We'll See The Dr Now

Not sure if it's the best coffee in the world, but it's pretty good.

Post-prandial drinks on a hot day in Solaris saw my brother-in-law suggesting somewhere more blog-worthy than Coffee Bean if we were going to document the exercise. So we went to see the doctor. Why Dr Cafe is named such I have no idea. I read through the founder's story (and grammar errors) and did not see any medical profession attached to his name. Still, the overall experience was a good one, apart from an incessant blasting of a car horn from someone who had been hemmed in by a selfish motorist with a doctorate in proctology.

The car park situation is so bad that you'd have to be in the vicinity to be a patron.

Outdoor seating for Englishmen only (since mad dogs and all other pets aren't allowed).

CVS shouted the first round, which consisted on a pretty good cinnamon role (RM6.35) which, although not as squishy as I would have liked, was pretty soft, and very well flavoured.

The cinnamon roll in all its glazed glory.

 This is possibly the only cafe which offers cider, and a hot one at that. Impressively, it was darn good cider too, with the tangy smell of apples, and a tasty mouthful of cinnamon. I'm pretty sure it did not come from whole apples, and it may have even been made from a pureed concentrate (it had a slight hint of preservation in it), but it was still good steamed cider, and it was not overly expensive at the same price as the cinnamon roll.

Steamed cider went well with the cinnamon roll.

White sugar, white vanilla, white cream. Evil never looked so pure.

The caramel franilla grande with whipped cream (RM13.80 + RM2.10) was really sweet, but oh, how evilly delicious was that smooth, rich-smelling mouthful of cold mush.

The decaff cookie frappe (RM13.80) was another winner. The flavour was awesome and it helped that they made it with a Vitamix blender, so it came out creamy smooth. The off shoot of that was an absence of any real cookie bits.

The naked decaff next to the white queen.

Despite the sign above the counter claiming that if no receipt was given, then the drinks would be free, the lax counter person failed to honour the claim, choosing to reprint individual receipts for the misto house blend (RM7.40) and Espresso Con Panna (RM7.40). So much for the whole rahrah propaganda of serving great products via great and knowledgeable staff! Companies should really enforce these service propositions if they're going to go to town with all their slogans and corporate posturing!

Just above this display is the sign claiming that your drinks are on the house in event of a receipt not being presented. Yeah, right!

Plastic packaging, like their free drink promise!

This took quite a bit away from my enjoyment of the second round of drinks. I am never out to get a free drink, but I believe in principles and really hate it when promises are not kept.

It looks big, but it's an espresso!

We all felt that the thick layer of cream on the Espresso Con Panna took away the scent which is the primary enjoyment of coffee. It made the espresso seem rather insipid, and a tad alkalic once it made it through the cream.

The misto fared better, since it was not all dressed up, though it was not so good that I would have drunk it without the addition of sugar.

Misto wasn't nearly as dark and mysterious as it could have been.

Dr Cafe Solaris Dutamas
Level G2 Block A4
Solaris Dutamas
1 Jalan Dutamas 1
50480 Kuala Lumpur