Island Creamery

Who doesn't love ice cream? No one. I believe in this quote, "You can't buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream. And that's kind of the same thing."

Last week, JiF was invited by Island Creamery to try some of the strangely addictive sweet and savory desserts. It's such a unique thing huh? Because sweet desserts are too mainstream, and this time Island Creamery- the first ice cream parlor from Singapore which produces freshly made premium ice cream with unique and delicious flavors since 2004, offers you "A Month of Strangely Addictive Sweet and Savory Desserts". Strange, doesn't mean it's not good, is it?

Secret Pop! Sundae. Chocolate and caramel sauces drizzled on Java Vanilla Bean ice cream, topped with caramel popcorn and candied chicken bacon bits. Chicken bacon bits on your ice cream? Why not? Yes. It may be strange, but believe me, first time seeing this I wasn't sure it was good, but after try it. Geez.. this is so good! I like how their consistency to make this sundae balanced with the blend of sweet and savory. You gotta try this guys! Feel the sensation of the sweet (java vanilla bean ice cream), savory (chicken bacon), smooth (sponge cake on the bottom), and crunchy (caramel popcorn) in one spoon from this secret pop sundae! :9

The Lightning Rod Sundae. Island Creamery's signature walnut brownie topped off with a scoop of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, chocolate fudge, and salted pretzel sticks. This sundae is dominated with chocolate, to make it balanced as the theme of the desserts "sweet and savory", they give the salted pretzel sticks. I could taste the bitterness of the dark chocolate, but not overpower my tastebud. Well, this sundae is quite similar with the secret pop sundae; the sensation of the blend of sweet, savory, salty and crunchy. Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of chocolate, so I prefer the secret pop one. But for chocolate lover, I think this is pretty decent! :)

The Elvis Milkshake. Last but not least, this milkshake is inspired by Elvis Presley who loves peanut butter, chocolate, and bananas. Combining fresh banana ice cream blended with dark chocolate fudge and peanut butter, this milkshake is worth to try! And I could say: a must-try. I could taste the sweet and savory at the same time, so unique and also.. DELISH!

Anyway, here are some photos of the Island Creamery's Puri Indah outlet :

Special thanks to Island Creamery - Ms. Inka for having JiF :) JiF enjoyed the good desserts with good place and good talks!

This was my first time trying Island Creamery's ice cream. And it was surprisingly good. What makes it good? I think because they only produce freshly made premium ice cream which is all-natural, no preservatives, and no artificial coloring. One more thing: unique flavors, different from any other ice cream brands. Next month- JULY, you can enjoy the three unique and strangely addictive sweet and savory desserts :) Moreover, nice for you who are fasting to breakfasting during this holy month of Ramadhan. FYI, JiF's favs are the secret pop sundae and the elvis milkshake :9

Island Creamery has six outlets :

Alam Sutera
The Flavor Bliss Kav. 11
Ph: 021- 2900 5040/41 

Kelapa Gading
Gading Walk Unit 31-33
Ph: 021- 4587 8234 

Kota Kasablanka
Kota Kasablanka Lower Ground #79
Ph: 021- 2946 5168

Pondok Indah
PIM Street Gallery Ground Floor #13
Ph: 021- 2952 9730 

Bekasi
Summarecon Mall Bekasi Downtown Walk #107 
Ph: 021- 2957 2490

Puri Indah
Puri Indah Mall Expansion 2nd Floor
Ph: 021- 582 3284

Beranda Kitchen, Coffee, and Terrace Lounge

From the entrance, I was definitely sure that this place is so cozy and homey. It's called Beranda Kitchen, Coffee, and Terrace Lounge. After I entered this place, yeah I was right. The ambiance is so homey! Located opposite the famous LAB school, this place isn't hard to find. At lunch time, you'll see many cars park here. Let's go to the food :

Beranda Beef Burger (62k). Beranda's special dish; beef burger with potato wedges. It's delish, the beef was fresh, juicy and tender. The potato wedges were just okay. This dish is simple but simply delicious!

Classic Aglio Olio (60k). Yes. Classic. Aglio Olio is always be my comfort food whenever I'm confused what to order in a restaurant. And thankfully, this aglio olio is quite delicious! Not too dry and also not too oily. Even though it's classic, doesn't mean it's not good ;)

JiF is sitting comfortably on the cozy chair at Beranda~ He looks so tiny!

