Kafe Betawi At Gandaria City is one of the many restaurant found at this mega mall. Betawi literally means Native Jakartan. Kafe Betawi has almost 30 outlets scattered throughout Jakarta. Kafe Betawi at Gandaria City is located at the second level of the Main Street where the restaurants congregate.

 

At Kafe Betawi, the menu offers variety of Jakartan culinary delights. Dishes such as Nasi Goreng & Sate (Fried Rice and Satay), Soto (Soup), Nasi (Rice), Mie (Noodles), Ulekan, Gorengan (Fried food), Kerupuk (Crackers), Jajanan (other food), Drinks and Juice.

 

 

 

Es Teler (Rp 30,000) isn’t a dessert though we will have the shaved ice as dessert in Singapore. Apparently, it was known as Cold Drinks on most of the Indonesian menu. I was surprised though I welcome the idea as I like started my meal with sweet stuff. Es Teler is shaved ice with Avocado, Coconut, Jackfruit and Condensed Milk. Though it is with condensed milk, yet it is relatively lightly sweetened. We enjoyed the Es Teler very much.

 

 

This round I ordered a Mutton satay, the Satae Kambing (Rp 75,000). The sweet marinate penetrated right into all part of the meat and it has a nice char fragrance. Personally, I find the meat too tough to chew on.

 

 

We ordered 2 Mains for sharing. Both the portion was relatviely small. Our first Main was the Nasi Uduk Rendang (Rp 51,000). It consist of rice cooked in coconut milk and chicken broth and some spice and fried mee hoon served with stew beef in lots of different spice and handful of bitter nut cracker. The chilli that was served with this plate was sweet.

 

 

 

Soto Betawi (Rp 50,000) was the second Main we ordered for sharing. The description on the menu was traditional Betawi style soup in coconut milk. The description was appealing and we ordered to try. The soup has a meaty flavour and lightly sweetened with coconut aroma. It isn’t spicy at all. In it were boiled egg, shredded chicken and potato. We like it.

 

 

Before ordering the Kue Rangi (Rp 28,000), I was clueless about what it was. The menu mentioned it was their famous dessert made of sago and coconut. I thought it was enticing. This dessert is a little hard on the outer with a chewy inner. It was almost bland but the coconut sweet syrup that was served was the saving gracec, together with the jackfruit bites on the top, sweetened the dessert. I was neutral to it. I can’t say I like it.

 

 

On the table were additional chilli sauce, a black sauce and pickled vegetables for self-service.

 

 

 

Lastly some notes on the ambience. It was casual and the theme seems to denote the Indonesian traditional houses.

 

 

NAHMJ Verdict

 

NAHMJ felt that Kafe Betawi at Gandaria City serves humble homely food with a causual ambience. It is certainly a great place for us to enjoy the street food at a cafe with comfortable ambience that is reasonably priced.

 

 

 

Kafe Betawi At Gandaria City

Main Street Lt. Upper Ground Unit MU, Jl. KH. M. Syaifii Hadzami No.8, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan 12210
Tel: +62 (0)21 2905 3086 / 96

Website: http://www.kafebetawi.com/

 

Opening Hours

 

Daily  1000 to 2200

 

Getting There

 

By Taxi

 

Rating: 8/10