PATIO Trattoria & Pizzeria, Kebayoran, Jakarta
PATIO Trattoria & Pizzeria is the newest Italian restaurant in Jakarta, Kebayoran area (South Jakarta) to be exact. Been wanting to visit it since it was opened but since I really don’t like going out when it rains, so the plan always got cancelled in the end. XD
From the name, it’s easy to guess that PATIO is all about Italian cuisine but since we have so many great Italian restaurants (casual or fine dining) in Jakarta, for sure PATIO has something to offer to get recognized by food enthusiasts.
The Location
Let’s face it, South Jakarta has been the most developing culinary spot in Jakarta. PATIO wins big time by having its very own place in the middle of elite area of Wijaya street, with good traffic and so much greens that beautifully decorate the exterior. Not only that, the huge block covers the restaurant separated into few areas, complete with its own garden, fish pond, terrace; and better yet, for you who bring cars, valet parking is available for free.
The Place
Upon entering the main gate, we walked towards the main entrance door on a red carpet, way to please the guests! Opening the door, it is the reception area where we were greeted by the staff and would be escorted to our table according to our preference.
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| Main entrance door |
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| Fish Pond just beside the reception area. |
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| Reception Area |
The main dining area is huge and spacious, with big tables more suitable for groups and large companies. As you can see from the photos, the room is fulfilled with fancy and elegant furnitures, yet I love how the atmosphere is not intimidating at all. It’s clearly a setting of fine dining place but still gives the feeling of being at home.
To cut it short, I simply LOVE the place.
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| The beautiful patio area connecting main dining room and the smoking area by the side. |
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| Smoking area: the little hideout, beautiful! |
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| Large map for wall decoration, excellent. |
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| Elegant candleholder, took hundreds photos of it from every angle possible, LOL. |
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| Open counter showing how the pizzas are made and grilled with fire oven. |
I know, I know, you probably think that I put WAY TOO MANY interior photos but well, who will NOT?
The place is so darn beautiful, and honestly it’s difficult to pick the best photos because it seriously looks good from every angles! The spacious rooms, high ceilings, elegant furnitures, colorful rugs, what else can I ask?
Not mentioning the welcoming gesture of the staffs who kindly allowed us taking loads of pictures (you know, lately some restaurants prohibit people taking pictures with professional camera and such), so we really took the liberty to take any possible shots.
The Food & Beverages
As PATIO is quite new, currently they only serve less than 20 menu (precisely 16) including Appetizers, Pizza, Pasta, Main Course, and Desserts. Prices range from IDR 55,000 to IDR 1,450,000. For beverages, the prices range from IDR 24,500 to IDR 129,000.
Upon ordering, a complimentary bread basket will be served.
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| Complimentary Bread |
Fragola Smoothies E Pesca IDR 47,500
This thick mixed liquid uses peach, strawberry, and milk as its main ingredients and I was sold from my first sip. Normally I don’t even like smoothies because of the thickness and consistency, but although this one is also thick, the drink is very fragrant and refreshing. I can tell that they really put quite lots of fruits bits because it gets a little difficult to drink using straw. I really enjoyed drinking this until the last sip.
Vanilla Latte IDR 43,000
Didn’t expect anything when ordering but in fact, it was very nice. The strong latte taste was really distinctive and combined with the aromatic vanilla, simply excellent.
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| Intermezzo |
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| Iced Tea IDR 25,000 |
Risotto Funghi Di Bosco Misti IDR 95,000
Risotto with medley forest mushroom and creamy sauce.
Chose this from pasta selection because we wanted something other than spaghetti that day.
First of all, risotto dishes can be so unappealing in term of appearance because of its bland color, especially if it’s cooked with white sauce, just like in this case. XD
But seriously, what matters about food is the taste, right? And we were extremely satisfied by how tasty and delicious this risotto is. Basically soaked in rich creamy sauce, the risotto is soft, smooth and perfectly glided in my throat effortlessly. The mushroom is thick, soft and melted in mouth almost immediately as it touched my tongue.
Just perfect.
Pizza Margherita IDR 92,500
The Margherita uses mozzarella, tomato sauce and basilico as toppings, and I couldn’t be happier. It has thin and crispy crusts that are perfectly grilled with fire oven, and toppings that are perfectly spread. The tomato sauce is the kind that is made from real tomatoes, with hint of sourness that makes you want some more. Yum!
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| Tossing and grilling! |
Cream Caramel IDR 59,000
This is traditional custard cream caramel so it is light and easy for dessert. As typical Italian custard caramel, the consistency is quite solid, with a visible egg-y texture and taste. Compared to this, I actually prefer the softer, smoother Asian custard caramel that has boing-boing texture like jelly pudding, but again, it’s just matter of preference.
The only complain about this dessert was that mine had over-burnt caramel part on top so it was quite bitter. Other than that, it was very enjoyable.
PATIO is probably built as fine dining restaurant but trust me, I have seen many less beautiful restaurants with more intimidating atmosphere than this. And I can really see myself going back here again and again because I simply fell in love to it from the first sight. I hope as times go by, they will continue improving the menu (16 is definitely not enough!) and maintain the good service.
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| Another shot of the candleholder when the sun goes down. |
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| Christmas tree decoration |
*All prices are subject to 10% service charge & 10% government tax
Visited on: 13 December 2014
** The Food Escape team are not paid whatsoever for writing this post.
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