Magnum Cafe Jakarta: A Twist To Your Magnum Experience
First, a little introduction.
Magnum Cafe is a pop-up restaurant from Magnum. Yes, Magnum the Ice Cream from Wall's. It's located at Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, West Mall - 5th Floor, and it's a pop-up restaurant, meaning it will only be around temporarily, in this case - only 3 months, from March to May 2011.
I've been to the place twice, once for the grand opening, and once again after that, for a family dinner. Dinner, you ask? So this is a real restaurant, not only a place for ice cream? Yes, that's correct. Aside from the Magnum sticks (the same ones you can find at supermarkets), they also have hot food, a wide selection of drinks made from Magnum elements, and of course, to-die-for desserts using Magnum sticks as the main ingredient. Magnum Cafe was built with such attention to details. They even have their benches shaped like Magnum Sticks, so cute!
Magnum Stick Bench! Cuteness!
My friend, @tachril, asked me: So what's the difference between eating Magnums at Magnum Cafe and just eating it at home?
Well, first of all, here you can customize your own Magnum! You can choose the stick (vanilla/chocolate), the chocolate dip (milk/dark),the topping(s) - and they will create the Magnum stick for you!
This is Vanilla Stick + Milk Choco + Hazelnut ToppingThey also provide a wide selection of Desserts, all with a touch of Magnum Sticks, of course. Seriously, looking at the menu literally stressed me out every time, because they all look so good! Not just so good, but also so big! You really need to save some space in your stomach for these desserts, I'm telling you!
For the waffle-ice cream combo lovers, any of these two would be the perfect choice 
Waffle de Aristocrat: Waffle + Magnums + Profiteroles + Choco Sauce
Waffle de Imperia : Waffle + Magnums + Shredded Coconut + Caramel Sauce
If you're into ice cream combined with bread, pastries or the likes, any of these three might just be the one for you
Honey Palais du Royale: Magnums on Glazed French Toast
Lord Sandwich: THREE Magnums in a croissant
Millefoglie ala Magnum
For the strawberry lovers, you should try this one! I love the Magnum - Strawberries - Marshmallows combo! 
Can't live without coffee for dessert? They have Espresso Dream : Magnum + Belgian Chocolate + Espresso
I am also very fond of the drinks there! If you're too full for dessert, you can still have a taste of Magnum by ordering one of their drinks creations
Magic Mocha: Blended chocolate truffle Magnum Stick with espresso and chocolate syrup
Kingdom Far Far Away: Blueberry Blended Frappe topped with Classic Magnum stick
The hot foods are also delicious, BTW! I've tried the Shrimp Aglio Alio Spaghetti, Pette Dipollo ai Funghi (Chicken with creamy mushroom sauce), Nachos, Lamb Ribs, and they're all really good!
A Knight's Tale: BBQ Lamb Ribs with Spicy Magnum Chocolate Sauce
The place is always very packed, so if you're curious to try, you might want to consider going there not on normal meal hours. If you come for lunch/dinner on the hour, you can expect a looo~oong queue. Oooh, and they also have a giant Magnum dummy there, in case you want to take a picture beside it, for fun - like I did xDD
On the price, I'd say Magnum Cafe has a good value for money. The average price per dish is around 40 - 70. There are more some menus that cost way more than that, like the steaks (over 150K), but majority is below 70K. If you spend more than 150K, take a picture at the photo spot (using the cute accessories provided) and get the results printed for free. It's always nice to get freebies, right? :)
with my brother & sister at the photo corner
