Thus began our journey to find this little cafe. Its address is located as 76 Yong Siak Road but really what it means is BLOCK 76 Yong Siak Road and it is unit 12. I circled Yong Siak Road 3 times before BH had a bright idea to call them to ask them where they were located. DOH.
It is a very cozy cafe with quirky design elements such as graffiti, used condensed milk cans as sugar packet holders and etc. With the small space, they managed to cram quite a few tables in there and a bar counter. Whilst waiting for BH to place our orders at the counter, I actually saw a lady bang her head on a wire rack which was located next to her seat. And I positively felt like The Incredible Hulk in those cramped quarters.
I normally abstain from coffee but I caused BH to raise her eyebrows when I said I would have a latte. We also decided to split a Bitter Chocolate Tart.
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| Bitter Chocolate tart |
The Tart was ok. Wasn't mind blowing. The ganache was nice and rich, but I felt that it was too bland for a Bitter Chocolate tart. I didn't get the smokey nor richer depths that I would expect from a dark chocolate tart. The pastry was not short enough and was probably overworked. It wasn't crumbly nor flakey nor very rich. In fact it was quite hard and had a more biscuity texture. It was hard and an almost cardboard like texture.
I am not a coffee aficionado so I cannot wax on lyrical about coffee but BH said that the milk was too hot and as a result, you didn't get to savour the sweetness of the milk.
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| Latte |
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| Cappuccino |
On the whole I would rate the experience as a 6/10. It was nice enough but didn't really offer much to warrant another visit. But I have to say I was impressed with the selection of cakes, cookies and sandwiches. But as I had already had lunch, I couldn't try any of the sandwiches.
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