Lyon — Restaurant in Jakarta

Lyon should be tagged as restaurant, not a hotel. In 2023 mandarin oriental completed renovating the rooms. For 700k (50 EUR) it's definitely provided value. And the a la carte menu is free too with the buffet.

Lobster prepared leaning toward a little undercook is perfect to lock in the flavor, and the oyster is seasoned really well complementing the sea flavor with firmness indicating top shelf freshness. Much much better than from Fairmont Singapore which boast oyster seafood buffet only that often fully booked for the whole week, but dare to serve overcooked lobster and below average oyster firmness. The finger clam is better with seasoning too, but the paella is a bit of a dissapointment. Maybe with a more precise rice done ness, and fresher seasoning than dumping a whole lot of saffron. (The chef may want to try black squid ink paella hotplate as a menu addition) Jamon iberico prosciutto, while not a pata negra, but still provide the original flavor, you no longer have to travel all the way to iberian countries to get a taste. The chef may want to try Jamon iberico with pepper flavored (spicy) option I found in la rambla, as a fresh change. Stilton, while more famous, is far below french cheese in flavor. As well as swiss cheese, which also lacking in texture. I'd go with a library of frech cheese all the time for flavor, and some type of italian cheese. Local mazaraat artisan cheese provide better options than this. Creme brulee, not too sweet, is nice since we try to cut down on our...

Staff is friendly; but not too attentive. Used plates will stay on your table for a long time during their brunch. Once you get up to walk around the buffet you are constantly about to run into staff. Staff at times around the bar is loudly laughing among themselves.

Everything you ask for takes forever, eg dessert spoon ; staff will be gone for 10 minutes. Same when they noticed there was no glass on my table to get water; gone for 10 minutes - my friend saw her then chatting with a colleague in the corner for several minutes while holding my glass in her hand.

Food? A la carte brunch menu was small - digital version with QR code on table and print out were different. Portion services was a joke; extremely small.

Buffet itself - alright some good seafood options but in general very limited and a large amount of it is filled for salads and cheese or crisps.

Overall unfortunately over priced; inexperienced staff; and a setting that I wouldn’t want...

I was scrolling on Chope and found this restaurant, previously been to the Mandarin Oriental but never really noticed they had this restaurant on the Mezzanine floor.

The waiters and waitresses were very friendly and welcoming, they guided me to my seat and provided a few recommendations from the menu.

I ordered the Aglio Olio as i was not too fond of eating meat during my visit. As an super fan of Italian Cuisine, i had high expectations of the Aglio Olio - i was quite shocked of the outcome of an oil based sauce being creamy.

Despite the issue with the sauce, the prawns were nicely cooked and seasoned and it balanced the dish despite it being creamy. There is definitely room for improvement (my opinion) on the Aglio Olio dish.

Service was class, so there is no complaints from me regarding the service.

Overall, i am giving this place a 8/10. Suitable for date night, and also if you want to just chill out...