Tulip by That Latte Place @ Sunway Pyramid, Selangor.

Hello hello! It's been a busy period and still is actually but I finally have some time to talk about Tulip by That Latte Place. Just so you know, what I'm about to share is non-halal because it serves my favourite - pork!

Just so you know, this is a relatively new place as it's opened last December, which is an expansion from That Latte Place in Ikon @ Taman Connaught. 

It's a very family-friendly cafe as they have a kids-friendly corner for the younger ones while the adults can enjoy a cuppa coffee and dine in at ease. 

More snapshots of the rather spacious interior. 

The concept of this cafe is different from its original one in Taman Connaught where heavier menu is served here aside from cakes and coffee. 

Some of the cakes available in the cafe.

More cakes! 

Also, when I say heavier menu, it's really heavy as their mains are mostly pork (also, it's 'cause we had the review really early on a Saturday morning :p).  Anyway, we had quite a number of dishes and drinks to try so without further ado, presenting you the first dish! 

Signature pork-chetta (RM 25.90): This dish is prepared fresh daily and there are only very limited number of servings as each roll of pork can only serve 8-10 pieces max. Though the taste was pretty decent with the right amount of saltiness, it would have been better if it's crunchier. 

Oh-My-Ribs (RM 35.90): I personally loved this because the sauce they've used was very different. It has a tangy taste to it instead of any usual BBQ sauce that usually goes well with ribs. On top of that, the meat wasn't even tough so yes, super love this! 

Bacon Baked Egg (RM 18.90): This was not very memorable because it was just tomato sauce with meat and bacon, baked with eggs. 

"Siu Yuk" Egg Ben (RM 19.90): This was alright, slightly better than the Bacon Baked Egg but thought the taste wasn't very memorable too. The only plus point was the sauteed mushrooms and siu yuk. :p 

Combo Bruschetta Melts (RM 23.90): This is a combination of bacons, mushrooms, salmon bits and cheese. Not my kind of dish and the taste was rather bland. 

Creamy Salted Egg Carbonara with Crispy Battered Chicken (RM 18.90): This is something new that will be made available in the menu soon. My only recommendation is to have more salted egg as I could barely taste it. 

Besides having a few spoons from each of these dishes that is really sufficient for 5 diners, we were also served with a variety of drinks:- 

Mocha (RM 10)

Iced Coffee Float (RM 10)

Hazelnut Mocha Nutella (RM 10)

Iced Salted Caramel Milk (RM 9). 

The drinks was alright and I quite like the iced coffee float because though it's bitter, but the ice-cream did give a hint of sweetness into it. I do feel it was rather odd to pair the pork dishes with coffee though as the taste didn't seem to gel well for me but it may work for you. Who knows? :) 

Last but not least, a photo with Priscilla, the owner of Tulip who shared that everything is made from scratch including the sauces, patties and even the bread. 

Overall, I do think that the ribs deserve a two thumbs up and the winning point was really the sauce. If you'd like to give it a try, below are the details:- 

Tulip by That Latte Place (Sunway Pyramid, Marrakesh Lane) do park at Blue Zone/ near Sunway Lagoon's main entrance as it's pretty near to the cafe.

LG2.88, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall Jln PJS 11/15, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Opening hours: 10 am - 10 pm daily 

Hail's @ Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya.

In the recent months, there are quite a number of new cafes booming in Damansara Uptown. So on one quiet and random night (not so quiet when there's me actually), paid a visit to Hail's, a cafe that sells soft serve ice-creams. 

Placed our orders at the counter and waited for them to be served to us. While waiting, here's a few photos taken using my lousy Samsung Note 3. Picture quality is.. meh.

The coziest corner in the whole place.

Choices of soft serve ice-creams. So colourful man!

Other desserts too, if you like.

Drinks to quench your thirst or if you wish to stay awake for the rest of the night. 

I must say, there is something unique about their soft serve ice-cream flavours - Pink Peppercorn. :D Don't be deceived by the word peppercorn, it's actually a type of dried berry with some peppery after taste.          

Pink Peppercorn (RM 8.50+) - Very minimal pink on it but the taste is just wow, though I do think that not everyone will like it due to its after taste. 

By the way, they also have Black Sesame flavour, which I didn't get to try! :( When we finished the ice-cream, our waffles was served.

