Brew And Else Coffee, PIK — Restaurant in Jakarta

There’s no label/name outside the place, only a huge glass door displaying white & open space. I’ve passed the place a couple of times but never got the time to visit, so I decided to spare a few hours to do some assignment here.

First impression is how well-designed the place is. The outer part of the first floor is very white with marble tabletops, but as I got inside and arrived at the cashier/coffee bar it was black and gold, very 20s glam. Ottoman leather chairs and round tables can easily fit 6-8 people per table. There’s not much of a crowd (maybe because of the no label/name)

Their menu has enough variety but not too broad, coffee is pretty nice (I ordered iced latte) and the poutine is quite delicious even though it doesn’t really taste like poutine. Spent 98.000 IDR for those two and spent 3 hours there. They also have a second floor but I didn’t get to explore them. Their bathroom is so gorgeous!! They have lights on the mirror (like the ones at a salon/makeup studio) so makeup touch-up is on point 👌🏼

Overall, this place is surely going to be my...

Tadinya mau ke ombe, tapi temennya temen gue lagi kagak incharge, ya udah gue ke brew n else dah, eh coffee bae, eh namanya apaan yang bener ya, brew and else aja dah ya.

Dari depan biasa, kaya ruko begimana si, kaya umumnya, cuma emang lebih unik aja pas masuk atmosfernya pasti beda dong, namanya juga coffeeshop, tapi ternyata pas liat menu, pilihan kopinya ngga banyak, malah banyakan makanannya. Menu kopi cuma selembar, dibaliknya menu non-kopi, abis itu menu makanan satu buku.

Repot banget ya gue, kaya jajan satu juta aja.

Kagak maksudnya pan gue masuk liat bar yang bagus banget tuh, jadi ekspektasi gue banyak pilihan kopinya gitu.

Padahal mesin kopinya segede egoku, terus mba dan mas-ristanya baik dan ramah seperti biasa, yang bikin gue betah apaan coba? KAMAR MANDINYA SODARAAAAAA! Gila bersih dan wangi banget, sabunnya aesop, mahal cuk. Jarang gue liat kamar mandi coffeeshop yang sebersih ini, kalian war-biyasa.

Tadinya mau duduk di atas tapi smoking areanya engep' karena bukan indoor, melainkan yang hanya mengandalkan exhaust sajo. Ya sudah, gue turun lagi.

Di bawah aja, enak sepi. Ngga terlalu berisik, dan nyaman sekali, bangkunya empuk banget, bentuknya setengah lingkaran kaya di pilem-pilem barat, cukup buat sepuluh orang kali dah, gue bertiga aja udah rebahan, mejanya marmer lagi, depannya kaca bisa buat foto dong pastinya, yang dua berikutnya depannya langsung bar, bisa liatin barista atau mba-ristanya sampe mimpi-mimpi dah tuh.

Picolonya enak, enak banget, langsung gue habiskan tanpa sisa! Ready to drink, ngga terlalu panas, cukup bikin perut anget dan badan enakan, apalagi di luar dingin dan ujan, gelasnya lucu lagi, gue digambarin koala, tapi masih ngga tau dah tuh koala dari mananya, palanya mana, kakinya mana, apa gue terlalu bego aja kali ya, taunya bawang bombay doang latte art nya.

Temen gue pesen hot americano, ah maap, ngga enak, maap-maap nih, gue kagak tau ya biji apaan yang dipake, tapi kaya ngga cocok aja gitu, airnya terlalu panas, rasa kopinya juga kurang, ngga asem, pait doang, mana nyangkut lagi di tenggorokan, ini mah cocok buat engkong-engkong yang ngopi sambil ngerokok ditemenin bakwan goreng nih, aseli, temen gue juga ngomong begitu.

Nah kalo manual brewnya temen gue demen nih, abis soalnya, mana cakep banget lagi gelas sama tray nya, pengen gue bawa pulang semua gelas dan sendoknya ampun dah. Emang sih keliatannya elegan dan mahal, karena nuansa black-gold gitu. Bahkan gue kagak ada celah protes nih, cuma kejauhan aja dari depok kudu ke PIK, protes ke diri gue sendiri sih ini ya.

Baeklah kalo begitu, maacih coffee bae, eh brew and else, sukses...

All the food we want to order is sold out, it was 4-5PM and yet all their recommended food is sold out so it was very dissapointing. Overall I'm not sure I'll come again.

Creme Brulle Well this is the only recommended menu from me, the creme brulle is nice and not too sweet with thai tea ice cream, it's pretty and delicious!

Tuatara Beer It's very light and crisp, it was delicious for me but sooo expensive.

Truffle fries The fries cut is big so it's moist inside and not so crispy. But it's very plain, only some fries have some taste. I don't recommend it.

Carbonara It's a good carbonara. It was okay..

Frittata Well..it's an egg, with some salads. Can't say I'm dissapoonted, it's written on the menu, but I'm not expecting it to be so....plain.

Burger It's so-so... The meat is dry, I'd rather have classic McD...