De Ploeit Café

Another hang-out place located at North Jakarta, De Ploeit Café. If you're passing by Pluit Selatan road, then you probably recognize a building named De Ploeit Centrale, just opposite Toyota showroom. There's a humble café with indoor and outdoor (for smoking) area on the 2nd floor of the building. Well, let's check it out!

What I had for my lunch here :

Nachos (24.5k). Nachos served with tomato salsa salad, topped with smoked beef, cheese, and lettuce. I like the crispiness of the nachos, but somehow I felt it was quite dry because the cheese wasn't melting and there was no dressing for the lettuce. If you like tomato salsa, then you can use it as additional dressing for the nachos. In my opinion, this should've been a great dish if they could add more dressing so it wasn't dry anymore.

Eggs Benn (33k). The American classic one. If you're seeing this maybe you think this isn't an eggs benedict, believe it or not this is what I thought at first, but this is surely an eggs benn which looks like either egg McMuffin (McD's) or egg sandwich. The presentation was quite tempting, even though the egg was cooked well-done inside, the bread was fluffy enough and the sauce was pretty good. A simple breakkie dish for you!

Sop Buntut Bakar Balado (70k). The balado oxtail soup came with slices of mouth-watering balado oxtail, served in vegetable soup with clear beef broth. This popular Indonesian dish was accompanied with white rice, green chilli, fried shallots, tomato, cucumber, and emping crackers. Unfortunately, the balado was a bit too salty and not spicy enough for my tounge. However, the oxtail was great, with juicy-tender texture, easy to chew.

Spicy Chicken Rice Bowl (40k). It consists of fragrant buttered rice, spicy fried chicken fillet, fried egg, and raw onion. Actually it's a simple dish but I do love it! The buttered rice was aromatic and flavorful, moreover with the crispy-tender-yummy fried chicken fillet. I think they could make it perfect with changing the raw onion into shredded cabbage with little mayo dressing. Lastly, make the egg runny! My FAV!

Espresso Lava (22k). Espresso accompanied with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This dessert looks like affogato. Perfect combination between the ice cream and coffee. So refreshing! Suitable for current hot weather!

Hot Café Latte (27.5k). They only use high quality coffee with rich and authentic taste. The taste? Such a great coffee.

What a unique way to enjoy your coffee, isn't it? Yes, you definitely have to try this "Siphon Coffee Brewing". What is it? There are the steps how it works :

1. Fill the siphon's "bulb" with water

2. Place the heat source (for ex. spirit alcohol lamp) under the siphon's bulb

3. Wait until the water boils, and rise up into the hopper- where the coffee is

4. Let the coffee brew itself

5. Then, remove the heat source and stir the coffee

6. Wait another minute or so until the coffee draw downward and rest in the bulb

7. Don't worry the coffee grounds were left on the top

8. Enjoy your coffee!

How was it? Awesome taste with flavorful aroma and came with very light taste and not bitter at all. And very suitable for you who doesn't like strong coffee. Give yourself a try now!

De Ploeit Café

Pluit Selatan Raya Blok Q no.1

De Ploeit Centrale 2nd Floor

Ph: 021- 666 70811

Birdcage

Birdcage isn't a new comer in café and restaurant areas. I've passed their café few times when I was in Wijaya area but never pay a visit before. Until few days ago, I visited them with my mom to give a try. FYI, it's located at Wijaya strategic street, opposite of SMPN 12. My first impression is that the place is surrounded by glasses but not similar enough with the real birdcage. Nevertheless, I think their concept is quite decent. The weather was nice on that day, and when I sat on the sofa near the glasses, it looked like I was in Puncak or Bandung or any shady places. So cozy! I thought I'd sleep on that sofa.

 

Herbs Chicken Breast Tagliatelle (79k). A collection herbs marinated chicken, ratatouille, chicken sauce. I have to say the herbs chicken breast was the star of my lunch, it was perfectly marinated and well-seasoned with herbs and spices, great! It was accompanied by tagliatelle pasta and ratatouille. Honestly I think it would be a better dish if they change the pasta with mashed potato and salad- just like chicken steak.

Chicken Cordon Bleu (79k). Breaded chicken stuffed beef bacon and cheese, French fries, chicken jus bordelaise. A classic chicken cordon bleu, unfortunately there was no melting cheese inside the cordon bleu. Even though the portion wasn't generous at all, the French fries was good. Well, I'm a fan of French fries!

Chocolate Melting (46k). Melted chocolate cake with chocolate sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. My all-time dessert dish, it has such a beautiful presentation. But the main thing they missed was that it was overcooked, so it wasn't melting at all. From its name, we should know that it should've be 'melting', well, when I complain it to the waiters, they took it and return it to the kitchen, the chef re-make it but unfortunately, it was overcooked again. I was a bit upset but the waiters were sorry politely and said that the dessert chef didn't come on that day. Okay, understandable.

  

It's such a super cozy place, isn't it?

Birdcage

Jl. Wijaya 9 No. 23, Melawai

Ph: 021- 739 2430