Kafe Betawi - Central Park Mall — Restaurant in Jakarta

Well, here is my review:

I was feeling kind of cold and looking for some soupy food. When I just sit down, the waitress gives me the menu instantly and asks whether I want to browse the menu first or place an order now. I did ask for the soup section, and he explained the food quite well. At the end of the order, he recommended the "tempeh mendoan." The food came out fast (but I wish it was a little bit more boiled, maybe because I was feeling a little bit cold), but it is fine, tastes great, and the tempeh is very delicious.

This is just a sidenote: After I eat my dinner, I still sit for about 30 minutes. I was watching the surroundings, and in my opinion, the server who served me was so diligent, LOL. He was non-stop working. If there were no more things to do, he would stand outside and ask people passing by to go inside.

Seriously, I think this guy needs a pay raise. I think his name was Septian? I'm not so sure since I didn’t wear my glasses, so I can't read his name plate. But I am pretty sure I will leave him a tip 😆 keep up...

Jujur pas aku msh kerja di APL ini salah satu resto indonesia fav.. Tapi udh lamaaaa bgttt ga makan disini, lbh suka makan di remb*elan. Dan kaget koq skrg rasanya agak kurang.. Aku pesen: Soto betawi, rasanya enak dagingnya empuk bumbunya berasa tp kurang asin.. Tapiiiii br disajikan kuahnya udh ga panas.. Tau kan kl makanan berkuah tuh enaknya masih anget2, ini dinginnnnn…!!!! 🥲🥲

Rawon daging, dagingnya empuk, dpt kondimen telur asin & kerupuk udang.. Tapi rasanya kurang bgttttt, ada pahit2nya ga jelas.. Sepertinya kluweknya bukan pake kluwek yg bagus, krn bener2 ngerusak rasa bgtttt.. dannn lagi2 makanan berkuahnya dinginnnn…!!!! Pdhl udh pake mangkok seng yg bs dikasih lilin/ api dibawahnya, means makanan berkuah itu hrsnya memang hangatttt.. tp yg dateng dingin 😭😭 Ya Allah dr pertama seruput udh ga suka 🥲🥲

Es teh tawar, ya standar aja ga ada yg istimewa.. FYI bedanya cm 1k ya sm es teh manis, kl ga lagi ngurangin manis better beli es teh manis aja (soalnya ada ibu2 yg smp komplain marah2 gr2 es teh tawar cm beda 1k 🤣🙈)

Tempe mendoan, enak dan msh hangat (hangat ya bukan panas) disini pakenya sambal kacang, bukan sambel kecap ky di resto kebanyakan.. Tp mgkn bs dibuat yg bener2 br digoreng jg yg di reheat..

Es kelapa jeruk, enyakkkkkkk….!!! Jeruknya berasa, pilihan kelapanya jg oke bukan yg keras atau yg terlalu lembek passs.. Sukaaa satu2nya yg ga perlu masukan

Es teler, enak tp isinya dikitttt kebanyakan es batu doang 🙈🙈 Pdhl aku suka dingin & es batu tp ini bener2 too much es batu kelapanya dikit, alpukatnya frozenan, keliatan bgtttt kl udh ga fresh dan mbenyenyekkkk..

Aku bukan kaum mendang mending ya, aku sering makan di resto indonesia yg harganya $$$ ga pernah komplain mahal atau bandingin sm makanan di abc lbh enak & murah, asalkan rasanya memang beneran enak, tp ini beneran perlu banyakkkkkkk banget improve 🥲🥲 Terutama dr makanannya, beneran dh kl mau disajikan ke cust hrs disajikan dlm keadaan panas minimal hangat, makanan berkuah hrs dipanasin lg jd makannya bersemangat ini beneran ga selera.. Kl pangsa pasarnya menengah ke bawah aku ga bakal rewel, tp ini beneran butuh improve bgttttt… Jauhhhhh bgt rasanya dr jaman aku sering makan disini.. Trusssss di sebelah aku ada 4 org dewasa, tp cm mesen 1 menu soto & 1 es, dia minta 4 piring, sisanya bawa nasi & air minum dr rumah.. stafnya lihat dan ga ada peneguran atau gimanaaaa gitu.. Jujur agak syok sih liatnya krn beneran samping meja, dan jaraknya kan deket bgttt ya 🙈🙈 Kl bayi mgkn msh wajar krn bayi memang ga bs makan makanan luar, tp ini 4 org dewasa dan terkesan dibiarkan.. Pdhl dulu suka makan disini krn rata2 customernya punya manner bagus, msh inget bgt pas makan disini ada org yg pas jalan tiba2 ayan & jatoh, org2 di luar resto sibuk nontonin akhirnya ada salah 1 customer yg negur, tolong jgn dilihatin ya.. customer resto jg ga pd ngeliatin apalagi videoin, krn kl smp jd org yg sakit itu pasti malu.. Ternyata sekarang customernya malah bawa makan dr luar tp dibiarkan walaupun para pelayannya...

My family came here to Jakarta for a visit and we decided to go here for a welcoming dinner. As usual, I will review what I eat.

To start, I kinda craved for fried rice, but I despise anchovies, so I went for their vegetarian fried rice. It was cooked well with bean sprouts and fish cake I guess? Anyway, it was savory and the egg was cooked perfectly. Nothing extraordinary though. Just your average savory fried rice hehe.

I ordered a Rawon and it came with sides. No idea if salted eggs usually came with Rawon, but either way, the rawon was okay. The broth pairs well with white rice honestly (that's why I asked for a bit from others), but the beef.. It is tender, yet it was scarce. I cannot find much beef inside, so.. kinda sad :(

Overall, it is a good place for a hangout and for you to come and eat together. The price tag is.. pretty standard for high-end restaurants inside...