Back to Basics with Sea Salt French Butter and Homemade Gula Melaka Sauce. Nothing to shout out about this cause it was quite a let-down for me. The texture and taste was too light for my liking. :/

Anyway, I would give it to them for their colourful and unique ice-creams, though I've yet to try SoftSrve. Wouldn't go back for the waffles though. If you'd like to try, feel free to visit them at:- 

Hail's Soft Serve

No.28 Jalan SS21/58, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Opening hours: 11.30 am - 12.00 am

Tea & Tattle @ Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya.

After the whole coffee scene that's really popular since almost two years back and that's when I learned how to drink coffee (yes, not exactly a coffee person but the boyfriend is :3), tea is finally something that we can indulge in during weeknights! :D 

Tea & Tattle which is originated from Ipoh, has recently opened its new shop in Damansara Uptown which was previously POKC. According to one of the waitresses who served us previously when POKC was still around, the owner of POKC partnered with Tea & Tattle's owner to begin this new business. 

Anyway, the place was relatively new when I first stepped into the cafe but there was a decent amount of customers though it was close to 10pm.

Limited selection of cakes. Hope there are more now!

Wide selection of food for breakfast...

All-day meals...

Lunch and dinner menu...

Salads and desserts...

And this was my favourite page that night because I wanted to eat something not too heavy since it was after dinner! :p

Since the cafe is named Tea & Tattle, of course they serve tea lah! They had a really extensive menu of tea selection which took me 15 minutes to select one out of almost 150 different variants. :o 

Rooibos Tea selection. 

Got too excited with the long premium tea list that I decided to order Ethos Rooibos Tea (RM 16 per teapot) which should do some trick in calming myself HAHA. It's with Chamomile, Rooibos. Mint and Honeybush (all organic yo!).

Tea wasn't enough. Had to take a slice of cheesecake too! :p

Ate, talked and drank some tea. Halfway through, decided to order something from the light bites section and the service team helped us to refill hot water into the teapot too. Mr, Aven, who is the consultant of the company served us and even introduced us to some of the premium tea leaves that they have. 

Just some of them out of more than 100 selections. 

Through his explanation, we understood that most of them are carefully crafted by award-winning tea experts and it's uniquely different that comes with various benefits too. In fact, one of them had some coffee scent in it and there was even chocolate scent to another variant. So awesome man! Almost bought a few different flavours back but didn't have enough cash hahah! 

Look at the amount of ingredients inside the teapot. Damn generous okay!

Our light bite was served after 10-15 minutes. Presenting to you...

Donut Chips (sorry, can't remember how much this was but it should be less than RM 20)! Yes, they are real donuts that are pressed and deep fried. It may sound a little unhealthy but I can assure you that there's almost no oil - might be air-fried, and it's served with lots of cinnamon, maple syrup, sour cream and another mayonaise sauce that I'm not too sure what was it mixed with. Whatever it was, this was good man!

Overall verdict? This is a great place to go for REAL tea without milk or sugar. Just natural and organic ingredients that gives you a different flavours. The next time I'm there, am definitely trying their mains! Also, big thanks to Mr. Aven for spending some time to share more about the tea selection that they have and some of its background! :) 

If you'd like to enjoy a good chat over cups of tea, do give this a try!

Tea & Tattle Damansara Uptown

12, Jalan SS 21/35, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Opening hours: 10 am - 12 am

Sugar Rush @ Section 16, Petaling Jaya.

Oh hello there! It's been a while since I've updated anything but was quite caught up with work after the CNY break! Anyway, few weeks back, went to Sugar Rush for some cakes! 

I haven't heard of Sugar Rush before ( I'm starting to think if it's just me who haven't heard of this dammit) until the boyfriend told me about it and one fine night after dinner, we finally recall this place that he's wanted to bring me there since few months back. 

Located nearby the housing area in Section 16 (Waze can direct you there), it is quite easily spotted and there were ample parking spaces for the customers. 

Upon stepping into the cafe, we were greeted by a friendly uncle who is possibly in his 40s and every corner of it was well decorated. As they are pretty famous for their cakes, they had a long table that displayed a variety of them for people to select their preferred flavours. 

                                  

Long table of cakes..

Love the lighting of the place.

Once we've chosen our cakes, went to the counter to...

yes, order & pay there. :p

Aside from cakes, they also serve quite a number of dishes. 

Sat comfortably in front of the long table of cakes and waited for about 5 minutes before our drinks and cakes were served to us. :D 

Cold Brew (RM 12). Presentation is already so nice , taste wise is the same too! :D

Nice right?! 

