At Cafe Batavia?
Well, the gado-gado tasted quite plain and cold. Yes, cold as in cold "COLD". As if it had just been taken out from fridge a minute before.
It was such a pity for the food.
The appearance was mindblowingly pretty yet it left quite a bad foodie experience, to the point that it lingered on my tongue and my mind for several days.
Cafe Batavia is certainly not the place for some peace-seeking eaters since a handful of guests would blare out their chattings.
But if you were to entertain friends, it would be struggle to find Cafe Batavia “boring”.
It is a vibrant place, full of diners who don’t take themselves very seriously, posing for family group shots and singing happy birthday.
Other than the "gado-gado incident", the food is fine.
Bistik lidah “Harmonie” is worth sticking around for because it was possibly the greatest beef steak I’ve had in my lifetime!
That gorgeous piece of meat is influenced by west and east flavors.
Some might judge that the mix would be a culinary car crash.
But isn’t.
So I’ve graciously decided to forgive Cafe Batavia for the glacial gado-gado and the beef's long cooking time.
Will I come back again? Armed with some extra cautions, come rain or shine, definitely I would!
