BEAM @ Bandar Sri Damansara

Hearted in the industrial area of Bandar Sri Damansara, BEAM turns out to be a successful cafe business despite of its insignificant location. 

The team has put great attempt in evolving this place into an extraordinary one. From the exterior bricks wall, up to the interior factory setting, every single detail was done with their considerable attention. 

Furthermore, BEAM is well furnished with all the antique items. Coffee apparatus that sold and displayed on the table and racks recall the memories of my high school science lab. xD  

The upper level design reminded me of the Garage51...

...and this reminded me of the BEAST restaurant. xP

Merely from the setting, BEAM has done its very first step towards the success, 

ie. to provide a nice ambiance that would retain loyal customers. 

Besides than that, BEAM sells fresh pre-roasted coffee beans from different varieties.

Coffee are freshly brewed in BEAM using their selections of premium beans. Even local favourite kopi O and teh O could be found here.

Only a few choices of hot food are served here.

Nonetheless, BEAM serves a wider range of desserts for the sweet tooth. ;D

1) Local ang ku kuih & real banana cake

2) Sponge cake like.. "when tea meets coffee", "fluffy volcano",etc.

3) Chilled cheesecake & tart..

BEAM's homemade kaya spread is available for sale too.

For the coffee, the taste is strong enough with slight milkier texture.

Hot cappuccino

For cold drinker, you might try out their signature iced coffee.

For those who couldn't take caffeine, keep to the hot lemon tea. =P

The "bakar" smell is all over the cafe, implying that Roti Beam (roti bakar + butter + kaya + almonds) is their best seller.

However, we opt for the panini. Crunchy panini is sandwiched with juicy roasted chicken, cheese that melts together with the sauce, making it a more delectable panini. 

Roasted chicken panini

Ang ku kueh with mung bean wrapped with soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin. 

Crunchy cheese tart topped with freshly picked blueberries, yummy!

Blueberry cheese tart

This is my favourite amongst the desserts - matcha coffee cheese cake.
The cheesecake is very soft and not over-sweet, contributed by the slight bitterness of matcha and coffee powder. Sweet red beans are added on top, perfectly balance off the bitterness. Moreover, BEAM uses oreo biscuits as the bottom base instead of digestive biscuits, further enhance the entire cheesecake! ♥♥♥

BEAM is a very warm cafe with welcoming environment. Nice coffee and dessert could be grabbed here, and most importantly, is the moment that you can spend here with your precious ones.

Address: No.25, Jalan Gangsa SD5/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara, KL, Malaysia. 
Operating Hours: Mon,Wed-Sun 11:00-20:00
Tel: 03-6261 8255

CHEERS! ♥☺

MiniME Cafe @ Oasis Square

Mini..ME? ☃☃♥♥

Kicked start the business with a cute name, MiniME Cafe is hiddenly located in Oasis Square, Ara Damansara, right opposite to the Purple Pasta Cafe.

MiniME Cafe did put some creativity effort in turning the entire environment into a cozy, homey cafe. 

East meets West cuisine..

MineME Cafe serves local & Western cuisines to fix our cravings for both at once. Local food like laksa siam, basmathi rice, and banana fritters could be found here.

Nonetheless, I opted for a Western dinner during my visit to MineME Cafe couple weeks ago with my besties.

Menu is simple with a few clear choices in every category,
good for the dilemma choosers. =P

 

Starting from the small bites..

MiniME prawn star is our Malaysian's so called "cucur udang".

Huge proportion of prawn fritters were served with their homemade peanut sauce.
Cucur udang is crispy enough, but too much flour was battered
 where we could only get a super small bite of prawn on it.
The homemade peanut sauce taste just like curry sauce.

Mermaid's Quest served as four mini tacos, respectively topped with soft shell crab, squid, fish, and tempura prawns.

The thickness of the taco is just nice.
Additionally, sprouts are served along with the fried stuff,
making it less greasy.

MineME platter is their signature platter served with BBQ beef short ribs, Southern-styled fried chicken, soft shell crab mantou and purpleslaw.

I love this platter so much amongst their bites.
BBQ beef rib is juicy enough with their well mixed BBQ sauce.
Fried chicken is just normal, while the
soft shell crab mantou is crispy enough for my liking. 

Moving towards to their main course..

"Silence of the lambs" are medium grilled New Zealand lamb shoulders served in their homemade black pepper sauce.

Lamb is tender and their homemade black pepper sauce is good.
The white sauce serving apart taste like sour cream sauce,
which is not my kind of choice.
I like the grilled beetroots and potatoes though.

Signature lamb shank is braised and slow cooked up to a super soft texture.

The braised lamb shank is very soft and juicy,
served with grilled beetroots and potatoes, cauliflower puree,
topped with reduced balsamic glaze.

 

Skinny chicken is the best option for the dieters. We were actually ordering the spring chicken, but this was served instead. Seeing that their business was quite busy at that time, so we didn't ask for a change.

Full chicken breast is poached, super skinny, and no fats at all.
To enhance its taste, pumpkin mash was to be comsumed together.
It is an innovative way to make it not too dry and tasteless.
This is indeed a super healthy plate for the dieters. x'D 

A meal would not be comprehensive without a dessert..