My piccolo latte (RM 10). Can't believe I'd say this even though I'm not a die-hard coffee fan and I always preferred it not being too bitter but I quite like the after taste of this coffee. :D

Chocolate Ganache (left) and Banana Salted Caramel (right) at RM 15.80 each. The taste of the cakes were rather memorable as they are pretty generous with the ingredients. On top of that, it's not on the sweet side which I believe it's slightly healthier HAHA. 

The man who is responsible for such a sinful but awesome treat. 

All in all, I would give them a two thumbs-up for the cakes and the coffee. Perhaps next round, I'll go there for their food and see if it's as good! :D If you haven't try it out, please do! 

Sugar Rush 

28 Jalan Dato Abu Bakar 16/1, Section 16, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Opening hours: 11 am - 12 am

Miru Dessert Cafe @ Damansara Utama, Selangor

Okay, I know it's been a while since I've gone missing from here but heh.. I was taking a good break after two awesome yet hectic months with travelling and events! 

I would have gone on a longer hiatus but because tonight is so awesome, I feel that I should put it down here and share it with you guys! 

Not sure if you remembered reading my post on what I think about After You Dessert Cafe @ Bangkok, but if you haven't, go have a read! Or even better, give their Shibuya Honey Toast a try please! 

Anyway, that's not my point. Point is, ever since the one I had in Bangkok, I was curious if Malaysia had any good ones. My first Shibuya Honey Toast in Malaysia was from dal.komm Coffee Malaysia in Damansara Utama and it was a freaking disappointment because it tasted nothing like the one I had. In fact, their toast was... barely a toast. After that experience, I figured that KL/ PJ will not have any toasts that taste as good as the one in Bangkok.. 

...Until Miru Dessert Cafe came along.

In fact, I didn't really know about this place though I've passed by it once and it didn't occur to me to find out more about this awesome cafe. Wasn't until I saw my friend's post on the toast and stalked more Instagram photos of this place. It gave a sense of familiarity, as if it's a cafe by After You. :o 

Decided to go there tonight with the boyfriend to give it a try. :D The cafe is located right opposite of Texas Chicken in Damansara Utama, Took us long enough to find a parking spot though as it is usually pretty challenging to get a good parking there.

Finally found a spot after 3 rounds and headed in to the place. Didn't take any photo of the exterior because I was pretty eager to try their toast. Heh. Once you're seated, the menu will be brought to your table but you will need to order at the counter.

This is a menu of their toast. You can even customise your own toast here.

These are the beverages that they have.

They also serve macarons that look really mini-sized to me but I didn't try because I'm supposedly on a serious diet now dammit. While waiting for the boyfriend to place our order...

                                  

The layout of the cafe. The usual minimalist interior where you see in most of the cafes these days but the lights are brighter here. 

Eagerly waiting for our Honey Shibuya Toast that costs RM 16 (without GST and service charge yo!).

Waited for about 10-15 minutes and ta-dahhhh.

The toast is served to us! 

A closer shot of the Honey Shibuya Toast hehehehe. 

As you can see from the photos, it's pretty huge in its size with two scoops of vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream, sprinkled with icing sugar. You can add the honey yourself as it's already on the table. 

                                          

(left) Two cups of tea that tasted a little like honey pandan tea (not sure if we're right) and the honey that is readily available on the left.

Took the first bite and HOMAIGAWD I think I had foodgasm man. The toast was so freaking awesome because it reminds me of the one I had in Bangkok. Of course, there is a slight difference in its taste in terms of its aroma and the butter that was used, but I would say it's 80-85% similar to After You's. So yes, it's still pretty delicious!

Also had a really brief chat with one of the partners of this cafe, Ronny (hope I got his name spelt correctly!), who is quite a friendly guy, and true enough, the inspiration was from After You!

If compared to the one in Bangkok, this is relatively more value for money, especially for a toast this big and well, you don't have to fly there just for an awesome toast anymore! Now, excuse me while I dream about the toast again. :p

Also, if you wish to find out more about the cafe, feel free to visit their official website or their Facebook Page.

Miru Dessert Cafe (Opposite of Texas Chicken)
62, Jalan SS21/58, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Opening hours: 12pm - 11pm (Sun-Thurs) | 12 pm - 12 am (Fri-Sat) | Close on Tuesdays