The weekend brunch and delightful dinner tasting menu at Tom’s by Tom Aikens

Offering an impeccable dining experience, Tom’s by Tom Aiken has surpassed its own stellar reputation as a vibrant and progressive culinary spot. In the past year, the accolades-winning restaurant has thrived to place its name among the most exquisite social gathering place to visit. With a breath-taking and therapeutic view from the 62nd floor of the hotel overlooking Jakarta’s city landscape, it is stationed in one of the most strategic locations in the very heart of Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD), a center of the capital’s hub.

The Langham, Jakarta itself is well renowned for its paramount luxury and decorative flair, and has managed to steal the top spot as one of the most recognizable new hotels in Indonesia. The Langham, Jakarta is the perfect place for guests to experience the splendid gastronomic merits of Tom’s.

Tom Aikens himself, a remarable Two-Michelin stars chef, eminent for his inspirational career and fresh take on food workmanship, is engaged first-hand in embellishing the restaurant’s performance. Concluding the year 2022, Tom was back with a special introduction to his new menu creation, from 24th to 27th November. This marked his second visit to Tom’s Jakarta, with an ecatatic spirit in sharing his spectacular crafts to the plates of all culinary enthusiasts.

A Palatable Two-timed Dinner Tasting Menu
Serving to the table an irresistible set of dinner testing menu at 24th and 25th November, Tom Aikens will launch the highly-styled 9-courses dégustation menu consisted of attractive options such as slow cooked crab with lime, nori and tapioca crisp to lift up the appetite and alluring starter of Ricotta cheese with honey, truffle, leek as an intro to the succulent dinner journey. Tom’s will also serve wood roasted potato mousseline soup with sorrel and onion custard, before introducing the fetching confit Salmon with jasmine and apple as the first course. For the selection of pasta, a lavish plate of Lobster Vermicelli dressed in whey butter sauce, mushroom Duxcelle and caviar will be served. Move on to marinated pear carpaccio with citrus sorbet as a befitting palette cleanser before the main course of the rich taste roasted lamb loin featuring burnt aubergine, chickpeas, and black garlic aioli. As a sweet outro, white chocolate with lime and basil and mignardises are set to fulfil your dessert craving.

The Dinner Testing Menu is available at IDR 2,288,000++ per person for the regular table and at IDR 2,988,000++ per person for table by the window, inclusive of a complimentary glass of champagne or selected beverage from our cocktail trolley.

Introducing The New Weekend Brunch Menu
The long awaited Weekend Brunch Menu is finally here with a highly anticipated set of courses curated by Tom Aikens himself. The brunch fiesta will be starting on 26th and 27th November but will be available every Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m. Expect a list of spectacular dishes such as buffet of cold seafood consisted of kumamoto oysters, king prawns, lobsters, yabbies, and mud crab; the favourite cheese counter filled with English cheese, 3 soft, 5 medium, 3 hard, chutney, grissini, lavosh, cheese crackers, assorted bread, chutney, berries, and honeycomb; the  treacle cured salmon with smoked potato, yoghurt, and dill; also the 28-ingredients Tom’s signature slaw with spiced nut, coriander. 

Tom’s will also be serving wagyu carpaccio with rocket pesto, basil, and balsamic;  chopped kale Caesar salad with shaved apple & fennel cashew dressing, sourdough croutons, cashew granola crumble, toasted yeast; fried spicy cauliflower nuggets with buttermilk dressing; and the fresh salad of heirloom tomatoes with smoked tomato jam, stracciatella and tomato sorbet. 

The tasteful main course options in limited a la carte including the tandoori spiced chicken paillard with cabbage slaw, shaved cucumber radish and beets, and  roasted almond sauce; wild mushroom tart with olive tapenade, caramelised onions, 
parsley garlic butter; signature beef wellington of US prime tenderloin, mushroom duxelle and red wine sauce; the appetizing salmon and smoked trout fish cakes with parsley mustard sauce buttered baby spinach; and last but not least lobster and asparagus muffin consisted of lobster ragout, grain mustard hollandaise, shaved parmigiano reggiano and asparagus. 

For dessert lovers, the Chef will astonish the guests with chocolate fondant with figs, sherry trifle with vanilla custard and berry compote, lemon yogurt and poppy seed pannacotta, tiramisu sundae, whole cake and tart of berries cheesecake or banana tarte tatin, choices of raspberry and almond bakewell, lemon meringue pie and hazelnut and caramel choux on Saturday.

On Sunday, look forward with delightful choices of dessert such as sticky toffee pudding, lemon and yoghurt mousse, pecan granola and lemon curd, Greek yogurt with aged balsamic and strawberries, whole cake and tart of dark chocolate and pistachio tart or vanilla and manggo cheesecake and choices of chocolate and orange Cake, strawberry and vanilla millefeuille or caramel flan. The new weekend brunch menu is available at IDR 688,000++ per person.

To complement the refined experience of dining, Tom’s also features a mezzanine lounge that overlooks the restaurant with circular steel stairs connected to the cosy wooden cladded bar which specialises in the largest and most varied whiskey selections in Jakarta.

Guests also have an option to sit around the Chef’s Table corner placed in the Marrone open kitchen showcasing the lively process, the Himalayan salt-dry meat lockers will age the best quality beef; the wood-fired grill will layer complexity into any simple flavour; the épicerie like shelves will offer a wide variety of charcuterie and cheeses along with wide selections of wine.
Tom’s will be waiting for your visit with excitement. Witness Tom Aikens himself showcasing his mastery in food crafting and spoil your palate with various felicitous foods you can only find at Tom’s.  

Guests who wish to be among the first to experience the new menu of Tom’s by Tom Aikens in The Langham, Jakarta may call +62 858 8838 8885.

The Langham Jakarta
District 8, SCBD, Lot 28
Jakarta 12190
langhamhotels.com

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