Satu Meja — Restaurant in Jakarta

Written and visited on Sept 28, 2024.

Located a little bit away from the Tanjung Duren culinary district. It has a dedicated parking space in front of the place with a parking attendant. The space can fit up to six cars and about ten motorcycles. So, bring less worry about parking.

It offers variety of dishes from Indonesian, western and Italian. They also have light meals, snacks, desserts, and selection of drinks, which includes coffee, tea, as well as beers and soju. Despite serving liquors, the place is in the "Family Friendly" category.

They're those that let the customers scan and browse online menu. Don't and didn't bother to ask the hard copy of it. However, orders are still placed through the waiters. For payment, they only accept cashless method (cards or online).

I ordered the chicken steak, fried calamari for the table, and apple juice. The chicken steak was served last, following ~12 mins. of wait. Nonetheless, it tasted great. The sauce and salad went well with the chicken breast cutlet. The apple juice did not disappoint, either. It came with two apple slices, without blended ice, and at the right level of sweetness.

Despite the fact that the prices may looked "budget friendly" on the menu, they don't show the pictures of the dishes in it. It's a spot-on strategy, because when the food and drink arrived, the portion was a bit little. At least to me.

The service was great, the waiters were polite, helpful and insightful.

Another great thing about the service is that they give out free ice cream for each orders of food + beverage. They'll need you to fill an online form with your name, email, and see phone number. The system will send a code through WhatsApp, and the code is then used to redeem the free ice cream.

Their toilet policy is mixed. There are two booths with seating toilets and "bum gun." Hand wash sink is right in front...

We went here on a Friday night when they had a live music performance. The place is chilly even when it's packed. Seems to be a popular hangout place for the university students in the area. We ordered several foods like chicken steak, cheese pizza, lasagna, etc. The chicken steak and pizza is recommended. The chicken was still juicy and tender, not overcooked. The cheese pizza seems to be drizzled with truffle to give extra boost of flavour. But what to be given acknowledgement is the staff attitude, we are a party of 10 people and the staff standing there explaining thoroughly all the menus with full command of the menu book for 15 minutes just for us is commendable. And they make sure all the food is served with no problem before ending their shift. One point of trouble is limited parking, so roadside parking is the only way when the...

Good food with good price, so glad to find a cafe/restaurant that doesn’t sell its aesthetic concept only.

I had Honey Potato Chips, Chicken Steak, Rigatoni Truffle Mushroom Pasta, and Lychee Tea. All of these are executed very well, especially the Chicken Steak. Super tender, the gravy is quite unique and not like the typical greasy ones. The pasta was cooked nicely to al dente with just right seasoning and creaminess. Honey Potato Chips are quite good, the honey drizzling is quite generous and it tastes like honey coating for korean fried chicken, and the portion is quite generous (perfect for sharing between up to 4 pax in my opinion). Lychee Tea is nice too, you can ask for no sugar and they use biodegradable straws.

Overall this place is great, I love the price point too. Parking may be difficult but there’s always parking guide...