Asian BBQ @ Padma Hotel, Bandung

Hello everyone!

Padma Hotel is a 5 star hotel, located at Jalan Ranca Bentang, Bandung. The hotel is situated at a hillside, that's why it has a spectacular hill view.

I was here for their Asian BBQ buffet last night, which you can enjoy every Friday from 6-10 pm. From the main lobby, just go left and straight up to their restaurant area, following the pathway. The restaurant's ambiance is cozy, with high ceiling and live music.

Wine Rack

Since it's Asian BBQ, i bet you can guess there are signature food from different countries in Asia. Yup, you can find Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thailand, and even Indian food here at Padma Hotel. Psssttt..... they served Western food too. I believe you can find foods you crave, just as I did. I'm gonna review all of my personal favorite, MUST TRY, can't be missed kind of food here.

WARNING: This post will be full of PHOTO, that will makes you drool.

Salted Mackarel

Slow Roasted Marinated Black Angus Ribs Eye

Right after you enter the Padma restaurant area, you'll notice a steak stand. There you'll find this Slow Roasted Marinated Black Angus Ribs Eye. Black Angus is one of a superior beef meat, because of its marbled appearance. When you ordered this, they'll grill it for you, and you can choose the doneness level. I always had mine, medium well. There are 3 types of sauce to drizzle over the steak, mushroom stroganoff, chipotle bbq, or shiraz peppercorn. You can drizzle just one, or two, or all 3. In different parts of course. My personal favourite is the mushroom stroganoff, with a thick mushroom flavour. Yum.

Hainan Chicken Rice

Just across the steak stand, you'll find Hainan Chicken Rice. The Hainan rice is really fragrant, well infused with the chicken broth, and seasoned nicely. The Chicken part is also tender and tasty.

Chicken Shawarma

Going left, you'll find the Chicken Shawarma stand. It is wrapped in a small bun, with vegetables, and mayonaise. Tasty.

Still, at the same room, if you like lamb meat, you can find Lamb Curry. The lamb meat is tender, well marinated with spices and cooked in a rich coconut broth.

Ramen

Tom Yam

Crab Soup

Crab Soup found! It's warm, fragrant, and filled with loads of crab meat, crabstick, and stirred egg. Delicious.

Korean Corner

There's also a Korean Corner! Here you can find assorted korean banchan (side dishes), such as kimchi, oi kimchi (spicy pickled cucumber), spicy sauteed beansprout, spicy sauteed eggplant, gyeran-jangjorim (boiled egg in soy broth), dubu-jorim (spicy braised tofu), fried fish cakes. The oi kimchi is great for rinsing your mouth. And i like their dubu-jorim, it's made from good quality tofu and spicy.

Ti! A drink with bread and jam

Bread

Amuse Buche

Amuse Buche

Salad Bar

Es Campur

Ice Cream, anyone?

 

I notice they served unordinary ice cream flavour, durian and mocha. Yup, that's what i tried and i liked both. The ICE CREAM is splendid. It has smooth texture, creamy, and rich in flavour. You've got to try this.

Blueberry Frosting Cake

Choco Pie

Velvet Pyramid

Pudding in Glass

Pudding in Glass

Creme Brulee

And from the cake bar, you definitely can't miss the CREME BRULEE. It's really delicious, sweet, thick, smooth, A melt in your mouth kind of feeling. The best one i've ever ate so far.

Traditional Cake stand

Koci

Wingko

Kue Lumpur

Buah Bangkok

Pukis

Lekker

There's no drink bar, so you'll have to ordered a drink from the menu. Here at Padma restaurant, you'll find juice, mocktail, smoothies, coffee, tea, and there's even beer, wine. I ordered their signature Tiramisu Coffee. It's really good. The coffee flavor is quite strong, sweet, and mixed well with kahlua.

Tiramisu Coffee

Green Light Hip Hip

I also had Green Light Hip Hip. It's a blended mixture of peach, kiwi, and aloe vera. Tasted fresh and a bit sour.

Totally an amazing dining experince, with great food, great ambiance, great hospitality, and service. I'm really thankful to Padma Hotel. Keep up the good work guys!


Asian BBQ Buffet
Every Friday 6-10 PM
The Restaurant
Padma Hotel Bandung
Jalan Ranca Bentang no: 56-58
Ciumbuleuit
Bandung

Instagram: @padmabandung

Eatalia @ Jl Lengkong Besar, Bandung

It's rare for my friends to have a same opinion about a restaurant. One of them even become a regular customer here at Eatalia. Hence, that's what keep me curious. And yesterday, I finally stepped in here. Yuhuuu...

Come in moment

It's pretty packed when I came. But the moment you stepped in, you got this spacious and classic feeling. Walls are painted white, which makes room ambiance lighter and cleaner. At the left wall, there are pictures of life quotes hanging everywhere.

Like it's name, Eatalia, I think you can guess what kind of food they're serving. Sì, it's Italian food. From pizza to spaghetti to ravioli, they serve it all.

Aussie Bacon n Egg - Rp 43.000 (S)

And you know what I found here? Black pizza! This is my first time seeing and eat one. Besides pizza, they also served Black Calzone. I tried Aussie Bacon and Egg Pizza. It looked more appetizing on their menu tho. The pizza dough had slight charcoal flavour, topped with beef bacon, cheese, and a sunny side up. Good!

