BLU at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta

Just recently, Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta launched a new pop-up social venue called "BLU". Located in what originally was "Satoo Garden", this new restaurant/club/lounge is going to be the 'it' spot for social people.

Well why would I say so? First glance at this place and I got the impression that this place belong to "social people"... in the most elegant and fun way, and besides this so-called "social venue" is the all in entertainment station: you can call it a bar, lounge and club, just typically where most social people would go.

I was fortunate enough to participate in their soft opening times (yes not yet grand opening) and here I am sharing you my experience.

Entrance, you might be familiar with this if you've visited Satoo Garden before.

Oh that Shangri-La pool, wanna take a quick dip hey you? Now this is literally exciting blue.

Before proceeding and getting to the BLU, I was obsessed with Shangri-La's garden, it was just green and I'm obsessed with green things, even more when I returned from my birthday trip. Green is such a pleasure to the eyes, mind and heart <3.

Outdoor seating (right)

I must say that this place looked slightly less elegant during the day, but during the night - along with the bubbling blue lights - the aura of this place suddenly turned a little more expensive, exclusive and intimate, well clearly not that intimate-intimate because this is technically a social venue.

There were several seating areas located indoor and outdoor - technically both outdoor but the indoor one referred to those shielded with roof - but the highlight of the place must be the BEDS! Yes they have beds here, and to be able to sit here, minimum charge of IDR 1,2 mil will be billed to you, just make sure you won't misuse the bed, especially when you're drunk, you're going to pay more for penalties and your shame pride. Remember, beds could be overwhelming *wink*.

BLU is concepted to be restaurant from 5 PM - 7 PM and the initial lounge/club/bar warmed up on 8PM till 12 AM, but please remember (I even bold this), BLU will be available weekly only from Wednesday-Saturday from 5 PM - 12 AM. On my visit, I was served some of their finest cocktails like their signature Daiquiri, Frozen Margarita, wines and champagnes, I am not a big alcohol person, but I must admit their Frozen Margarita was quite refreshing. Started off quite heavy and deep, but faded to this soft aftertaste in a minute. It was sour, tangy sparkling but overall nice! If you love soften tone, then their Daiquiri was also good and less heavy.

Cute glass

Arrived on 5 PM and this was taken around 6, the mood lighting started to pop, gradients of blue and purple.

I also tried some of their capanes and quite liked some of them like the BLU Burger, Smoked Salmon Rocket, Chickey Satay (must try!), Macarons and Eclairs. I didn't manage to snap decent pics because it was so blue and the food didn't look like a goddamn food!!! I recommended those if you want to grab the dinner here. FYI the dinner T&C in BLU also included chef's special set menu, I'm so going back and updated this post with more food info because this post was really heavy on the venue itself (totally realized it).

The guests were also entertained by "fire show" by the talented bartenders.

Mandatory "spitfire" action!

The ambiance felt more alive the later it was, along with flowing cocktails and DJ spinning the jam!

It was a good spot and good experience but I honestly said that they must take care of the air circulation, not to mention there were quite a lotta people and it was just hot, standing ACs should be good solutions please!

Do you need to dress up? Well I must say yes but doesn't have to be extra fancy, tidy casual would do, just remember it's located in such a high class hotel like Shangri-La.

Overall, I think BLU is the new it spot, I can tell the hype is quite good (based on what I see on socmeds too). I'll keep you guys updated with more info of BLU and especially its food, and don't forget to follow my Instagram :).

Feeling BLU is not so bad right? ;).

Disclaimer: this is for you who have been asking about this: the continuation of Satoo Garden is still under consideration so it's still not finalized whether after BLU wraps up there will still be Satoo Garden or BLU will eventually take the permanent spot.

BLU at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta
Kota BNI Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 1
Jakarta Pusat 10220
021 - 2939 9580
Price Range: IDR 100k - IDR 2 mil
Dresscode: Clean and tidy, but not very casual
Wifi: Yes
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Shang Palace at Shangrila Hotel Jakarta

I was fortunate enough to attend a splendid breakfasting dinner hosted by Shang Palace Chinese Restaurant at Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta. Shang Palace restaurant is totally the gold standard of chinese restaurants in Jakarta, starting from the classy venue to the great quality of premium food they're serving.

Shang Palace offers you the most vibrant dining session with 327 seats, 6 private dining rooms for your private events and Lotus Ballroom for a special occasion like wedding reception to hold around 200 people. I was stunned by how classy-looking the venue is, with majorly gold and red colors. Red and gold mixed together creates this expensive sense to the eyes and heart.

