KAUM JAKARTA (AND A LITTLE PEEK OF KAUM BALI SEMINYAK)
I
celebrated my birthday last year in Bali and stayed at the fabulous Katamama,
back then they were doing the construction of an Indonesian restaurant called
KAUM which I finally managed to visit back in January this year (but haven't
done the full blog post) so I thought about merging the visits to a single
entry. KAUM Bali is located inside the highly popular Potato Head Beach Club in
Seminyak, on its second floor and in case you guys wonder, yes it's owned and
managed by the same people who owns Potato Head.
...and today (May
22nd 2017) marks the opening of KAUM Jakarta and I was invited last Friday for
an exclusive pre-opening preview and I am sharing it to you, but I have to be
completely frank, for the food review, I couldn't exactly do an in-depth review
because there was so much food presented and I honestly didn't try each and
every single one and I really do feel like I need another visit here to really
explore the food, maybe I was pretty full before coming to KAUM, I was busy
browsing the uber gorgeous restaurant and taking pictures and that kinda set me
back from paying more attention to the food and I end up not remembering the
moment as vivid as KAUM Bali, but good news I totally enjoyed my lunch in KAUM
Bali and remember how good it was! Generally I found their food to be fresh,
rich, tasty, SPICY (gotta highlight this because even the
default fried rice flavor was too spicy for my liking so DO ASK FOR NON or
LESS), beautifully seasoned and altogether delicious.
KAUM
Jakarta is located in the posh Menteng neighborhood where a lot of pretty
restaurants are and upon arriving, I was stunned by how gorgeous the restaurant
was! It's totally different that the look of KAUM Bali which was way smaller and
more minimalist where KAUM Menteng was the posher version and literally a house
transformed to a very beautiful restaurant hence the culture value, and the
super ambiance! There are two separated dining areas and the VIP room was
definitely my favorite (I don't know whether it's actually a VIP room because
there are some tables inside) but that particular seating area gave me the most
memorable ambiance, it's how they decorate it, the smell of the room, the
romantic vibe the dim surrounding gave to me and the music! The music was
seriously the highlight, it's this gorgeous mixtape of Indonesian 60-70s song,
seriously MAZOR LOVE!
They
currently open for dinner only and I heard that in 2-3 weeks from now they'll
start to open for lunch. Ok restaurant tour now!
The VIP room that
I talked about!
I
don't normally talk about restaurant's toilet but their toilet was another LOVE!
It's kinda this mini space for you not only to bowl but to chill a bit LOL (if
you fancy!)
Now
moving on to the food and drinks here, there are A LOT that I tried but again I
told you earlier that I didn't try every single one so I couldn't really give my
opinion on each and every single one, some that I found good
were Lidah Sapi Bakar Sambal Tangkil (IDR 85k), Burung Puyuh
Malon Goreng Bumbu Rica-Rica (IDR 65k), Laksa Bogor Oncom Merah (IDR 55k), Sate
Kambing Buntel Acar Rujak (IDR 120k), Sate Sapi Wagyu Maranggi (IDR 120k) and
Mie Gomak (IDR 85k), and of course don't forget their Sambal Selection (5 kinds
of homemade chili - IDR 75k) for that extra kick if you like one.
Lidah Sapi Bakar
Sambal Tangkil (IDR 85k)
Sop Ikan Bali (IDR 55k)
Sate Sapi Wagyu
Maranggi - IDR 130k
Their Satay was
seriously the highlight of the dinner, ones that stuck on my head, they were
fresh with tender meat, altogether beautifully cooked, beautifully seasoned and
yes, simple.
Special complimentary from the chef, long cooked roasted
goat leg (IDR 420k), this was very tender with moist meat
Selections of Indonesian desserts: Kue
Lumpur Bubur Ketan Hitam, Lapis Surabaya Selai Nanas Madu, Klappertaart - all
IDR 45k, and I didn't try any of those (well at least I am
being honest).
Klappertaart - IDR 45k
Now
sharing you a little peek of my visit to KAUM Bali in Seminyak, the following
picture is the Sambal Selections (IDR 75k) where you can get 5 kinds of their
homemade sambal in a single serving: Sambal Ikan Asin, Sambal Matah, Sambal
Kluwek (the black one), Sambal Rica-Rica and Sambal Bawang.
DUCK GOODNESS!
Generally I found
the food to be spicy spicy
spicy and I highly recommend you guys to really adjust
the spiciness of the food because again, not everyone has the same take on spicy
food. The fried rice was overly spicy and not to mention most of the food that I
tried here were generally spicy and because of that spiciness, I feel like they
taste similar to one another and the spiciness kinda built one another too,
hence the spiciness was the one that I can vividly remember.
KAUM
Jakarta
Jl. DR.
Kusuma Atmaja No. 77-79
Menteng,
Jakarta Pusat 10310
021 -
2239 3256
Opening
hours: 6 PM-12 AM
Average
spending for two: IDR 300k
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