Room 4 Dessert - Ubud, Bali

The Menu

Pretty Plates

Red

Red : (rosella cream, beetroot cake, watermelon, dragonfruit, strawberry).
This is my 3rd fav, is light.

Pandanbert

Pandanbert : (pandan pannacotta, salak tatin, kacang hijau, nutmeg)
Is just alright for my liking. It was light the taste, nothing too strong.

White Chocolate, Black Heart

White Chocolate, Black Heart :  (cocoa butter cake, tamarind, kemangi sorbet, injin meringue)
I like this, love the meringue, cleanse the palate, is only the sorbet was icy and too cold.

Taro Card

Taro Card : (taro pudding, toasted coconut gelato, jackfruit, tarragon, soy meringue)
For this one, i like to eat separately. I dont like the taro pudding, but i love the tuile (oats and a bit tangerine), and the jackfruit itself is not sweet, kinda bland.

The Sugar Refinery

The Sugar Refinery : (coconut nectar chantilly, chocolate toblerone, soursop, balinese meringue)
It was all make from sugar. Is all good, balance well the flavour, the soursop is really good, the sable made from bittersweet. The toblerone made from  cocoa paste and palm sugar and roll thin.
This dish was my 1st favorite!!! Love it!!

ps: tips and tricks to make balinese meringue : 30% water + 70% egg white, cook into 84 degree C, freeze to -9 degree C, then whipped it like meringue.

Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man : (sorghum pain d'epice, passionfruit curd, crackerjack, long pepper)

The sorghum tuille with coconut is so good. The flavour match well.
This was my 2nd favorite!!

Ghostface Keller

Ghostface Keller : (doughnut, reblochon cream, papaya, apple tatin, cocoa nibs)
Reblochon cream made from cheese, strong flavour. The papaya rub with balinese spices, not a fan of it

Vanilla Brûlée

Vanilla Brûlée : (a classic with gula local and balinese sea salt)
Even the photo not appetising and looks ugly, but nothing goes wrong with classic dessert. They put lime turmeric bitter in the vanilla brûlée. It was a nice creme brûlée, melt in the mouth, taste good with the sea salt as well.

Housemade Croissant

The croissant is good, flaky outside, they made it by hand!!

ChocoBubbles

Chocobubbles : (mom's cookie, kluwak, warm mousse, "nibs" nougatine)
I love it, it was nice, even is chocolate, but not too heavy, the crunch from the nougatine make a good texture.

Overall, I enjoyed it. Love to comeback when they change the menu. It was interesting combination and flavour.

Room 4 Dessert
Jl. Raya Sanggingan, Kedewatan, Ubud
Kabupaten Gianyar - Bali
Indonesia

Bali Trip "Day 1 Itinerary" (Babi Guling Chandra, Gusto Gelato & Tip n Tricks)

Hi again!!

2 weeks ago I just came back from my holiday..
I'm still in holiday mood now!!!
I went to Bali - Singapore - Jakarta.
The main purpose of my holiday is to attend my best friend wedding in bali..

Accomodation 
I stayed in Bali for 7 days and 6 night. From 13-19 July.
And stayed in 3 different hotel and location..
13-15 July : Ibis Style Petitenget (strategic location, close to everywhere, included breakfast)
15-17 July : Mercure Nusa Dua (the worst hotel ever)
17-19 July : Watermark Hotel Jimbaran (love this hotel, the staff is nice, the room is nice, only a bit far)

Tip & Tricks: I search the hotel price to hotel combines cause it tell you the price from different website and I found out Agoda is the cheapest (but still double check those other website), and sometimes Agoda have 5-10% voucher discount code that you can use in today deals.. And before book through website, check as well the price through mobile apps, sometimes mobile apps have different offer and can get cheaper price than in the website (i got cheaper price when I book hotel in Jakarta)


Transportation
I rent a car+driver+petrol (all in) is IDR 350k for 12 hour (around AUD 3.5).
Extra hour is IDR 35k/hr
Half day (because i arrive around 4-5pm) i just need to pay 250k.
I got this contact number from my friend.
The tour name is Teratai Tour Travel (Bali Wayan) : +6285792629544
He have few drivers, so the driver can be always same, but can be different as well.
I book the driver through WhatsApp, and I just need to pay deposit 200k to his bank account.
And the rest of the money I just pay after I finish my trip or a day before I finish my trip (transfer to the bank again).

