Six Ounces

This was actually not my very first experience with Six Ounces as years ago I’d been to their Kelapa Gading outlet. Yeah, those good old days when I was still so much into food hunting and having my endless energy to try anything new that Gading seemed not that far away. Or perhaps to be fair, I hadn’t moved to BSD, which made it even more painful going to Gading and fighting against the traffic. 

Ok, cutting the story short, I was beyond grateful knowing that Six Ounces opened their brand new outlet in Dharmawangsa. Not only it’s now a lil bit closer, but also the venue design was astonishing! Just by entering the parking space, you could already tell it had something peculiar. Carrying out wooden theme, the venue looked like serving a spacious front yard to dine in, surely not a common ambiance to find out elsewhere in Jakarta recently. The iconic vespa right next to the entrance door of the indoor space would surely be the attention catcher, making an Instagenic spot for the visitors. 

Stepping into the fully air-conditioned room, it felt so ‘Christmassy’ as they tried decorated the place with this December most-favorite theme. I did love how they combined sofas at some corners with arrays of normal chair at the center, crafting a comfy space to kill long time while enjoying the abundant choices of foods the house served. 

Truffled Mushroom Cream Ravioli (IDR 90k)

I knew the cakes displayed in the chiller had stolen my attention from the beginning, yet I was trying to still find a main course to start my dining set. Spotting some menu that got me hooked, my decision finally fell on this creamy pasta as it carried the first name of truffle. Moreover, when I was stuck in my dilemmatic moment, the guests next to me actually had this dish sitting nicely on their dining table, seemed to call me to give it a try. Well, that live visual did help a lot as the food’s appearance as well as scent were highly tempting especially for those who fancied both pasta with creamy sauce and truffle as much as me. 

Being kinda pricey, actually the portion was fulfilling enough for my preference. The spinach-filled ravioli was cooked al dente, and impeccably complemented by the sautéed mushroom which gave richer taste to the overall dish. The truffle cream sauce was also lovely and I was pleased by the touch of parmesan, which made it more flavorful. Despite the dish might sound pretty simple, yet I enjoyed it a lot and I would recommend to you who had the same liking as me to opt for it. 

Nutella Bombolone (IDR 35k)
Hey you the first heart-catcher! Yep, the one who got me hitched when I accidentally saw it on my Instagram. The snap of that overflowing Nutella was surely hypnotizing. If some of you thought I was over exaggerating, well you might not understand how Nutella holic would react. Despite also being a chocolate-sprinkles lover, this time I needed to let that buddy gone as the Nutella one got me sold!

Well, honestly speaking I did think this bombolone was quite overpriced, but what’s wrong in giving it a try? Or perhaps you might say I couldn’t resist to have it once it’s there right in front of my sight, suddenly turning me into price-inelastic consumer. 

I would call it heavenly piece as the Nutella filling was indeed so generously served, despite the doughnut itself was slightly greasy. I guessed having that much Nutella on my palate could help compensating all other flaws this bombolone had. Ohhh I wish I could have another version with peanut butter filling, or perhaps the mix of Nutella and PB??!?

Hot Cappuccino (IDR 38k)

Knowing that Six Ounces was a coffee specialist, I wouldn’t miss the chance to sip my morning caffeine dose there. Though at first I was almost tempted to try their other unique beverages such as the smoothies, the mocktails creation, or even the coffee-based beverage that they mixed with other ingredients; I ended up set my mind to be consistent with going for the basic one, Cappuccino. 

Being quite worried if it would be acidic as the smell seemed to tell that, surprisingly the taste was just like how I loved it! Medium-bodied coffee with bold flavor, yet only being slightly sour on the crema but the coffee taste itself perfectly suited me. 

Iced Yakult Lychee (IDR 35k)

If you’re not that much into coffee, you needn’t worry as they did provide various choices of mocktails. While Yakult Lychee might sound quite mainstream, the signature version of Six Ounces was quite different, with stronger hint of lemon. I wasn’t sure if it’s indeed mixed with lemon, yet I found the taste was citrusy, more sour than the other Yakult Lychee I’d ever tried earlier, but in a good way that I liked. The lychee taste did help giving a bit touch of sweetness to the refreshing drink. 

Although I just tried very limited variants from the menu, the great experience surely made me wanna go back. I did enjoy the warm service, the cozy atmosphere, and the delectable dishes. Next time I would certainly go for their smoothie bowls, which had stuck in my mind by the time I read it as it featured peanut butter and chocolate <3.

Taste: 7.5/10
Place: 8/10
Service: 8.5/10
Price: 7.5/10

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SIX OUNCES

Address: Panglima Polim IX/93, Jakarta

Phone: (+62) 81 2858 99260

Operating Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 10.00pm

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XSIS Cafe

Just like going to the ‘mom-pop store’ (a.k.a warung) in the neighborhood, that pretty much represented how close the cafe was to my home. Well, I’ve been aware of it since prolly months ago, yet as always procrastination made me finally lost the intention to visit it from my memory. 

