Brew & Bread Coffee Bar, One City USJ23

Hello foodies! 

Here's a good find that we stumbled on yesterday at One City. The Brew & Bread! 

Le boyfriend, his mum and myself wanted some dessert after dinner at Uncle Jang so I said, "Let's try the Charlie Chaplin Cafe." Little did I know that the cafe wasn't really a cafe but a restaurant....there are some cakes on the menu but maybe I will try it out for brunch another day. 

We actually passed the Brew & Bread on the way and I saw it empty and thought, "Why is it empty?!" Pretty shallow of me to 'Judge a book by its cover' but lucky for me le boyfriend said nothing ventured nothing gained. So, in we went. 

The first thing that facinated me about the coffee house was the door! Yes, you read right...the DOOR! 

The coffee bar has a revolving door kind of concept and it is AWESOME! Walking in, you immediately see the order counter and cashier, to the right, the menu on the wall and the stairs upstairs. 

The interior design was pretty cool. It's got a nice ambience and the gigantic 'chandelier' was so cool! Oh and beware of the ninjas! >.=

Ok! Ok! How about some food now. As the name of the coffee house suggests, they do sell bread and at a reasonable price. 

They also have a qide selection of muffins and cakes. We ended up ordering a Steamer (hot milk with a shot of caramel), hot chocolate & a lamingtong cake. 

Lamington Cake (RM9)

A lamington cake is a traditional Australian cake which consists of two layers of chocolate cake with either cream or jam in between and covered in dessicated coconut. The first time I ate lamington cake was in Australia and weirdly enough it tasted just like 烤鸭 'roast duck' to me...maybe it was burnt...oh well! 

This lamington cake was good! It was soft, fluffy and the raspberry (I think) was a good touch to it. Definitely a good try when you're at the cafe. 

Steamer (RM7)

Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!!! >/////////< Hello Kitty!!!!! It's sooooooooo cuteeeeeeeee!!!

^ That was my reaction when my drink came...I completely did not expect it to come as cute as it did!!! TWO thumbs up for the super duper kawaii milk art!! The taste? Hot milk with caramel...me likes! 

Hot Chocolate (RM10)

After the Hello Kitty, I was super excited to see what le boyfriend got and low and behold he got a MINION!! I don't really expect cute latte arts like these since most of the places (not that many YET) I go to stick to the normal hearts and flowers. So another TWO thumbs up for this! By the way, it's hot chocolate so it tasted like chocolate...nothing special but good that it didn't go over the chocolate limit which some cafes do. 

One thing that you guys should try is their Cold Drip Coffee. They have the drip at the back of the cafe and you can see the cold water dripping onto the coffee beans and becoming really strong and concentrated coffee. 

The verdict? I would definitely go back! I like finding good chilling places nearby. I'll be sure to try out more off the menu when I go back! 

That's it with this post! I shall leave you with a pretty photo of le boyfriends mum. 
Cheers! 

Brew & Bread Coffee Bar, One City

Address | Brew & Bread Coffee Bar, One City (C-GF-02), USJ 25, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
Opening Hours | Monday-Sunday 10am-10pm
Facebook | Brew & Bread Coffee Bar
Instagram | @brewnbread

Nana's Green Tea, One Utama

Hi all!

So I finally tried Nana's Green Tea! I would always pass by the restaurant in Mid Valley and it would always be full with a line of people outside waiting for seats... 

When I heard that there was an outlet in One Utama, my eyes brightened up! I kinda dragged my friend to the restaurant there for tea eventhough she doesn't like matcha sweets. =P 

Nana's is located next to Secret Recipe in the Old Wing of One Utama at the Rainforest Area. It surprised me a bit when we turned the corner at Secret Recipe to find it lead straight into the restaurant! 

We were seated on the mezzanine floor by the side. The menu was what was expected...thick and full of GREEN! It was quite interesting to see how many types of matcha dessert one can make.

Their best seller was a matcha parfait which consists of matcha ice cream, cornflakes, more ice cream and matcha jelly. I wasn't in the mood for a parfait since it's quite filling so opted for a Matcha Slushie instead. 

The food came quite fast but it's dessert so...

The slushie was tea jelly and black beans in a matcha slushie. The black beans were really weird to me but the slush and jelly were OK. I wouldn't say it was top of the world but OK.

My friend Elle was looking for something NON-matcha in the menu and decided on a Hoji 'Chocolate Gateaux' Parfait... It didn't cross her mind that hoji was roasted green tea until she tasted the ice cream at the top! 

