Huize van Wely

Huize Van Wely is situated on the other spectrum serving what might be considered "atas" tea house. Atas meaning high class. Anyway, Van Wely is something i thought Jakarta was missing, good quality extravagant desserts! So far, all the cakes i've eaten in Jakarta has been mediocre.

Cheesecake factory with its really cheap plasticy artificial tasting cakes. My goodness and considering how crowded it is when i pass by it, i really doubt the wisdom of the crowd. Maybe i shouldnt doubt the wisdom of the wallet, afterall Cheesecake factory was full and Van Wely was... empty.

It was tea time and there were the high tea menu which for 10k more rathar than 25k, you'll get a pot of tea or coffee. I got the pyramid chocolate which was layers of dark and milk chocolate in a shape of a pyramid, duh... How was it? As with any french cakes (oh its a dutch outfit that has french cake, but its main draw is the chocolate which should undoubtly use dutch cocoa), the main components are usually the layers of different textural delights, sponge, mousse, fruits etc etc. And as with any french cakes, its usually light enough leaving you wanting for more!


Its the square looking cake with the gold leaf on top

How was it? It was good, the different layers of dark and milk chocolate was paired successfully with the biscuit base that gave it a complexity to the cake. I finished the cake before taking a picture of it came across my mind, so i took one which was in the display, not very well taken of course.




My mom had scones for tea and it came out like little muffins. She tasted it and ask me to try one. To me, i felt it was probably the dutch rendition of scones and that it was more airy, light and fluffy compared to the denser British scones. It was good to me, but mummy snob retorted when i told her i thought it was not bad

You cant blame me, my mom and my dad because we were brought up eating British scones with Devonshire cream

JEEZ

How was the tea, i couldnt remember what i ordered but it was a fruity tea, i wanted a cold refreshing tea since its afterall Jakarta all year tropical climate, but the waiter said that the van Wely does not recommend cold tea, i imagine he was referring to the fact that im going to drink tea to accompany my cake. The recommendation is absolutely spot on.



They have a menu for dinner or lunch and im sure it comes from the same kitchen as Shy. So I'd definitely be back to try some of the other stuff


Huize Van Wely
The Papilion, 1st Floor
Kemang Raya 45AA
Jakarta Selatan