Malacca

Homemade glazed lemon pound cake. RM10 per slice.

Steamed bun stuffed with fried breaded tamago, cucumber and “spicy mayo” ebiko. It’s a bit too dry for my liking and there’s no spicy element in it. RM16 per serving.

Probably one of the most disappointing matcha bubble milk tea I’ve tasted. The matcha drink has sugar residue as they use a matcha premix and it’s cloyingly sweet. RM12.90 per glass.

Fermented soybeans cubes seasoned with curry powder and deep fried curry leaves. RM8 per serving.

Handmade ramen served with monkey head mushrooms, beancurd puffs, long beans, bean sprout, eggplants topped with julienne cucumber in a housemade curry broth. The broth is without coconut milk like the usual Nyonya curry broth but instead it has slightly nutty profile from cashew nuts, pine nuts and walnuts. Slightly healthier version. RM15 per serving.

The vegetarian version of “Mee Goreng Mamak” here using spaghetti pasta fried with lettuce, bean sprout, tofu, organic egg, mushrooms “fish cake” and house Sambal paste. It’s definitely less guilty but less spicy too. RM12 per serving.

Ice cold milk filled with double shot espresso and palm sugar syrup. Love the burnt palm sugar taste that is not too sweet. RM13.80 per serving.

This could be really good pasta if not for the pasta dough. Otak otak mousse filled in freshly made raviolis cooked in Napoli sauce. While you wouldn’t find prominent taste of the Malaysian Otak Otak, the basic Napoli sauce was fresh and nice on its own. The portion was just nice but the pasta dough was really thick. RM24 per portion.

I’m shocked that the portion is huge for a salad and also for the price we paid. Decent non pretentious salad with sesame dressing topped with croutons and chargrilled chicken. The chunking was slightly salty but balance out the bland greens. RM21 per serving.

The coffee here is always good, thought I secretly wished they had almond milk. Served with a sable stick. RM11.50 per cup.

The café well known dessert, these housemade hot fluffy Pandan pancakes are made with 100% Pandan leave extract. Once you cut through the pancake, you can find desiccated coconut drench in Gula Malacca( palm sugar) in the centre, they even serve you some additional Gula Malacca on the side. The texture of the pancake was soft and moist. You may also add-on some soft vanilla ice cream(RM3) to pair with it. For the price you pay, I think this is so worth it. RM13 per plate.

Since the first time a local brought me here, I returned several times with guests visiting. It is always full on a weekday and trust me, you got to wait for a good 45 minutes on a weekend or public holiday. This place has become a tourist spot so please come early if you want to get a seat. From the same team behind Sin See Tai, their specialty coffee is pretty realisable. Asides that they also have special flavoured coffee like Salted Gula Malacca, seasonal blend cold brew and dark hot chocolate drinks ranging from 54% to 70%. They serve all day breakfast, pastas, salads and finger food just like any other café but their signature item that every one rave for got to be their housemade pancakes. I personally like the Pandan pancakes that serve with Gula Malacca desiccated coconut .