The idea of offering unusual or downright bizarre restaurant first started in Japan and it soon quickly grabbed the attention and sparked trends all over the world. To these places, people don’t really go for the food. You go here because they offer a unique blend of dining and outrageous atmosphere to create a one of a kind experience.
Some of the most interesting include the prison-themed restaurants, where people get locked in real prison cells when they dine; or the Ninja themed place where the waiters are all fully dressed like real ninjas, or the vampire-themed and even hospital themed. To try one, you actually don’t need to go far all the way to Japan.
In an assuming little spot in Jalan Ahmad Dahlan, South Jakarta, IV drip poles rolling past, stainless steel trays, pyrex glassware and syringe brought to you by ‘nurses’ (albeit with bright red wigs!) and ‘doctors’ in full lab coats; no we’re not in a real hospital, but actually in Hospitalis Restaurant, Jakarta.
Andhika Hasan, the owner of the restauran claimed that that he’s always wanted to create a one of a kind restaurant business and the idea of opening a hospital themed restaurant did come to him after visiting Japan. “I am a person that always disliked going to hospitals; its smell, surrounding, everything about it. So I had the idea to create a ‘hospital’ where you can have fun and enjoy yourself”, he added.
The restaurant is adorned with hospital-related decorations and paraphernalia; the dining table and its seating are repurposed hospital beds and even wheelchairs, all dominated in red and white, lending a playful atmosphere, wrapped in thick hospital ambiance.
The food offered are mainly popular Jakarta café snacks and some international lunch and dinner items, but what’s most interesting is its crazy food names borrowing random terms of medical conditions, procedures and sometimes even body parts names! From Beef Gingivitis, Pediatric Rice, Spondylitis Pasta, Protein-Calorie Malnutrition, Chicken Appendix Ramen, to Brain Transplant Pannacotta, you’ll definitely raise your eyebrows just browsing through the menu.
To try what it’s all about, we ordered some of what said to be their favourite menu items: the Squid Bronchitis, deep fried calamari with chili sauce; the Amnesia Ramen, japan-inspired soyu ramen with cuts of chicken meat; and the Intestinal Chasiu lunch package. All these food items are eccentrically served in medical facilities grade stainless steel and my ramen even came with a small bottle filled with crushed bird’s eye chilies for an extra kick.
The drinks and desserts options are also just as outrageously named and presented. The Virgin Mexican Blood served in a real IV bag and hose (replaced after each order) is very popular, as the case with the insane-looking fruity eye mutilation, complete with real-looking eyeball on a spoon, and also the Organs Surgery Parfait for dessert. For the alcoholic beverage, we tried the Coughing Removal with gilbeys vodka, triple sec, and sprinkled with bubblegum powder as a fanciful gimmick.
Andhika did tell me that despite its selection of food and drinks, Hospitalis somehow gained popularity among the after-dark crowd looking for a place to unwind and grab some drinks in the Radio Dalam area, hence you should check out their all week promo on bar drinks. Come here Monday to Friday for all you can drink cocktail for Rp. 50,000 from 3 pm onwards or catch the Buy 2 get 1 Bintang beer promo, Monday-Wednesday, 7 pm onwards. To get the party started, why not take advantage of their ‘immunisation’ promo of 550,000 whole bottle of liquor (plus 2 mixers) or the ‘I.C.U’ Promo that gets you 2 bottles of popular
Come here Monday to Friday for all you can drink cocktail for Rp. 50,000 from 3 pm onwards or catch the Buy 2 get 1 Bintang beer promo, Monday-Wednesday, 7 pm onwards. To get the party started, why not take advantage of their ‘immunisation’ promo of 550,000 whole bottle of liquor (plus 2 mixers) or the ‘I.C.U’ Promo that gets you 2 bottles of popular liquour with the price of one. On weekends, you can also enjoy your drinks with acoustic live music playing in the black ground from 9 pm to 11.30PM, followed by DJ performance.
Hospitalis Jakarta
Jalan Ahmad Dahlan No. 31, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta
Phone:(021) 97826123
Hours: Open today · 11AM–2AM
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