SAUNG LAYARAN – ANCOL, Jakarta

Saung Layaran is one of the newest additions to the food scene in Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta. The concept of Saung Layaran is family seafood restaurant which is a great addition to one of the biggest family vacation spot in Jakarta, Ancol.

The family restaurant has an interesting concept of interior using the traditional Sundanese hut or “gubug” floating over pond complete with traditional Indonesian instrumental music. Imagine having a meal there accompanied by gurgling sound of water and soft breeze, isn’t it a perfect place to escape from the bustle of city??

Saung Layaran serves wide variety of seafood dishes both live and fresh seafood where they incorporate both Chinese and Indonesian especially Sundanese flavors into their cooking. Specially on weekend morning, the restaurant also offer Dimsum for breakfast and for group, Saung Layaran offers group packages for 2 until 10 people.

Gurame Goreng Terbang IDR 92.5K, Cumi Lada Garam IDR 56.5K

Mojito Leci IDR 28k // Milkshake Pulpy Oreo IDR 21.5k // Es Cendol IDR 19.5k
For hot afternoon, Mojito Leci or Lychee Mojito could be a great thirst quencher with refreshing combination of lychee, mint and soda fizz, while for creamy option, milky Milkshake Pulpy Oreo could be an option.
Es Cendol is a traditional Indonesian dessert with coconut milk, brown sugar and various ingredients. AnakJajan personally enjoyed the Es Cendol in Saung Layaran, it was a festive bowl of ice dessert with tape or fermented cassava, jackfruit, basil seeds, red bean and cendol with perfect level of sweetness.

Sop Segara IDR 95.5K
Seafood soup served uniquely in a coconut, the soup was savory, sweet and sour with hint of spicy flavors with fresh prawns, squid, seaweed, etc. It was an enjoyable soup dish with unique presentation, the best part of the soup is you can scrape the coconut flesh and eat it together with the soup.

Ayam 2 Rasa IDR 81.5K
This dish was Mr. Jajan’s favorite, deep fried chicken served with hoisin sauce and “rujak” chicken, it’s a unique twist of Indonesian and Chinese flavors in one plate. The “rujak” chicken was very addictive with spicy and hint of tangy flavors, chicken was diced and mix thoroughly with cucumber, tomato, shallot and “rujak” seasoning, love the addition of cucumber that gave a nice crunch texture.

Kepiting Lada Hitam IDR 135.5K
For crab dish, AnakJajan had the black pepper crab, the crab was cooked and seasoned with bold, rich and peppery black pepper seasoning with sweet and savory flavors.

Cumi Lada Garam IDR 56.5K
Deep fried breaded squid seasoned with “lada garam” seasoning. Squid was tender while crunchy on the outside, and the seasoning was spicy, savory and garlicky all together, very tasteful.

Gurame Goreng Terbang IDR 92.5K
Another signature Sundanese dish that is available in Saung Layaran is deep fried crunchy “gurame” or carp fish. The fish was meticulously cut open and the deep fried to produce an extra crispy texture of fish.

Dori Quiker Renyah Telur Asin IDR 86.5K
Dori fish breaded with crunchy cereal deep fried until golden and then served with salted egg yolk sauce. The new menu was my favorite, dori fish was cooked nicely with amazing crunch texture from the cereal, major love for the salted egg yolk sauce with hint of spicy flavors and curry leaves aroma.

Overall, Saung Layaran has a wide variety of seafood dishes with rich flavors, with the traditional vibes of interior, this restaurant definitely is a great place to escape from bustle of the city for family lunch or dinner gathering. Let’s Jajan!!