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Kids Friendly Restaurant in Bandung: Pillow Park Cafe

Bandung June 14, 2022

Senang deh sekarang di Bandung makin banyak tempat makan menarik yang ramah anak, alias kalau bahasa Inggrisnya, kids friendly. Salah satu tempat yang kita datangi di awal tahun lalu adalah Pillow Park Cafe. Lokasinya ada di Gg. Dakota Raya No. 48 Sukaraja.

Ada dua area yang bisa dipilih di Pillow Park Cafe ini Yang pertama, wahana bermain lengkap dengan perosotan, dengan cafe yang berlatar hijau-hijau, berasa lagi piknik di hutan. Untuk masuk ke area bermainnya tidak dikenakan biaya tambahan. Yang kedua, sama, ada wahana bermainnya juga, tapi yang ini konsepnya seperti villa di bali. Ada wahana yang bisa main pasir seperti di pantai (ada biaya tambahan) dan ada juga wahana yang lebih cocok untuk batita atau balita, isinya hanya mainan masak-masakan, jungkat-jungkit, dan permainan lainnya.

Kami waktu itu datang hari Minggu dan itu salah besar ya teman-teman. Ternyata ramai sekali di sana. Kita kebagian di bagian villanya. Alhamdulillah ada meja non lesehan yang tersedia. Perlu diingat, semuanya makan dengan gaya lesehan. Sangat tidak disarankan membawa orang yang sudah terlalu tua. Karena kami bersama dengan orang tua dan nenek buyutnya anak-anak, kami jelas tidak mungkin duduk lesehan. Kasihan orang tua, susah gerak nanti. Sepertinya karena memang konsepnya untuk makan santai, jadi mereka membuatnya lesehan.

Menu makan dan minumannya bervariasi dan untuk harga, ramah di kantong. Kalau mau pesan makanan, harus ke bagian kasir langsung di bagian depan. Ini berdasarkan pengalaman duduk di bagian villa ya, kurang tau kalau area yang playground bagaimana sistemnya. Servisnya lumayan baik meskipun lagi ramai, tapi pesanan datang tidak terlalu lama.

Sembari menunggu makanan, anak kami main di playground dan ini bayar Rp 50.000 untuk dua jam pertama. Kami sengaja tidak bermain pasir dan air karena kami saat itu tidak punya banyak waktu untuk bersantai-santai. Arena bermainnya bersih, bagus juga untuk foto-foto. Anak kami senang mainnya. Setelah puas main dan makanan sudah habis, saatnya kembali ke Jakarta. Terima kasih Bandung, sampai jumpa di kunjungan berikutnya.

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Kids Friendly Restaurant in Bandung: Kala Cemara

Bandung June 09, 2022

Liburan ke Bandung bersama keluarga dan anak-anak itu memang menyenangkan. Akan lebih menyenangkan lagi kalau misalnya nemu tempat makan yang ramah anak. Sembari makan, anak-anak bisa bermain juga. Awal tahun, kami ke Bandung dan kami pergi makan malam ke Kala Cemara yang kebetulan lokasinya dekat dengan tempat kami menginap, The Peak Home.

Kala Cemara ini berlokasi di dalam komplek Horison Green Forest Resort Bandung, tepatnya di Jl. Sersan Bajuri No. 102. Di dalam komplek ini ada dua tempat makan, yaitu Kala Cemara dan Ruang Lapang. Namun yang lebih cocok untuk makan bersama anak-anak adalah Kala Cemara.

Biaya masuk Kala Cemara adalah Rp 20.000/orang dan nantinya kita akan diberikan tiket yang bisa ditukar dengan minuman. Jenis minuman yang bisa kita pilih antara lain bandrek, teh, atau drink of the day. Makanan yang ditawarkan ada beraneka ragam, mulai dari makanan indonesia, seperti soto dan mie, hingga makanan Jepang, chicken curry. Menu minumannya juga bervariasi. Untuk kehalal-annya, kita sudah pernah cek melalui whatsapp, kita sudah tanya apakah ada makanan/minuman yang mengandung/dimasak dengan proses yang mengandung babi, alkohol, rum atau angciu, dan jawaban pihak mereka, tidak.