Lobster with Spicy Sauce
IDR 229k
Comes with a great presentation, this course was the perfect opening for the night. The lobster's meat is perfectly cooked, great moist consistency. The usage of mango for this dish needs to be appreciated, totally a play in my mouth.

Minced Beef Soup with Spinach
IDR 60k
Just before I knew the name of this menu, I presumed that this soup contains celery or green-onion, but in fact the green leaves were spinach. The minced beef is the bomb of the soup, they're pre-seasoned so when you have it with the soup, you're going to spot the original flavor from the beef.

Deep Fried Boneless Chicken with Almond Flakes on Lemon Sauce
IDR 78k
In most cases, almonds are chicken's best friend, I've had some courses where chicken's mixed with almonds and they both make perfect love for one another, and the same thing happening to this dish. The almond was super crunchy, but I was expecting a more juicier texture regarding the chicken was dry-fried.

Chef's Special Stewed Pork Rib served with Chinese Bread
IDR 88k
If I'm allowed to choose my most favorite dish of the night, then it'd be this Stewed Pork. This is the yummiest, juiciest pork dish I've ever had period. I'm in love with this good old pork, the meat was uber juicy and moist, my God I'm melting right now. There's no certain rule of eating this dish along with the buns, you can have them your way, the deliciousness is the same.

Braised Whole Abalone and Goose Web with Bailing Mushroom
IDR 188k
Fell in love instantly from the first try of the Abalone, very juicy! Everything served here are juicy, don't reall yknow how many times I've abused the word "juicy". If you're curious about the reason why they named the mushroom "Bailing", it's because they're impressed by its beautiful pure white body and its similarity with "Glossy Lanzi" in shape. "Bai" itself means 'white' in Chinese and "Ling" refers to the valuable edible fungus.

Live Crab with Chilli Sauce
IDR 38k/100gr
The biggest friggin crab I've ever had in my life period. The meat was so thick, rich and yummy! It's totally going to fulfill all crab lovers appetite and cravings for giant crabs. Loving the fact that they used spicy sauce because it's my favorite flavor or a crab beside "blackpepper". I have a picture to show you guys! Don't worry!!!

Just look at that crab chunk. I am hungry now.

Homemade Bean Curd with Vegetarian Ham, Shimeiji, Mushrooms and Dried Scallops
IDR 78k
Thumbs up for the bean curd, it's so moist and fluffy. Just by looking at the picture, you can tell that it's totally a huge load of ingredients used here, but overall they blend with one another perfectly. The only negative I can say is that I can't really find and taste the scallop.

Shang Palace Yang Zhou Fried Rice
IDR 88k
I am always excited when it comes to restaurant's signature fred rice, it's like each and everyone of them has their own style, taste and magic touches. This one is certainly on my top five list. Please remember that this dish contains pork, but for non-moslem foodies, this one is certainly the top notch menu. Recommended.

Almond Bean Curd with Mixed Fruits
IDR 35k
This dessert is served cold, you can definitely spot the almond flavor in this dish. While this one doesn't ring 'fantastic' to me, this is still nice to try.

Chilled Avocado Puree topped with Coconut Ice Cream
IDR 35k
I sort of like this one, especially the coconut ice cream. It's just a lovely dessert for a sweet tooth like me.

Chilled Lemon Grass Jelly with Lime Sorbet
IDR 35k
The lime sorbet is just brilliant, and I gotta give it to the kitchen for making such a beautiful dish with Lemon Grass, this is for me another succesful invention from Grass Jelly, remembering it's not very easy to create an impecable dish with that ingredient.

Chilled Mango Pudding
IDR 35k
One of my favorite desserts since I am a huge mango lover. The texture is so soft, smooth and definitely melts in your mouth.

Chilled Mango Sago Cream
IDR 35k
Hands down to the best dessert of the night, a good old Mango Sago, Shang Palace style. This one is certainly not to be missed. Highly recommend this one for you all, the flavor just simply bursts in your mouth.

If you're noticing the food from the beginning until the end, that's a lot of food! I am super full but I am totally happy. Happy fats are always the best!

For a family restaurant, the prices of the courses in this restaurant is relatively affordable, regarding to the portion and the impressive dining experience, certainly worth sharing with your loved ones.

Special thanks for Shangri-la Hotel, Shang Palace Restaurant and crew, especially to the talented Chef Benson Fok Ping Kong (executive chinese chef of Shang Palace).

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Kota BNI Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 1
Jakarta 10220
021 - 2922 9999

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