Lobo at The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan, Jakarta

Hi Eaters.

Welcoming the fasting month, Lobo at The Ritz Carlton Mega Kuningan has prepared a surprise for you delicious culinary hunters. A Michelin Star Chef is now on the house prepping wonderful dishes in his line of menus.
I had the chance to tried his 6-course tasting menu with fellow bloggers. It was my first time to ever tasted Michelin Star worthy dishes, and I was very excited!

Lobo, as I would expected from a 5 star hotel restaurant establishment, puts a very elegant yet classical touch in its interior. The yellow-ish lights give a nice warm ambience to the venue, though I think for bloggers it will be so hard to get good pictures at this kind of lighting. It was my first time here, but definitely the first glance of the restaurant had captured my heart. I can't wait to sit and try the food!

Complimentary bread 

Mung beans porridge

Kurma, available during fasting month

Chef de Cuisine - Jan Schwittalla

Born and raised in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the Chef who is inspired by the arts and beauty of great many things, Jan Schwittalla, brings in a fresh new menu to Lobo Restaurant via his modern culinary techniques. Having experienced working and owning a Michelin-starred restaurant in Bordeaux, France, for the past 6 years, he painstakingly prepares every single dish with love as he firmly believes that presentation is equally significant as taste. savor and be ready to fall in love with his all-new signature dishes as he is ready to create memories...

Jan's Tasting Menu:

- 4 course IDR 661,000++/person (wine pairing additional IDR 439,000++ /person)

- 6 course IDR 824,000++/person (wine pairing additional IDR 646,000++ /person)

So Jan's Tasting Menu ranges from appetizer to dessert. A complete dining set to pamper your taste buds as these wonderful dishes were designed to give you a fine dining experience of a Michelin-starred quality food.

Let's overview the dishes one at a time:

Amuse Bouche

"Mushroom Hollandaise" served on an opened egg shell along with a spoon of edamame beans and truffle foam. Unique presentation indeed. It's the kind of thing you would expected from a Michelin-starred Chef. The taste was divine. Absolutely delicious. Mix the edamame and the truffle with the "mushroom hollandaise" and feel the burst of flavors just combining so exquisitely in my mouth. 

1st Course : Gazpacho | Tomato Sorbet | Caramel Pepper

Another unique dish was presented as the first course. It's like a big candy sphere which had to be cracked. The sphere was actually tomato-flavored candy. And inside it was the gazpacho and the tomato sorbet. It's kind of a surprise also as I dig in a bit further I found some croutons. 

Crack it up!

The fresh tomato sorbet was exhilirating, chill and sour but so delicious. The croutons gave a nice crunchy texture which was also nice. This dish is not only unique, but delicious and fresh with a combination of sweet and sour flavor.

2nd Course : Egg | Potato | Duxelles | Truffle | Porcini

Crispy fried tube-shaped potato on top of truffle mushroom cream soup which also mixed with slow cooked egg. This one also tasted delicious. The strong truffle flavor was absolutely the highlight. Wonderful dish!

3rd Course : Langoustine | Caviar | Bisque

I actually never had caviar before so I never know how it should taste. But if it tasted something like I tried in this dish, I will absolutely love it. 

Black sturia caviar served on top of cucumber jelly and salsa. You might think it's kinda weird to have cucumber jelly, but actually when it is eaten together with the caviar, it tasted really good! The dish was also served with a bowl of langoustine bisque as its condiment. The combination was really nice and unique.

4th Course : Sea Bass | Olive | Star Anise

Perfectly grilled chilean sea bass served with olive and emulsion sauce and also tomato, chives, bellpepper jelly. This one was also delicious. The sea bass and the sauce made a great combo and surely will satisfy your taste buds.

5th Course : Beef Cheek | Oxtail Ragout | Onion

This dish was DA BOMB! The most awesome dish of the night (according to me, LOL). The beef cheek was extraordinary. It's so sooo juicy, soooo moist!! OMG, I almost literally bit my own cheek just eating this beef cheek. It's so tender as if it melts in my mouth. The seasoning was just spot on. Perfecto. The ragout was just the same astonishing as the beef cheek. Kudos to the chef!

6th Course : Mango | Lime | Coconut | Passion Fruit

For the dessert and also providing a perfect closure was this mixture of mango and lime cream with coconut and passion fruit. Not too overly sweet but still refreshing and each component combined so well together.

Overall conclusion, there was simply no flaw in that day's dinner. Every dish was just spot on, executed perfectly and presented so so nicely. Chef Jan as one of the Chef from a Michelin-starred establishment really shown some masterpiece work on the menus. It will be interesting to see how he does the same on other ala carte menus.

I wish you all the best of luck, Chef Jan. Really loved your food! And congrats Lobo for obtaining such a talented cook in the kitchen.

