The Mixing Bowl (已結業)

GOOD-Proper thick clotted cream. Whipped cream on scones makes me suicidal. -At $70 for 2 scones plus tea this is decent valueBAD- Scones served cold- Scones on the dry side 繼續閱讀

這間Cafe的室內空間不算大，但感覺自在，艾琳熊和男友不時會到此渡過悠閒的下午。除了咖啡好喝外，還要介紹它們的熱香餅，即叫即製，熱辣辣、夠新鮮。熱香餅質感鬆軟，簡單地配上糖漿已經很美味。店員即場由零開始做起，有誠意！男友叫了手沖咖啡，我就喝latte，不知怎的水準都差了，咖啡不夠香，我杯latte的拉花更變形。其後艾琳熊的男友發現，平時負責的咖啡師去了參加比賽，原來如此！哈哈... 繼續閱讀

上環收藏了很多咖啡店，星期日與友人來到這一間，但店內卻滿滿是客人，我和友人在外面等了半小時才可以內進，可能四人比較難等位吧，我們被安排到bar抬，因為店內就只有一張大檯友人叫了mocha, 他說朱古力味不算太濃我點了hand drip, 最近迷上hand drip, 因為既無kcal, 但又有咖啡的香氣，酸味，沒有苦澀味，我選擇了第一種hand drip ethiopia - beriti(washed), 會有apricot, lemon, marmlaid 和甜味，酸酸甜甜的，很好喝，溫度剛剛好，咖啡師也主動跟我聊了幾句，真是細心。這間店也出名scone, 因為每檯也會有個多士爐，方便我們把食物自行翻熱，很有趣，但是我沒有叫，因為剛才吃過食物了。 繼續閱讀

天色昏暗的年廿九來到中區舊區內的一條石階級小街, 兩邊的小店主要是賣一些富藝術氣息家品, 又或者是空置鋪位, 這店的白色牌面相當醒目, 假磚牆的一半高跟間玻璃的組合/ 微黃的燈光令人一望會感覺得到溫暖 - 這店做的是同食物有關的線索油然而起, 店內一邊泊牆高腳櫈給一眾獨男獨女的專用區, 而店內中間放了一張頗大的木枱則是給客人share,當日試了SCONE ,一碟兩小個, 質地似是加了點yoghurt / buttermilk做的, 不是乾散那種而是比較有些微濕潤的, 店方貼心地放了些小型Toaster在不同角落以便客人將scone烤熱吃, 伴吃的菓占/ clotted cream都是不錯的貨色, 配合暖的scones吃哪有不好吃的道理, 配FlatWhite要加兩蚊, 我接受的, 但整杯Flat White個拉花似乎在收尾時手有點震動還是怎樣的, 可以見到是一個菱型而非一條很幼很幼的線或者無線!是有心定無意?唔清楚! 奶打得很不錯溫度剛好大概65度, Flat White的Db Ristretto感覺沒太苦而是濃郁的香氣充滿於口腔內, 奶的甜跟啡的苦平衡而至, 減除杯Flat White的$38 兩個SCONES只是$34(包括菓占/忌廉)加上有舒適的空間, 價格尚算合理吧, 但如果有多一點CAKES作伴的話, 效果會更好呢, 就當日而言, 這店客人也算不少, 還有一點比較特別的這裡閣樓似乎是一間教小朋友學習的教室, 當日就有好幾個外籍小朋友從樓上跑下來, 再在店外圍跟家長玩, 氣氛不似在一個這麼繁忙的中區, 下次再有機會來的話應該已經是夏天了 繼續閱讀