Untuk tempat duduk, ada dua opsi yang ditawarkan, di arena luar atau di dalam. Di area luar, kita bisa memilih mau makan di rumah-rumah kayu atau di tenda yang menghadap ke danau. Di bagian tengah area, ada lapangan futsal kecil dan perosotan, yang bisa dipakai berlari-larian kalau siang. Kalau untuk yang area dalam, itu adanya di dalam rumah yang ada di ujung jalan. Saran, kalau membawa keluarga besar, baiknya pilih untuk duduk di dalam. Selain tempat makannya lebih besar daripada rumah kayu, di sana juga ada mainan yang bisa dimainin anak-anak. Jadi, anak-anak bisa bermain sembari menunggu makanan datang.

Kami waktu itu datang ketika sedang hujan dan kami membawa orang tua kami, jadi kami memilih untuk duduk di area dalam. Sayangnya karena ribet dengan para anak-anak dan lelah setelah menempuh perjalanan Jakarta - Bandung, sampai lupa untuk ambil foto makanan yang kami pesan. Secara keseluruhan kami senang bisa ke Kala Cemara, selain tempatnya bagus, kami bisa foto-foto dan menunya yang bervariasi, jadi seluruh keluarga bisa mencoba menu yang berbeda. Tapi sayang belum ada menu untuk anak-anak. Akan lebih baik kalau ada menu khusus anak-anak, dengan porsi yang lebih sedikit. Jadi makanan yang dipesan bisa termakan semua.

Mungkin kalau ada kesempatan ke Bandung lagi, kami akan mencoba mampir lagi di siang hari. Mau lihat secantik apa Kala Cemara di siang hari.

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Cafe Hopping: Cat Cafe - Calicoffice, BSD

kids friendly January 19, 2022

Couple months ago I saw an instagram story of my friend, it was about a cat cafe. She visited a cat cafe with her kids. I was interested and asked more about the information. It turned out some of my friends were also interested. Long story short, after discussion, we decided to go together with our kids as well.

The cafe is called Calicoffice. It is located in Tree Park Apartment 1st Floor, BSD. It is easy to find. The apartment is right beside Pop Hotel and it is near to McDonalds. As you can see, the front door is such a welcoming you to come and visit. The cafe is separated into two sides. The front side is for selling accessories, cashier, and kitchen. Then the back side is where we can eat and playing along with the cat.

We came around 11AM on weekdays. When we entered, the staff asked politely to us to wash our hands first and order the meal in advance. The menu is varied, they have snack, light meal, coffee, tea, and milkshake. Oh, I checked with them, they said that their meal is halal. They don't use any non-halal ingredients (alcohol, park, angciu, rhum, etc). You can ask them via their instagram (@calicoffice), if you still curious. Me and my daughter ordered two light meal, one ice lemon tea and one ice coffee. After paying the meal, we went to the second door to the playing space.

The place is quite spacious. There are lot of tables, the cage, the cat scratcher, the cat tree, and enough space for the cat running around. One of our friend who visited the cafe before, told us not to sit in the low table. She said, the kitten are like to visit and join us for the meal. So, we decided to sit in the high table to avoid any kitten or cat join us. It was clean, the cat, the floor, and the table. There are no fur in the table nor on the floor. It looked like that the cat were very well managed. So nice!

My daughter was happy to met my friends kids. They got along quickly and enjoying their time together. There are some toys for the cat that we can borrow, catnip doll, fish doll, the wand cat, etc. The kids were happy to be able playing with the cat. The cat were also friendly. There was also a book shelf and the book were mostly about cat. We can read it there. The kids reading and hanging out with the cat very well.

On that time, even it was weekday, some people were there to work from cafe. Well, I must say that it is a good place to work. I don't know whether they have a free wifi or not. But I know for sure that the ambient is lovely, the meal is good, their signature tea is awesome, the staff are friendly, and the cat are cute and nice. It is a good place to hang out if you look for something new. It is better to go during weekdays. But if you can't, don't forget to make a reservation on the weekend.

Will I come back again? Oh yes, I will.

Will I recommend this place to others? Oh yes, I will.

