Monsieur Spoon — Restaurant in Jakarta

Not worth it. Dont think to come to this restaurant.

Ordered croque madame and fresh orange juice. Specially requested that the egg must be cooked well done and the yolk must be firm not watery. The food came and looked not pleasant. Too dry, too thin, and too plain. Plating was also not interesting. No garnish nor small salad on the side. Just the sandwich. Checked further the layers of croque madame and turned out the restaurant just used the regular sliced cheddar cheese (i.e. Kraft brand). No bechamel sauce and no gruyere cheese as in its original recipe. So the food was far from authentic. And the egg that I requested to be well done, it was cooked not well done and the yolk was still watery.

The orange juice was also a joke. I asked whether they served fresh orange juice and the waiter mentioned the restaurant served pure orange juice. I reconfirmed again whether the orange juice was from the cartoon (not freshly squeezed), and the waiter mentioned again they serve pure orange juice. So I assumed it as they use real orange fruit for the juice. When the juice came, the taste wasn’t fresh at all and felt sourly oxidized. I didnt know whether they mixed the juice with cartoon juice or they prepared the juice a day before so when it was served, it tasted odd and not fresh at all.

I have been a regular customer to the original Monsieur Spoono outlets in Seminyak and Ubud, before the restaurant was taken over by Champ group (Gokana, Platinum, etc). And I knew back then they served authentic and fresh food. Then I was surprised on how the restaurant expansion has been very aggressive in the past 3 years. Well I guess the new owner just tries to leverage the big name but no longer keep the authenticity or the charm of original Monsieur Spoon.

Btw I dined in on Saturday afternoon during lunch time (on school holiday season) and the restaurant just had approx 50% occupancy rate. While other restaurants in Street Gallery PIM were 80-90% occupied and some even had a long wait list...

Visited on a Saturday around 11 AM. Only few seats were occupied.

Very friendly and attentive service from the male servers. Super clean and pretty interrior.

I ordered croissant sandwich with scrambled egg and mushroom with truffle oil for brunch.

Croissant was fresh and perfect 👌🏻 I love the dish very much. It was delicious for my tastebuds and my eyes.

A part of the croissant was put below the scrambled egg, but it didn’t get soaky like a sad pastry. The top part of the croissant had a lovely flaky, soft, and crispy textures. I was quite happy that it didn’t buttery as I expected because the truffle oil was quite overwhelming, in a very positive way.

The egg was cooked perfectly. It was shining. It was fluffy and there were no part undercooked/half-cooked. Only that I don’t think they seasoned the egg, but they prepared salt and pepper on the table.

Portion wise, it left my stomache with a perfect space for dessert. Because I approved their croissant and they are a french-themed cafe/restaurant, I ordered a vanilla mille-feuille.

It was very nice. The pastry was crispy and the multiple layers gave different texture. The vanilla creme was not too sweet but vanilla flavor could be boosted. Eating it in a small cutboard definitely created a mess 🤣 Overall, the portion was a little too big for the space left in my tummy. I was super happy though 🤤

I chose their iced cappuccino. Nothing special but the bitterness was there to relief me from the intensity of truffle oil and vanilla creme.

Verdict, I can’t wait for my next brunch visit and try...

Disclaimer: This is my experience. It could be different with your experiences. Go and try yourself.

First time to come here. The interior looks 👌🏻 😍 promising. They are a few instagrammable spots for taking pictures.

I chose the non-smoking section. However, after a while, some guests actually smoke in the non-smoking section. The waiter just told us we are sitting in the non-smoking, but the side is allowed to smoke (in an air-conditioning environment). We are all in the same air-conditioning section. 🫢

Anyway, we ordered 4 plates of salmon dishes. One thing that we notice. It seems they don't have a standard for salmon size. Our order came in various sizes, and we can be sure it's not shrink due to the cooking process. 😅 It would be great if they have a standard size by weight or something. Salmon meat is also overcooked to dry.

I did try their chocolate speciality drink. Cocoa from Kalimantan. It tastes nice, and although I asked for no sugar, the chocolate drink is not too bitter.

Oh yes, I did drink their coffee latte. It tastes nice. The coffee is a light tastes.

As for the service, a few times we need to ask the waiters for cutlery. 😁 I assumed in a high class restaurant settings the waiters can be more anticipated.

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