Mixing Bowl 剛開始的時候是以舉辦烘焙課程為主，例如macarons、tarts、西式麵包、cinnamon buns或puffs等等。後來還開了Mixing Bowl Cafe，當然也是位於soho區。聽閒有好咖啡喝，我便找了一個星期六和DZ來。Cafe位於善慶街，即勝香園前一個小街口轉左行上樓梯。店子的面積比想像中大，一邊牆有寫上menu的大版子。Mixing Bowl Cafe提供的都是輕食，應該大部份都是在收銀部旁的小型開放式廚房準備。食物的選擇也不是太多，例如有Muesli Bowl、Porridge、Eggs and Toasts、Pancakes及大家都很喜愛的scones。Originally, Mixing Bowl was about holding baking classes such as macarons, tarts, bread, cinnamon buns or puff etc. Mixing Bowl Cafe came to the scene later, situated in the soho area. I heard the Cafe serves great coffee, so DZ and I decided to try.Mixing Bowl Cafe is at Shin Hing Street. When you see the famed Sing Heung Yuen, just keep walking and turn left and climb up the stairs. The Cafe was bigger than I expected. You can find a huge blackboard menu on a side of the wall. Here light brunch options are served and I think most of them are prepared in the little open kitchen right next to the cashier. The food options are quite limited including Muesli Bowl, Porridge, Eggs and Toasts, Pancakes and the popular scones.Cappuccino ($36) - 二話不說的先來一杯cappuccino，很喜歡這副白色的茶杯及碟，非常簡單的感覺。這杯咖啡很夠熱度，亦十分順滑。Cappuccino ($36) - Cappuccino again for me, of course. I really like this set of white cup and saucer, because it looked so simple. The coffee was hot and silky smooth.DZ點的不知道是Ristretto什麼咖啡，哈，抱歉我真的對咖啡沒有太大的研究。。Not sure what DZ had ordered, some Ristretto coffee? I really know nothing about coffee...Pulled Pork Sandwich ($75) - DZ點了一份pulled pork sandwich，等了很久才上桌。落單的時候已指明麵包要烘底，但女店員卻忘了，而且還對著軟綿綿的麵包說已經烘了。。。！後來應該是其中一位老外老闆見到我們的詢問後便叫女店員把麵包拿去烘好。。。但也真夠讓人傻眼。忘了便忘了吧，為什麼要硬說已烘呢。Pulled Pork Sandwich ($75) - DZ ordered the pulled pork sandwich, which took quite a while to arrive at our table. We specifically requested for the bread to be toasted but the female staff forgot and claimed that it was toasted while the bread didn't look toasted at all... Then one of the owners (I suppose) looked at the sandwich and instructed the female staff to get the sandwich well-toasted... I don't mind staff forgetting our request but it's not okay to try to lie and cover up.是一份很簡單的三文治，menu上說豬肉是店方自己醃及慢煮，而麵包當然是店方焗的。我沒有吃到豬肉，而嘗了一口麵包，烘好的麵包通常都不錯的。DZ對那pulled pork沒什麼意見，也沒什麼讚嘆，我估是味道正常，一般的三文治。不過份量還不少，吃完一定會感到飽足。It's a very simple sandwich, the menu said the pork was slow-cooked with homemade marinade, and the bread was of course from the Cafe itself. I didn't try the pork but did take a bite of the toast, which was good and toasted well. DZ didn't say much about the pulled pork, neither did she praise it. I guess this meant the sandwich was okay. The portion was quite large though.Avocado Toast ($75) - 我點的是牛油果多士，很典型的早午餐食品。與pulled pork sandwich相同的在一旁放了些沙律。在亦是店方焗的麵包上有一層很厚的牛油果蓉，數粒車厘茄及流心蛋。麵包很新鮮。最天然的材料，當然也造就了最簡單最單純的味道。麵包厚度十足，烘好後只是微暖，不過頗有麵包味。新鮮的牛油果蓉塗在麵包上不錯， 而流心蛋的蛋漿和牛油果一起很配，令整份多士變得好吃不少。不過麵包牛油果雞蛋加在一起味道吃起來有點兒單調，一個人要把整份toast吃掉可能會覺得有點悶，兩個人分享會比較好。另外車厘茄放多幾顆真的有那麼難嗎。Avocado Toast ($75) - I ordered the Avocado Toast, a classic/typical brunch item. Same as the pulled pork sandwich there was mixed leaf salad next to the toast. On top of the house-made toast sat a thick layer of mashed avocado, few pieces of roasted vine tomatoes and a poached egg. The bread was fresh. Well, every component of the toast was natural and basic, contributing to the simplest taste. The toast was thick but was only slightly warm after toasting. The fresh mashed avocado went well on the toast and the whole thing was definitely enhanced by the runny yolk of the egg. That said, I kind of think that the combination of bread + avocado + egg did become a bit boring as I ate them since the portion was quite large. Probably better to share with your friend. Oh, also, was it really very difficult for them to just give a few more vine tomatoes??餐牌上寫著有2隻蛋的為什麼只給了我一隻？？Why I only got one egg when the menu said there should be two??簡單沒花巧的早午餐食品不會有什麼驚喜，比較適合有點趕時間及希望吃點健康食物的人 (雖然pulled pork其實沒有健康得那裡去)。或者只來喝杯咖啡也不錯。吃完沒有壞印象，但也沒有要再來的感覺，究竟這裡少了些什麼令人回頭的完素呢。Nothing too amazing nor too surprising for a simple brunch. Those who strive for a healthy or clean eating would probably like it here (well, although pulled pork cannot be regarded as healthy...). Or, just come here for the coffee. I don't dislike Mixing Bowl Cafe, just that I don't feel the urge to come here again. What's missing? 繼續閱讀