Kiko's Birthday @ Java Bleu

Among international cuisine patronage in Jakarta, Java Bleu is no stranger. Owned and manned by French Chef Antoine Audran, he and his restaurant specialize on French Cuisine. Kiko has been here before, when they were still at their old place, few blocks from the current one. She was enthusiastic when telling the story about this place, so I welcome her invitation to celebrate her birthday.

The air is warm inside. An Asian couple sat in the table close to the door, and few westerners occupy a table across the room, which left us to choose among 3 empty tables. "That one is quite hot, it is close to the kitchen", the waiters said when we point to a white table for 2. The table at the center is too big for us, so we choose another table close to the door instead. Once we're seated, the waiters move a blackboard to face us. That's the menu.


We were quite undecided for some time, but thankfully the waitress was very helpful and good at describing the menu, except for one. We made our order, few starters, main course and drinks. A little disappointment came when ordering a cup of coffee. They only have espresso and latte, but hey, it is French restaurant, not Italian.

Still my disappointment with the coffee when it came flat. But not for long, as our appetizer was served: Mushroom soup with bread, and Quiche Lorraine. The soup is great; the blended mushroom adds taste and the chopped mushroom complete the texture. The quiche is perfect, with generous amount of ham.

The same waitress offered to serve our main course once the soup finished. Pork Sausage and Ox Tongue both served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. The Ox Tongue was cooked with Red Wine, which unfortunately dominate the food. The mashed potatoes worth a note, though.

Finish with the meals, the waiters turns the blackboard to us again, offering desserts. We ordered Chocolate Melt, which looks like a muffin. It is topped with a scoop of ice cream and icing sugar. Overall, it wasn't too sweet, just nice to end the dinner.


But the night is not over yet. The Asian couple and westerner are still there, apparently enjoying the night as we did. I ordered another drinks, we have a lot of chat about her recent trip, until they are closing.

We parted at her office, after saying: Happy Birthday My Dear..... *Hugs

Java Bleu
Kompleks Golden Plaza Blok E 24
Jalan Fatmawati No.15, Jakarta Selatan
Ph: (021) 750 79 02
Fax: (021) 765 02 12