Overall, I'm quite satisfied with the food, the ambiance, and the service. All were great. I think they just have to add more variety on the menu. The price was quite reasonable. Based on the name and the theme of this restaurant, I could feel comfortable and homey with their cozy-homey interiors. Unfortunately, I came a bit too earlier, not all the lights were already turned on. Sorry I didn't take any photos of the interior since the low light condition. But my most favorite corner is as you can see the photo above :) 

Beranda Kitchen, Coffee, and Terrace Lounge

Jl. K.H. Ahmad Dahlan no. 21

Ph: 021- 722 1216

Santouka - Hokkaido Ramen

Few days ago, I had lunch at a ramen house, called Santouka. It's a franchise ramen house from Hokkaido, Japan. In Japan, different city/ province has different ramen style. Anyway, I'm a fan of Japanese ramen. Then, will Santouka ramen steal my heart? ;)

Pork Gyoza (around 35k). Pork dumplings. The pork gyoza is delish! Not too dry, not too oily, and I can taste the pork well. Don't forget to dip the gyoza with the soy sauce and chilli oil. It's such a perfect complimentary for the ramen! Nyammm! :9

Shio Ramen (around 80k). Original ramen- salt flavor. Geez.. This is so so GOOD! The broth was so rich in salt flavor, but not too salty. And the noodles were cooked very well! The pork... super delicious. I couldn't find anything wrong with this bowl of happiness! DELISH! :9 Yes, Santouka ramen becomes one of the best ramen in my list. Have I made you drool with these mouth-watering photos?!

Here are the interior :

Overall, I'm in love with their tasty Hokkaido style ramen. *I'm drooling now* The ramen house is not too big and not too small. The interior is minimalist with black, white and wood combination. Get back to the main point, they serve great ramen! They should open more branches to reach west, south, and east Jakarta. The service was also fast and good. I can conclude that this ramen house has become my must-visit-ramen house, when I'm craving for ramen... They have a quite wide variety of the ramen and I'm going to come back to try another one. You guys gotta try this! Maybe the price is quite pricey than other ramen house, but believe me it's so good :) RECOMMENDED!

Santouka Hokkaido Ramen

Plaza Indonesia 5th Fl. #E11

Ph: 021- 2992 3832

Lady Alice Tea Room

Lady Alice Tea Room. It's time for Tea Party!!! As we can see, now there are so many newly-opened coffee shops in Jakarta. I think it's rare to find a tea room (tea shop). And mostly high tea set is quite expensive served at some hotels/ cafes. Anyway, I bought an affordable tea party package voucher at Lady Alice Tea Room. Well, let's check this out :

Tea Party Treat's Package for 2 persons. The package includes 2 slices of homemade cakes on display, 2 pieces of macaroons, special chimney, vanilla muffin, and mini sandwich. A little taste of wonderland. I must say I love them all. The cake on the left, was pretty colorful, soft, and scrumptious. The chocolate cake was rich and tasty. The macaroons were just okay. The special chimney was so special! It's one of the Lady Alice's specialty. Perfect combination of texture, taste, and ingredients. The vanilla muffin was not bad, but it was too solid for me. The sandwich was very delicious! One of the best sandwich I ever had. Well, my favorite goes to the special chimney and the sandwich :9

I also ordered the Lady special tea. It's a special tea blend with special ingredients. I love how the flavor of the tea made a smile on my face. The tea has already a unique flavor and I didn't need to add some sugar.

Here are some closer looks :

The interior & decoration :

Overall, this classic-garden tea room is a nice place to visit. They serve high quality food and drink with reasonable prices. The tea party package is such a good idea to order when you're going to have an afternoon tea. FYI, Lady Alice brings the first chimney cake to Indonesia. And the chimney cake is so so good! You gotta try it since it's their specialty. Anyway, Lady Alice also serves a variety of main courses, such as pastas, omurice, lasagna, etc. I'm going to come back soon to try 'em :P Good food, good service, good place, good ambiance to have lunch, afternoon tea, or dinner with your loved ones! 

Lady Alice Tea Room

Gandaria City Mall 2nd Fl. Lot 211

Ph: 021- 2923 6376