Mr Roastman - M Bloc — Restaurant in Jakarta

Came here during weekend, honestly roastman is not our first option. Indoor space is kinda small and cramp, crowded during lunch time, and also noisy well as expected of crowded places. Not an option to dine outside since its noon and hot, but many tables outside though.

Their specialty is smoked brisked. 200gram smoked brisket (IDR 150k), meat are very tender, and the smokey scent are very strong. If you don't like smokey taste, do not order this. But since I'm fine with it, I fine this dish is pleasant. The BBQ sauce coat the brisket too much. The additional sauce is not necessary. It's like a bland yellow perhaps mustard sauce,IDK.

Had the aglio olio (IDR 45k ish), spaghetti al dente, but the taste is so bland. fillings consist of mushroom and chili, nothing at all. But the taste again I've said it. Need extra umami. Not recommend this one.

The burger (IDR 110k), they use the same smokey brisket and a beef patty. Burger is thick. Although the patty is very crumbly and kinda dry, the brisket saves this burger. No complain with the bun. This burger is nice, the one makes it special is the smokey slice brisket.

Overall, Roastman is a nice place to have quick lunch, since the place doesn't accommodate for hangout due to the crowd and cramp indoor. Service is okay, food came out fast. Their specialty do lives up to expectation which is the brisket. The pasta is a disappointment though. After eating here, I felt very thirsty, probably due to high salt in each of their dish, well except the aglio...

We did not expect anything as we just randomly picked up the place and then the brisket menu attracted us, and the food was exceptional, especially the Smoked Brisket.

It came out with a salad and a side dish of potato that you can choose, we ordered mashed potato which was a huge mistake because the brisket was so tender, and when it met the soft mashed potato, it lost its perfectness, a bit – should’ve had fries or wedges instead (BUT we did ask for wedges, but it was sold out for the night). The carbonara pasta was a comfort food, they put plenty of beef bacon, and mushroom yet the sauce was good but too watery for me, I wish it could be thicker and creamier and a bit savory.

The highlights, other than the brisket, which should’ve had the crispy side dishes instead tho lol, were the drinks – berry blast & Hello Honje! I believe they also have a new menu of this cold-pressed juice that I brought home 3 bottles of them to try out.

No complaints about the service, but our table was right in front of the cashier, bar, and front door so you could see 3-5 staff watching you hahaha. Keep up the...

It’s nice to have some friends, but here you can’t be to loud. Seems Mr Roastman couldn’t handle as much crowds as they expecting.

A long communal table could contain around until 8-10pax. But the noise could disrupt any other table that might want to have alone moment with them self.

We’re ordering Nasi Goreng Kambing (Lamb Fried Rice) and Ice Cappuccino.

Their WhatsApp business number helping us so much when we would like to do order in advance. But the payment system a bit tricky yet glitchy. They’re using OVO QRIS as default digital payment gateways. But when we tried to pay it via GRAB Supper App, it just didn’t work, and have to go back using OVO mobile app.

Nevertheless the payment sequence isn’t fulfill our ideal dining experience, but for cost that not included yet with additional tax and service chargers, it’s a bit meh for us.

So, thank you is enough. Congrats it’s a must, since this place also one of the venues spotted on the latest Indonesian production, of South Korean movie adaptation, at one of video streaming service...