

 
At the end, I'm having so much attended this event. Suddenly became an artsy people, couldn't thanks more to Indonesian Food Blogger and Excelso.

The Invitation

Thanks @YennyW for the lovely Pics

Excelso
Kota Kasablanka Mall
Upper Ground, Unit MU-36
Jl.Casablanka Raya, Kav.88
Jaksel 12870
Telp: 021-29488508
FB Fan Page: Excelso Coffee
twitter: @ExcelsoCoffee