Tamani Cafe - Pondok Indah Plaza, Jakarta

When my dad was admitted to hospital, I stayed with him in his hospital ensuite room for 2 weeks. That means my daily diet usually consisted of lousy take-away food or "emergency" home-packed lunches. Anyway, as my dad's condition worsened, I had no appetite.

However, when his condition improved, suddenly I had this huge craving for Poulet Cordon Bleu. Luckily, the hospital is in Pondok Indah (that's a nice upmarket suburb in Jakarta for those not in the know), so yummy restaurants are just (literally) doorsteps away. And anyone who's anyone in Jakarta would know that as far as Poulet Cordon Bleu is concerned, Tamani Cafe is the place to go.

Conveniently, Tamani Cafe is located just across the hospital.




The menu
-> They feature their new Wagyu beef steak on their new menu cover. Apparently in Jakarta, Australian Wagyu is the 'in' thing among gourmets nowadays. As for me, it's nothing new since I have passed my Wagyu craze on mid 2006.



Poulet (Chicken) Cordon Bleu
-> The house speciality. Doesn't look much, but once you tried it, you'll be hooked.



Chicken Maryland
-> Chicken thigh fillet, deep fried, classic brown gravy.



I forgot what drink this was. I think there's pink guava in it.



The dessert
-> Hazelnut Sorbet, Strawberry Cheesecake, Brownie, and Classic Tiramisu.

Zowa Omurice Cafe, Sydney

There's this new cafe / restaurant in World Square that claims to be the 'first omurice cafe in Australia'. I thought I might check it out with my friends. Actually, the main attractive point of this cafe is the fact that they serve so many different types of omurice and like most Japanese restaurants out there, they make plastic models of the types of omurice and display it on the window. I swear, there must be like, 30 different types of omurice in there! Now who can resist the allure of Japanese-made photorealistic plastic food models on display??? I sure can't.






Tex-mex Potato Wedges
The topping is mozarella, bacon&chee, and parsley. Served with crème fraîche and sweet chilli dipping sauces.




Omurice with rolled chicken cordon bleu in cream sauce
Instead of the usual tomato gohan (rice), the inside of the omurice is plain fried rice. However, the sauce is very nice (Creamy, red wine-y sauce that somewhat tastes like bourguignonne)
Also, there's asparagus spears inside the rolled chicken.





Seafood cheese gratin
Very Japanese-y, because there's rice inside. Ahh, this dish reminds me of my times in Singapore, where my two blog co-writers and I would often buy those Japanese (and therefore expensive ^_^) microwavable frozen rice gratin from Isetan Supermarket because we can't cook in our boarding house.
By the way, there are various seafood in this gratin, such as green mussels, prawns, and squids.







Omurice with grilled chicken in hot sauce
The grilled chicken is tender and nice, with a light oregano crust. The mayonnaise also added a unique touch. However, the surprising thing about this dish is that the hot sauce tasted very similar to the dipping sauce for Bakmi GM's very famous 'pangsit goreng' (fried wontons) in Indonesia.

Overall, I think this is a good concept cafe. I've never seen so many types of omurice in my whole life! I wonder if they have this type of cafe in Singapore or something...
I'm going to try the 'Omurice with enoki cream sauce' and 'Omurice with oroshi grilled sirloin' next time!