MAISON TATSUYA

Hey, did you enjoy your holidays? Sorry for asking so late but there are some who still enjoys their holidays, right? Anyways, today is another Japanese...lol! But don't worry! This time, it's a westernized Japanese cuisine called Maison Tatsuya. They already have 3 outlets as of now, Kota Kasablanka, AEON Mall, and where we decided to dine in, Gandaria City!

Since they're a western-styled Japanese cuisine, what they offer here are not only teppanyaki, but also steak and pasta with a Japanese touch!

SAKURA IDR 185K

Okay, so for the teppanyaki, they have a combo set here, where you can choose chicken, US sirloin, seafood (scallop and cuttlefish), US rib eye and US wagyu for the meat. Each set will also come with tofu, veggies, salmon, prawn, moyashi, yakimeshi and of course, miso soup. For this, we chose the US rib eye!

Here's the prawn and salmon, cooked right in front of you!

If you're wondering why there's fried rice here, well it's because this is the one called yakimeshi, which is a Japanese fried rice! It's cooked without oil, instead they used the fats from the US rib eye meat, so they'll remove the fat and use it here! Totally made into the list of guilty pleasures!

The rib eye might not be that much but with all the others, I think it's just the right amount!

Taste-wise I think they're a bit too mild for my liking, though it became perfect after dipping it into one of those 3 sauces. My favorite here would be the yakimeshi! I'm even craving for it again right now!

BANANA FLAMBE
Now, they don't only have teppan for main courses, there's also desserts! Yeah!! You'll witness an amazing fiery flambe right on that teppan plate! Grilled buttery banana, topped with chocolate or vanilla ice cream and burnt with flambe! It's simply amazing and yummy!

SPICY TUNA IDR 58K
Spaghetti with chef's special spicy tuna sauce.

For you who loves spicy foods, this will be perfect for you! I'd warn you that the spiciness is no joke though. Might not be super spicy for those who can take their spicy foods, but for me who doesn't often eat spicy foods, this is almost unbearable. It's delicious though, I always finds it irritating that spicy foods are always so addicting!

SHRIMP PESTO TRUFFLE IDR 65K

Spaghetti with seared shrimp in homemade basil-base pesto sauce with a hint of truffle oil.

It's really not bad but unfortunately, compared to the other pasta we ordered that day, this was the mildest, so it comes close to tasteless, as the other's flavors were too overpowering! Still, this was a decent pesto pasta and I won't mind having it again, especially if I'm up for something mild!

Fyi, though it looks like this now, you'll have to mix the pesto sauce well before digging in!

MUSHROOM MENTAIKO IDR 68K
Spaghetti with sauteed button mushroom in chef's special marinated cod roe (mentaiko) sauce.

My favorite out of the 3 pastas! It's rich, creamy, and has stronger flavor, yet not in a spicy way and there's mentaiko sauce! I love mentaiko! Really liking their concept of combining Japanese ingredients into western foods!

GREEN TEA CHOCOLATE IDR 32K
Slice of chocolate and green tea cake topped with green tea frosting.

Really rich in green tea and even though we were really stuffed, this dessert was really easy to finish! It's really light and fluffy, yet rich in the same time! A perfectly balance green tea and chocolate, love!

When I first heard the name Maison Tatsuya, I really thought that it was gonna be a fine-dining restaurant that will cost me a lot, yet turns out, the foods were all really reasonable! With their quality and taste, I really don't mind spending that much. It really is worth it!

Maison Tatsuya

Gandaria City

GF, #MG39

Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda, Kebayoran Lama

Jakarta Selatan 12240

021-29236781

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Everyday : 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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MIYAGI GANDARIA CITY

This is newest restaurant by Arena Group called Miyagi. Does anyone else realize that Arena Group's restaurants are mostly in Gandaria City? Well, here's another one I guess? This time it's a Japanese restaurant with premium quality, yet very affordable!! At least, that's what the PR said..lol!

