Pillars Coffee

It has been a while since we have last seen a new coffee stand having opened its doors at the lobby of an office building — Pillars is one such establishment that had recently opened its doors at Solaris at one-north. Occupying a previously empty space within the lobby of the building, Pillars is pretty much a kiosk that primarily operates as a takeaway establishment — the design of the kiosk is kept minimalist but with a slight Scandinavian touch with a hint of industrial flavour with the use of concrete-esque elements and wooden accents for its aesthetics; a very clean look and modern design that fits in quite well to the building that it is situated in. Whilst being a takeaway kiosk, Pillars does have three (3) countertop seats that allows patrons whom wish to enjoy their cuppa within the premises to do so. Espresso-based specialty coffee is the main focus of what Pillars is all about, though they do serve up other beverages such as drinking chocolate and matcha; they also carry a line-up of pastries for those looking for something light to pair up with their cuppa.

The Otah Cheese Pastry is one of the items that is being listed in the Pastries section of the menu at Pillars — all Pastries that are available for the day are also displayed prominently at the counter as well. It is noted that Pillars does warm up the pastries upon the order being made. Whilst this is a commendable move, our Otah Cheese Pastry did come a little burnt in one corner — we did wish that they were a little bit more careful and a little bit more service-oriented by not serving this piece to us. Notwithstanding so, the Otah Cheese Pastry does come light, flaky and crisp — the Danish does come with a slight buttery note like what one would expect out of a good croissant though the pastry itself is a little dry considering the way that it was being warmed up for our order. Inside, the pastry comes filled with a block of otah and melted cheese; the latter does add a hint of savouriness to the Otah that adds on to the note of spiciness that the Otah brings — the level of spiciness being pretty manageable for those whom are tolerable to lower levels of spiciness in general.