AJAG IJIG — Restaurant in Jakarta

Decided to go for Pasar Baru route from Harmoni busway station and stopped by Pecenongan bus station, just accross this restaurant. I decided to try the satay ajag ijig with lontong, along with a glass of es kopi (iced coffee) ajag ijig. The satay is beef, and I'm not very pleased with the big cuts that they have plus there was no knife (had struggle cutting meat using spoon and fork). The downside as well is that the satay only has sweet soy sauce as sauce and lots of freshly cut chilis on side for those who like it spicy. Lontong as rice substitute was quite nice. Lastly, the iced coffee, sorry to say but it's definitely worse than normal mixed coffee in a package. All that I actually like from this place is their interior, pleasant vibes, and polite server. A restaurant still a restaurant, ppl will look forward to food quality as no. 1 consideration and all the above has been my...

First time here and I don't expect the place to be big and quite fancy. It looks like a regular eating place from outside and when inside and explore the 2nd floor then only noticed the place is quite comfy and big. Very suitable for office meetings or hanging out.

The food are mostly Jakarta or Betawi even we still can find rawon which is originated from East Java. They also have lunch set menu including ice tea with cheaper price but with smaller size than regular menu.

I tried rawon and a bit dissapointed, the soup is rather bland and seems it was not cooked long enough to make the ingredients marinated well into soup and the meat.

The food price is normal for this kind of establishment but the dessert and drinks are the ones which will rip out your wallet. 13k for mineral water? 12k for plain...

The truth is, been visiting this place for quite a few times. First experience, probably a year a go, I was so delighted by it's effort to preserve the heritage building they're using. Colonial style, with authentic wood floors, almost like nothing's changed. The food was awesome. The variety of drinks as well. The staff was quick and smart.

But, the 2nd time, third and fourth time I visited this place, I started noticing something different. The staffs. They're seem to be working with no passion. I have no idea why, but I kinda getting some wrong gestures from them. I'm not trying to point fingers or anything, but that's just what I'm getting. Hopefully they could find some encouragement from somewhere and make the place...