Beef Ravioli - Rp 63.500

Eatalia's Beef Ravioli is very tomato-ish. For those who don't know, ravioli is alike with chinese dumpling. But it's made from pasta dough. The sourness is a bit too stingy for my palate. Ravioli has good texture and thickness, with good portion of minced beef filling.

Linguine Aglio Ala Eatalia - Rp 47.500

Now I truly like this Linguine Aglio ala Eatalia, just the right texture. Not too chewy nor too soft.  It's also well seasoned. Salty and light. Their spaghetti come with generous toppings of bacon and mushroom. Wonderful!

Going on to my favourite menu at Eatalia, Dessert Pizza. I ordered two of these, one is Vanilla Green Tea Pizza and the other one is Salted Caramel Spiced Apple Strudle. It's very delicious, A MUST HAVE in this restaurant. The dessert pizza dough is sweeter than the regular one.

Vanilla Green Tea Pizza - Rp 27.500 (S)

Two word to describe the Vanilla Green Tea Pizza is matcha overload. Yes, they're very generous on the matcha. It's thick and fully round. I like how the vanilla ice cream is not easily melted and how it adds sweetness to this dessert. Love it!

Salted Caramel Spiced Apple Strudle - Rp 27.500 (S)

Salted Caramel Spiced Apple Strudle is delicious. Cuts of apple gives you this nice crunch and freshness, with raisin, vanilla ice cream, and caramel sauce which enhance the whole flavor, sweet and a lil bit sour. Yum!

I'm surely be back for their dessert pizza.It's a food I'll be craving for.

Eatalia

Jl Lengkong Besar no: 45

Bandung

IG: @eat_eatalia

Open daily 10 am -10 pm

Rijsttaffel @ Jl Pasirkaliki, Bandung

Rijsttaffel in english means enjoy. And as dutch as the restaurant's name, you can find some dutch kind of breakfast here such as toast and poffertjes. Wait, breakfast? Yup, this restaurant is serving breakfast, and it goes from 6-10 am. Personally, i never skipped breakfast. I think it's important for my daily energy and mood booster. And it's good for you too.

The breakfast menu is similar, but fewer than the ordinary one. Rijsttaffel mainly serve Indonesian food, but you can also found some western food.

The small garden

The restaurant doesn't look as wide and spacious as it is. It's rather small yet classic. There is a small garden at the center, and a small fountain decoration. I like it since it gives a comfortable, cozy ambiance.

Roti Bakar Asin - Rp 20.000

For breakfast, I often have a light meal. That's why toast is one of my first choice. I had this Smoked Beef & Cheese Toast (Roti Bakar Asin). The toast is slightly chewy, but I really like their generous topping. Look at those grated cheeses and smoked beef slice! Drizzled with mayonnaise, and served with tomato/chili sauce. Recommended.

Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin - Rp 28.000

I also tried their Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin. It's different from what I imagined. Here at Rijsttaffel, they fried the salted fish separately then topped it on the fried rice. They served it with a sunny side up, pickles, and belinjo chips. When I eat the fried rice only, it lack flavour. But when I eat it with the other toppings, it's good.

Every breakfast here comes with a glass of tea/black coffee. And you can have sugar added or not, it's your choice.

Rijsttaffel Restaurant
Jl Pasirkaliki no: 67
Bandung
IG: @rijsttafel_resto

2sons @ Paskal Hyper Square, Bandung

Found a minimalist, attractive, and affordable Japanese cuisine cafe when I strolled around Paskal Hyper Square for dinner. Just drive into the complex and you'll found 2sons at the right side. It's a 2 storey cafe, with semi outdoor area on 2nd floor. I like their black and white interiors, with cute huge city mural on their walls and some Japanese quote along the stairway.

Come in Moment

Name all Japanese food you can think of, and you can find it here. Starts from sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, donburi, even anmitsu. Not too much variations tho'. But hey, they serve some fusion menu. And that's one of the food I've tried.

Volcano - Rp 35.000

Volcano, this is one of their fusion sushi. Why? Because it's fried after rolled. So you get that bit of crisp taste. Made of fresh salmon, crabstick, tobiko, then rolled with seaweed, and seasoned well with mayonnaise. Yum!

Shoyu Ebi Tempura Udon - Rp 45.000

Originally wanted to try their ramen, but it's sold out already. So I tried their Shoyu Ebi Tempura Udon. I'm not a fan of udon, but this one is delicious. Their udon has this smooth and slightly chewy texture, which is my liking. It's that good till you can slurp it comfortably. The shoyu broth is fragrant with some seaweed topping. And the tempura consists of 2 ebi, 1 onion, and 1 sweet potato. Each one is nicely coated and fried.

Beef Mozaru - Rp 27.000

Beef Mozaruuu... This is so fusion. But it lacks that nice cheesy coating on top. More like a butter fried rice with good beef slices topping.

Pot of Coffee - Rp 20.000

Had all that with a Pot of Coffee. It's a regular black coffee, and served with a sugar sachet so you can add it up to your preference.

2sons is a nice, minimalist, and value for money Japanese restaurant in Paskal Hyper Square. I enjoy my dining time here, and will come back for more of their sushi and ramen.

2sons Japanese Cuisine
Paskal Hyper Square no: 46
Bandung
IG: @2sonscuisine