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The Hideout

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Hello coffee lovers ♥ A new coffee shop has opened in Kelapa Gading! It’s a rebranding shop of Le Epicure cake shop in Hibrida Raya Road. The location is near the Taipei School, passing through the SMAK 5 Penabur. The place is easy to spot, the 3-story building in black with modern style design.

You will be amazed by the indoor’s interior. The 1st floor is the place for eating and ‘nongkrong’ for non-smokers. The wooden-minimalist decoration dominated the place. So cozy and suitable for hangout. The big sofa was so soft, making you don’t want to get out form there.

1st floor’s interior

The 2nd floor was the cashier, kitchen, and the cake display. too bad the cakes were all sold out when I arrived there 😦 There was few seats (long sofa, actually) with small round table on this floor. So modern, minimalist, and cute. The decoration was too good! Couldn’t help myself not to take pictures there.

2nd floor’s interior

The 3rd floor is for smoking area. Actually, there are some tables for non-smoking area since the smoking area was separated with the glass door. inside the smoking area, the decoration was so pretty! A line of wooden chairs, looking through the windows directly. Full of air conditioners and comfy sofas there. Perfect for photoshoot! Good lighting from the window.

3rd floor interior

Here we go for the foods and drinks!

MAIN COURSE

Salted egg Yolk Chicken with Rice (60k)

It was a plate of rice with fried chicken, cooked with the egg yolk, curry leaves, and red chili slices. A sunny side-up was place over the rice. The aroma and taste was so-so, not too tasty, but not too bad. The portion was quiet small for me. The chicken pieces was tender, but not crispy. Actually, they use real salted egg with butter, but the taste was not so strong.

Thai Basil Beef Rice (65k)

A Thailand dish for me. Rice served with beef minced cooked with sweet soy sauce and basil. A sunny side-up was place over the rice. The portion was the same, quiet small. The aroma of basil was good, but looking from the appearance was not tempting. The beef minced was too oily, but tasted good. Sweet and savory in balance.

BBQ Baked Rice Chicken (65k)

A baked rice cooked with BBQ sauce and melted cheese. So yummy and recommended! The chicken pieces was prepared with sweet sauce and fried. The cheese was melted through the rice.The smell of BBQ sauce was not there, but the the rice tasted sweet and savor like the BBQ sauce. I think it was the best dish so far.

DRINKS

Hot Chocolate Latte by KORTE (45k)

Pure cocoa powder was brewed with hot water, making a thick, slightly bitter cocoa drink. It’s a perfect drink in this raining season. The latte art dissolved too quick to be shoot by my camera. Better to shoot it while it was still hot. I love this drink ♥

Carrot juice (30k)

The juice was served in a small jar. So cute! The carrot juice was sweet and quiet thick. Better not to add more sugar if you like real fresh juice.

Cappuccino Latte (35k)

A cup of cappuccino will make this hangout to be more than perfect! The coffee was not as good as any other coffee shop, but still in average score. Not so good, but not bad at all.

Mojito (30k)

Fresh, sparkling, and cold. Perfect for sunny day. For me, it is better to add lime to increase the sourness.

Overall, The Hideout gives the best service and the best place for hangout. The location was far from crowd of Kelapa Gading. The food was good, but still overpriced since the portion was quiet small. The music cheered up the cafe. The place was cool enough for hangout with friends and even for OOTD photoshoot. I think I will come again to this place to try out their dessert menus.

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Enjoy your day ♥

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The Hideout

Map of The Hideout

Address : Jalan Raya Kelapa Hybrida Blok QH12 No. 5. Kelapa Gading., Jakarta Utara, Jakarta 14260

Phone : (021) 4508800

Hours : 9AM–10PM

WIFI : YES

PRICE : IDR 100k- 150k/ person

Toby’s Estate – New Hits Coffee Shop in PIK

January 11, 2017January 27, 20174 Comments

I believe a lot of you who read this have heard or even tried the latest coffee in PIK Avenue Mall. That’s the Toby’s Estate, serving the best coffee in town! I went there to celebrate New Year with my friends. It was so crowded and long waiting list. Even if you go there to reserve a table full of 6 and you are still alone, the waiter will not allow you to enter the cafe. Lots of patient to have some good foods and coffee in Toby’s Estate.

