Cuppa Kaffe, SS15 Subang Jaya

With this cafe opened for less than a month at the popular SS15 Subang area, the place is fast becoming a favourite hangout spot especially for college students to chill with friends or even completing assignments with a good cuppa. As a coffee lover, I was looking forward to the quality and taste of coffee that they could offer, given that the owner, Ben brought in Australian concepts and culture to his cafe. Cuppa Kaffe also serves pasta, rice, Western food, sandwiches and various types of cakes, making it a one stop cafe that promotes convenience as well.

Cozy and comfortable ambience

Mocha will always be my first choice whenever visiting a cafe. It pretty much provides first impression, and I am glad that it gave a good one. The appearance is already promising enough with chocolate powder dusting on the edge of glass cup, contributing a reminding and comforting chocolate flavour along with fragrant body from coffee. Certainly satisfying balance of chocolate and coffee, does not overpower each other at all. Easily one of the best mocha around. 

Mushroom soup

Would be better if there are more mushroom chunks or slices of button mushrooms to contribute extra texture plus flavour. A rather ordinary soup that is hardly memorable. On the positive side, I liked the soft onions inside which gave extra sweetness and specialty.

Seafood Carbonara

Al-dente spaghetti cooked with prawns, squids and mussels in cream sauce. The cream sauce had decent creaminess and thickness, rich in garlic fragrance too. I don't mind the sauce to be even thicker, to coat the pasta strands better to enhance slurp factor. The seafood was really fresh- succulent sweet prawns, fresh mussels and bouncy squids. At only RM12.90, this was quite a steal.

Beef Bacon Carbonara

This contains the thickness of cream sauce that I prefer over seafood carbonara, sinful yet yummy! How I wish the sauce here is the same as earlier :P Probably the chef does not want thick cream sauce to overpower the freshness of seafood.

Seafood Marinara

Al-dente spaghetti cooked in marinara sauce with prawns and mussels. I find the sauce was lacking in tangy tomato flavour and rather salty. Despite of that. the cheese powder provided a strong inviting aroma. Again, I enjoyed the fresh seafood very much. A little more tweaking in this dish would improve the overall taste.

Chicken Carbonara

Decent plate of al-dente spaghetti cooked in adequately smooth and rich cream sauce, accentuated by little saltiness and extra flavour from cheese powder.

Pepperoncino with Squids

Aside from the spaghetti with al-dente texture, I liked the numbing sensation on the lips that the dried chillies provided. On the down side, it was rather dry, perhaps more olive oil and boiling pasta broth could do better just like how the usual Aglio Olio is cooked. The squid rings did not dissapoint us, given its bouncy and slightly crunchy texture. Some might not prefer cheese powder to be added in this light pasta to not overpower goodness from oilve oil, but it was alright for me.

Chicken Maryland

Breaded chicken fillet served with fries, onion rings and coeslaw. The coating of chicken somehow reminds me of fried banana batter. The chicken was rather dry and bland, a little more seasoning will suit my tastebuds better. I liked the fact that the coeslaw is very light in mayonnaise, unlike others that has more cloying mayo than vege.

Chicken Chop

Black pepper flavoured chicken chop served with mushroom sauce, coeslaw, onion rings and french fries.

The chicken was satisfyingly tender, with extra aroma and spice from the black pepper as well as light mushroom sauce that complements everything well. Again, the coeslaw was enjoyable. One of the foodies commented that the onion rings were hard to chew, a better quality or control in frying time would be better. There were extra mushroom sauce provided, which was way too bland and diluted. We did not care much about it, as the sauce coating on the chicken was good enough.

 Smoked Salmon with Salad

Just the perfect salmon texture, not overgrilled resulting in tender and juicy fish texture. Initially I thought that the black pepper would cover the freshness of salmon, but I was wrong. In fact, the freshness and and overall taste were enhanced nicely. The salmon skin was partly crunchy, definitely scored some brownie points.

Honey Beef Ribs

Chicken Chop Fried Rice

A popular dish among college students that is suitable to fill up tummy fast. I prefer my fried rice to contain more wok hei, which seems to be lacking in here. Probably the rice was not well tossed enough, some parts were rather bland but some has enough seasonings. The chicken chop lightly smothered with mushroom sauce was average.

Hazelnut Truffle- Soft yet moist and does not taste too sweet

Oreo cake with banana and chocolate mousse like texture in the centre. Nice chocolatey base from Oreo cookies, coupled with extra flavours from slightly mashed banana.

Gianduja

Moist chocolate cake with hazenut chocolate mousse. A cake that I would not mind ordering again, forget about the calories! The mousse blended very well with dense chocolate cake layer. 

 Tiramisu

Light in mascarpone cheese and coffee taste, a decent pick me up. Some might prefer stronger taste but it was alright for me.

White chocolate mousse. A tad too sweet, mousse has very smooth texture.

Lichi Chocolate- similar to Hazelnut Truffle minus hazelnut tase. Nice soft chocolate sponge that warrants a second bite.

Cheese Cake. This is for those who does not like overpowering cheese flavour. Light enough for the tummy even after a heavy meal, with decent cookies base.

Address:

63, 1st floor, SS15/8A, Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500

(Opposite Asia Cafe)

Opening hours:

11am -12 am Daily

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Cuppa Kaffe

Big Hug Burger, SS15 Subang

With various burger joints exist currently and opening up, I just need some time to catch up with visiting every single shop at my best effort. This will be my third burger place visited after myBurgerLab and GBK.

Long story cut short, let's take a look at the ambience of the restaurant.

Simple yet cheerful interior setting, feels like home. Free hugs from Mr. Teddy!