Note:
- ask for good driver who know places and can speak english. (Bli Made - recommended)
- the first 3 days, I got a new driver that don't know any places and I need to use google maps, and he took a wrong way and go around and around and end up 2 hr in the road, is suppose to be 1 hr. After that I asked for changing driver. The new driver that don't know places was nice, but I'm in holiday and I don't know about Bali, so I want the driver that know about places and not asked me about map and how to get there. (Bli Kadex - NOT recommended)    

Money Changer
after i did research from tripadvisor, blog, etc. Is better to change the money in Bali than in Sydney or in airport, cause in Bali money changer you get better rate, just bring AUD50 / AUD100 note to bali, and find a good money changer to change it.

The Story
So my flight from Sydney to Bali is at 10.15am and I arrive in Bali is at 15.10pm.
But I got out from airport around 5pm.. Yes.. took 2 hr for the immigration.. Super long queue.. :'(
Then the driver pick me up and went directly to the hotel.. and it took 2 hr because of the traffic jam.
I arrive around 7pm and the do check in..

We went out for dinner, firstly I want to try Bu Dayu, but the driver said that Bu Dayu is near airport, so he took us to another Babi Guling place called Babi Guling Candra.

The place don't have any menu, they only sell two item : pork and chicken.

Babi Guling (IDR 50k / plate)

zoom in what we got

the soup

After I eat to different place of babi guling, I just found out Babi Guling Chandra is quite expensive compare to the others and the taste is just alright. The chilli was so spicy which is good, just be careful don't mix it with rice if you can't handle spicy.
Oh I ordered Sweet Ice Tea and Ice Tea (@13k) plus pork crackling (@40k/pack)

After we had dinner, we went to Gusto Gelato.
People said Gusto is quite famous in bali..

I ordered small - IDR 22k, you can choose 2 flavour. I choose Straciatella and Crunchy mascarpone. I don't like the gelato cause I can't really taste the flavour except taste sweet..

Babi Guling Candra

Jl. Teuku Umar, Dauh Puri Kauh

Denpasar

Gusto Gelato

Jl. Mertanadi No.46B

Pancakes On The Rocks

Chicken & Mushroom Crepes (AUD 15.95), this is creamy chicken and mushroom folded into two crepe pocked, topped with a crunchy coating of parmesan cheese and served with their special tomato sauce and sour cream..

This is really taste good, its not like a crepes, but it is a crepes..

Chicken & Bacon Pizza (AUD 17.95), this is chicken breast pieces with bacon bits, fresh and sundried tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, tomato salsa topped with sour cream and guacamole.. The pizza taste good.. Thin and crisp enough, very generous of mozzarella cheese..

Black Forest Cherry (AUD 13.95), this is chocolate pancakes with cherries in cherry brandy sauce, served with cream, chocolate ice cream and a sprinkle of chocolate chips and drizzled with chocolate sauce.. The taste? was heaven.. the pancake really soft, fluffy, and still warm.. the cherries, ice cream and chocolate sauce also taste good and match together.. Must try..

Fav dish : Black Forest Cherry and Chicken & Mushroom Crepes

Rate : 8/10

Pancakes On The Rocks
4 Hickson Rd
The Rocks, NSW 2000

La Renaissance (Updated)

Today I came here again especially to buy their macarons because my friend told me that la renaissance have a good taste of macarons.. Anw the box name is baroque because they are a same owner..

 Macarons (AUD 2.70/each) 

Pistachio & Cherry : this is also taste good, have cherry inside..

Mandarin & Milk Chocolate : I love this flavor.. really taste good.. chocolate with a hint of mandarin orange taste..

Jasmine Green Tea : just taste okay..

Inside the pistachio & cherry

Overall.. The macarons shell are crisp outside, thick, and soft.. Really love it.. The filling also taste good...

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October 26, 2013

Clockwise : Cheese Cake - Lerme de Gauguin - Aroma (AUD 3.5 - each)

Cheese Cake : taste nice and very smooth and cheesy..

Lerme de Gauguin : is mixed berry mousse encased in decorative jaconde.. I like the berry mousse, not too sweet or too sour.. yumm..
Aroma : is chocolate mousse topped with coffee mousse.. this is also taste good..

