WILDGRASS BANDUNG

Woah I have been writing so many of my Bandung stories that it's almost finished! You can check out the previous posts on the archive and the travel page I am building soon. Anyway, this restaurant was our last stop to have lunch before heading back to Jakarta and recommended by so many of you on Snapchat (if I am not mistaken the top 2 was this and 180 Coffee and Music): WILDGRASS!

Wildgrass is a pretty and posh looking restaurant (totally my kind of place) located in Ciumbuleuit and situated very near to the earlier resident: Miss Bee Providore. The restaurant is owned and managed by Altima Group which also heads famous restaurants like Nanny's Pavillon and Porto (Porto is really delicious I've tried their Gading Serpong branch before and loving it). Appearance wise, it might be the most urban-modern looking restaurant in Bandung to date (Miss Bee, Saka and Vermont are among my favorite design too) and it's a great improvement as I have always loved Bandung F&B scene, not to mention, I love how it's strategically located around this green space and it's really giving me that fresh and earthy vibe, it's almost like a huge home with a park.

Semi-outdoor and outdoor area tour...

The overall interior is industrial-minimalist for sure, I was super fond of mixture of raw earthy elements such as bricks, wood and concrete that combined with the metallic elements, and together they created this vintage moody kind of space. The restaurant has two stories in it with more seats on the second floor and semi-outdoor area for smokers. Wildgrass does not install any air-conditioning in the restaurant and they fully depend on Bandung's chill breeze, and luckily since it rained quite often on my visit, it was indeed a little cool.

Intentional polaroid-like shots hung on the wire-wall

For the food here, they concentrate on serving mainly Western cuisine with some fusion stuff such as Spaghetti Tom Yum and Chicken Wings Terasi. Price range for food starts from IDR 35k-100k and drinks from IDR 15k.

Lembang Sangria - IDR 59k

Apparently, the Sangria was meant to be shared since it came in quite large serving. The Sangria consist of cinnamon tea mixed with cranberry juice, orange juice, soda and fruit slices.

Gorgeous Fries - IDR 35k
It's gorgeous because it's fries and it's a pretty safe light bite. Deep fried shoestring fries with Cajun pepper dressing and lime.

Chicken Wings with Terasi - IDR 45k
This one was one of my favorite menus on the lunch that day for its delicious flavor, the chicken wing was quite common (deep fried), but it's the Terasi sauce dressing that's lifting the flavor, making them tasty and gave a bit of aroma to them.

Tom Yum Pasta - IDR 69k

I was a bit disappointed because the presentation was so much different than the one I saw on their menu (it was so perfectly photographed), I expected a bit difference but not that significant. Anyway, the flavor really saved this pasta as it's quite tasty and salty with bold Tom Yum flavor with chunks of chicken slices and shrimp.

Truffle Pasta - IDR 70k
On the other hand, the truffle pasta actually looked way better than the picture on the menu with more condiments inside that what I initially expected, unfortunately, I couldn't spot the strong truffle aroma and it was too creamy for my liking.

Deconstructed Banoffee Pie - IDR 40k

Dreamland - IDR 37k
It was my friend's order and I did not try it, anyway it came in such pretty presentation tho.

Based on my visit, Wildgrass was fabulous when it comes to their space and atmosphere, while the food was more to the decent category but nowhere near bad. I would be more than happy to recommend you guys to go here and chill with friends, on the day of my visit, the restaurant was super packed (and I heard it has always been like this since the first day), but we didn't really experience such troubling customer service matter nor the food took long to be served.

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Wildgrass

Jalan Gunung Kareumbi No. 10

Ciumbuleuit - Bandung

Jawa Barat 40141

022 - 8260 2840

Opening hours: 8 AM-10 PM

Average spending for two: IDR 200k

Dresscode: casual

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LET'S GO GELATO: BEST GELATO IN BANDUNG

This was a rather accidental finding, so whoever ran the socmed account of Let's Go Gelato commented on my 180 Coffee and Music Instagram post, and when me and my friend from Yummy Traveler peek the account, we noticed that their gelato looks promising. Ice cream is not the first thing that I look for in Bandung, but theirs were promising enough to make us gave it a try.

Let's Go Gelato is a small gelato and sorbet shop located at Jalan Bengawan No. 29 and located precisely beside Papyrus photography service. The first story is where they showcase the 23 of their pretty, colorful & tempting looking gelato and sorbet selections, FYI they even have this Singapore Chili Crab flavor that I was dying to try but was not available that day. Ordering your ice cream here was quite common and simple, you choose what size and how many scoops you want, proceed to payment and they will give you the receipt.

The retail price for 2 scoops of regular flavors is IDR 25k and 4 scoops for IDR 45k. One scoop of premium gelato costs IDR 20k

While the first floor is where you purchase your gelato, the second floor is where customers are more than welcome to sit down, relax and enjoy their gelato in this space inside the container space. There wasn't a big seating capacity space (probably for 15 people only).

Raspberry + Coffee Baileys = IDR 30k // wasn't my order so I couldn't comment.

Coffee Baileys + Thai Tea = IDR 30k

Before deciding, you're more than welcome to sample all the ice cream flavors if you want to, at the end, my pick went for this beautiful combination of coffee baileys and thai tea! I found the texture of their gelato to be really good with the right amount of thickness, creamy texture and it did not melt quick. The coffee and baileys flavor were rich and intense but tasty and even though both my picks were more to the creamier side, but matching it with the thai tea gelato was such a good idea as it balanced everything and refreshed my palate with different flavor. Their thai tea gelato might be one of the best I've tried.