Me and friends 🙂

Toby’s Estate is the first Australian-based coffee roaster store in Indonesia. The café is said to be the first user of the Mavam Espresso machine in Indonesia and offers specialty coffees, ranging from single-origin coffee to its signature Australian flat-white. Meals include eggs benedict, buttermilk fried chicken on a corn frittata and Toby’s signature ricotta pancakes. Aside from operating as a coffee chain, the brand also sells its coffee to other stores in Australia. If you like coffee, you can consider to have it here.

The place is located outside of the mall (but still a part of it), near the Starbucks. The place was quite big and many bloggers were taking picture around the cafe. Inside, the modern design of coffee shop was crowded (that’s why is hot inside). I like the decoration : simple, spacious, and modern-industrial feel inside the shop. I think it’s a perfect place to hangout with your friends.

The crowd of the cafe

For the coffee, they serve espresso based coffee (piccolo, cappuccino, latte) and non-coffee drinks. Price range starts from IDR 30k-85k for coffee. Our drinks ranged from coffee to tea. We don’t like coffee and still prefer to tea. For tea, we chose Chrysan tea and Peppermint tea.

For me, I chose Affogato. The espresso was well-blended with the vanilla ice cream. The coffee was thick, but not as bitter as the other espresso. For me, it was good since I don’t like bitter. However, the coffee lovers would regret it. Although it had thick body, but the taste was not like espresso.

Cappuccino latte is a good choice. The coffee was thick and bitter. My friend, who is a coffee lover said that it was quiet good.

Cappuccino / Piccolo (35k)

For the food, the Truffle Fries must be tried for those who love it! It was 65k for a plenty of french fries. The truffle oil was so good, well-blended with the cheese and fries. The fries was crispy and soft, the seasoning was just perfect! Quiet big portion and guess what? It was too much for 6 people! A good snack for having coffee time.

Truffle Parmesan Fries (65k)

The Woolly (sauteed spinach) and Broadway (Salmon) Eggs Benedict were tasty. Judging from the portion, the portion was quiet small, but once you have finished one whole portion, you will feel so full. Maybe because the fat was quiet high to fulfill your hunger.

Broadway Style Egg’s Benedict (135k)

Woolly Style Egg’s Benedict (125k)

Meet the signature dish : Buttermilk Chicken and Corn Frittata. The appearance looked appetizing with 2 pieces of big fried chicken. The taste was like Bakwan jagung or Fuyung hai. The frittata was soft, thin, and looks like a big bakwan jagung. The chicken was quiet good, but it was hard enough to slice the chicken with fork and knife! Better to use your own bare hands 🙂

Buttermilk Chicken and Corn Frittata (125k)

For the pasta, I tried Pork Linguine Toss with tagliatelle. The pasta was al dente, cooked with super creamy carbonara sauce. The mushroom slice was quite big, but thin. The pork skin was crispy and you’ll like it! Overall, it was so creamy and I think the portion is better to be eaten by 2 people.

Pork Linguine Toss (115k)

Mac and Cheese tasted tasty and creamy, especially the cheese. However, it is better to be consumed by more than one person. The creaminess will overwhelmed you. Better to eat that with a cup of bitter coffee.

Mac & Cheese (105k)

Overall, the food dishes were tasted good, but still overpriced. The price was higher than any other coffee shop. For the coffee, it still needs improvement from the aroma and taste. The ‘body’ was just okay. The place was spacious, but lots of people inside and makes the shop even hotter. Well, quiet nice experience with Toby’s Estate. Have a cup of coffee!