Been planning to go out after work with my coworker and finally a couple of days ago we did it. Was planning to just get some coffee near Cikajang area, but turns out the coffee shop that we were planning to visit was closed early. So we walk across the street and dine here instead, which turns out not a bad choice after all.

Ling Ling is a restaurant that specialize in chines food, particularly dimsum. The restaurant was designed with minimalist industrial feeling with a unique roofing. Where as you walk closer to the inside part of the restaurant, the roof become shorter. I don’t have any pictures of the roofing but will probably come again soon to take pictures of it, just because I really like it.

We ordered a few dimsum menu to share that night. One of the dimsum was called Shanghai Chicken Bun (IDR 25.000). It was a simple bun filled with chopped chicken inside. I quite like the bun since it was fluffy and the chicken inside was pretty tasty.

We also ordered the Prawn Cheung Fan dimsum for about IDR 30.000. In case some of you didn’t know, Cheung fan is Cantonese dish that made from a wide strip of thin roll rice noodle that filled with shrimp, beef, prawn, vegetables and other ingredients. Cheung Fan usually seasoned with soy sauce poured over the dish. This one was my personal favorite! I love how they filled the rice noodle with prawns generously and the soy sauce was bringing the dish into a perfect combo.

We add one more round of dimsum with Chinese Chive and Prawn Dumpling that cost about IDR 30.000. It was a green colored dumpling that got it’s color from spinach puree. So I consider it as a healthy option. However I don’t fancy this one. The dumpling filling came out a little bit smelly and the skin was a little bit hard to chew. We end up didn’t eat the rest of it.

Since one of coworker wanted some veggies, we add Roasted Broccoli (IDR 35.000) to our meal that night. When it came out, I was confused. The roasted broccoli turn out looks just like another sautéed broccoli. We were hoping it would more roasted rather than sautéed. However it still taste quite good.

My other coworker ordered Chacha Matcha (IDR 35.000) for her drinks. Stated it was made from green tea, fresh milk and homemade gingerbread cream. I tried her drinks and it was yumm even though it was a little bit too sweet for me and also a little bit strange. Probably because of the gingerbread cream.

My visit to Ling Ling was considerably okay. Even though the food wasn’t something over the top, I would like to be back just to hang out there because the restaurant seems so cozy. Another kudos for the great service from the waiter/waitress. They keep checking back whether if we need anything else and even sometimes they jokes with us.

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Ling Ling Dimsum & Tea House

Jl. Cikajang n0 72

Senopati, Jakarta Selatan

DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

(+62) 21 279 39 069

Opening hours: 11AM – 12AM (everyday)

Food: 3/5

Ambiance: 4/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 5/5