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End Year 2019 Road Trip: Pekalongan

indonesia January 10, 2020

It was not my first time to visit Pekalongan but it was my first time staying in Pekalongan and have some time to explore in Pekalongan. Usually if we have a road trip, we only transit for a while. But it turned out on that day my toddler got along very well with the cousins. We arrived around before lunch. My dad and my husband were really excited for the durian from Pekalongan. While my toddler was excited to meet the cousins. It was beautiful mini reunion since last Eid. My toddler played and had fun with the cousins very well. Therefore, after lunch, they brought us to the river close their house. It was my very first experience brought my toddler to the river.

The name of the river is Lolong. We need to pay IDR 5000 for the parking fee. From the gate we have to walk down to the river. The water is very clear, so do the air around. We can play in the river, but I highly recommend not to cross the river by yourself. Because the water flow can change suddenly and the water level can go up. It can be dangerous. What we did is only playing on the river side, walking around. I also suggest to bring change clothes. They have a bathroom, but not that clean. We spent almost two hours over there. My toddler was very happy to get close with nature. But, but, please kindly take a note that since this is Indonesia and not all people know that we are not allowed to smoke in any kind place, be careful with the smokers.

Since it was not in our plan, so we had to book the hotel in very last minute. It was christmas eve and long holiday for most of the people. Yet, thankfully we got rooms though Traveloka. Of course with a good rate. We stayed in Hotel Pesonna Pekalongan. It is located in the town square Pekalongan. It is walking distant to the grand mosque. It is very recommended.

At the night, we were really confused what to eat. So, we googled it. We found this restaurant close to our hotel with a good review on google. It is Garang Asem H. Masduki. It is very close to the hotel. It is a small restaurant, or should I call it a food stall (warung). The menu is not that much, they only have garang asem, black squid with rice, and mixed rice (with tempe, egg, and chili). Despite of that, the taste is good. The price is quite expensive for the local restaurant. Yet, I don't mind to eat there again.

On the next morning, we checked out after breakfast. It was really short, less than 24 hours in Pekalongan. Maybe next time we should stay longer. My counsin said that now Pekalongan has more unique places to visit. Oh well, until next time Pekalongan!

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Cafe Hopping: Barn Owl Cafe, Bekasi

indonesia November 20, 2019

Couple weeks ago, friend of mine shared her blog about owl cafe in Tangerang (you can read here), I was amazed since I love an owl. Then, I remembered I saw the same information on instagram as well about the same cafe that is located in Bekasi. So when I went to Bekasi, I asked my parents to come along with me to have a look.

Turns out the cafe is located in Summarecon Mall Bekasi, and it is the same management with the one in Tangerang. It is on the second floor of The Downtown Walk. It is in the corner and close to Harris Hotel. It is really easy to find. But, please be reminded that The Downtown Walk is not the same building with the mall. I was lost when looking for The Downtown Walk and I thought there is a bridge that can connect the mall to it. Finally, after asking around the securities, we arrived!

My first impression: wow, it is smaller than I imagined. I thought it is going to big space with a lot of owl around. Turns out it is a small cafe, few chair inside, and the owl in the glass cage. Yet they have plenty chairs outside. When we arrived, there are only two customers inside. It was weekdays when we came. Even there was not so many people inside the mall itself. After checking the menu and ordered I wandered around. Oh, please take a note that they only have coffee, tea, some non-caffeine drink and dessert (cake and waffle). No big meal is available.

The owl is being kept inside the cage made by glass. There are only around 4-5 owls available. There are several rules that has to be followed if we want to go inside, here is some:

Please wash our hand with sanitizier before and after go inside.
Do not touch the owl from the front side, they can bite you. But touch their backside of their head slowly.
Do not take a picture with a flash as it dangerous to owl's eyes.
Please be quiet and speak in slow tone, do not make the owl surprised.

The owl is only available from 3 PM - 8 PM. They feed the owl twice, morning and night. They will feed them in the open field close to the cafe and let them rest in there. Not everyone can take care an owl. All of the staffs have been trained well in Barn Owl Cafe Tangerang. I believe the owl is in the good hands.

However, the spacious space outside the cafe is a really good place to hang out, to have a good coffee and have some good quality time with a good friend. I personally recommend this cafe as a place to have good chat with your loved ones. It is kids friendly but nothing much for the kids to have fun. As my experienced, after touched the owl, my baby went outside and run freely from one table to another. Maybe if you are looking for a place to spend some time for me time, it is a good place. And don't forget, there is no big meal available in the cafe.

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