Eats: Mastro Meat Market

Mastro is a one-stop gourmet butcher-cum-restaurant that promises to serve the best meat collection in Jakarta. We came here for lunch on Saturday before hopping over to Roger's.

Mastro has an open concept. As soon as you step in, you can see the meat counter/butchery and dining area, sans kitchen though.  As Cantonese puts it, "yat ngan tai sai" (literal translation "one eye see finish"). And how you do this is, have a look at the counter and select what cut of meat fancies you and inform whether you would like it rare, medium or well-done. 

 For an extra of Rp 45,000 (roughly RM15), I had my Australian wagyu striploin with mash and salad on the side. I liked my wagyu because it was perfectly done to how I wanted it i.e. medium with juices oozing out once the meat was cut. Lovely! The mash was awesome and I can tell it was made from real potatoes - I could still see tiny chunks of potatoes that escaped the "masher". And the salad was fresh and crunchy with a light coating of almost runny mayo dressing. 

Hubs decided to got with set of the day which is "Surf and Turf", baked potato with cheese and bacon bits and salad on the side. The meat when it was first served up was disappointingly well-done although Hubs requested for medium as well. When we pointed this out to the waitress, they did up another one and this time to how Hubs wanted. The crayfish was a tad salty but still OK. Oh.. and we both opted to have the accompanying sauce on the side as well because then we could then taste the natural juicy meat without it drowned in sauce.

Total damage was Rp 431,400, roughly about RM 148, including drinks. All in all, I think I would be back once in awhile when the random beef craving hits. :)

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Mastro Meat Market
Jl. Wolter Monginsidi No. 36
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan
12170