Keep on chewing!

Jazzy Dee

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LOBO
The Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta 

Phone : (021) 25518881

Jl. DR. Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung Kav E1.1 No. 1 

Mega Kuningan, Setia Budi, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

www.ritzcarlton.com

Opening hours :
- Lounge : 08.00 - 01.00
- Restaurant : Lunch 12.00 - 15.00, Dinner 18.00 - 23.00

Mouton Slice & Grill, Kelapa Gading

Hi Eaters.

If you ever been to Bandung, then you will be familiar with Mouton Slice & Grill, the famous BBQ joint which is located at Jl. Gandapura, Bandung.
If you also happened to love the food, then you must rejoice because now Mouton Slice & Grill has officially opened its first branch in Jakarta!

The Jakarta branch is located at Kelapa Gading, to be precise at Jl. Boulevard Utara. Just take the road heading to Bangi Kopitiam, go straight and make a u-turn at the end of the road. You'll find Mouton Slice & Grill just not far from there.
It might be slight hard to find, so you must look for a place with many hanging lightbulbs. It's kind of their signature since the Bandung outlet is also has that same lighting.

There are an indoor and an outdoor dining area for you to choose. Being opened starting from 18.00 - 24.00 everyday then you need no worries about the heating sun if you should choose the outdoor area. Well, actually I would recommend you to choose the outdoor area since it would be stuffy to be indoor with all the smokes from the grills.
Most of the furnitures are wooden, and the walls are decorated to looked like an unfurnished wall. A kind of industrial theme I suppose is applied here.

As I said earlier, the opening hours of Mouton Slice & Grill starts from 18.00 - 24.00. Yeah, it was quite dark to take a decent photo, plus the yellow lighting is another minus for you who would want to take good pics.
But nevertheless according to the psychology of color, yellowish lighting helps to increase your appetite. At least that's what I know.

Notice that hollow section in every table? It is meant as a vessel to accomodate the charcoal griller. As you can see in the photos above, you can grill your own meat according to your preference. Of course, you won't be served with some raw meat. The meat has been cooked medium and also has been marinated and seasoned.

Signature Lamb Leg (1500 gr) - IDR 298K

This is what makes Mouton Slice & Grill famous. Their signature lamb leg is a must order here. A big, chunky, juicy and succulent lamb leg served on the griller. They have been marinated and seasoned beautifully, with no weird smells. You know how lamb could have that awful smell if it wasn't prepared nicely. And this one didn't have that. Kudos to the chef. The meat was quite tender, although in some part that contained fat it got kinda chewy. But I love the taste and frankly the portion. I came with 5 friends and we had a feast with this dish. And it came with a chillo sauce, a kind of chilli powder which tasted really good.
Just in case you came with a lot more friends than me, you can opt for the jumbo portion (2000 gr) which cost IDR 400K. Or if you're just going on a date with your couple then you can try the lamb slice that fits for two person.

Lamb Slice (Double) - IDR 98K

Slow Roasted Ribs - IDR 249K

Another variant of the beef you should try is the slow roasted ribs. It takes up to 5 hours of roasting for these babies. And I mean it turned out great. The ribs were so juicy with not much fat and the taste was also delicious.

Tenderloin Slice (Double) - IDR 114K

Not feeling fancy for lamb? Relax. You can opt for the choices of beef that you can also grill. These beef are so so tender and yummy. It's super juicy and the seasoning was just wonderful.
Look at that before and after pics. Don't tell me you're not drooling to see the "after" pic. Yes the beef slice was magic! Delicious. Sweet savory and tender meat to be dipped in those choices of sauces between the pesto, chillo, kecap rawit (chilli soy sauce), or the garlic oil.

Mix Skewers - IDR 27.5K

There are 4 kinds of skewers available, from chicken skin, chicken thigh, octopus and oxtongue, each portion contains 3 skewers. But if you feel like trying them all but afraid you can't finish them, well you can order the mix skewers that contains 2 chicken thigh, 1 chicken skin and 1 octopus.
My suggestion is to dip them in the kecap rawit sauce after you grill them. Delicious!

Overall conclusion, it's a big feast. I came with 5 friends and we came home with satisfied-full tummy. To those who are curious about this place and can't find the time to go to Bandung, you can come to their Jakarta outlet. It's a great place for you who loved hanging out in the night and doing some culinary. Enjoy the feastivity!
Best of luck for Mouton Slice & Grill. Godspeed!

Keep on chewing!

Jazzy Dee

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Mouton Slice & Grill
Jl. Boulevard Utara Blok RA 11 No.18
Ph: (021) 2245 2036 / 0812 883 3151
Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara

Opening hours: 18.00 - 24.00