Dolce
Location: Kek Chuan Road, Georgetown, Penang
Date of Visit: 16th November 2013
>> On a rainy Saturday night right after dinner, family members yet again have the itch of having coffee for desserts and that's how we ended up at Dolce. A brand new coffee and desserts cafe ran by a young entrepreneur. My bro-in-law eventually knows well the store owner as he used to be an apprentice of his.
You would probably miss the place if you don't look properly because the cafe doesn't really have a big sign out on the street. The area is also not a popular hang out spot at night and it's further damned due to the collapsed antenna from the UMNO building a few months back. Due to lack of marketing and promotion of the cafe, its business started off pretty slow and from what I can presume, their business would rely on the words of happy customers who visited the cafe.
Upon entering the cafe, we were greeted with plenty of happy smiles from its employees. The owner came welcoming us and straight away introduced us what's nice and told us what to avoid. We've ordered a
Mix Fruit cake, a
Chocolate Banana cake, a
Chocolate Hazelnut cake and a
Blueberry Cheesecake. For drinks, the usual
Cafe Latte for those who drank coffee while I opted for a pot of the
Morgentau tea while my sister ordered a pot of
Pear and Peach tea. During our visit, the cafe looks pretty packed.
The cafe has seats indoors and outdoors. They also have more seats on the upper floors. And also the cafe's filled with mouse. Yes! Mouse! Drawings of mouse can be seen around the cafe. The owner told us that the concept of the wall paintings comes from Pixar's animation Ratatouille. Follow the trail of mouse and you'll see the biggest mouse in the end. Let's start with a review over the drinks. Based on the drinkers feedback, their cup of Joe lacks the punch and richness.
As for my tea, Morgentau is actually flavored green tea with mango citrus flavor. It tastes great, non-sugar added and you get a little pot of heavenly flavored tea. Pear and Peach tea is actually flavored white leaf tea. Again, it's flavored tea so sugar is not necessary. Just let it simmer in the hot water and sip slowly. Only then you will be able enjoy those flavored teas. However, I find that having the flavored tea with desserts doesn't really blend. Probably the tea is so heavily infused that putting a spoonful of sugary goodness kills it.
For desserts, their Banana Chocolate cake hits the spot of what I call a great piece of cake! The banana taste isn't over-powering the chocolate and the chocolate is smooth and moist. The bottom layer of vanilla sponge mellows down the richness of the chocolate top. The owner mentions that it's quite a seller. I can understand why! You wouldn't realize that the slice will be gone in seconds and a second serving would be necessary. It's just that darn good!! As for the rest, it only reaches par.
What fell below par would be their Chocolate Hazelnut cake. That's because it was dry and tough. Chocolate wise, it's too much chocolate under a single spoon. I know some will probably say that it's nothing compared to a triple chocolate cake. As a happy customer from the visit, I've also spread the word to my fellow colleagues to go and have a drink there. They came back with very positive comments. That means the cafe continue to improve overtime with better line of drinks and desserts on its menu.
