Taglined as - serving happiness, one bowl at a time, Aftermeal Desserts pride themselves for their signature, soft and chewy, handcrafted Taro Mochi, made fresh, in house, everyday. The Iron Lady Milk Tea Kakigori (RM22.00) was the most popular dessert here, made from a premium blend of tie guan yin and milk - not too milk nor too sweet. If you like grass jelly, the Classic Grass Jelly (RM16.00) is a must try. For a hot dessert, choose the Bentong Ginger Soup with Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Ball (RM16.00). I thought they did a great job with all the mochi here - the rice balls were sticky, nicely done and had a good balance of sweet and slightly bitter flavors. The taro mochi was served with peanut brittles, giving it an even more toothsome texture. I'd easily choose this over the pearls. My favorite would be the Classic Calamansi Yokan (RM16). The dessert came beautifully layed with calamansi yokan, chewy white pearls, longan, and topped with a slice of lemon. Underneath, calamansi infused shaved ice with sea coconut. This was definitely a refreshing treat - sweet and ever so lightly sour. I like this - a lot.
🍴 Lunch at the newly opened Bacon & Brew. I had the Banana Pancake (RM15.90), Bacon French Toast (RM19.90), Pearl Or Orient Tea (RM8.90) and Flat White (RM9.90). My favorite? Bacon French Toast 😊🍴
Had lunch at the newly opened Coffee 1943 few days back. I thought that pasta prices came affordable, my Aglio Olio with Beef Bacon (RM14) was decent but boring. The Santorini Waffle (RM18) was again, pleasant yet boring, topped with strawberries, bananas and blueberries. We also ordered Earl Grey Tea (RM11), Rose Tea (RM11) and coffee at the side.
☺ Presso Bomb (RM14). A pour of espresso and ice cream soda. A mishmash that worked surprisingly together ☺
☺ Earlier today at the much talked about brunch hotspot, Breakfast Thieves. The My French Lady (RM26) came colorfully plated with cubes of French toast, on a pool of strawberry and thyme sauce. Around it, salted dark chocolate soil, lemon curd, raspberry cream and mixed sesame shards. This was delicious - a queen; a winner - portion came meager however. The Mr. Terry Benedict (RM29) was equally enjoyable, though I felt that it was lacking in that little something. The glistening, tender chunks of 24-hour braised beef cheeks was the highlight of the dish.
Thyme Out has evolved from a food truck to a restaurant, serving simple yet delicious Mexican food! The Lamb Burrito (RM15) was fantastic - fiery, chewy and flavorful - one of the best I've had even. I also sampled the Beef Taco (RM5) and Chicken Taco (RM5), both were equally good!
Dinner at Mish-Mash was somewhat disappointing. The Japanese infused Chicken Sburger (RM11.80) came layered with two deep fried spaghetti swirls, which didn't have much crisp to it and was virtually tasteless. In between, the chicken fillet felt like it came from a box. The 4 Season Platter (RM38) was pleasant but the Iced Honey Lemon (RM3.50) tasted just like water.
I love durian cakes - quintessential Malaysian like that. They call this Aroma Therapy (RM15), and it was delectable. The chiffon layers were fluffy and the durian cream was subtle but addictive. Definitely one of those cakes that will make you go back for seconds.
Not wanting to overwhelmed ourselves with too much ice, me and a few friends shared a friend-sized Fruits Bingsu (RM16.90), that came topped with a colorful assortment of fruits and shaved ice underneath. While this was an eye candy, it felt otherwise, taste wise. Apart from the watermelon and kiwi cuts, the rest of the fruits tasted meager. The texture of the shaved ice too felt inconsistent - some were fine, some were plain coarse.
This massive bowl of Mango Cheese Bingsu (RM16.90) came nearly arranged with caramelised mangoes, cubes of nicely done cheesecake, raisins and a scoop of mango ice cream. What wow-ed me was probably the cleverly executed shaved ice texture. It had the perfect balance of flakiness and milkiness - definitely one of the best ones I've had.
Dal.Komm's signature Grapefruit Bingsu (RM12.90) is exactly the kind of dessert you'd crave for on a scorching day. Every spoonful felt incredibly refreshing and more sour than sweet. The Apple Crumble Bingsu (RM15.90) on the other hand, was sweeter and heavier compared to the former. It came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream toppings, enhanced with biscuit crumbles, which I thought added great textures to the overall dessert.
The S'mores Pie (RM10.50) is probably one of the most memorable dessert pies I've had at A Pie Thing. The dainty marshmallows was lightly toasted to a gooey perfection, plopped in a pool of warm and melted chocolate - best eaten on a rainy day of course.
