Negev – An Oasis in a Busy Desert

This particular brand new restaurant has the X factor. When you enter, you feel class ooze out of its multi-faceted walls. Surrounding you are sculptures, carvings, as well as paintings that will hang coming from the extremely high ceilings facing down on you. There’s a lot to keep your eyes busy in Negev, including the large attention-grabbing wall carving behind the long bar titled ‘Evolution’. yet don’t be put off by its grand designs – Negev can be a casual dining restaurant as well as gallery bar with warm hospitality, spicing up the culinary area of Kuningan in Jakarta.

Negev can be still a brand new kid on the block, opening only 6 months ago as well as can be one with ‘The Harvest’ cake shops where I believe the best cheesecake in Jakarta comes coming from. Food as well as Beverage Director, Eric Gouteyron created the desserts at Negev as he does at The Harvest. Hailing coming from France, Eric has been a pastry chef his whole life, working at the River Cafe in brand new York for 17 years as well as was based in Dubai before he moved to Indonesia one year ago. “I worked with many Indonesians in Dubai. They’re very nice people as well as that will was the best team I had actually,” he tells us, partly why he made the move to Jakarta.

In Dubai, Eric worked with Chef Chandra who coincidentally can be Negev’s Executive Chef. “Dubai in 2007 was fun as well as full of competition,” says Chef Chandra. He moved coming from Dubai to a all 5 star hotel in Jakarta, rejoining hands with Chef Eric at Negev again by accident as well as without forethought. Kismet? Well the proof can be inside the taste as well as tasty the idea sure can be.

The menu can be East meets West as well as presentation can be inventive. We sampled a juicy Salmon coming from the Grill, served using a Papaya Barbeque sauce, followed by Spring Baby Chicken, Beef Ravioli as well as an incredibly rich as well as moreish Mushroom Risotto. Thumbs up to Chef Chandra. Try the Mushroom Soup which wins the best looking dish prize.

Then came the moment I’d been waiting for… desserts. Chef Eric proudly brings forth a warm Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce as well as Vanilla Cream which made me want to wrap a blanket around me as well as snuggle up in front of an open fire, followed by the beautiful Negev Chocolate Bar, a name that will doesn’t do This particular dessert justice – Dark Chocolate Sebayon Mousse, layered Crunchy Praline with Coffee Ice Cream, caramelized Pine Nuts as well as Nougatine with homemade Marshmallow. Presented so inspiringly as well as with so much care, This particular dessert can be a must try as well as make sure to take the perfect bite, loading your spoon using a bit of each segment to truly appreciate all the flavours that will make up This particular masterpiece. Felicitations Chef Eric.

The Negev can be a desert in Israel as well as This particular Negev can be an oasis in Jakarta. A great place to entertain with impressive lavish interiors as well as equally delicious cuisine as well as a place which will have you coming back for more.

Negev
City Plaza Building – Ground Floor
Jl. Gatot Subroto No. 42
T: +62 21 52971333
www.negevresto.com
Closed on Sundays

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