Cafe Du Chocolat

it was Saturday afternoon.. a hot one I must say.. two young adult were walking around Tebet Utara street, stopping by in each shop found.. that's me and bf haha.. in the middle of the street full with distro, we noted a sign of dessert.. it was like finding an oasis in the middle of desert.. I was really tired walking around and really thirsty and lucky for us, we were given an offer we just could not say no..

it was Cafe Du Chocolat.. located in second floor of Noin Brand distro, it was quite catchy.. during August 2011, they offer a variety of menu for only Rp10,000 each from 2-6 p.m during weekday and from 3-6 p.m during weekends.. interesting, right? hahaha..

as we entered the cafe, it was nearly empty.. there was only one table occupied and soon to be empty once we were seated.. the furniture was kinda confusing since I don't get the connection of each stuff.. the sofa was worn out.. I think their furniture was quite old? I don't know.. it just gave me bad feeling.. I'm afraid we picked the wrong place to sit haha.. I did note a nice quote written on their wall which I love..

 

looking at the menu, we decided to try their Rp10,000 promotion.. remembering the shopping bags we had in our hands, we must tight our budget in eating haha.. I picked sour apple, bf picked milky fanta and we had grilled banana as our snacks.. all of it was Rp10,000 each, tax and services were included.. yay to cheap snacks :)

my sour apple was basically apple juice topped with chopped fresh apples.. to my surprise it was really good and refreshing.. or maybe I was too thirsty to be able to judge objectively.. anyhow, I loved it so much.. I may even try to make it at home by myself if I have time haha.. such a lazy girl.. bf's milky fanta was the western style of soda susu gembira.. it was thick milk under strawberry soda.. too sweet for me, but his favourite.. 

lastly to come was our grilled banana.. it was a banana (cut half) then grilled and topped with chocolate milk, choco sprinkles and cheese with a fresh strawberry.. again, to my surprise, it was very delicious.. the banana was nicely grilled, it was soft and not mushy.. the toppings, though seemed overwhelming, did not overpower the banana instead completes the whole meal and made me a fan haha.. 

I supposed we should not judge the book by its cover ya? I never thought I would fall in love with this place, but I did.. I will definitely come back to try other desserts.. I heard their fondue was a favorite..

Cafe Du Chocolat

Jl. Tebet Utara Dalam No. 13

Tebet, South Jakarta

Ph.: 6221 8378 7072

Bebek Kaleyo

as the Lebaran holiday is here and Jakarta shows its most beautiful side of the year.. streets are almost empty, a heaven for particularly me who usually spent nearly one and half hours to office and another one and half hours back from office.. wish the holiday last longer :D

so, last Saturday, due to work requirements, I must go to office, preparing some month-end data for our business units (sigh).. it was around 12 a.m when I finished my overtime.. actually bf and I had planned to go to Grand Indonesia, but seeing the empty streets, I was tempted to go somewhere unusual for us.. so we picked Tebet area haha.. 

looking for lunch there is not a big deal.. there are restaurants on every street corner.. I have heard of Bebek Kaleyo for quite a while.. it was famous for their crispy duck.. I was so willing to try their duck, and lucky for us the restaurant was not full when we arrived.. I remember when I went to Tebet a few months ago, the restaurant was very packed and full with parked cars..

the restaurant was actually quite big.. it was dominated in wooden furniture and was an open-aired restaurant.. they have a small room with air-conditioner in front of the restaurant.. it was one hot afternoon so we decided to sit in the air-conditioned area.. the menu was not too various.. they mainly served duck in three ways of cooking (grilled, fried or deep in green chili).. you can choose between regular duck (a quarter duck per portion) or young duck (a half duck per portion).. it is said that the young duck's meat was more tender with a Rp2,000 different, I picked the young duck..

I intended to order grilled young duck, but the waiter said it was sold out.. so, we decided to order a portion of Bebek Muda Cabe Ijo (Rp18,000) and Nasi Uduk (Rp4,000) each.. the duck came in a huge portion (half of a duck was served in my plate) with green chili all over it! I really love the duck's texture.. it was was very crispy in the outside yet very tender inside.. the green chili was just okay, not too spicy actually but quite scary haha.. the duck was deep fried and it left some oil underneath which ruins my rice.. I hate rice mixed with oil! I should have asked for separation between duck and rice.. at least I learn my mistake..

overall.. besides the oil accident, I love their duck so much.. with a very reasonable and affordable price, no wonder people kept coming :) a good business it is for Bebek Kaleyo..

Bebek Kaleyo

Jl. Lapangan Roos No. 49
Tebet, South Jakarta
Ph.: 6221 9570 0055