Fruits Cafe Tokio is likely one of those names that one might find that rings a bell somewhere but can’t quite point their fingers at when thinking about the place where they had heard about the brand name from — not something that is particularly surprising however, considering how Fruits Cafe Tokio is after all a name that one can only find within Isetan department store. Its most notable outlet is probably the one that is located at Isetan Scotts, which is located at the basement level and is best known for serving up fruit juices and soft-serve ice-cream. That being said, it seems that the revamp of Isetan at NEX had brought Fruits Cafe Tokio into the outlet of the Japanese department store — Fruits Cafe Tokio has a space that is dedicated to selling both fresh fruits as well as fruit-based desserts and beverages there. While Fruits Cafe Tokio had previously been known to be an entirely takeaway concept, it seems that they had decided to include a dine-in space that is dedicated to their patrons at Isetan NEX; the dine-in space isn’t particularly huge, but the area does boast of both usual dining table and chairs as well as a bar counter area for patrons to enjoy the fruits and / or fruit-based desserts on-the-spot. Given how there is a dine-in concept at this outlet, the menu at Fruits Cafe Tokio’s location in Isetan NEX does comprise of a wider variety of items than what is available at Isetan Scotts — this includes a selection of fruit jellies and Annin Tofu-based desserts, as well as fruit sandwiches and cheesecakes that are pre-packaged and stocked in the display fridge at the back of the kiosk. The menu also features a variety of hand rolling crepes, though these were tagged as “sold out” along with all the other soft-serve flavours with the exception of the vanilla flavour soft-serve which remains in-stock.

Fruits Cafe Tokio does provide patrons with quite a few variants of fruit sandwiches to choose from; fruit sandwiches which we had noticed being stocked in the display fridge during our visit to the their Isetan NEX location includes renditions such as the Orange Mikan Sandwich, Mango Sandwich and Strawberry Sandwich — all of them being soft, white bread with pastry cream and the said fruits being sandwiched in between. It is also noted that all fruit sandwiches here come in a portion of two pieces each; our choice would be for the Orange Mikan Sandwich since we pretty much liked the texture of orange pulp matched against that of white bread. We are not sure how long these were packaged for before we eventually decided to purchase them when we made our visit there during late afternoon; that being said, one thing particularly stark about the white bread was how it seemed to have been a little dry – pretty much lost most of its moisture whilst sitting in the fridge. The overall texture of the bread can only be described as rather odd and not something we really enjoyed, since the bread also does seemed compressed nearer towards where he pastry cream and fruits are; not quite as light and fluffy with sufficient moisture as what we would have expected. That being said, the pastry cream does seem to attempt to gel everything together by adding a smooth and creamy texture with a hint of sweetness that brings the bread together with the fruit; the pulpy Orange Mikan comes all juicy as one chews onto the sandwich – we liked how it wasn’t too sour here with just the right tang for sufficient flavour. We had also tried the Strawberry Jelly Annin; for those whom are not aware, the Annin refers to the white layer beneath the strawberry jelly, which is essentially what some would call almond tofu. The strawberry jelly carried a light tang with actual slices of fruit to chew on; further adds on to the texture of the dessert, while the Annin does carry a very subtle note — the Strawberry Jelly Annin being an item that would likely appeal to those whom like their desserts less sweet in general. Most of the fruit-based desserts are priced around the ranges of $6 to $7; the exception being the cheesecakes which costs slightly above $10. Overall, nothing much to shout about, though it does present itself as a decent choice for desserts that are seemingly of a healthier option to go for at a convenient location in the heartlands.