The parfait had hoji ice cream on top with a snall slice of chocolate cake, cornflakes, vanilla ice cream and hoji jelly at the bottom. Guess who had to eat the tea parts! I thought the taste was fine but you can't expect much from tea parfaits and the cake according to her was hard and plain. 

Final verdict? I might come back to try their savoury dishes since some of them sounded interesting although the comments on Foursquare weren't very assuring but the desserts are not so much as wow as I expected it to be. Classic case of showing up with too high expectations and getting so-so results. Good place for green tea I guess, come here if you want green tea but not just green tea! If you know what I mean! XD 

That's it for this post! 
Cheers!

The Bites Cafe, Lake Fields Sungai Besi

Hi all! 

Today's review is on The Bites Cafe at Lakefield, Sungai Besi. 

I actually read a review on this cafe a few months ago and wanted to try it out since it was relatively near where I lived. 

I went alone today to kill time while my car was being serviced at Acanta Autotech. It was only a 5 minute walk to the cafe from the garage surprisingly. 

There was a nice ambience going on in the cafe with so many inspirational quotes, movie posters and pictures hung on the walls. 

I also liked the fact that you could see into the kitchen with a view of a metal chicken full of eggs. XD 

Ok, enough of the interior and let's go on to the food. I ordered a glass on cold milk and a waffle with salted gula melaka ice cream. Gula melaka ice cream...excuse me while I drool yum! Gula melaka ice cream! 

The ice cream in the cafe is by The Last Polka and they've got quite a variety of flavours to choose from. May have to come back for a tasting session. XD

Ya know milk is milk so how do you jazz up a glass of milk? You serve it in an udder glass! The glass was so cute that I just had to take a closer shot of the udder! Hahaha! 

Finally, the waffles...it looks pretty enough but the taste was quite disappointing as the waffle was hard and I don't mean crunchy...HARD... the ice cream was only so-so and how much can you expect from the grilled banana? 

I wouldn't go back for the waffle but I would give the ice cream another chance. I would also like to try their savouries as I arrived around lunchtime and the place was packed with office workers. There must be something that keeps them coming back and the ambience can't be the only thing. 

There were also some cakes in the display case which changes daily, may want to give that a try too. 

That's it for the food...how bout another shot of the interior to end the post? They have this nice little nook at the back of the cafe with grizzly bear bean bags which has a reserved sign on it. Cute...but what's the point it no one can sit in it?

See ya next time!

Cheers!

The Bites Cafe

Address | 72, Jalan Tasik Utama 7, Lake Fields Sungai Besi, 57000 KL

Opening Hours | 9am - 10pm 

Facebook | https://www.Facebook.com/thebitescafe 

Instagram | @thebitescafe 

Oh Scooter Cafe, USJ 21

Hey guys! 

Today's review is on Oh Scooter Cafe in USJ 21. 

I've been to this cafe I think 5 times since I first went and so far so good. The cafe is located opposite Main Place mall and features a rustic theme which surrounds scooters of course! Enough of me talking, here are some photos! 

Tonight, I order my usual green tea latte hold the coffee of course (fyi, i can't drink coffee or else there will disastrous consequences to pay) and a green tea tart to try. I usually order a s'more brownie which is absolutely delicious and of course I got a shot of it for you guys! Jason a.k.a 'the boyfriend' ordered a hot cup of hazelnut chocolate. 

Green Tea Latte (RM9.90)

There was a nice latte art on it but I think latte art does not agree with green tea. This happens everytime I order it. 

Hazelnut Chocolate (RM8.90)

This was so-so like normal hazelnut syrup with hot chocolate but the latte art was beautiful! 

Green Tea Tart (RM13.90) 

I wanted to try something new and decided on the green tea tart. It wasn't what i expected...the chocolate crust was a bit overwhelming for me. Le bf asked if I wanted the s'more but the chocolate really put me off for the night. 

Here are some shots of other food and drinks from the menu from the other nights I've been there. 

S'more Brownies 

Simply delicious! If I were to score this, it would be 10/10! If I made thus myself, I think I would die of a chocolate overdose. 

From left: Cotton Candy, S'more Brownie, Strawberry Smoothie (i think), Signature Coffee with Cotton Candy & a chocolate drink

The Signature Cofee with Cotton Candy is a must try at Oh Scooter. Try dipping the cotton candy into the coffee! The smoothie is also quite good. 

X'Mas Supper

That's all for now folks! I hope you liked the review! This is a cafe that I woukd come back to over and over again. 

Cheers!

Oh Scooter Cafe

Website

Facebook

Instagram - @ohscootercafe

Address - 49, Jalan USJ 21/10, 47630 Subang Jaya

Tel - +603 8011 5077

Opening Hours - Mon-Sun 10am - 11.30pm