The Glass House Resto — Restaurant in Bogor

Overall a really great place and worth the hype, great service, but they still have room for improvements. Positive:

1. The food and beverages I ordered are all great, stunning presentation, worth the price. Very happy with my orders.
2. The environment/atmosphere, decoration, cleanliness is great. What I saw on instagram (expectations) = reality as I arrived. A lot of instagrammable spots.
3. The live music is really entertaining and the sound system quality is top notch. The interaction with the audience is friendly too.
4. Great service and order-payment system. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They are on every corner and easy to find when you are in need of assistance or request.
5. Very clean bathroom and bonus, also very aesthetic.
6. nice ventilation, when I went to the smoking area the air is still really good. You don't inhale much of someone else's smoke who's on the other tables.

Need improvement:

1. I reserved a spot and got a really good sofa/booth seat but the spot is right under the AC so we didn't get the breeze from it which made the spot really hot. So we requested to move our seat to the one that's right in front of the AC and it was so much better but somehow there were quite a lot of flies (lalat) but the waitress was very helpful and gave us a candle to light and turned on the table lamp to steer the flies away. Maybe because our seat is near the kitchen, something you can do is buy a UV light for the kitchen. As for the AC maybe install ones that are on the roof so the breeze can be spread down instead of sideways (?)
2. The food my friend ordered I think it was mushroom rice, and the rice is still quite stiff and dry. But the presentation is good.
3. I think the menu should have a short description on what it contains because sometimes we are confused with the name and what it actually is, or some people might have allergies to certain ingredients. My friend ordered Shakerato Lemonade in the Signature Drinks section and didn't realize it's actually coffee lemonade because it's not placed in the coffee section. Having a description of what it is will be really helpful to customers.
4. You should provide a straw with a bigger hole (boba straw) for drinks that require them, such as for Lychee Tea because it has popping boba but I was only given the small black straw and had a hard time getting to the boba. Or you can provide a teaspoon since it's 1st served. I had to request for a teaspoon so I can consume it with the tea because the waiter told me there wasn't...

Let's start with the dishes I ordered.

Soto Ayam Kampung, this is just like any other soto, so it's not too bad. Served with 'emping' and of course white rice, the sides are lime and sambal.

Sup Igar Kuah Bening, My Mum's order. She said it was delicious, the ribs were soft and the soup was refreshing. However, the sambal was not spicy at all.

My order, Seared Norwegian Salmon. I quite appreciate the good level of doneness of the salmon as well as the soft and not too creamy texture of the mashed potato. It's just that i regret the taste of Thai Sauce which I think is too sweet as well as the Vegetable Sides which is a little salty, a little suggestion to put the sauce separately, so that it can be poured according to the customer's taste.

Nasi Ayam Sambal Ijo, this is also in general. only the sambal is not spicy at all.

The Glass House's Brownies, I didn't try. But, I'm very grateful and appreciative for my request to add the teks ‘Happy Birthday, Mommy.’

As for the drinks, I'm only review on mine, Bouquette Berries, I don't think it tastes much different from the usual stawberry juice, but the presentation is very pretty and interesting, super cute!

Next, for the Service. I really appreciate, applaud, also thank the entire staff. From helping me in making a reservation, also giving a surprise to My Mum, it was amazing. They even counted 3-4 within two hours giving surprises to other customers as well, a service that deserves a thumbs up!

Lastly, the Ambiance. Maybe because it's a weekday so not too crowded, but I think that's good, because I don't like it when it's crowded and noisy. The place is pretty, for those who like to take pictures, it's perfect, because every corner is aesthetic and the lighting available is also good.

I highly recommend...

Another trendy new restaurant at Padjajaran Indah st. The glass house resto has european style for the interior, you can feel and see the fancy well design inside which you don't see at the outside. With comfy colorful chairs, pillows, and sofa for the dining accompanied by elegant decorative lights and chandeliers makes you want to spend a long time here. It was like the concept was to surprise you. Also they have live music everyday that starts from 5.30 PM.

Eventhough the parking during weekend/weekday lunch time will be tricky but no worries, a quick and nimble parking staff will always help you because the parking lot only fitted up to 6 cars. Probably better to use online public transportation at weekend.

The dining area was quite spacious although they don't separate very well for the smoking area and non smoking area, too bad. A meet up, gathering, and celebration were often held here so the place almost always packed up. Unfortunately the toilet was not adequate for the capacity of people.

Glass house resto offers you a well widevariety of western and nusantara dishes and beverages with the highlight of Batak dishes (halal food). I honestly love the idea of this. Not that many restaurant in Bogor provide Batak cuisine.

Anyway, so far I've tried Nurung kerah karo (if Im not mistaken they use catfish) 55k, oyakodon egg rice 38k (kids menu), pangsit ayam bongkot 33k, tumis jantung pisang 35k, salted caramel coffee 35k, unicorn drink 47k, martabe (tamarillo juice) 28k. Their food and beverages was great, the taste and portion, they really take seriously by always upgrading and invent...