Naka Nakaya — Restaurant in Jakarta

Sumiya Senayan Trade Center South Jakarta April 2019

Lunch set for 118 K IDR++.

(i am sad every time the app somehow loses all the things i have written 😭)

but okay seriously this is probably the best lunch set you can get at this price range. It comes with endless (yet actually pretty good, at least when compared to most other refillable tea offered by other purveyors) black tea, salad, and dessert. I hear they have a slightly different salad and dessert every day, and this is one of the rare cases when i am actually pretty interested to become a repeat customer. It is that good.

Then the set comes with a choice of 3 dishes out of around 30 possibilities, so one can make so many different combinations. This time i went with some salmon sashimi, a tuna-avocado-tofu spicy salad, and some savoury grilled salmon. Rest assured all the ingredients were of top notch quality.

The salad of the day was fresh and crunchy with an interesting light soyu based dressing which did not overpower but instead elevated the freshness of the greens. They also added a piece of crunchy fried chicken for a bit of texture and protein. Just so good.

Then the raw tuna, avocado, and tofu salad. Omg the spicy dressing works just so well and all the different textures just complemented each other. The tofu was also so fresh and soft i think they made it themselves. Even the avocado was so nice and creamy, everything was just perfect.

The sashimi was also fresh and well served at the proper temperature (unlike plenty of others who sometimes serve still cold fish slices). Then comes the grilled salmon. OMG this is the best cooked salmon i have ever had. It had a good outer crust yet it was still so soft and moist in the inside. So many others tend to serve dry, flaky salmon and one can't really blame them due to how easy it is to overcook salmon. Therefore the chefs here really deserve some recognition for that grilling technique.

Then comes the fresh fruit with some cream and coffee jelly. I don't even like cream or coffee, but this was really good quality coffee and the cream of was oh so light! They couple so well with the fresh fruits yum yum yum!

All in all this was a very enjoyable experience and i would urge everyone to give it a try - especially if you like Japanese food. So filling, so good, such a tour de force in terms of tastes and textures.

Thank you...

@nats.foodjournal

• 𝙀𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙪 𝙇𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙚𝙩 (116𝙠) ✨✨ A value set indeed! Per set udah dapet nasi, miso soup, pickle, dessert, and free refill ocha! 🤩 On top of that (actually ini highlight-nya sih HAHA), we can choose 3 main dishes out of 27 options they provide. Super cuaaaan! 🤪💯 I ordered 2 sets, so I got to choose 6 dishes in total!

𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜 Tender and juicy! The sauce was a bit tomato-ey?

𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙤 𝙏𝙤𝙟𝙞 𝙀𝙗𝙞 𝙁𝙧𝙮 It stays crispy dan gak soggy! The prawn was minced and I prefer my tempura served with udang utuh hehe

𝙂𝙮𝙪 𝙎𝙪𝙠𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙚 ✨ Sliced beef was tender! A bit too sweet and salty tho, tapi a good addition karena adds flavor! Lumayan buat veggies intake hehe

𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙠 ✨ Porsinya sedikit sih HAHA but very tender and well seasoned, gak neko-neko

𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙗𝙖𝙣 ✨ Tartar sauce was soooo on point! Tanginess-nya oke dan gak enek sama sekaliii

𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙤 𝙔𝙖𝙠𝙞 ✨ Size wasn't smol, it's petite. But the salmon tasted fresh and legit gitu. I'd say ini a safe option to order

• 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙚𝙩 (112𝙠) With this set you'll get 1 ramen and 1 donburi from the choices they have hehe cuan banget gak sih? 🥹 This is my order!

𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣 Not my usual choice of ramen broth (I like it thicc), but okelah ini! Broth has that comforting and familiar clean taste. Ini pake daging ayam btw! Nothing special sih tbh but still better than Eightm*n HAHA

𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙞 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙚 ✨✨ Basically, ini chicken katsu curry rice tapi pake fried rice instead of nasi putih. The curry tho??! Soooo gooood! 🥹🫶🏻💯 Rasanya medok dan ada bits of carrots, I guess? Chicken katsu was done right too. I approve! 👍🏻

📝𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 & 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 Tbh, kalo order lunch set doang agak kurang nendang kenyangnya HAHA I’d suggest to order extra "Ramen Set" atau side dish apa gitu biar lebih...

A nice place to eat set menu Japanese cuisine hidden in Senayan Trade Center (apparently there are other food vendors/restaurants other than McDonalds)

I ordered the Set Menu Lunch (Eraberu Lunch) and chose the following 3 meals: Hamburg *Chicken Katsu *Tamago Toji Ebi Fry

They come with condiments including Miso Soup and rice. I also ordered their onsen tamago (pouched omega egg with soy sauce).

The Hamburg is well cooked with a bit crispy on the outside but still quite tender texture in the inside. It is well seasoned and a musr-try!

The chicken katsu is also good, crispy, well-seasoned and still moist in the inside. All you expect from a good chicken katsu.

My favourite is the Tamago Toji Ebi Fry which feels light to eat with scrambled eggs at the bottom with soft textures and balance the rather crispy Ebi Fry.

Overall, these 3 dishes I ordered were quite good and I want to come back to try other options in the future.

The place is quite nice and accesible. The service is, however, rather slow. Perhaps because they do not have that...