Brotherbird's mochi donuts with soft serve are, to me, one of the truly successful innovative desserts. They're tasty as much as they're aesthetic, and are worth the hype.

I ordered the apple cinnamon and the salted caramel mochi donuts ($15 each). Both came with the same mochi donuts but with different soft serves and toppings.

The soft serves were good, not too sweet yet flavourful, though I felt the apple one tasted a little artificial. I'm a big fan of salted caramel and this didn't disappoint.

The magic happens when you take a bite of the soft serve together with the mochi donut and crunchy toppings (granola and cornflakes iirc). The mochi donut is fresh out of the fryer, crisp on the outside and chewy and soft on the inside; the contrast with the soft serve is irresistible. The mochi donut manages to be rather light in contrast to its appearances. The combination of flavour, temperatures and textures is moreish and I wouldn't have minded polishing an entire one off.

Though Brotherbird's mochi donut with soft serve is a tad ok the expensive side (they don't charge gst and service charge), it's definitely worth the trip down to Bali Lane for a try.