Having been
successful with Holywings, now this restaurant group spreads its wings to the
world of Indonesian cuisines with its newly opened restaurant, Holyduck.
Located right on top of Holywings PIK outlet, the venue is not a gigantic one,
yet spacious enough for typical restaurant in PIK area. It brings out the
Balinese concept for its design, making the venue covered with paintings
representing traditional Balinese costumes and the music completed with
traditional Balinese instruments. Even when you take the stairs going up to the
spot from Holywings, you can already feel like back to nature with the flowers
all around you. Great food for the eyes, isn’t it?
Represented
by the name, this new comer in town mostly sells duck-based dishes, including
its appetizers. However, you needn’t worry if you’re not that big fan of duck,
since they do serve chicken-based ones and mostly all the menu are available in
both duck and chicken. When I firstly knew about dish, my heart actually
cheered as I was not that much into duck. Well, when chicken’s available I
would surely go for chicken. But pssttttt! For you who’s now thinking about the
same thing as me, wait until you read the full review and be ready to get
surprised ;)
So at that
time, I was actually visiting the place with my other foodie friends (@yennymakanmulu, @fionatjo, @leonardtjoe, @whats_up_jakarta, and @designerdoyanmakan),
who’re all duck lovers. So guess what? Yes, absolutely they started to order
anything with duck. Luckily, they’re also curious to try the chicken so I could
be a little bit relieved since I would still have my part in case the duck didn’t
suit my palate LOL.
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| Lumpia Bebek (IDR 27.5k) |
The truth
was then revealed by the finger food, which kick-started our lunch in Holyduck;
Lumpia Bebek (IDR 27.5k). It was
basically crispy springrolls with duck and vegetable stuffing. When I firstly looked
at the dish, I thought it would just taste like any other spring rolls
commonly. Nevertheless, this golden brown little fellas successfully surprised
me with its scrumptious taste! Not only the stuffing was generously given, but
also the dipping consisting of peanut sauce and sambal combrong faultlessly came as perfect companions to the
springrolls. When people said that first impression did significantly matter, I
couldn’t agree more as this first meal indeed got me at my very first bite.
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| Sate Lilit (IDR 35k) |
Not
satisfied with one appetizer only, we also went for Sate Lilit (IDR 35k); chicken and fish satay served with Balinese
herbs. I always loved Sate Lilit and great news, this one did not fail to
satisfy me as well. It was well-seasoned and I could say that it’s comparable
to the original one I usually had in Bali.
Next one was
the ‘Trio Kwek-Kwek’. Well, probably not all of you were aware of them as they’re
the children trio when I was in elementary. Okay forget about that, I was going
to talk about the three duck-based dishes we ordered; Signature Crispy Duck, Bebek
Betutu, and Bebek Lombok Ijo (IDR
77k each). Not stopping at the appetizer only in surprising me, Holyduck
once again pampered my taste bud with something I said I didn’t fancy in the
beginning. All these duck were extremely good!! Well, too good to be true for
me! They all came in very tender texture and they didn’t have that duck smell
or after-taste, which were the two biggest problems I typically had with duck.
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| Signature Crispy Duck (IDR 77k) |
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| Urap |
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| Bebek Betutu (IDR 77k) |
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| Plecing Kangkung |
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| Bebek Lombok Ijo (IDR 77k) |
Though all
of them mainly contained duck, each had its own uniqueness. The first one would
best suit those who’re in love with anything fried, the second would please
those who liked soupy dish with rich combination of herbs, while the third would
delight those who’re fond of grilled meal and spicy sauce. Another interesting
fact, each of them were served with different types of veggies; first came with
urap (boiled veggies with shredded coconut
toppings), second with plecing kangkung (boiled
water spinach with red chili sauce) and third with sauteed cassava leaves with Teri. All the veggies were so fresh and
luscious as well, made me wondering that being healthy should be no more hard. Just
to note, the pairing of the main dish and the veggie were actually the ideal
combination offered by the restaurant, but the guest was always open for the
option to request for other type of veggie. My personal favorite was urap as I was kind of addicted to almost
anything with coconut.
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| Kacang Panjang Kalasan (IDR 22.5k) |
Adding more
greens on the table, we also tried Kacang
Panjang Kalasan (IDR 22.5k); long bean sautéed with the blend of coriander,
candlenut, turmeric, shallot, and garlic. Not much thing to say, Indonesian was
undeniably talented in mixing spices and Holyduck immaculately prove they’re
one of those gifted Indonesians.
Having been
mesmerized by the duck, I still did not want to miss the chicken, particularly
since it was the most distinctive one for me. Why is that so? It’s due to the
chicken dish my friends and I ordered; Ayam
Pelalah Bali (IDR 68k). I’d never in my lifetime heard of the term ‘Pelalah’
before, thus I was curious yet excited to figure out how it actually looked
like. Being served on the table, I then found out that it’s shredded chicken
with Balinese traditional Matah sauce;
yes those tons of chilies and onions. Hands down to this dish, it’s not the
name alone making it become so special, but the taste did turn it to be my top
of mind from Holyduck. It might be a little bit too spicy for some people, but
if you belonged to the spicy-tolerant gang, this was immaculately heaven! The texture
was as tender as the duck and as the chicken was complete shredded already,
hence it’s also the simplest one to be enjoyed.
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| Ayam Pelalah Bali *Top Right* (IDR 68k) |
In the end, Holyduck had impeccably shifted my perception
toward duck. If all duck in any other places could taste this awesome, from now
on I would hate duck no more and I would probably even welcome my own self into
the duck-lover club.
Taste: 9/10
Place: 8/10
Service: 8/10
Price: 8.5/10
Thanks for reading! :)
Holyduck
Address: Ruko Crown Golf B 52-56 lvl.2, Jl. Pantai Indah
Selatan 1 Blok DA No.2, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta
Phone: +62 878 8711 1168
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 10pm
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