 

Notice the height of the table as opposed to sofas? Good thing you don’t need to bend down so much to enjoy your burger, how thoughtful!

 

 

Free flow soft drinks and various types of snacks to munch on while waiting for your burgers to be served

 

Onion rings as starters

Non-stringy and crispy but a little too oily on the inside. A further toss to drain excess oil would be better. Goes well with the light orange creamy sauce provided on the side, giving a hint of tangy flavor.

Cheesy wedges

Crispy on the outside with soft steaming hot potato inside. Not oily at oil, perfect wedges in my books. With the generous amount of mayonnaise and cheese sauce on top, simply a snack that is hard to resist while waiting for your burger to be served. Is it me or what, I find that cheese sauce lacking strong cheese flavour to further enhance overall taste.

The really soft and fluffy buns are freshly made in house giving a comforting bite to the burgers. You can choose either sesame buns, wholemeal buns or charcoal buns to go with your choice of meat. But the setback is you can only choose sesame bun for Big Hug burger and Cheesy Chicken Burger due the larger size of buns specially made for these burgers.

We started with Grilled Lamb Burger comprising grilled lamb patty, roasted cherry tomato, caramelized onions, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, Gherkins and fresh lettuce.

 

I seldom come across lamb burger and this was my first lamb burger to be honest. Although the patty contained strong lamb smell, but I accepted  and eventually like it. The patty was certainly juicy and had firm texture, paired well with crunchy gherkins that adds a little sour hint. I don’t usually fancy tomatoes but the cherry tomatoes used here is the reason for me to eat more tomatoes. I really love the natural sweetness that goes very well with the burger.

 

 

Grilled Beef

Grilled beef patty, roasted cherry tomato, caramelized onions, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese , gherkins and fresh lettuce.

Grilled Chicken Burger

Grilled chicken patty, roasted cherry tomato, caramelized onions, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and fresh lettuce

Chicken breast meat that is reasonably juicy and tender enough, needless to be afraid of dry breast meat texture. Although there is no sauces added inside here, the other ingredients nevertheless created harmony contributing to decent taste.

Mario’s Chicken Burger

Grilled chicken patty, sautéed shitake mushroom, roasted cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions, roasted garlic aioli, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and fresh lettuce.

Didn’t get to try this burger, missed the shitake mushrooms L

Honolulu Chicken Burger

Grilled Chicken Patty, roasted cherry tomato, grilled pineapple ring, caramelized onion, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, Bolognese sauce and fresh lettuce.

I love how the tangy Bolognese sauce paired well with other ingredients especially pineapple ring, giving additional refreshing taste and juicy at the same time. The sauce is similar to conventional tomato based pasta sauce.

 

 

Big Hug Burger

Crispy chicken chop, cheddar cheese, tomato slices, onion rings, pineapple slices, secret sauce and fresh lettuce

The hint of curry taste in the crispy chicken chop makes this a special burger, other than it being crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside =D When you eat towards the outer edge of the burger, you might bite into only batter + burger buns. I would not say the chicken is coated with too much batter, as it is reasonable to have adequate amount of excess batter to give extra crunch. The ingredients went well altogether as well. Certainly a huge burger that challenges finishing it on my own.

Cheesy Chicken Burger

Crispy chicken chop, ham, fried egg, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, nachos cheese, tomato slices and fresh lettuce.

Pretty much similar to Big Hug but the Nacho cheese sauce plays a major role as flavouring agent here, and I am glad I liked it as it is not too strong and overpowering. Good for this burger but not so great for the wedges mentioned earlier.

 

Crispy Fish Burger

Crispy fish fillet, cheddar cheese, roasted garlic Aioli, tomato slices, fresh lettuce

 

I  have high expectations for burgers that contains fish as I personally love fish very much. Clearly this burger did not disappoint me. Upon biting on the crispy fillet, the moisture within is released along with natural sweetness of the Dory fish, with zero fishy taste like some other Dory out there.  The addition of roasted garlic aioli is a brilliant match as it contributes overall flavour and aroma. As you can see in the cross section, the flaky fish meat is really appetizing. I will  come back for more of this! =D

Grilled Salmon Burger

Grilled salmon fillet, roasted cherry tomato, caramelized onions, Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese and fresh lettuce.

Borderline overcooked salmon but nevertheless fresh and sweet. There is a little fishy taste in here but not bothering as the sweetness from roasted cherry tomato offsets it.

 

 

Fat and juicy fries made from high quality Russet potatoes, although sprinkled with herbs but did not contribute additional significant aroma. This is not too oily as well, nicely crispy on the outside while containing steaming hot potatoes inside just how I like it.

Check out the wide variety of dipping sauces available to go with the fries

Just Mayo- made in house, not too cloying.

Pink lady- a hint of sweetness that keeps you coming back for more

Monster Mayo (first row, on the right)- had similar taste as curry flavoured Twisties. Definitely one of the best dipping sauce for fries =D

Mint Mayo- light in texture and mint flavour, just nice for people who does not prefer strong mint.

Seafood Mayo- second best in my opinion. Love the light savoury taste.

Garlic Aioli- good for burgers as well as fries.

Swedish meatballs

Some of the foodies thought it lacked bouncy texture. The sauce was reasonably flavourful, but on the other hand the texture tends to thicken up into little starchy form when left to cool. Fruit jams should have a clear and smooth texture but the blueberry jam served along with the meatballs does not live up to the criteria.

Big Hug Burger

CT-G-03, Subang Square Corporate Tower,

Jalan SS15/4G,

Subang Jaya, Selangor.

 

Facebook page HERE

Business Hour : 12.30 - 4pm (Lunch) ; 6.30 - 1030pm (Dinner)

Phone : 03-5613 4788