Mucca, Citywalk Sudirman

Hi Eaters.

Last Saturday I got the chance to visit and try this steak restaurant, named Mucca. It is one group with the infamous Gandy Steak. Have you ever heard of Gandy? Well, surely as one of the oldest steak houses in Jakarta, Gandy has put some benchmarks for others to follow.
Mucca itself, being one of the sister company of Gandy, has a different concept.

Located in the first floor of Citywalk, the restaurant may look not so big from the outside, but believe me it's so spacious indeed inside. Besides the regular dining area, there is a smoking area and a private area (you can see the last pic above).
The restaurant's interior is quite nice, with what I think is a nice touch with unfurnished brick walls, wooden tables and chairs, and some cushions with matching colors with the tables. The elements in the restaurant doesn't apply too many colors so it felt quite soothing, accompanied with the dimmed lights and nice tunes.

As I open the menu book, I soon discovered what makes Mucca a lot different than Gandy. One thing, and it is the most important thing, was the prices. It's much more affordable compared to Gandy. The other great thing was that Mucca only uses imported meat. So don't hope to find local meat here. It's great, right? Imported meat with a low price tag!

Aus Prime Steer Sirloin (220gr) - IDR 105K

Sirloin is the part of the beef that still has that juicy fat. For my personal preference, I opted for this one. I simply like things with fat, LOL. Using imported Australian beef, it just WOW me that a 200gr cut of it just costed 105K (say what?!). Cooked medium well, I really loved how juicy the beef was. So tender, so succulent indeed. For every portion of steak comes with sweet corn as its compliment, but if you should ever decide to add more side dishes then there are a lot of choices you can add. French fries, garlic fried potato, mashed potato, broccoli, baby stringbean, sauted mix mushroom, even buttered rice and white rice.

Aus Tenderloin (200gr) - IDR 130K

If you don't like any fat in your steak, then opt for the tenderloin part. Cooked medium well also, this fine cut has the same juiciness as the sirloin. I surely loved how they cooked the steak here. Perhaps I should try other side dishes on my next visit.

Mucca has a number choices of sauce for the steak. That day I tried the butter sauce, mushroom, and blackpepper. All tasted really good. I prefer the butter sauce more since it tasted more salty. Haha yeah I like salty flavors.

Peach Sour Squash - IDR 27K

The Peach Sour Squash came as a very refreshing beverage after a heavy meal of steaks. A combination of soda, peach, and lime, so you get that hint of sourness from the lime mixed with the sparkling sensation from the soda. A nice refreshing drink.

Iced Hazelnut Latte - IDR 33K

To my surprise, Mucca is collaborating with Tanamera for their coffee beverages. Tanamera is indeed one of my favorite coffee brand besides Giyanti. This hazelnut latte was so good. The coffee base was strong, and the hazelnut was so exquisite. It's great that the latte was not overly sweet so I indeed could taste the rich coffee combined with the hazelnut altogether.

Overall, Mucca in my opinion could be the perfect place to get a good and affordable steak. Bearing the name "by Gandy", it does live up to its predecessor. Another plus point is the use of Tanamera coffee seeds for their coffee beverages. So if you don't feel like having steak, you can always come here for a great cup of coffee too.
All the best for Mucca. Can't wait to be back.

Keep on chewing!

Jazzy Dee

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Mucca

Citywalk Sudirman, First Floor

Phone: (021) 29912856
Jalan Kh. Mas Mansyur

Karet Tengsin, Tanah Abang

Jakarta Pusat 10250

Publik Markette New Ala Carte Menus

Hi Eaters.

Back again in my most favorite Ismaya's restaurants, Publik Markette.
Why did I say it's my most favorite? Well, besides of its unique food gallery concept, also the food never fails to impress me (so far). So it is guaranteed that if anytime should there be another invitation from this restaurant, it will be on top of my to-do-list.

I'm not gonna share any interior photos of this restaurant anymore since I have done it before on my previous review. So if you haven't read that one, you can click here. And also the interior hasn't changed since my first visit. But the great thing is the food keeps evolving.

So most of you who have tried Publik Markette might be dazzled at your first time entering the premises to see those scrumptious dishes in the food gallery. A lot of you might just go straight and ordered them as you walk by the food gallery. But did you know that Publik Markette also serves awesome ala carte menus?

