The quality of the coffee and lunch Monolog

The quality of the coffee and lunch Monolog -

 

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Monolog mission is simple: to bring great coffee in this great nation of coffee. Proud to be local, 100% coffee Monolog eastern Indonesia, and it is roasted, blended and ground in their own premises. We brunched there to see if this Indonesian brand can compete with the Melbourne cafes, Europe and Seattle.

"I love java, sweet and hot

Whoops Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot

Shoot me the pot and I pour myself a shot

a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup (yeah!) "

the Ink spots," Java Jive "(1940)

fans of Plaza Senayan and residents of the surrounding area will surely be familiar with the black and white signaling Monolog quality Coffee Co., which was opened in the shopping center for over four years. Loyal customers know that it is an excellent place for a pick-me-up on the way to the office. The most recent to Pondok Indah (open for about two years), the terrace is a good place to sit and nurse a couple (or three or four) cappuccinos and lounge on the weekend papers.

We visited the Pondok Indah branch one day busy week at prime brunch time. The first order of business at any brunch is making excuses to be healthy before devouring some diabolical concoction of eggs and syrup and pastry and all the bad things for you. Therefore, I ordered juice 'Green Detox': a refreshing blend of spinach, green apple and lemon. It was pleasantly, moderately sweet, but always felt like he did my heart good. Consciousness-and-tastebuds satisfied, I switched to deliberate on the main event.

Menu Monolog in Pondok Indah has a few more choices than their Senayan location. It covers a lot of bases. We will return to the breakfast every day in a minute, but besides that, there are also all the favorite day, snacks, sandwiches, salads, soups, burgers and crepes / pancakes on offering, and a tight edition of Asian favorites (naturally). All pastries, cakes and breads are home-cooked, and Pondok Indah, they can whip up quality cocktails to match all the bartenders Jakarta. It is a complete package, so whether you like their breakfast, cooking or alcohol -. They covered you

As it was 11 hours (and I usually keeps me from drinking until at least 11.59) I went the route breakfast. I love eggs benedict, and I hear that is a very popular choice. It is bircher muesli for something lighter, and of course you can get the full monty with eggs, (beef) Bockwurst and ham, mushrooms and toast in their Sunrise Set breakfast.

I chose a nice middle ground, and the Croque Madame Monolog did not disappoint. It was somewhere between a grilled cheese sandwich in the US and the traditional French Mrs. . The wand was well softened on the grill and topped with a homemade basil pesto and a fried egg. Inside nestled cheese layers, turkey ham, mushrooms and tomatoes. He struck a perfect balance between breakfast and lunch, is a satisfying meal but still leaving me enough space to enjoy an almond croissant then with my cappuccino.

My companion tried the Monte Cristo French Toast, a tasty turkey ham slightly rarer and French grilled cheese sandwich served with a strawberry field salad - and she was very happy with it. We finished our meals and looked forward to our coffee and pastries.

Monolog will not receive requests for a "big", "great" or even drinks' venti-venti-supersize "(seriously, where do you put fact that the volume of liquid anyway ?). They will not consider your plea, "please sir, very hot! you will be served your coffee as you should be served there :. The right way

This is actually a science to it. There is a large proportion of coffee to water that makes inky perfect espresso , and the correct ratio of coffee to milk to make each beverage type, long black flat white and everything in between. All these measures ensure that your coffee is well balanced, not burnt by overheating. only then you can really taste the flavor of grains as expected producer. the only concession they enable soy milk is for those who are intolerant.

If you are used to a bog standard latte from a certain chain of Seattle, I invite you to try a good cappuccino here -. He converted with silky robustness

My almond croissant was flaky and fluffy and even more delicious for a soak in the cappuccino. My friend tried one of their latest innovations, a Red Velvet Donut, which was a huge, sweet crowd pleaser.

Monolog Pondok Indah has a great urban atmosphere, chic-industrial to decoration, which is quite comfortable for lounging around, but still with a lively atmosphere for when things heat up later. They are open late on weekends, with DJ cooled on Saturday and live music on Wednesday.

It's nice to see more and more institutions in Jakarta offering the type of coffee you expect to find in the aisles of Melbourne or piazzas Italy (different if these styles are). Monolog was one of the first to start this trend, and good coffee is certainly what they do best. So go get your caffeine.

Monolog

Street Gallery 1 ^st Room # 101 B, Pondok Mall 1, JL. Metro Pondok Indah - 12310 Jakarta

 62 (0) 21 2952 9775

Plaza Senayan CP 101 B, Palm Door, Jl Asia Afrika No. 8. - Jakarta 10270

 62 (0) 21 572 5144

www.monolog-coffee.com

 

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