Inspired by the traditional hand game that is popularized in Japan, Rock Paper Scissors is a modern Japanese bistro that focused on Yoshoku dishes, a style of Western-inspired cooking in Japan. Strategically located at The East Building, Mega Kuningan, RPS is managed by the same management with Bottega Ristorante and Wilshire.
Compared to the two sister restaurants with lavish decor, RPS has a more casual decor with two dimensions of interior setting. The indoor area is dedicated to the coffee bar and the outdoor boasts a large bar in a luxurious glass house ambiance. In addition to walk-ins and reservations, RPS also available for private events and catering. While to entertain the guests, RPS provides live bands on Wednesday and DJs on Friday & Saturday every week.
Serving Yoshoku dishes or Japanese dishes influenced by Western styles of cooking, you can find various unique modern dish creations by the bistro’s head chef, Cla Lisca along with wide range of wine, liquor, and cocktails curated by Singaporean mixologist, Nick Lim. Here are some of the specialty dishes that we have tried.
Cafe Latte / Cappuccino
Coffee in RPS is crafted by the founder of Common Grounds Roastery and as predicted, the coffee was great! Great body, nice balance and chocolatey!
Tempura Shishito & Citrus Salt
It’s a deep fried Japanese pepper, Oba leaves, and enoki with citrus salt. Such a good appetizer with a crispy texture and combined very well with citrus salt.
Spam Dashitzuke
Consists of Chicken spam, Japanese rice, Dashi, onsen Tamago, seaweed, and tobiko, this Spam Dashitzuke turns out so good! The chicken was juicy, fragrant, and well seasoned. It tastes a little bit salty, but still acceptable and we love it.
Loco Moco
Loco Moco is a contemporary cuisine originated from Hawaii that no need introduction anymore. Made up from Hamburg steak, sauteed kinoko, Japanese butter rice, and sunny side up, the Japanese style of Loco Moco is so addictive will never go wrong.
Karaage Don
The rice bowl dish consists of golden deep fried chicken karaage with Nagoya creamy special sauce, onsen Tamago, shredded cabbage, and Japanese butter rice or tangy plum/ume furikake. From all the dishes that we’ve tried, this one is the CHAMPION! The fluffy Japanese rice, messy egg yolk, crispy chicken karaage, and the creamy sauce are such a killer combination!
Tuna Poke Bowl
Another fusion of Hawaiian – Japanese dish, Tuna Poke Bowl consists of avocado, poke tuna, rice, edamame, and soy dressings. To be honest, this one is not our favorite, since we are not a fan of avocado and raw tuna salad.
R.P.S Dirty Burger
Don’t judge the book by its cover! Even though the bun looks scorched, but this menu was good! The bun was deep-fried and filled with a beef patty, served with fries and foie chantilly. The bun was good, the beef patty was juicy and tender yet seasoned nicely, but the best part would be the foie gras chantilly! The best way to enjoy it is to spread the foie chantilly mixture into the bun and then take a bite. The foie gras mixture was really good, velvety smooth, well-seasoned, creamy with a hint of delightful foie gras aroma & taste. We love the fact that the foie gras tasted really nice without any unpleasant gamey taste.
Minced Beef Katsu Sandwich
The sandwich consists of minced beef katsu, shredded cabbage, and mesclun. The sandwich was really soft while the beef katsu was tender and well seasoned. We love it!
Miso Honey Butter Chicken
This is also one of our most favorite dishes. The marination of the chicken was great, all of the flavors were fully absorbed into it. Unfortunately, the chicken’s texture is not live up our expectation. It’s not juicy and tender as we expected, but the aroma and seasoning is perfect!
Striploin & Truffle Don
A perfect combination that simply cannot go wrong! The fluffy Japanese rice, savory sauce with subtle sweet taste, creamy onsen egg, succulent juicy striploin steak, and aromatic truffle oil. All of the ingredients were complementing each other nicely, each spoonful was a pure bliss!
Hayashi Rice Doria
Hashed beef rice or Hayashi rice is a dish popular in Japan as a Western-style dish. It served with beef, onsen Tamago, and melted mozzarella cheese. The hayashi rice was fragrant and the beef was juicy and bold of flavor. Also the mozzarella cheese was very yummy!
Ricotta Hotcake
Homemade ricotta hotcake served with berries compote, maple syrup, and vanilla ice cream. The soft and fluffy cake was paired perfectly with sweet chilled vanilla ice cream.
Deconstructed Shibuya Toast
Toasted brioche bread with vanilla butter sugar, berries compote, honey, and vanilla ice cream. All ingredients are made up a great taste and we love it so much!
Busido Cocktails
It’s one of the signatures cocktails at RPS. The way of Samurai is honor by the flavours of malty whiskey and Japanese plum wine escalating the notes of shuttle spice and savouriness od the wasabi and the seaweed.
Hot Spring
A merry of fruits such as passionfruit, pineapple, lemon, mango, all mix together with a steamy pot of liquid courage. Comes with two different cask strength one being more insane than the other.
Overall, we had a pleasant first impression to Rock Paper Scissors. We deeply fall in love with their luxurious glass house ambiance at the outdoor area. RPS serves nice coffee and great food, most of them were memorable enough that make us want to go back. It’s definitely the ideal place for lunch, dinner, or rewarding oneself after a long, hard day at work.
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Rock Paper Scissors
The East Tower – 1st Floor
Jalan Lingkar Mega Kuningan Kav. E3.2 No.1
Kuningan, South Jakarta 12950
Phone: (021) 2952 7101
Opening Hours: Everyday (11 AM – 12 PM)
Instagram: @rockpaperscsr
Spending per Pax: IDR 200,000 – IDR 400,000
Taste: 8,5/10
Service: 8/10
Place: 9/10
Value for Money: 7/10
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