Le Roi Soleil (AUD 9.50), this is mango mousse with creamy jasmine centre, pine nut nougatine and pain de genes biscuit base..

 Hmm.. this is just taste okay for my liking..

Zulu (AUD 9.50), this is varlhona chocolate mousse with a chewy salted caramel ganache centre, macaron biscuit and flourless chocolate biscuit base..

 This zulu taste good.. Very rich of chocolate.. I like this..

Raspberry & Passion Fruit Mousse (AUD 9), this is raspberry mousse, passionfruit cremeux, almond nougatine, sponge biscuit base..

I love this.. Really really taste good.. the mousse was smooth and light.. love the raspberry and passion fruit flavor.. =9

Fav cake : Raspberry & passion fruit mousse

FYI, if you buy the cake for take away, the price is $1 cheaper..

La Renaissance
47 Argyle St
The Rocks - NSW 2000
(02 9241 4878)

Opening Hour:
Mon - Sun 8am to 6pm

MakMak Macarons

Hi guys… 

I'm back to post again… It's been a while I abandon this blog.. I saw my last post is last year.. 

It is because I'm so busy.. I feel 24 hour a day is not enough…

I have school, assignment, exam next week, working, and practicing for competition that will be held next month really take all my time.. :(

Super tired.. Leaving home in the morning, going back home late night.. 

I feel I don't have enough sleep.. always feel sleepy..

Okay.. enough about my recent activities.. Now talk about this small macarons shop that won the best macarons in timeout sydney magazine beating zumbo and laduree.. Cool, huh?!?

Macarons (AUD 3.2/each - AUD 15/box of 5 - AUD 34/box of 12)

Top left - right..
Banana, Macadamia & Coffee : taste good, have a hint taste of banana and got macadamia nut inside.
Bellini (Peach & Prosecco) : just okay..
Nectarine, Raspberry & Vanilla : taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Salted Caramel : taste good.. My favorite..
Bottom : Smoked Vanilla & Pecan Praline : My second favorite..

The macarons shell are crisp outside, soft inside, and thinner than zumbo macarons, baroque, or laduree..

I bought their macarons several times because I wanna to try all the flavor they have..

Number 2 from the top is Peanut Butter : I like the peanut butter, its belgian milk chocolate ganache with peanut butter in the middle..

Left - right :
Gianduja : It's dark chocolate with hazelnut in the middle..
Raspberry & Dark Chocolate : Just taste so-so, have a bit of sour taste because of the raspberry jelly..
Mocha : the taste of the coffee is stronger..

Number 2 from the right is Raspberry, but I forgot the taste because it's been too long I ate that flavor..

Top left - right..
Green Tea Latte : I love the green tea latte.. Really taste green tea and don't have like parfume fragrance like green tea in Jakarta..
Black Sesame : the shell is quite hard, like biscuit, I'm not a fans of this flavor, but if you like black sesame, you can try this.. Many people like this..
Passion Fruit, Mango & Cherry Jelly: taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Passionfruit, Orange, & Lemon Myrtle : mediocre.. I don't really like this flavor, can't taste the passionfruit, the taste of lemon is much stronger..
Blood Orange, Gin & Tonic : taste good, but I never try the real gin & tonic so I don't know what the gin & tonic flavor suppose to be.. But I like this.. Got jelly inside..

Bottom left - right
Extra Virgin Oil, Lemon : My second favorite..
Rose & Rhubarb : I like this, rose ganache with rhubarb jelly in the middle.. The taste not too sweet..
Bounty : I like this, milk chocolate ganache with coconut ice in the middle, I really like the flavor of the coconut.. Love it..
Strawberry Shortcake : I don't like this flavor, one side of the macarons too dry and become crunchy like a biscuit.. :(

Anw.. Isn't their macarons too pretty?? I really like the heart shape or any pattern they put in the macarons.. <3 a="" already="" and="" below="" can="" div="" facebook="" flavor="" have="" i="" in="" it="" launched="" macarons="" new="" pattern="" picture="" pretty..="" saw="" t="" that="" the="" their="" they="" think="" to="" try="" very="" wait="">

courtesy : makmak website

And if you want to order their macarons, you can order it online in here.. They have delivery service too.. :)

Fav macarons : Green Tea Latte, Bounty, Extra Virgin Oil, Rose & Rhubarb, Salted caramel..

MakMak
601 King Street
Newton, NSW 2042