i’ve
been to jakarta several times already but i haven’t really ventured out of
sudirman area apart from that quick trip to mangga dua during my first visit in
2005. so during this early march trip, i naturally stayed within the confines
of sudirman. for dinner, i tried plaza semanggi on a sunday and then went back
to grand indonesia from monday till wednesday. that’s when i discovered magnum café.
a truly delightful place for chocalat-fanatics like me.
this
cafe has remained the talk of the town ever since this was set up in mid 2011. i
was told that this was the first in asia and was soon joined by the magnum café
in bangkok. as this was my first time, i really didn’t know what to order. as they
say, when it’s your first time, let your eyes decide what looks yummy and
order-able. apart from looking at pics on the menu of these delectable sweets,
try to see what others are having. then ask for recommendations from the crew.
the
crew actually recommended their cakes such as the deconstructed cheesecake, the
fondue or the tartes. but i wasn’t really up for cakes. i wanted that familiar taste
of magnum drumsticks. he then recommended the velvet seduction or the antwerp waffle,
which i thought was too heavy as i just tried the full-filling nasi ayam ketumbar.
from the other table, i saw the mother-daughter team negotiating their way on a
delectable serving of 2 vanilla drumsticks with a whole lot of chocolatey
toppings. the grand gaufre, the crew said. yup, the grand gaufre it was!
the
grand gaufre is made up of vanilla and chocolate magnum drumsticks in crispy belgian
waffles. melted milk chocolate covered the waffles, topped with almond crumbs. some
chocolate syrup, cream and fresh strawberries completed the ensemble. it was
really good. not too sweet, the waffles actually went well with the ice cream
sticks. there wasn’t any feeling of being sweet(ed) out. after just under 40
minutes, the whole thing was a history. that was even after having a full meal!
leaving
magnum café, i quickly made the rounds in its interior, where they also sell
shirts, mugs, bags from environment-friendly materials and of course all magnum
sweets possible.
next
stop would be siam paragon’s magnum café in bangkok!
1 comment:
Hey,
Please can you provide me with your email id? Thanks :)
Regards,
Srishti Mehra
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