Cutie Cats Cafe Kemang: The 1st Cat Cafe in Indonesia

Feb 28, 2015 - I was invited to attend bloggers gathering at Cutie Cats Cafe, the newly open cat-theme cafe. Believe me it isn't just a cafe! They claim it as the 1st cat cafe in Indonesia and the 1st integrated in the world. Cutie Cats Cafe is located at Kemang area. I was so excited to join in and meet the cats since I am kinda a cat person. I guess, it such a GOOD NEWS for all cat lovers in Jakarta!

A cat cafe is like a regular cafe, except that it is full of cats! Yes, real fluffy and cute cats. Currently they have more than 10 cats in the cafe, each with unique name and personality. Here, visitors can kick back and relax with a cup of drink or a bite of cupcake and spend time in the company of roaming cats. Some of you might think the idea was brought in from Japan, just like I did. Well, it's not. The pioneer country of the cat cafe turned out to be Taiwan. However, Japan successfully bring its popularity.

So here's Cutie Cats Cafe house rules. First, you have to pay attention to the house rules at the board before you enter the cat playground. And you need to pay some fee to enter the room, just think of it as cat maintenance fee (Weekdays IDR 50k & Weekend IDR 75k for the first hour. + IDR35k/hour for the extra hours). The cats here are well treated and vaccinated regularly. The room is cleaned every day in the morning and at night. So don't worry Cutie Cats Cafe house is safe for kids and women.

It is indeed a cozy place for both the visitors and the cats. For those of you who works at office hours might visit the place on weekdays since the place is open till 9 PM, or on weekend. It is best to reserve in advanced if you don't want to wait in line. Apparently, many Indonesians really love cats and want to spend some time with them. In fact, the scientist has proved that patting a pet can reduce our stress level.

HOW ABOUT THE FOOD?

They serve a selection of homemade cakes, cupcakes, and biscuits, and also a wide range of drinks for the visitors to enjoy. You can also buy pet food here to feed the cats. Remember not to feed them any human food. This is why Cutie Cats Cafe do not offer savory food in the menu.

Tips:

1. Follow their instagram @cutiecatscafe for important notice.
2. Book in advanced, since they have limited space and high demand from visitors. They only allow max of 20 people (including 5 kids) in the room.
3. Follow the house rules, read it before you enter the room. E.g. don't use camera flash when taking pictures, don't give human food, don't disturb sleeping cats, etc.
4. Don't bring your own cat along with you (if any) as it is not allowed.
5. Supervise the kids to prevent any incidents toward the kids and cats.

CUTIE CATS CAFE
Jl. Kemang 1 No.2F
Jakarta Selatan
(across the street from Food Garden, above the Sparkling Society boutique)
Phone: +628111004560
www.cutiecatscafe.com

Kid friendliness: kids surely will love it!

Visit reviewed: 2/28/2015

Entrance fee:
Weekdays IDR 50k & Weekend IDR 75k for the first hour

+ IDR35k/hour for the extra hours

Coffee Shop: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Of the many coffee shop in Indonesia, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has become one of the favorite places to chill out. To be honest, at first I was not so keen to try the coffee here because I had already fallen in love with the franchise coffee shop next door. But then, it was on my halal food list, so i'm kinda forced to try. HAHA kidding.

This time I took a visit to Coffee Bean Pejaten Village which is located at the ground floor near the back entrance. The place is not too convenient to do some works since it is located at the center of the mall where many people passing by. But it's still a comfy place to stay with free WiFi and electric socket. In fact, my friend and I did our work there, we're pretty much comfortable and didn't really care of our surroundings. 

 

Coffee Bean menu offers a wide variety of coffee and tea. In addition, they also offer some light meals such as cakes, muffins, and cookies. I would say the price is a bit high, for example, a cup of ice blended coffee price at IDR 50k. But wait! I'll tell you this. You can actually save up to 50% with Mega credit card or Mega debit card. Get 30% disc for any purchase at IDR 70k or above and 50% disc at IDR 250k or above. This discount is applied for all food & beverages except the drinking bottles (mineral water, and some juice).

My first visit was with my mom, I ordered cappucino (IDR 34k) and long john gyu teriyaki (IDR 59k) for a single perfect brunch. In the end I only paid for 70k after 30% discount with Mega debit card payment. I was quite satisfied with the food and service. So I was curious to come again and try other menu. The second visit was with a friend, I ordered ice blended mocha latte (IDR 49k) and teriyaki tori burger (IDR 59k). While my friend went with ice blended caramel machiato (IDR 46k) with additional whip cream (IDR 7k) and chicken open sandwich (IDR 60k). We also had warm chocolate muffin (IDR 35k) for our dessert. That was a bunch of meals for only IDR 70k/person after 50% discount. yum!

Hot Cappucino

A mixture of coffee and milk that mixed perfectly. The bitterness of the coffee mixed with sweetness milk make cappucino tastes so special.

