Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (Average)
Address: AT-3, 3rd Floor, Persiaran Southkey 1, Kota Southkey, 80150 Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia
(Located within Mid Valley Southkey Mall)
Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tALzksncW9hfR5M28
(Please refer to the Timings provided in the Google Map Link for the Operating Hours.)
🫖 Oolong Kiwi Berry (Cold) = RM15.00
🍰 Strawberry Cheesecake = RM22.00
Service Tax 6% = RM2.10
Here is the Full Menu of the Eatery/Restaurant.Prices are Accurate as of the Date of the Post.
This is an Unusual Eatery. Instead of having of having its Name located at the Main Entrance, its actually Plastered on a Side Wall. 🤔 Because its also located right next to an Escalator, if you are not specifically looking for this Eatery and just casually walked by, you might just pass it without taking a Closer Look. 🚶
I was specifically looking for this Eatery and I still had to pause and re-check if I had located the Right Place! 😅
Interior of the Eatery
The Whole Place is Beautifully Atas Renovated and Designed with a Darker Aesthetic. For some reason, this place gave me a Airport VIP Lounge Vibe. ✈️ I like the Soft English Pop Songs 🎵🎶 they have here playing in the Background, nothing Loud or Metal, I grooved to The Cranberries "Linger" and other Easy Listening Tunes here. 😊
This "Eatery" is actually the Restoran-Wing of the Cinema in this Mall. 📽️ You know that Special VIP Concierge Service whereby you can order from a Menu and get it delivered direct to your Cinema Seat? This is it. 🤔 What is unique is that they also allow Direct Dining-In.
The Staffs manning this Place were Smartly Dressed, Friendly, Polite and behaved Professionally as how you would expect for a VIP Lounge Level like this. 🤵♂️🤵 They can speak Decent English.
Ordering of Items is supposed to be from a Standard QR Code Menu but apparently the Menu wasn't working that day so I had to order directly from their Staff. 📝 Interestingly, this place serves a Wide Variety of Alcoholic Beverages in the Menu as you can see. 🍷
As Expected, there were No Other Customers besides me on a Weekday at 4.30pm. 🤔 Throughout my Entire Stay, I never saw any other Customers beside me other than Cinema Patrons exiting thru one of the Side Doors leading to this Lounge. Perhaps its how this Place's Main Entrance was designed that not many people even know of its Existence? 🤔
Hahaha I didn't mind it though because I felt the Whole Place was reserved just for me alone to Enjoy. 😅 Anyway it took 5 Mins for the Pot of Tea, 🫖 and 10 Mins for the Cheesecake. 🍰 Everything was served up within 10 Mins.
🫖 Oolong Kiwi Berry (Cold) = RM15.00
There are Hot and Cold Variations of this. Even if you order Cold, the Tea will still come Hot in a Small Ikea-Looking Glass Pot. 🫖 But there is an Additional Glass of Ice Cubes. 🥤 Both Hot or Cold are the Same Price.
The Amount of Tea in the Pot looks like its just about enough for 2 People to Share. The Tea was Beautifully Rose Coloured with a Faint Whiff of Berries. 🍒 I appreciate that this is Zero Sugar by Default. 👍 I opened the Teapot to check and this is from some Teabag, not the type of Tea that is infused with Ingredients. 🤔
Drinking it Hot, it has a Noticeable Siap Siap Taste of Berries 🍒 but also Not Overly Siap Siap. Because I grow Mulberries myself, I think this tastes like a Lighter Version of Mulberry Juice. 🤔 If you have never drank Mulberry Juice before, think of it as a Slightly Siap Siap Unsweetened Berry. 🍒🤔
Despite this Tea also calling itself "Oolong and Kiwi", I don't taste any of them at all. 🤔 This looks and taste exactly like Mulberry Juice. 🫐 I don't know if you can request for More Hot Water to top up though, the Staffs never automatically came over to Top Up.
🍰 Strawberry Cheesecake = RM22.00
Decently Presented, this is a Very Small Cake surrounded by Cookie Crumbs. 🍰 The Crumbs themselves are a Noticeably Sweet Cookie of some sort. 🍪 The Cheesecake itself is a Very Standard No-Bake Butter-Infused Crushed Digestive Cookie Base with Cream Cheese on top. 🍰 I reckon they probably used the same Digestive Cookie to make the Crumbs around this.
The Cream Cheese is pretty Standard in Quality and the Main Taste Profile actually comes from the Strawberry Jam that they Lum all over this. 🍓 This Jam is Very Sweet but the Sweetness taste like a Natural Fruity Sourness, not Overly Processed Syrupy Type. 🍰 I liked the Blueberries they added on this which added a Natural Fruitiness to the Bite. 🫐😋
I'm also glad they used Blueberries because this is one of the Fruit that does not spike Blood Sugar. 🫐👍 Eating this is exactly how you'd imagine it to taste. A Mixture of Soft Cookie Crumbs + Soft Cream Cheese flavoured by a Sweet Strawberry Jam 🍓🍯 and occasionally injected with Juicy Bites of a Blueberry. 🫐
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Conclusion and Closing Thoughts
At the Price of RM15.00 (S$4.70) is certainly Not Cheap for what is essentially a Ikea-Teapot Hot Water with a Teabag. 🫖
This tasted like an Unsweetened Mulberry Juice actually. 🫐 No taste of Oolong or Kiwi despite its name. It is what it is.
At the Price of RM22.00 (S$6.80) is also Definitely Not Cheap for a Cheesecake of this Size. 🍰 This is a Very Basic Cheesecake made with a Basic Butter-Infused Cookie Base with a Standard Cream Cheese lum with Strawberry Jam. 🍓🍯 I don't feel it is worth to pay this Price for this Size and Quality of Cheesecake. 🍰
Having said that, while the Prices for both Items are Expensive, 💵 it is the Location itself that I feel is what might appeal to a certain group of people. 🤔 This is Essentially the VIP Dining Lounge of the Cinema in this Mall that allows for Dining-In. 📽️ Throughout my Entire Duration of Stay, I see no other Customers at all other than some Cinema Patrons streaming out thru a Side Door. 🚪
As such, I feel this place is actually more suitable for a Dating / Married Couple to actually enjoy some Peace and Quiet away from the Hustle and Bustle of the Mall. 👍
Share a Pot of Hot Tea 🫖 and a Cheesecake 🍰 between 2 People and you can basically treat this like a Higher-End Bar/Lounge and Chill as Much as you like here. 🍷 Especially if you are someone who is looking to enjoy some Alcohol, this might be the Only Place in this Mall to let you indulge. 👍
Don't let my Average Score deter you from this Place. 🤔 Although the Prices on the Menu are definitely on the Higher-End, I feel this is actually suitable for a Certain Group of Audience who is looking for such an Environment especially for someone who is looking to enjoy this as an Alcoholic Lounge. 🍷
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