Aged + Butchered Jakarta — Restaurant in Jakarta

(Visited in Jun ‘22) Thoughtful and expansive menu, great side dishes + salts for the steaks, but very underwhelming meat and rushed service. 2.5 stars.

We started ordering at 7:45pm, and we were always reminded that we must be done by 9pm. In my opinion it became the whole undertone of the wait staff when serving us (btw we saw a table across ours who started sitting at 8:15 or 8:30pm but did not get rushed at all — maybe they’re well connected).

We ordered the ni-ban set which comes with chef selected dry-aged and wet-aged cuts of the day amounting to 700gr. Since we were rushed, we ordered the dessert (70% Valrhona souffle) while we were ordering the mains, but the waitstaff insisted that it wouldn’t be good since the meat service wouldn’t have ended by the time our dessert should have been served (which, again, is based on the 9pm stay-limit of the seating). We were perplexed. It felt like we were gatekeep-ed instead of being helped to reach a solution.

For the side dishes, we got Grilled Romaine, Hokkaido Scallops, and Tallow Fries. Both the Grilled Romaine and Hokkaido Scallops had fresh ingredients, great sauce and cooking, and overall were very tasty. The tallow fries were underwhelming (not tallowy at all and almost no truffle flavor at all although we selected the truffle option).

For the ni-ban set, we got 60d-aged Angus bone-in ribeye & 45d-aged Australian wagyu striplion for the dry-aged, and Australian skirt & Australian wagyu tri-tip for the wet-aged. For the thin slice, we got burisuke.

Tbh, all the meats were underwhelming. The dry-aged has none of that beefier and funkier taste that you would expect from dry-aged cuts. Worse yet, the mouthfeel of the dry-aged meat was somehow so dry as if there is a lack of intramuscular fat (although the meat actually has really nice marbling). For the wet-aged, I am sorry but I have no good words.

I wonder if the immediate slicing of the steaks right off the grill without any resting period is their normal service or whether it was because we were rushed. That might’ve contributed to the lack of flavor and tenderness since all the intramuscular liquids got spilled out of the beef once they’re cut.

For their price point, i’m really disappointed. The side dishes were the highlight and saving grace of my...

The most uncomfortable and dissatisfied dinner experience ever and definitely not worth for 2nd visit even. I never rate 1 star in most of my reviews, even though there's minor issues I would still rate 4 star.

Dinner booked at 17:15 WIB for 5 pax.. well, such an early dinner to start!! It was on Saturday understandably busy also they did mentioned table for 2 hour only. Our mistake that we were arriving 15 mins later. When we just sat at our table, waiter just came and asking us if we're ready for the order without giving us a moment. We order a bottle of Pinot Noir with cost of 1 Mio and only one waiter one time had poured for us and we did ourselves with the rest as no one came and check our glass. We also didn't expect there will be a chef would come and cook the meat in front of us. The first chef cook the meat and while its done when he cut into pcs he dropped the meat on the floor. He apologized and promised he would change it with a new one. Took awhile for the replacement and even smaller. And then the chef never came back and continue to cook after he replaced the meat. The 2nd chef came and cook the rest of our order. While he cook, we would like to order some meat more but unfortunately our time is up and we need to finish our dinner literally ASAP 😳 .. like, wait what .. really??? After a little disagreement, waitress said she would check with the manager and she gave extra 15 mins for our additional order. And the chef still there upon our disagreements with the waitress and while we still discussing within our table and he cut us off and tried to explain that 2 hours thing is management rules and he kept answering us with some kinda of attitude.. unacceptable!

The overall dinner was dissatisfied and disappointed, service provided was poorly, staff attitude was not that great but some did good job. With that kind price on the menu totally so...

tldr: come for the experience.

space was beautifully designed, and if you have a chance do stop by the bar. even the lavatory design flowed with the entire space. overall dimly lit with spotlights on the table where it mattered.

service was impeccable - every staff was welcoming and knowledgeable. staff were able to explain in detail each part of the whole dining experience including the amazing variety of sauces and salt types. we also had a fantastic recommendation by the sommelier when we wanted to order a bottle of wine. staff cooked your preferred beef steaks in front of you with great showmanship and showed good knowledge in their grilling and knife skills.

food wise - the wet aged wagyu 9+ flat iron was good, but we weren’t big fans of the dry aged beef and the cut was not fantastic - a lot of sinew (not fats! they could not be chewed at all) in the a5 japanese ichibo. we informed the staff, and they tried their best to explain and replace it, but we declined and preferred to try something else instead. the staff were kind to accept and waive that order. we opted for the port wine aged ribeye. still not a big fan of the dry aged beef as it had a pungent blue cheese flavour. potato mousseline was delicious. the large pieces of crab in the mac&cheese tasted too fishy.

what really made the evening though was the surprise birthday dessert the staff prepared - a banofee dessert with yuzu sorbet, which when we asked, found out was from the “secret menu”. it was really well done as the yuzu sorbet cut through the beef well serving as a palate cleanser and the balance of sweet, salty and crunchy flavours in the banofee was fab. they also gave a mini pavlova which was really good! i must say the desserts really gave us a wonderful ending to the evening.

so come for the atmosphere, the experience and the show. and definitely order...