Long John Gyu Teriyaki & Teriyaki Tori Burger

Basically they are made of the same ingredients, bread with fresh vegetables, meat, teriyaki sauce, and mayonnaise. The difference is, long john filled with beef teriyaki, while tori burger with chicken teriyaki.

Ice Blended Mocha Latte & Caramel Machiato

I like the ice blended at this cafe, the bitterness was perfect, coupled with lot of milk, especially when it served with whip cream. Caramel machiato was sweeter than mocha latte. You decide your own coffee style.

Chicken Open Sandwich
This menu contains of vegetables salad, fried egg 'sunny-side up', wheat bread, and scrambled chicken. Not quite a memorable dish, too dry.

Warm Chocolate Muffin

A chocolate muffin filled with melted chocolate and topped with powdered sugar to enhance flavor. Let it melt in your mouth!

Left: Cappucino || Right: Ice Blended Caramel Machiato with Whip Cream

Teriyaki Tori Burger

Chicken Open Sandwich 

Long John Gyu Teriyaki

Warm Chocolate Muffin

COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF

Pejaten Village 

Ground Floor Unit G-70 (near The Body Shop and Books & Beyond)

Jl. Warung Jati Barat No.39

Pasar Minggu Jakarta Selatan 12740

Phone: +6221 7884 7912

Hours: Monday – Sunday 10AM to 10PM

www.coffeebean.co.id

Busway stop: Pejaten Philips

Payment: 10% tax || cash & all cards accepted || 30-50% disc with Mega cards (conditions apply as I've mentioned above)

Facilities: Free WiFi & electric socket available

Halal meter: Certified by MUI

Food: ê궶¶

Coffee: êêêê¶

Ambience: êê궶

Visit reviewed: 12/2014

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[Pejaten Village] Ah Mei Cafe

A bright yellow tone welcomes you as you walk in. Ah Mei Cafe, a place where you can eat Singapore hawkers food. Ah Mei Cafe is best known as restaurant that serve Halal menu with true Singapore taste. Ah Mei Cafe is located at several areas in Jakarta. This review is a visit to the one at Pejaten Village, the nearest shopping mall from my home. There are indoor and terrace seating. 

The menu choices are quite varied, as they serve multi-ethnic of Melayu and oriental food: various choices of noodle & rice (char kwetiau, wonton mee, nasi lemak, etc), nasi briyani, murtabak, roti prata set, snacks, and dessert. I went there with my mom. I ordered Laksa (IDR 37.5k), while my mom went with nasi briyani curry chicken (IDR 40k) and tea tarik (IDR 20k). All the meals and drinks are well priced. The taste of food is just OK, but it is definitely a place to go if you are looking for Halal Singapore hawkers food. Laksa and tea tarik are recommended.

Ah Mei Cafe Open Kitchen

Nasi Briyani Curry Chicken (IDR 40k)

Laksa (IDR 37.5k)

Hot Tea Tarik (IDR 20k)

I visited Ah Mei Cafe for the second time. This time I ordered KL wonton mee (IDR 35k) and nasi lemak set (IDR 35k). KL wonton mee is noodles with wonton (small dumplings with savory filling), minced flavored chicken, kailan, and green scallions. The taste is somehow similar to our 'mie ayam'. Nasi lemak is similar to nasi uduk. Nasi lemak is usually served with many fried side dishes such as anchovies, peanuts, egg, mackerel, chicken, and chili paste.

KL Wonton Mee (IDR 35k)

Nasi Lemak Set (IDR 35k)

AH MEI CAFE

Pejaten Village 

1st Floor Unit 50/51

Jl. Warung Jati Barat No.39

Pasar Minggu Jakarta Selatan 12740

Phone: +6221 78830233

Hours: Monday – Sunday 10AM to 10PM

www.ahmeicafe.com

Busway stop: Pejaten Philips

Payment: 10% tax + 5%  service charge || cash & all cards accepted

Kid friendliness: high chairs available, some room for strollers

Halal meter: Certified by MUI

Food: êê궶

Ambience: êê궶

Visit reviewed: 12/6/2014

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[Kuningan City] Humming Bird Eatery

Last week my elder brother took me to Hummingbird Eatery. This eatery is located in the mid-bustle-town of Jakarta, Kuningan City. Hummingbird has a unique interiors concept, the birdcage-themed, with the dominance of wood color. The name of Hummingbird fit perfectly with its interiors. As I walked into the dining, I could see a number of giant bird cages, bird painting on the walls, and trees at the corner. This interiors create an atmosphere that you were eating at your home garden. 

Let's talk about food. Hummingbird eatery does not only think about a good concept of its interiors, but also its food. Hummingbird serves a wide range of menu, that is, sandwiches, soup salad, Asian and Western course, pasta, sweet and savory crepes, waffles, pancakes, and of course a selection of drinks.