In this place, there're 3 almost separated rooms! 1 right after the entrance and is somewhat like an alleyway, where you can also see the busy streets in front. Next is the middle room (interior shots can be seen on the last part of this post). Last is the inner part of the room and my favorite, since it's where the sushi bar is!

As usual, we sat near the window in the inner part of the room. I love how each room is super separated!

There's actually no table with white sheet like this one below but they generously provided us with it because they understand about photo quality! How cool is that?

MIYAGI MAKI
Egg omelette, cheese homemade sauce.

This maki is like a tamago sushi, since it's not only wrapped in eggs but also filled with eggs, so all you'll taste is egg. Not saying it's bad, it's quite the opposite even! There's also a bit of abon and kani, you could also taste the premium quality of it! So I could say that I like this, since I like eggs!

SPICY BAKED SALMON MAKI
Salmon, crunchy tempura, chili oil & mayonnaise.

This colorful maki has the same filling, so it doesn't matter whether you choose the orange one or the green one. Inside it is baked salmon with crunchy tempura, so it's really standard but I love how simple, yet pretty the plating is!

WAGYU FRIED RICE
Premium wagyu beef fried rice.

It's really too bad that the taste was really nothing special, since the name is really attractive! I can't really find any significant difference between this and other common fried rice. I guess the difference is that this is a Japanese fried rice that is cooked using teppanyaki style, which means it uses an iron griddle to cook food!

SASHIMI SHAKE
Salmon

Their sashimi is really super duper fresh!! You can really see the quality and how fresh it is just by looking at it!

SASHIMI MAGURO
Tuna

Fresh maguro anybody? Maguro is what tuna is called in Japan by the way. Love that healthy pretty pink color! I can get enough of this premium quality sashimi!

GYUNIKU ABURI MAKI
Half grilled beef roll, onion & tonkatsu sauce.

The beef tasted AMAZING, especially when combined with the spicy mayo! Can't really taste the tonkatsu though and too bad the veggies inside it kinda disturbed it or it could've been perfect but that's only coming from someone who's not a veggie fan!

GINDARA MENTAIYAKI
Grilled cod fish with cod roe sauce.

At first, I thought this was salmon or is it? Sorry, I'm not an expert when it comes to fishes. I really don't know but on the menu list, it said Gindara Mentaiyaki, so I'll just go with that..lol! This was still half cooked, the meat inside still has that pretty pink color and very moist!

HAMACHI KAMA SHIO
Yellow tail grilled with salt.

Super yummy!! I'd never imagine that grilled fish could taste this good, especially since it's only seasoned with salt! The meat's really soft and since they didn't use any strong seasoning other than salt, you can really taste the natural sweetness of the yellow tail!

SALMON CHEESE ABURI MAKI
Half grilled salmon & cheese with mayonnaise.

Salmon aburi has always been my favorite and I'm reminded again why with this one, especially since they included cheese in it! This is hands down the best maki here, pretty too! What else could you ask for? Perfection!

TEMPURA MORIAWASE
Mix of tempura: prawn, seafood & assorted vegetables.

Unlike any other tempura, this one has a thin layer of flour, so it's all prawn there, or any other filling! It's less guilty and more pleasure! The tempura flour also had a good texture, just the right level of crispiness!

SASHIMI CHIRASI DON
Assorted sashimi.

After all those premium quality and fresh ingredients, you don't need to doubt this one! This sashimi comes with rice, so there's sliced salmon, prawn, tuna, crab stick, and mushroom. Perfect for those who'd love to enjoy their sashimi but thinks that sashimi isn't filling!

Here's the middle part of the restaurant!! I saw a lot of businessmen sitting here, all looked very professional! (The shot was taken before any other guests arrived.)

I just love those lamps!! It looks like an arrow or something! Very artsy and unique!

It's amazing how everything here looks so simple, yet creative and also elegant! This would be a perfect place for any occasion, from just hanging out with friends to a workers gathering! "Deliciously affordable" is what they say!

Miyagi
Gandaria City
G Floor, MG-43
Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda
Jakarta Selatan 12240
021-29236809

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