Attarine Restaurant Emphasizes Its Passion for Local Ingredients in New Menu

Attarine's selection of pickles, eggs and olives. (Photo courtesy of Attarine Restaurant Jakarta)

A chef-driven neighborhood restaurant by the Potato Head Group called Attarine has unveiled its latest additional menu at the restaurant in Senopati, South Jakarta on Thursday (20/07).

All 14 new menus is under the direction of Chef Jacob Burrell, Chef Aditya, and Chef Ismawan, who draw on their experience and love of working with local suppliers and seasonal ingredients to create original and authentic cuisine.

Attatine Executive Chef, Jacob Burrell said the restaurant’s expanded menu is the reflection of the chefs’ passion to create simple yet colorful and interesting dishes for returning and new guests.

“The new dishes, which we have introduced, are the food that we love to eat and cook. We always want to be more creative in creating new dishes and we hope it will excite our returning diners and introduce us to the new customers.”

Bringing a similar approach to the delicate and savory food at Attarine, the new menu showcases the best local rare ingredients, meats, vegetables, and fruits, which are carefully sourced from independent Indonesian producers.

The main highlight at the menu launched was the crispy brussel sprouts. The anchovy and garlic dressing adds unique and bold flavor. A hint of a lemon juice enhanced the freshness to the dish.

Even though the dish was previously taken out of the menu, Chef Ismawan said they have to bring it back to the menu because of the high demands.

“Crispy brussels sprouts is everyone’s favorite at the Attarine. When we took it out from our menu a lot of our customers were disappointed. That’s why we decided to bring it back.”

The second dish of the appetizers was the crispy chicken strips with a corn pudding on the side. The crispiness of the chicken and a hint of subtle curry flavor make the dish enjoyable to eat. The sweetness from the corn pudding balances the spiciness of the curry seasoning.

A plate of fresh shaved melon and fennel salad dressed in lime juice was followed. The sweetness from the melon and the sourness from the lime infused together in one plate, making it such an excellent transition meal before the main course.

For the main course, a plate of braised beef short ribs was served with oyster sauce, shitake mushrooms, and pickled leeks. To achieve the perfect tenderness, the ribs were grilled, smoked and braised for hours.

Braised Beef Short Ribs oyster sauce, broccoli + shiitake mushrooms. (Photo courtesy of Attarine Restaurant Jakarta)

For dessert, a hot pan of rhubarb and berries cobbler sprinkled with powdered sugar was served on a wooden tray. Three scoops of vanilla, chocolate, and coconut ice creams added sweetness to the cobbler making it the perfect way to the end.

On top of offering quality food, Attarine Jakarta also prides itself on its fresh and flavorsome original mocktails and cocktails. Using the seasonal rare ingredients and spices from around the globe, the restaurant bar team has created a collection of balanced and refreshing drinks.

One of the restaurant’s signature mocktails called Jamu Royal (herbal concoctions) combines the mixture of turmeric, tamarind, honey, lemon juice, carrot and ginger beer.

Jamu Royal Mocktails by Attarine Restaurant Jakarta. (Photo courtesy of Attarine Jakarta)

A colorful and fresh calypso cocktail made with pineapple, passion fruit puree, mango and citrus juice, along with Attarine’s signature spice syrup was served during the menu launched.

In addition, the restaurant is now offering more diverse selection of wines from the best regions around the world for the guests to look at.

Surprise Menu

Unlike other restaurants in Jakarta that stay with their fixed menus, Attarine restaurant is taking a unique approach.

“We often change our daily special menus to surprise our guests. That will allow us to draw on the team’s wonderful talents and giving various traditional yet contemporary menu choices,” Jacob added.

Moreover, Attarine Jakarta will also continue its tradition of holding special pop-up culinary programs to give diners even more flavors and tastes to discover at the restaurant.

Starting on August 1st, a selected menu, including exclusive items like lamb and tuna wraps, shawarma smoked beef over toasted barley will be available for delivery via GoFood.

Attarine Jakarta’s new menu is available for lunch and dinner starting on July 21.

The average cost of a meal varies from around Rp 45,000 ($3.38) to Rp 245,000 ($18.40).

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