Finally, just couple days ago when one of my friends asked me if there’s any cozy place neat the office (which was also close to my home), I recalled Xsis and hence there came this weekend, my very first visit to the cafe!

Residing right in the middle of a food center near Vanya Park, BSD, the place was pretty spacious, consisting of two levels and an outdoor space next to the entrance. It’s just like hidden gem for me, as the place seemed to be not yet known much by people yet, given it’s not that overly crowded. I loved the interior quite too much as it’s not mainly monochromatic as the place combined it with a touch of gorgeous soft colors. It seemed like entering a photo gallery where I was about to take pictures in each corner.

The food selections were not few, serving comfort food from rice to pasta, appetizers to desserts. The drink choices were quite rich as well, including some signature ingredients of the house, which weren’t commonly found elsewhere. 

Salted Egg Chicken Rice (IDR 40k)

Kick-starting the weekend casual dining, I went quite mainstream today, picking the safe choice and indeed my favorite - Salted Egg Chicken Rice. If you fancied fish, they did serve dory as the substitute. I opted for the chicken, fried with well-seasoned crispy batter. The salted egg sauce suited my palate well, presenting the right level of thickness and creaminess. Important note, what you got did worth the price as the portion was fulfilling and the chicken chunks were served generously. Just like how most of us would wish, it surely came with sunny side up on top, whose wellness level would be your choice. Mine was half-done, and it did come with that perfectly runny yolk, so I could enjoy that heavenly moment it melted on my chicken chunks and mixed well with the overall dish. Yum yum!

Basque Burnt Cheesecake (IDR 35k)

Some of you might be familiar with this kind of cheesecake, but I guess some might be not. Called as burnt cheesecake, it came in thick texture with bold cheese taste that got me hitched at first bite. Cheese lover would doubtlessly love this as much as I did, but those who were not that much into cheese might think the cheese hint was too strong. I enjoyed this dessert a lot and could imagine how spoiled I would be having this paired to my afternoon coffee. 

Iced Pandan Latte (IDR 37k)

Not having my coffee dose yet, I went for this drink, not so classic yet not that peculiar as well. Nonetheless, XSIS seemed to make it their own way as the pandan flavor infused into the iced latte had its own special taste. This was a pleasant one to go for if you needed a bit touch of flavor in your coffee, but not something overpowering the main beverage. 

Hot Hojicha Latte (IDR 30k)

If you belonged to the hot gang, don’t you be worry fellas as the options were also plentiful for you. One of those marked with star as the sign of favorite, which captured my attention, was surely this Hojicha Latte. Again, this XSIS version had its own way to spoil my taste bud with its intense roasted green tea, which was uncommonly paired to coffee. For hojicha big fan, this drink was certainly must-try!

A weekend well-spent having my productive Saturday dining-and-working session in this cozy cafe. As it’s just so close to home, I bet more upcoming visits would definitely cone just real soon.

Taste: 7.5/10

Place: 8/10

Service: 8.5/10

Price: 8/10

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XSIS CAFE

Address: Ruko West Park Blok C No.16, BSD City, Tangerang, Banten (across Vanya Park)

Phone: (+62) 823 1196 1196

Operating Hours: Sun - Thu 10am - 10pm, Fri - Sat 10am - 11pm

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Casual Fine Dining with A Twist of Live Music at Motion Blue

Oh geez! I just couldn’t believe I survived the week. It’s still very clear in my memory how terrified I was last Sunday knowing what I was going to face in the upcoming week. Super hectic weekdays with stacks of deadlines haunting! But yeah yeah yeah, I made it and as always, what doesn’t kill you make you stronger, pal!

As much as I wanted to pass the weekdays, I was also looking forward to my exciting weekend agenda, back to my restaurant-hoping routine! Yes, my source of energy and my spirit booster for facing other new challenges in the coming days. 

This weekend’s a bit distinctive as I didn’t go for my regular cafe hoping, but I was visiting a restaurant instead. The restaurant itself was pretty special as it came with the concept of live music. Well I knew it’s not a new thing, but I felt it’s somehow different as they brought this concept as their core competence. Finally I understood why they put high emphasis on that, as they indeed taking it seriously, partnering with Blue Note, Tokyo's number one jazz music venue. 

Exactly as I pictured in my wild imagination, the venue had its huge stage right at the center, where all attention would surely go to as they served brilliant performance. Huge space, dim lighting, and classy elegant touch in the design pretty much described the ambience that got me hooked at the first sight. Beautiful chandeliers hanging on the high ceiling and the long-standing red curtain next to the stage perfectly landed the exclusive feel. 

To accompany the spoiling ambiance, they served the unique fusion dishes, invented by the house. It’s beautifully handcrafted by the chef’s talented hands and creative ideas that the twist presented was kinda uncommon yet looked appealing!

