Delicious and Affordable Peranakan Cuisine at SELERA MENEER

Kalau kalian melewati Jl. Ahmad Dahlan di daerah Jakarta Selatan, kalian akan menemui banyak restoran di sisi kiri dan kanan jalan, salah satunya sebuah tempat bernama SELERA MENEER yang di papan namanya tertulis menawarkan authentic comfort food.

Indo-Dutch Cuisine at Warung 1945 (Green Ville)

Sekarang ini kalau lagi weekend, dekat rumah saya seperti di daerah Green Ville jadi lumayan macet karena semakin banyak tempat makan di sekitar. Mungkin buat yang suka lewat saja cuma tahu jalan besar Taman Ratu - Green Ville yang di kiri kanannya banyak makanan, tapi sebenarnya di bagian dalam-dalam juga ada beberapa tempat makanan, misalnya di deretan pertokoan tak jauh dari Saung Green Ville, kita bisa menemukan sebuah tempat makan dengan logo bergambar karikatur seorang chef keriting yang bernama Warung 1945.

Goedkoop

Goedkoop yang memiliki arti cheap/inexpensive dalam bahasa Belanda ini merupakan sebuah warung kopi Belanda di daerah Bendungan Hilir. Oleh pendirinya, Goedkoop dimaksudkan untuk menjadi tempat di mana orang-orang bisa menikmati kopi dan sarapan dengan harga terjangkau.

Begitu masuk ke dalam Goedkoop, kita dapat melihat tema interior yang kontras, di mana sebagian diisi oleh furnitur-furnitur yang sederhana dan minimalis, sedangkan sebagian lagi diisi oleh bangku-bangku antik. Di bagian depan kebanyakan ditempati oleh tamu-tamu yang merokok. Tidak ada sekat untuk memisahkan antara area smoking dan non smoking, a minus point for me.

Menu Goedkoop hanya terdiri dari 1 lembar saja, menu makanan di satu sisi dan menu minuman di sisi yang lain. Untuk makanan ada pilihan broodje (sandwich), salad, soup, dan menu snack serta main course, sedang untuk minuman kebanyakan berkisar pada kopi dan teh.

Ice Goedkoop Latte - IDR 25,000 ++

Koffie Bon Bon - IDR 18,000 ++

Untuk kedua menu kopi di atas merupakan pesanan teman-teman saya. Koffie Bon Bon merupakan salah satu menu kopi favorit di Goedkoop ini. Kalau dilihat dari segi harga, memang harga yang ditawarkan Goedkoop cukup terjangkau dibandingkan dengan coffee shop lain, menu kopi paling mahal di Goedkoop adalah Kopi Luwak seharga IDR 42,000 ++.

Hot Lemon Tea - IDR 11,000 ++

This is one of my favorite drink while having flu. The Hot Lemon Tea was nice, not too sour, not too sweet.

Nasi Jamblang (Rice of the Day) - IDR 27,000 ++

I was quite hungry at the time, dan setelah melihat-lihat menu main course, akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk memesan Rice of the Day. Menu Rice of the Day di Goedkoop berbeda setiap harinya berupa menu-menu nasi nusantara, dan pada hari itu Rice of the Day-nya adalah Nasi Jamblang.

Nasi Jamblang (Rice of the Day)

Nasi Jamblang ini terdiri dari nasi putih, semur daging, perkedel, udang kentang balado, serta sambal. Nasinya cukup banyak dan secara keseluruhan rasa lauk-lauknya enak, sambalnya juga mantap.

Poffertjes - IDR 23,000 ++

Beberapa waktu lalu saya sempat ngidam Poffertjes, dan memang Goedkoop ini warung kopi Belanda karena menyediakan Poffertjes. Kue-kue kecil ala Belanda ini rasanya mirip pancake, hanya saja ukurannya kecil-kecil, dan dalamnya agak kopong, biasanya disajikan dengan taburan gula. Simple and yummy!

In the mood of a cup of coffee and a plate of poffertjes? Visit Goedkoop.

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Goedkoop
Jl. Bendungan Hilir Raya No. 62
Jakarta
Tel. +(021) 5734430
www.goedkoopjkt.com


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munchies by sweetheart bandung...

Before I start, let me explain, that this Munchies is different with that Munchies in Gandaria City. So, this Munchies is a sister company of Toko Kue Bawean in Bandung (I've mentioned their famous chocolate wafer here).

It is located inside Mazee area of FX, L6, dominated with wooden furnitures. As it was still noon when I came, the sun burst in directly through the glass windows.

The menu didn't consist of much choices, so, we ordered Fried Mushroom (24K), Chicken Cream Soup (18K), Fish & Chips (29,5K), Spaghetti Aglio Olio (29,5K), and Hot Tea (6K), nett prices. We wanted to order Chicken Wings before, but the waiter said the menu wasn't available at the time.

We came around 12.15 PM, there were several guesses, but there were only 1 waiter and 1 cook, we should wait quite a long time just to order, and with only 1 cook, you could imagine how long did it took to get our food ready. We wait, wait, and wait, until 1.10 PM, there was only Hot Tea on our table, and we already bought movie tickets for 1.15 PM, wew!

Actually we came here because I bought the discount vouchers, and since I already gave it to the waiter, my order couldn't be canceled. I wasn't too hungry at the time, I told the waiter, I'll be back there after the movie, anyway, our order hasn't been processed (untungnya belum laper, kalo perut belum berkicau, eke panjang sabar.)

We were back at 3 PM, there were 4 employees now, oke kemajuan. Disappointingly, the waiter told me, sorry, no more mushroom, I was like, what, another sold out?? So, he offered Bitterballen (24K) instead, and I agreed to give it a try.

This time, the waiting time was shorter (it should be), the waiter served Abang's Fish & Chips, the portion was so so.

Then came our four pieces of Bitterballen.
*Original meaning : Bitterballen (plural of 'bitterbal') are a savoury Dutch meat-based snack, typically containing a mixture of beef (minced or chopped), beef broth, flour and butter for thickening, parsley, salt and pepper.
But these bitterballen were so cheesy (literally), the taste was okay, but not my fave.

Then came my Spaghetti Aglio Olio, it should be spicy (as written on the menu), turned out, not too spicy and a bit plain, but not bad.

And this so called appetizer (ehm, dari judul sih mestinya makanan pembuka yah), Chicken Cream Soup, came the last, oh well...Abang said, it tasted good, but for me, it tasted just like those instant cream soups.

Honestly, I wasn't satisfied with this place, nothing was really special about the food, maybe Bawean should stick to cookies & cakes. Actually the spot was nice just to hangout, having some snacks, and enjoying the free wi-fi, but there were no smoking and non smoking area, all mixed up. But since we used vouchers, the total spending (incl. vouchers) was only 53K, yes, for all those food, we were even Munchies!

To Munchies' management, If you're really serious in running this business, please pay more attention to the food stock, and pls divide the smoking & non smoking area (I saw people were moving to another table because they couldn't stand the smoke), and more cook & waiters pls...

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Munchies
FX, Mazee-L6
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman
Pintu Satu Senayan
Jakarta 10270
Tel. 62 21 9130 7092