Mardin Fine Baklava Cafe - Kemang — Restaurant in Jakarta

Mardin is the name of a city is Southeastern Turkey as the trading center and connection to the other cities. So, that's why the owners chose this name as their culinary business brand.

Mardin Fine Baklava Cafe consists of two floors that have both of the smoking and non smoking area. It feels so homy and comfortable to be here. They have open kitchen as well, so that we could see the making process of the pizza, dishes, and sand coffee. During the pandemic, they follow the health protocols by doing temperature checking, providing hand sanitizer, and everybody requires to wear a mask. They do not provide menu book, so we could scan the barcode that is available on the table to access the menu through our menu.

They provide variant of appetizer, side dishes, salad, main course, Turkish pizza and another Turkish delicacies, dessert, ice cream, bakvala, and beverage.

Here are what we tried :

Mix Pide (IDR 120,000) This is a type of Turkish pizza flat bread with mix toppings, such as cheese, sucuk (spicy and fermented sausage), chopped and minced beef, parsley, along with sliced red chili. If you want to have a sweet with a little bit spicy taste, you could also add the chili sauce.

Cheese Kunafe small size (IDR 80,000) This is a kind of Turkish warm dessert. Kunafe is served very sweet, so the staff suggested us to try Cheese Kunafe with separated sugar because we preferred something that was not that sweet. Cheese Kunafe is a shredded filo pastry with kadaif noodles (thin Turkish noodles), mozzarella cheese, and garnished with the pistachio. The taste is good with some crunchy part. Luckily, the sugar was served separated, so that we could adjust it. Otherwise, this kunafe will have a very sweet taste.

Baklava (price varied by the type, started from IDR 30,000 per 100 gram) Mardin Fine Cafe serves some kind of Baklavas that are made with pistachio, walnuts, cashew, or chocolate in different shape and texture. We chose the original one with minced pistachio inside the pastry, the one with pistachio filling, fully covered with pistachio, and the last with chocolate. All of them taste so sweet except the one with chocolate. Sweetness overload indeed! Since I am not a big fan of a sweet taste, so I could say that I am not a fan of baklava as well. But for those who loves overly sweet taste, do try baklava 🙂

Ottoman Sand Coffee (IDR 50,000) & Turkish Sand Coffee (IDR 40,000) This is a unique coffee making process as the coffee is made on the hot sand. Ottoman Sand Coffee is the combination of coffee with chocolate and herbs, whereas Turkish Sand Coffee is the pure...

So, here's the scoop: My foodie friend was raving about baklava and other Turkish delights, so I decided to try it myself. After a quick search, I stumbled upon this Turkish restaurant in Jakarta with a mix of 5⭐ reviews and a very few sketchy ones. I'm all about making my own judgments, so I figured, why not give it a shot.

To be honest, I wasn't sure on what to order so I took my time looking at the menu. The waitress was an absolute gem, she offered to give me the lowdown on the menu.

I decided to order: Assorted baklava (it was pistachio ones and cashew), hot Turkish chai, oven baked kofte, chicken maqluba, and of course... cheese kunafe!

From the moment I took my first bite of the pistachio baklava to the last sweet and savory bite of kunafe, I was hooked. Each dish hits all the right notes of sweet, savory, and everything in between.

Those baklavas worth every ounce of hype. Every flaky layer holds a treasure trove of nutty goodness, balanced by a fragrant syrup. I personally LOVE the pistachio one. If you're into creamier textures, cashew baklava hits the spot with its buttery richness.

As for the kofte bake, it was juicy and flavorful bite. The lamb was perfectly seasoned, it was very aromatic. Chicken muqlaba offers a satisfying blend of savory spices and tender, juicy chicken, making it a comforting and delicious meal. If you like it spicy, you can kindly ask the waitress to bring you extra green peppers 🌶️

Finally, cheese kunafe! Crispy pastry meets gooey cheese in a sweet-savory combo... totally addictive. If you're like me and like to save the best for last, ask the server to bring out the kunafe after your main course. That way, you can enjoy it while it's still hot and gooey, making it even more irresistible.

Overall the experience was great. Food was excellent, and the staffs were super helpful and nice. As for the shady reviews? Let's just say I'm glad I followed my gut and decided to taste...

It is a blessing to have this restaurant available in Jakarta Indonesia in a well known road in the city. As a Canadian tourist we had a blast , the tea , kanafi amd everything in this place is completely affordable. The best part is the staff and their knowledge of middle eastern cuisine makes me wonder the excellence 6 star restaurant, budget and affordability that it presents tonits customers. I had a stroller and an infant , they opened the door and greeted us and felt welcomed instantly. They have shisha to relax from the bustling city amd the art of coffee turkish style boiled with sand is just incredible, i felt like i was in dubia or in the middle east in Indonesia. We also met the owners amd they advised us during our visit and gave us many smiles. There was Indonesia bussiness man , tourist and all profile customers inside enjoying this fine dining , these guys have so much good reviews and indeed this place IS A MUST VISIT in Jakarta. Hopefully they will open location in Bali and all over the world. The restaurant experience was better then all restaurants we visited. The food they offer will fulfill your desires and you can buy the dessert baklava to take home, everything in one place and...