Owned by Andrew Santoso and Dany Setiawan (behind Cork & Screw, Loewy and X2), JackRabbit is a bar and restaurant opened in December 2010 in the Cyber 2 Building. It is targeting rich Indonesians and expatriates with a different atmosphere for lunch and for dinner. During lunch, they serve some fast food dishes (or at least easy to prepare) in a bistro-type atmosphere. At night, JackRabbit is more like a lounge, with louder music and many customers coming only for cocktails. It reminds me of a few existing places in Jakarta, in particular Bibliotheque.
I have tried this place only for lunch and I was very disappointed. I was with three friends, so we had three dishes, and here are our griefs:
- The "steak-frites" (Rp265,000 with tax):
The french fries were not well-cooked and the beef not very tender.
I have tried this place only for lunch and I was very disappointed. I was with three friends, so we had three dishes, and here are our griefs:
- The "steak-frites" (Rp265,000 with tax):
The french fries were not well-cooked and the beef not very tender.
- The Vietnamese-style sandwich (Rp90,000 with tax):
Not bad, but in Cali Deli you can have a similar sandwich for half the price. The potato chips served as an accompanying dish were not crispy.
- The Spaghtetti Arrabiatta (Rp90,000 with tax): Overall taste not great.
Conclusion: I recommend you to avoid Jackrabbit Jakarta for lunch. They serve mediocre food at outrageous prices and I hope they will change something about it soon. So far this restaurant feels like a tourist (or expat) trap.
Concerning the design, it is elegant, but surely not worth paying such a premium on food items.
For the evenings, I know they organize parties/DJ events but I still have to check it. It is probably worth the try and I'll update this review soon with more information. For the schedule, you may want to look at their twitter account: http://twitter.com/JackRabbitJKT or their facebook group or page.
Update July 2011: I went to Jackrabbit on a Wednesday night for a drink and it was much more nicer than during the day. Here is a picture of the bar:
Sunday to Tuesday: 11am to 01am
Wednesday to Saturday: 11 am to 02am
Happy Hours: 4pm to 8pm
Jackrabbit Jakarta
Cyber 2 Tower
Jl HR Rasuna Said Blok X5 No 13
Telephone: +62-21 2902 1357
Wednesday to Saturday: 11 am to 02am
Happy Hours: 4pm to 8pm
Jackrabbit Jakarta
Cyber 2 Tower
Jl HR Rasuna Said Blok X5 No 13
Telephone: +62-21 2902 1357
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