Riva Grill Bar and Terrace
The Park Lane Hotel
Jln. Casablanca Kav. 18,
Jakarta
Email: riva@theparklanejakarta.com
Website: www.rivagrillnbar.com
Usually, Saturday is a day for me to teach yoga or just to relax and enjoy the day. But there is one Saturday that really makes me full, happy and fat. That Saturday happens when I receive an invitation to witness and taste 25 food, desserts and beverages from the Riva Grill Bar and Terrace. So yes, that Saturday, 25 becomes my lucky number :-D
The Riva Grill Bar and Terrace is located at the Park Lane Hotel, a hotel around the busiest road in Jakarta. The busy road does not stop people from coming to the hotel as they have regular great customers from high level companies in Jakarta. Wow!
Riva itself is a place where you can have a romantic dinner and a relax time with your friends to enjoy some drinks and music. So wonderful!
As I arrive at the Riva Grill Bar and Terrace, a non-alcoholic welcome drink are served for all of the bloggers who are invited to the event. The drink is a bit sour, just perfect to open our hunger :-)
When everything is set, we enter the dining area that is located right in front of the kitchen. Oh, I always love the open kitchen concept in any restaurant I visit. It is sexy for me to watch what happens in the kitchen.
The commander behind the kitchen is the Executive Chef Deden Gumilar who was trained under previous experienced French chef. Listening to all his stories about his experiences in the past, I can expect that the food, dessert and drinks he and his kitchen brigade make will be extraordinary.
In the event, they serve Small Plates Menu and Main Course that are divided into 8 groups of dishes, and each group contains one to four kinds of food, dessert and beverages. And all those things equal to 25 items! I stop breathing to know the number of the items we must try and eat. I guess God loves me too much that He blesses me with this kind of pleasures. Thank God :-))
Are you ready? Let's start to chew now!
SMALL PLATES MENU
FROM THE GARDEN
Green Spinach Salad
Australian spinach, strawberry and roasted almond flakes, with lemon and olive oil dressing
Thai Green Mango Salad
Coriander roots, lemon juice and chili dressing
Spanish Potato Fritata
With mesclun salad and fresh tomato sauce
FROM THE SEA
Salmon Tortellini
Truffle cream sauce
Sauteed Salty Prawns
With two types of tofu, crispy garlic, spring onion, hot chillies and rack salt
Lobster Bisque
With Japanese shimeji mushroom and crouton
FROM THE FARM
Javanese Oxtail Consomme
With oxtail terrine and vegetable brunoise
Riva Spring Roll
Chicken, prawn, and foie gras with blue cheese dip
Chicken and Scallion Kuo Tie
Pan fried chicken dumpling with soy chili sauce
MAIN COURSES
FROM THE GARDEN
Japanese Vegetable Fritters
Coated with Japanese tempura dough and served with tempura dressing
Chinese Tofu Salad
With shredded fresh vegetable, egg, crushed nuts and sweet soy chili dressing
Waldorf Salad
With green apple, celery, roasted walnuts and mayonnaise
FROM THE SEA
Pan Fried Barramundi
Black and white shimeji mushroom, green asparagus, blended leek and purple shallot – yellow root sauce
Breaded Dory Fillet Roulade
Stuffed with fennel, celery and red onion served antiboise sauce
Seared Norwegian Salmon Medallion
Truffle infused potato mousseline, vegetable ragout with coriander and lemon cream sauce
FROM THE FARM
4 Hours – Slow Cooked Poached Chicken
With porcini, green asparagus, morels and "vin jaune"
Braised Australian Lamb Foreshank
Smoked garlic and potato mousseline with own jus
Low – Oven Baked Asian Soy Chicken
Vegetable pickle,, mashed roasted purple sweet potato and garlic yoghurt dip
FROM THE GRILL
250gr Sher Wagyu Tenderloin
DESSERT
Chocolate Ginger Mouse
Crunchy chocolate ginger mouse, strawberry, sauce and vanilla ice cream
Blueberry Financier
Oreo crumb, raspberry sorbet, almond paste quenelle and blueberry sauce
Riva Summer Pudding
with berries and passion fruit sorbet
Fruit Platter Cocktail
Jelly on Tequila Sunrise, Lychee Martini and Strawberry Daiquiri
Spaghetti Margarita
Spaghetti on Strawberry Margarita
Choco Mint Smoky
Jack Daniel's, Peppermint Syrup, Bailey's and Fresh Milk
Everything they serve is great. Because I believe that all eatable food and dessert, and drinkable beverages taste either delicious or very delicious :-D
They also introduce their infused jelly fruits. So the fruits are infused with some liquors. Woho! Can I just say that it is a different way to get a healthy high? LOL!
At the event, the restaurant provides us with some forms that we need to fill in with our comment about the taste of the whatever they serve. Well, I have some opinion about them. All of the food, dessert and beverages are very delicious, and my tongue is familiar with some of them because they are taken from our traditional food which they upgrade the taste and the design to a new level.
What I like the most is anything that they cook from the fish side. Their fish-based dishes are marvelously yummy to the max!
Recently, I change my desire from eating more steak to eating more fishes. I find that fish can taste more delicious than the meat. The fish has its own savory taste already, and all you need is to add salt, garlic and oil. Yum! Yum!
This event makes me realize that pampering and taking care of my body does not always mean to go to a beauty clinic and do some scrubbing job and blowing hair, it also means to love my belly with some great food, dessert and beverages!
Enjoy your meal, everyone!
Enjoy your meal, everyone!