Ebi Furai Pineapple Rujak (IDR 185k)

If I said the opening to my big feast was rujak, you might say it’s just rujak. However, hold on till you saw the other ‘main actor’ my dish carried, which was breaded tiger prawn. The two just made nice duo as the crunchy-outside-chewy-inside fresh prawn was flawlessly complemented by the fresh pineapple. The sweet and sour peanut sauce blended in well, and made the dish being such refreshing starter!

Bibimbap Wagyu Sirloin Steak M5 (IDR 270k)

I bet my bibimbap was better than yours, knowing the protein I had was wagyu! Yes, awesomely juicy and tender sirloin steak M5, which gave that heavenly melt-in-your-mouth feeling. Mixed it with the runny yolk from the fried egg and savory gojuchang and bulgogi sauce, this bibimbap might be one of the best I’ve ever had. Not stopping there, I was also impressed by the idea of featuring short grain rice and quinoa as the carbo instead of plain rice like what I commonly found. This made it turned much healthier, especially it’s also accompanied by baby carrot, zucchini, and shiitake mushroom. The touch of Korean got even stronger as they also added steamed veggies with red wine sauce, just like the kimchi you usually met in other bibimbap. What a rich mix served in a single bowl! At first I did think the dish was a bit pricey, yet looking at how rich the mixture was and the decent size it carried out, I guessed it worth the bill paid. 

Black Truffle Soba Noodle (IDR 180k)

Appearance wise, it looked pretty similar to pasta like angel hair, just prolly in slightly bigger size. It’s actually soba noodle cooked in black truffle sauce. Yeah, you could already guess how nice the smell was when the dish first landed on the table. I was like right away drooling and could wait no longer to give it a try. 

The noodle came in just the right texture, and the 8-hour roasted beed belly truly took over the spotlight with its scrumptious teriyaki glaze. Yes you heard me right, it’s BEEF BELLY! If you thought pork belly was heaven on earth, wait till you gave this a try and have yourself blown away by how delicate it was. I personally would dare to say that I loved this better as it seemed to have less of that fat layer as in pork belly, and my taste bud indeed couldn’t take such fat that much. If previously the Korean dish got me pampered, this Japanese one was another top notch. 

Oxtail Pizza (IDR 250k)

Oh wow, another truffle! My source of weakness when it came to dishes. As always, the smell was just always being number-one distraction. Nonetheless, now it seemed there’s another attention-stealer, that bone marrow, put right at the center of the thin crust pizza! Being very peculiar, the way you enjoyed this oxtail and black truffle pizza was by putting the bone marrow as the ‘spread on top’. 

Honestly speaking I firstly kinda doubted I would like it, but just being obedient following the direction, I got astonished that the dish turned out being the one bringing the trophy home from the menu set. The oxtail and black truffle were abundant and so tasty, and that bone marrow made it even more delectable, adding a lil bit salty flavor into the pizza. Not only being generous with the ingredients as it’s rich of the main proteins and the cheese, the taste indeed got me tied tightly and this dish would surely being my most recommended one for any first-timer in Motion Blue <3

Deconstructed Es Podeng (IDR 90k)

Finally, we came to the last meal of the day, the sweet ending to the super satisfying dining set. What’s served was surely something most of you were already super familiar of, Es Podeng! As the name mentioned ‘Deconstructed’, I was once again fascinated by the brilliant idea of the chef in presenting this simple dessert. Now it became a sophisticated one as the coconut ice cream was served in chocolate bomb, which would melt as you started pouring the warm salted caramel sauce on it. 

Just like the ingredients you would expect, you would have the tapioca pearl, avocado, roasted peanut, bread chunk, and crumble to be enjoyed together with the first trio I called out earlier. If you wondered that I just missed the sticky rice, you needn’t worry as it’s also there in sauce form, which was just as nice as common one. The fancy dessert had played its role super well in giving impeccable ending to the show. 

Night and Day (IDR 175k)

Just like I hadn’t had enough, Blue Motion crew completed my weekend self treatment with their signature cocktail. A mix of gin and peach liqueur, rosemary, ginger, blueberry and lime juice; further topped with red cherry and sliced orange, adding more playful colors in my cocktail glass. As I was super full with all the dishes enjoyed earlier, the refreshing cocktail was so lovely, especially as my palate could get strong flavor from the lime and also because it’s not overly sweet. 

Having my gigantic feast in Motion Blue, I was a happily bloated customer, which surely couldn’t wait for my next visit to the place. I even already started to think of what events I could have here, imagining it would be so nice to have the place closed for my private event with the live music of my choice performing on stage!

Taste: 8.5/10

Place: 8/10

Service: 8.5/10

Price: 8/10

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MOTION BLUE

Fairmont Hotel 3rd Floor, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 8, Jakarta

Phone: (+62 21) 2903 9189 / (+62) 8118 690 690

Operating Hours: Mon - Sat 6.00pm - 0.30am

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