West Cafe Eatery - Jakarta

The place and ambience was so nice?? But the foods were tasteless ? for the pasta, the smell of truffle was strong but tasted flat and not well cooked. Food: 1/... read more The place and ambience was so nice?? But the foods were tasteless ? for the pasta, the smell of truffle was strong but tasted flat and not well cooked. Food: 1/5 Place: 3/5 Re-eat: no

I ordered the spinach chicken but there was barely any spinach, the chicken was tasteless and the mashed potatoes were drenched in a pepper sauce that tasted li... read more I ordered the spinach chicken but there was barely any spinach, the chicken was tasteless and the mashed potatoes were drenched in a pepper sauce that tasted like pepper+water. The food took over 30 minutes to come out. The lychee tea was great though.

I love how the people are really nice here. I feel like they weren't fully trained but the waitress was really sweet, kind, polite, and helpful, so all's well.... read more I love how the people are really nice here. I feel like they weren't fully trained but the waitress was really sweet, kind, polite, and helpful, so all's well. And I mean by trained, in the matter of when she asked do I want it pasta or fettucine. No, I'm sorry, you tried, but the pasta you have available are fettucine, spaghetti, and risotto. I couldn't have chosen between pasta or fettucine because fettucine is part of the pasta. You tried and was really sweet though, so. Menu could be improved with better graphic designing too. The menu's text was in bitmap format, you can see how blurred they were, and it was just images placed to make a kind of zig zag pattern, and the subcategory isn't very distinct that you could've thought why is the text in an image? Did they forget deleting it? And the paper material was too rigid that it could escape the clip if you turned it too much. Moving on to the taste, as this could differ from person to person, this is simply my personal opinion. I ordered the Al Tartufo which the waitress said it contains truffle but, as it comes out, I couldn't smell any truffle and it tastes more like a mushroom cream soup than truffle. Definitely reminds me of Pizza Hut's mushroom cream soup. Portion was generous, pretty much on spot with the menu's image. I got a complimentary ice cream, so yay! The bad news is, it was a truffle ice cream. And it really doesn't fit my tastebuds, so. It was white, I was ready for it to be a vanilla flavored or something sweet, but as the coldness hits your tounge... the truffle flavor feels like a punch in the gut. I think I'd rather truffle stays as main course and the like rather as desserts, thank you. BUT! I really, REALLY love the ambience and interior. It really does give a bistro feel so good job on that. It wasn't too bright, the many dark color scheme didn't make it looks gloomy, dark, or dirty either. I love how there are small plantations here and there, albeit decorative one. Anyhow, might come back here, I'm interested in another dish they have in the menu.