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Chef's Kitchen — Blue crab (rajungan), 440 g

Status. INDONESIA APPROVED · NO. 004

Live seafood · Hong Kong style

Chef's Kitchen

Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta

WHAT WE ORDERED

Blue crab (rajungan), 440 g

Rp154,000++ Rp169,400 nett, about US$9 · 10% tax, no service charge

Pick your crab and prawns live from the tanks. Seafood is sold by weight: blue crab Rp35,000 per 100 g, so our 440 g crab was Rp154,000
Lunch for two, five dishes and three drinks, came to Rp522,720 (about US$29) with 10% tax and no service charge
The Chinese sides are cheap and good: sweet and sour chicken Rp48,000, garlic broccoli Rp55,000

Full review & details One-page PDF (2.6 MB)

Chef's Kitchen is one of 89 restaurants in the Jakarta City Guide: the full list by area and price. Updated November 2026. → See the guide

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Maxx Coffee

Ruko Sunter, North Jakarta (and branches across Jakarta)

Rp69,000 nett

NO. 002

Butler's Steak

Damai Indah Golf, PIK, North Jakarta

Rp249,000++

CHECKED 13 NOVEMBER 2026

Deals this month

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Ends 30 Nov Tested by Status, 12 Nov 2026: Rp131,000 of drinks for Rp69,000

Maxx Coffee: buy 1 get 1 free

In the Maxx Coffee app, code B1G1NOV26. Every outlet except Bandung railway station. The cheaper drink is free.

Read our Status Approved review: Maxx Coffee →

Maxx Coffee is one of 46 programmes in Edition 04: The Rewards Issue: Jakarta's deals apps, dining cards and coffee-chain apps compared, with the maths. Updated November 2026. → See the guide

Ongoing Seen by Status, 12 Nov 2026

Chef's Kitchen: 30% off selected live seafood

Every day, but the discounted item changes daily (snapper and lobster on our visit). Ask staff before you pick from the tank.

Read our Status Approved review: Chef's Kitchen →

Chef's Kitchen is one of 89 restaurants in the Jakarta City Guide: the full list by area and price. Updated November 2026. → See the guide

Ongoing Checked by Status, November 2026

Grab Dine Out: up to 60% off

Pay through Grab Dine Out at participating restaurants; we saw 60% off at Sailendra and Asia (JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Jakarta).

Grab Dine Out is one of 46 programmes in Edition 04: The Rewards Issue: Jakarta's deals apps, dining cards and coffee-chain apps compared, with the maths. Updated November 2026. → See the guide

PRACTICAL EDITIONS & CITY GUIDES

The Guides

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City Guide 01

Jakarta

Every expat area compared, with what popular buildings really rent for

Edition 01

The Indonesia Hotel Elite Guide

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Edition 02

The Buffet Issue

Eat at Indonesia's five-star hotel buffets for 20–60% less

Edition 03

Expat Essentials

Get your SIM, apps, bank account and toll card right in your first two weeks

Edition 04

The Rewards Issue

Jakarta's deals apps and dining programmes, ranked: which pay for themselves

City Guide 02

Bali

Living on the island: areas and villa rents

Supplement

The Festive Supplement 2026

Christmas and New Year's Eve buffets in Bali and Jakarta, with prices

HOW WE PICK

Nobody pays to be Status Approved, and we don't run sponsored picks. We visit, order and check prices ourselves. If a meal or stay was ever given to us free, we say so on that page. Every price is quoted in rupiah with US dollars beside it, at Rp18,101 = US$1. About Status Indonesia →

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Latest Approved Pick

Chef's Kitchen

More from Status Approved

Maxx Coffee

Butler's Steak

Deals this month

Maxx Coffee: buy 1 get 1 free

Chef's Kitchen: 30% off selected live seafood

Grab Dine Out: up to 60% off

The Guides

Jakarta

The Indonesia Hotel Elite Guide

The Buffet Issue

Expat Essentials

The Rewards Issue

Bali

The Festive Supplement 2026

The Short Answers: a free Status Indonesia sampler