POKENBIR - A HIDDEN GEM FOR A PORK LOVER IN JAKARTA

A hidden gem in Kuningan area. We genuinely believe that a good taste of food itself could be a powerful marketing tools. Heard this restaurant from a friend of mine that keep mentioning that I should try this spot as they create an amazing pork dishes.

So here we are, visited the place around noon and have to wait for almost an hour for a table for two. But rest assured its WORTH the wait. They were successfully fill us up with a happy tummy.

Their motto in front of the Restaurant

Nothing much to say about the ambience, it looks like to be an old German restaurant look with bars along with lots of alcoholic drinks set up and also the dining area. Well, might say it was similar concept with the old Paulaner before its renovated. The highlight was they serves satisfying pork dishes from variety type of cuisine from the European style, Asian style and also the origin from Sumatera, Sulawesi and Bali. They also have other menu option like fried rice, rice bowl and noodles.(Menu at the below page).

After seeing the menu, for the first dish we decided to order their mix platter as we would like to taste each of everything.

Mix Platter - IDR 105.000 (S) IDR 200.000 (M)

This is seriously something that you shouldn't miss out. It consists of butter miso grilled pork, caramelized grilled pork, crispy pork belly, pork satay and french fries. Along with the platter was spicy sweet soy sauce, chilli sauce & mustard sauce (this is our fav sauce). Butter miso pork was superb, caramelized pork slightly have sweet charcoal aroma, pork belly so tender and has it incredible crispy skin, pork satay is as good.

Nasi Campur Bali - IDR 75.000

Second dish we tried Nasi Campur Bali. This may reminds you back to the island of God. 

Ignore the food presentasion, dig in and you will find the food quality. So on the plate white rice with crispy pork belly, pork betutu, deep fried skin pork, sambal matah and lawar. Sambal matah match really well with the pork belly and betutu, the fresh and spicy fragrance simply enhance the whole dish. For you who didnt know Lawar, it is a dish created from a mixture of vegetables and coconut with rich herbs and spices.

A high glass of Erdinger accompany us during the dining, indeed we agree to what people say about beer & pork can't be separated, its just an everlasting marriage.

POKENBIR MENU

Conclusion: A good reminder for restaurant out there of what a good food should be. Pokenbir is a place that should be visited for you pork lovers. Restaurant ambiance may not be good but what good is their quality of food that makes you ignore others. Hopefully they maintain their quality and keep the standard high.

POKENBIR
Ground Floor of Lippo Kuningan
Jl H.R. Rasuna Said Kav B-12, Jakarta

021-29110145

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