A industrial style kind of place, located in the hallway of the courtyard of Plasa Senayan, let me introduce you to the most happening place for now, MONOLOG. If you can’t find it, it is just right in front of deluca (another new establishment that I have not tried yet). That pathway between the entrance of Plasa Senayan and the carpark serves almost like a catwalk, a walk to see and to be seen. Of course with your best ones!
Been hearing lots of this restaurant or cafe or coffee shop or whatever you want to call it, then one day I decided to give it a try. This place, the whole thing, reminds me a lot of the grande of Social House in Grand Indonesia. If you’ve been there before then this is almost the same, even with the feel of being here.
Divided between the smokers and non-smokers (somehow you could still smell the smoke), Monolog offers all-day breakfast menu plus some others too. Let’s go with the review:
Ambiance: a little too stuffy inside, you might want to ask to be seated outside instead of inside, along the corridor and that catwalk. Industrial like as I said, reminds me a lot of Soho back then. Nothing new, nothing much. Simple and bold. Definitely a place to hang out and linger a little bit longer.
Service: was good in a standard way, since the menu is very descriptive of what you will be getting, so there will be least likely to question the waitress/es. Food served not too long and almost in the rush pace. I have not even finished my salad when my main dish was served. Kind of a small table then you figure out how to squeeze those big plates.
Price: some says this place is too pricey, over-priced for those items. Oh well, my bill costs me like IDR350K for a soup, a salad, 2 main dishes and drinks. Still pricey don’t you think?
Food: Comes with a mixed bag of my preference. The caesar salad was the first to be brought to my table. To my surprise, the dressing was not a kick even-though the grated cheese was more than enough to have the caesar’s feel then the crispy bacon bits saved it. The soup was another affair, creamy, bacon, veggies and you named it, love this one.
My pick for my main dish was this rough fish with orange sauce or something like that. I think it was topped with grated fried shredded coconut, lots of tomatoes, heart-beans and most of all it was RED, so I was not sure what names it orange. Taste wise was alright, the fish was a bit plain but I guess it was meant to be like that, since the sauce balanced it up with the red and orange hint. Vietnamese style beef sandwich was a total kick. Lots and lots of beef, bread was crunchy, coriander’s leaves, sliced chilli, and what else inside, I could not remember, but it tasted good.
I was thinking to have desserts too, but when I looked at the display it looked like those cakes are tired and not tempting enough, so skip skip skip.
I would love to try the breakfast item which is like the talk of the town right now next time. Anyone?
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