I accidentally skipped on tasting their Kratingdaeng and Apple Strudel gelato. Their Apple Strudel gelato is everything! It's just so so good I can't even emphasize.

Generally, I found their gelato really good, the only thing that I really did not like about them is the promotional photo they're displaying on their outlet and I hope they would change it real soon, it's seriously weakening their charming gelato. If you're a sweet tooth looking for great gelato in Bandung, look no further than Let's Go Gelato!

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Let's Go Gelato

Jalan Bengawan No. 29

Cihapit - Bandung

Jawa Barat 40114

Opening hours: 12 AM-10 PM

Average spending for two: IDR 70k

Dresscode: none

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WILLIE BROTHERS STEAK HOUSE: NYC INSPIRED RACLETTE STEAK COMES TO JAKARTA

So happy to let you guys know about this: THE RACLETTE STEAK INVASION IS COMING TO JAKARTA!!! The highly hyped New York steak trend is brought to Jakarta by the fabulous steakhouse in Puri Pesanggrahan: Willie Brothers Steakhouse, and it's going to be available TODAY: September 1st 2016!

Willie Brothers Steakhouse is a family restaurant that opened a few months ago. I was actually invited to come to their grand opening and if I am not mistaken, I couldn't make it because I was out of the town, and finally I made it to the private showcase of their Raclette steak around a week ago and I am sure most of you have seen the sneak peek on my Snapchat because it was one of the most screenshot-ed story on my Snapchat ever! From outside, the steakhouse looked like a classy Victorian style home in white, and not until you step inside that you found that the interior rings homey and that homey-ness really bring that family style restaurant vibe to me, and not to mention, it's really pretty.

I appreciate that they actually prepare a separated area for smokers and here's the impressive part: A PLAYING ROOM FOR THE KIDS. I don't think anybody would ever want their steaks to be contaminated with foreign smoke. Nay not me.

The interior of the smoking area is also really pretty and still keeping that simple Victorian-minimalist style design.

Ok now let's talk about the Raclette cheese! Raclette is the cheese that's originated from Wallis, Switzerland and Savioe in France and it's made from the pasteurized cow milk. The name Raclette is originated from the word "racler" in English which means "to scrape" or "to stratch", and that's exactly the proper way to serve this cheese right after it's being heated with the Raclette cheese heater machine: to scrape the cheese off and serve it fresh. The common retail weight of the cheese is 6 kg and Willie Brothers Steakhouse imported the cheese directly from Switzerland!

The cheese is seriously aromatic especially when it's heated, you can choose to believe me or not, but let me tell you that Willie Brothers Steakhouse is quite spacious, and I was in the toilet the moment they started heating the cheese and right after I got out of the toilet, the aroma lingered all over the room and I mean you can even smell it from a distance. If you're a fan of an intense smelling cheese, then reading this should be your warm up dude!

Willie Brothers Raclette Steak - IDR 175k

The Raclette steak consist of either 180gr or 250gr of Rib Eye steak (depending on what you fancy) and paired with sides such as sauteed semi-crispy rosemary potato, sauteed mushroom, mesclun salad, Gherkin pickles, baby tomato and of course: THE RACLETTE STEAK! You're currently looking at the 180 gr Rib Eye steak and do note that you can't customize your steak because it's only available in "Medium Well" state. I was honestly a bit upset about it but wait until you read this review further.

 The potato was something beautiful, it was properly salty, the rosemary and garlic really gave that delicious aroma. An avid fan of sauteed mushroom like me shouldn't be complaining about theirs either, it's perfectly cooked, seasoned and it's still having that beautiful juice!

NOW TO THE MOMENT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! The scraping of the cheese! Beware major foodporns ahead.

It took around 7-10 minutes to heat the cheese with the Raclette cheese heater (photo above) and fresh from the heater, they will quickly serve and scrape the cheese before your very eyes on your tables!

Back to when I said that you will only accept "medium well" particularly for this steak only, but I got the one that was perfectly cooked it's actually more to a medium instead of medium well (and say hello to the pink center", I like the seasoning of the steak it's pretty bold, and I don't know man, I don't think I have something negative to say about this. So first, you're having this gorgeous steak, and then topped with generous amount of Raclette steak which also gives an extra salty-savory flavor to the steak, then the aromatic potato and juicy mushroom to add in more fun, and last but not least the Gherkin pickle which gave that extra crunch and refreshing sour flavor to clean and restart your palate in a way.

It's delicious. Finally something to refresh the F&B trend in Jakarta and I am glad that it has a bit of a class to it. I hope that this would be a happening trend in town and I can't wait to hear your stories so do leave your comment here or on my social medias so that I can read your experience as well! Believe me I love reading your comments and Snapchats, I may not always reply but I remember every single thing. Thank you for reading!

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Willie Brothers Steakhouse
Jalan Pesanggrahan Raya No. 9
Meruya Utara, Kembangan
Jakarta Barat 11620
021 - 5890 3684
Opening hours: 11 AM-10 PM
Average spending for two: IDR 200k
Dresscode: none
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