We went there around 3 pm, which was perfect for afternoon tea/coffee time. So I ordered Allen's Sweet Crepes (IDR 39.5k) and Minty Mint tea (IDR 23k). While my brother, who apparently hungry all the time, went with Western main course -Rosemary Infused Roasted Chicken (IDR 69.5k), and Lychee Cucumber (IDR 40k).

Hummingbird Eatery

Hummingbird cages

Hummingbird cage seating

Some decoration to celebrate Halloween

Canned fruit decoration

Rosemary Infused Roasted Chicken is roasted chicken with fried potato, green salad and mushroom sauce. The infused word here means, seasoning is injected to raw meat. The purpose of this is to get flavor deep into the meat when its cooked. If you look at the picture, it looks a bit messy. No worries, it tastes good. Allen's Sweet Crepes is crepes with cream cheese, raisins, raspberry syrup, and vanilla ice cream. The crepes are soft yet crunchy. Crepes would be best choice at this time. Minty Mint is mint flavored tea from TEAriffic menu. Well, I personally like original tea more than flavor tea. I just wanted to try something else every time I visited a restaurant. And, Lychee Cucumber from Nojito and Granita menu, is actually a non-alcoholic version of Mojito Granita. So this is basically fruit drinks.

Rosemary Infused Roasted Chicken

Allen's Sweet Crepes

Left: Minty Mint,  Right: Lychee Cucumber

Hummingbird bar seating

HUMMINGBIRD EATERY

Kuningan City UG Floor No.55

Jl. Prof Dr. Satrio kav.18

Jakarta Selatan

Phone: +6221 30056370

Open hours: Monday – Sunday 8 AM to 10 PM

www.hummingbird-eatery.com

Payment: 10% service charge || cash & all cards accepted

Kid friendliness:  Kids will love its decoration, kid friendly dishes

Food: êêêê¶

Ambience: êêêêê

Visit reviewed: 11/02/2014

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[Ciputra Mall] Nanny's Pavillon Laundry Room

Nanny's Pavillon creates a different interior concept of each branch. Its branch in Ciputra Mall has a laundry room theme. There are indoor and outdoor seating. The indoor decoration is very sweet and has a vintage nuance. In accordance with the theme, one wall is decorated by the hanged baby girl's clothing. On the other wall, you can see a vintage clock, a pile of clothes in the basket, and a series of hanger. These are the tone that portray the warmth atmosphere of a home. 

Nanny's Pavillon Laundry Room exterior

Outdoor seating

"You're Here, You're Family"

Nanny's Pavillon Laundry Room interior

Nanny's Pavillon Laundry Room interior

I was not sure what to order back then. So the nanny recommend me Jack's Spanish Paella (IDR 68k) which is Nanny's Pavillon favorite menu. This baked yellow rice has a bit of everything such as prawn, chicken, and some of Spain's ingredients. This tasty paella is regarded as Spanish cuisine. The taste in my opinion is like our traditional yellow rice. The paella itself has wonderfully flavorsome, and the mushroom sauce give extra rich flavor to it.

Jack's Spanish Paella IDR 68k

When I came yesterday, it was Halloween. I didn't notice that until the nanny show me another menu -Spookytacular menu, special for Halloween. Nanny's Pavillon offer two kind of Halloween special pancakes: scary face pancake (IDR 42k), choco spider waffle (IDR 39k), and two special drinks: wicked twist (IDR 29k), vampire sangria (IDR 29k). However, this special menu only offered by Nanny's Pavillon on Sept 26 - Oct 31 2014. 

Aren't you curious of scary face pancake. Because I am. So I ordered one. It's actually two pancakes being stacked together, and filled with banana, chocolate jam, and almond. It is then covered with vanilla cream. As a final touch, it's sprinkled with smoothed-oreo around the cake. This becomes special because the pancakes are decorated to resemble a scary cartoon character of the night before christmas. I didn't order choco spider waffle because I was too full. The pancake is way too big for dessert. Anyway, I still enjoyed taking some pictures of scary face pancake.

There are two special drinks as I've mentioned earlier, wicked twist and vampire sangria. Wicked twist is made of lemon. While vampire sangria is a mocktail made of black tea, and combined with mixed-berry (strawberry and raspberry). This is a perfect drink after meals. Fresh!

Vampire Sangria IDR 29k

Scary face pancake IDR 29k

NANNY'S PAVILLON LAUNDRY ROOM

Ciputra Mall - Cibubur
Jl. Raya Arteri Cibubur (km. 4 dari Pintu Tol Cibubur)
Ground Floor
Phone: +6221 2906 7028 / +6221 2906 7038
www.nannyspavillon.com

Kid friendliness: kids will love its decoration

Food: êê궶

Ambience: êêêêê

Visit reviewed: 10/31/2014

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