The Random Truths

First, a little introduction.
Magnum Cafe is a pop-up restaurant from Magnum. Yes, Magnum the Ice Cream from Wall's.

It's located at Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, West Mall - 5th Floor, and it's a pop-up restaurant, meaning it will only be around temporarily, in this case - only 3 months, from March to May 2011.
I've been to the place twice, once for the grand opening, and once again after that, for a family dinner.

Dinner, you ask? So this is a real restaurant, not only a place for ice cream? Yes, that's correct. Aside from the Magnum sticks (the same ones you can find at supermarkets), they also have hot food, a wide selection of drinks made from Magnum elements, and of course, to-die-for desserts using Magnum sticks as the main ingredient.

Magnum Cafe was built with such attention to details. They even have their benches shaped like Magnum Sticks, so cute!

Ushers dressed thematically for the grand opening

Magnum Stick Bench! Cuteness!

My friend, @tachril, asked me: So what's the difference between eating Magnums at Magnum Cafe and just eating it at home?
Well, first of all, here you can customize your own Magnum! You can choose the stick (vanilla/chocolate), the chocolate dip (milk/dark),the topping(s) - and they will create the Magnum stick for you!

This is Vanilla Stick + Milk Choco + Hazelnut Topping

They also provide a wide selection of Desserts, all with a touch of Magnum Sticks, of course. Seriously, looking at the menu literally stressed me out every time, because they all look so good!
Not just so good, but also so big! You really need to save some space in your stomach for these desserts, I'm telling you!

For the waffle-ice cream combo lovers, any of these two would be the perfect choice

Waffle de Aristocrat: Waffle + Magnums + Profiteroles + Choco Sauce

Waffle de Imperia : Waffle + Magnums + Shredded Coconut + Caramel Sauce

If you're into ice cream combined with bread, pastries or the likes, any of these three might just be the one for you

Honey Palais du Royale: Magnums on Glazed French Toast

Lord Sandwich: THREE Magnums in a croissant

Millefoglie ala Magnum

For the strawberry lovers, you should try this one! I love the Magnum - Strawberries - Marshmallows combo!

I was also very fond of the drinks there! If you're too full for dessert, you can still have a taste of Magnum by ordering one of their drinks creations

Magic Mocha: Blended chocolate truffle Magnum Stick with espresso and chocolate syrup

Kingdom Far Far Away: Blueberry Blended Frappe topped with Classic Magnum stick

The hot foods are also delicious, BTW! I've tried the Shrimp Aglio Alio Spaghetti, Pette Dipollo ai Funghi (Chicken with creamy mushroom sauce), Nachos, Lamb Ribs, and they're all really good!

A Knight's Tale: BBQ Lamb Ribs with Spicy Magnum Chocolate Sauce

The place is always very packed, so if you're curious to try, you might want to consider going there not on normal meal hours. If you come for lunch/dinner on the hour, you can expect a looo~oong queue.

Oooh, they also have a giant Magnum dummy there, in case you want to take a picture beside it, for fun - like I did xDD

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