Banana fritters ("best gilers") were sold off unfortunately, therefore we go for their pancake - berries or me.

Slices of pancakes were topped with yoghurt, blueberries, and
blueberry sauce. The pancake has slight crispy crust,
and I like the concept of serving it with the yoghurt.
However, we could not finish it up to the last bite as we found it too dry
when there was no more yoghurt to accompany with. x'D

Furthermore, for a cold dessert, you should try MineME's signature popsicle homemade ice cream serving in different kinds of flavours. For instance, durian, mango, grape, etc. 

Besides than that, you could come here merely for a high tea session too,

by ordering a slice of cake to complement with your cup of coffee. 

That would probably be my next visit plan to MineME Cafe - a coffee, cake session. =P 

Address: E-G-02, Capital 5, No.2, Jalan PJU 1A/7A, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Operating Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:00-22:00, Fri-Sun 11:00-23:00

Tel: 03-7610 0929

CHEERS! ♥☺

Sangkaya @ Damansara Uptown

Thai Coconut Ice Cream..

Originated from Chatuchak in Thailand, Sangkaya has commenced its coconut ice cream business in Damansara Uptown, same row as the Coffee Library Bar. 

Previously, Sangkaya was only a mini ice cream stall in Jalan Alor. Prior to its good feedbacks, Sangkaya has tremendously grown up its business, from a stall into a shoplot, from a shoplot into branches. Other branches are now available in Subang SS15, Bangsar, Ampang, etc.  More and more branches would be subsequently opened up too in near future.

"NUTS about COCONUTS" conveys our intense feelings of love towards coconuts. ♥

By placing beach tables and chairs in the shop, Sangkaya provides us a feeling of relaxing by a beach side. ☀☁

Menu is pretty simple, where we could only get to order either the ice cream, water, or milkshake.

Sangkaya uses genuine, finest ingredients in producing their ice cream, with no artificial additives or preservatives added. Real Thai coconuts are used instead.

Several scoops of coconut ice cream were added to blend as milkshake.
I could imagine how sinful I would be if I ordered that. x'D

Most of the customers have their signature coconut ice cream served in the coconut hulk. Apart than this, there is Thai iced milk tea ice cream too.

 

Subsequently, we could add on any of their 6 toppings as much as we like.

Cereals, roasted peanuts, nestum

Corn flakes, sweet corns, kidney beans,
as well as chocolate sauce.

As a result of greediness... xP

The coconut ice cream is very soft and refreshing,
sweeter and creamier than what I had tried before in Thailand.
Sweet corns are best match with it ! ♥

To cure my thirstiness, I subsequently gave a try to their fresh Thai coconut water. It was claimed that no sugar was added, yet it is sweet enough.

Since Sangkaya started its business, it is always packed during the weekends. For country like Malaysia which is having hot weather most of the times, I believe that Sangkaya would be one of our best options during the hot days.

Address: No.80, Ground Floor, Jalan SS21/39, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 12pm-12am

Tel: 012-283 2049  

CHEERS! ♥☺

Rekindle @ SS2

Coffee, with wide selections of cakes..

Rekindle, located same row as Jojo Pan Mee in SS2 has recently started off its second branch in Damansara Uptown, with greater capacity to occupy more customers.

Built up with all the wooden tiles and furnitures, Rekindle has relaxed environment that is closer to the nature.

 

Stepping on the bottom part of the table, this reminds me of the old-styled sewing machine which I used to play on during my childhood. xD

Varieties of cakes are offered here, providing the perfect complement to our cup of coffee. Others than that, you can grab some sandwiches here as your light meal.

Cakes are served from baked to chilled, from non-alcoholic to alcoholic ones. Perhaps you might be dilemma in choosing from them. x'D

Coffee from Rekindle is good enough with appropriate balance of sweet and bitter.

Greater foamed cappuccino

Milkier flat white

Stronger caffeined picollo

Eventually, you could add on flavours like hazelnut, caramel, or vanilla with an additional RM2. Skim and soya milk coffee are available as well.

It is recommended to try their soy latte if you
are not fancy of fresh milk. 

Back to their cakes, Rekindle has one of the best baked cheese cake that I have tried. The texture is very fine and soft as it could slowly melt in the mouth.

Alternative for the classic cheese cake would be their peanut butter blueberry cheesecake. Similarly, soft and smooth, with crunchy bottom crust. 

For alcoholic cakes, there are choices like chocolate Bailey's, tiramisu Kahlua, and blackforest with rum. No worries for drivers as the alcohol is very mild only. =P

I love the top part of their caramelised almonds.

Other sponge type of cakes are offered too, if you would like to go for a less greasy piece.

Apple cranberry cake

Other choices: Nutella hazelnut, banana pecan, red velvet, etc..

Comfy beanbag to sit on.. ;D

Rekindle is a homey cafe with great coffee and cakes. 

Thus, don't forget putting it in your list for the next coffee session.

Address: Jalan SS2/64, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Operating Hours: Sun, Tues-Thurs 12pm-12am, Fri-Sat 12pm-1am
Tel: 03-7496 6409

CHEERS! ♥☺