I'm gonna share the ala carte menus I tried on my invitation. I do have to warn you that drooling can happen as you start scrolling below. So, you have been warned. Scroll at your own risk. LOL.

Bacon Cheddar Fries

French fries drenched with cheddar sauce and topped with chopped beef bacon. Simple as that, yet OMG so delicious. The sauce is really good! And luckily the fries were crispy enough so it's still so crunchy even though it was soaked with that abundant cheddar sauce. And I also liked the fact that the fries were seasoned too.

Quattro Formaggi Pizza

Always love this kind of pizza. Thin crusted with not so may toppings on it. You might ask why not choose a pizza with abundant toppings? But for me, I like to eat my pizza with ease, and not getting too full in just a couple of slices because of the overwhelming toppings.
This one is really good too. Even though it uses 4 kinds of cheeses but since it's thin crusted so I wasn't overflowed. 1 slice is good for me, 2 slices are even better, more slices..heaven!

Homemade Pasta Beef Ragout

Homemade pasta with beef ragout (stew) toppings. Even though it uses beef ragout, but the serving was kinda dry. The tomato base was good, and the abundant beef ragout toppings were excellent. Add some grated parmesan to elevate the flavors!

Char Grilled Bone In Pork Chop

Grilled pork chop served with baby potatoes, baby tomatoes, and rocket leaves. It's visually so appetizing. Like a kid, I was overjoyed seeing such a big slice of pork chop on the table.
It tasted really good. The pork was juicy, moist and tasty at the same time. Everything on the plate was just spot on.

Super Lord of The Bacon Burger

This dish highlighted my visit. I mean, as I am writing this blog down, or even as I was editing the photo, I was drooling over and over again.
A big portion of burger with beef patty, sunny side up egg, bacon, cheddar sauce, tomato, lettuce, onions and more bacon, served with crispy potato chips!! OMG, forget about cholesterol when you see this one. This is what I call a monster burger. It tasted so good I could die..

Salted Egg Yolk Pork Belly

I love salted egg soooo much. Really happy this also came to the table. I didn't hope much when I know that my table won't be getting this menu since it was on another set menu (each table gets a specific set menu) but luckily I was allowed to have a taste of this BOMB dish.
Rice topped with poached egg along with fried pork belly drenched in salted egg sauce and served with pork crackers. OMG the salted egg sauce is so GOOD! Excuse me but I have to use capital letters for that. I think everything in the plate complemented each others perfectly.

Nasi Campur Bali

As I am planning my holiday to Bali in the next few weeks it so nice to have a taste of the Balinese cuisine in advance. This one is also good. The satay, in particular, is awesome! Do watch out for the spicy sambal matah.

Jimbaran Tiger Prawns

Basically it's the same as Nasi Campur Bali. You just take out the chicken, the satay, and the crackers then replace them with 3 big grilled tiger prawns. Boom!
Tastewise, it's also good. The tiger prawns were grilled and seasoned beautifully. I mean, the colors and the taste were so inviting. I wish they put more of those prawns on the plate.

Crispy Salmon Skin

Save the best for last, a proverb says. Couldn't agree more to that. As it was the last to be served that day, but it also acted as a sweet (or may I say savory?) ending.
A big slice of salmon with its oh so heavenly crispy skin, served with baby potatos, baby tomatoes, garlic, and rocket leaves.
This sucker is the drooling factor of the day. Its juicy meat, well seasoned, and that awesome crispy salmon skin. Hands down, so good! I just want more!

So that's all the ala carte menus I've tried that day. Of course there are some other menus that skipped my palate, such as the Breaded Chicken Fries and the Tokyo Aglio Olio,
But let me assure you that if the menus I've tried above was outstanding, I most definitely think the ones I missed surely must went the same direction.

Again and again, Publik Markette, you didn't fail to impress me. I hope there will be more astonishing dishes in the future to come.

Can't wait!

Keep on chewing!

Jazzy Dee

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PUBLIK MARKETTE
Grand Indonesia Shopping Town
East Mall GF (Below Social House, across of NOMZ and Union Deli)
Jl. MH Thamrin No.1, Jakarta Pusat
Ph. +6221 23581281