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2010-09-28
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Saturday afternoon. What better place to be than a small upstairs cafe a little off SoHo?It's a little difficult to locate. It's rather discrete. Walk up only ONE flight of stairs, at the middle landing, not any more. Actually it's the first landing. The door on the left. You don't need to press the doorbell. Just walk in. But there might not be any seats, because it's quite small, and there aren't many seats. I think this little cafe would accommodate a maximum of 15 guests. I had a caffe moch
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It's a little difficult to locate. It's rather discrete. Walk up only ONE flight of stairs, at the middle landing, not any more. Actually it's the first landing. The door on the left. You don't need to press the doorbell. Just walk in. But there might not be any seats, because it's quite small, and there aren't many seats. I think this little cafe would accommodate a maximum of 15 guests.
I had a caffe mocha.
Frankly, frankly speaking, I did not really enjoy it. Possibly due to my recently-developed caffeine intolerance. It didn't even taste good in the mouth. I think, a bit too bitter for me. I expected mocha to be sweeter. I ordered mocha for that reason - didn't really want to taste very strong coffee. You would ask me why I visited Coffee Assembly in the first place. Honestly I did not come for the coffee, but for the company, which I enjoyed very much. Thanks.
Specialty: Latte Art
If you're interested, look up something called 'micro foam'. It is essential for making good latte art. visit this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfoam
All-day breakfast:
Almost identical to what we had at Cafe Corridor. The breakfast consists of: scrambled/sunnysideup egg, fat cheesy sausages, 2 piece of buttered toast, hash brown, a small bouquet of salad leaves. Very standard. What you would expect of a Hongkie-style all-day breakfast. I would be delighted if they upped the quality of those sausages..i mean, it's not that difficult to purchase higher-quality bangers. Cocktail sausages are for kids.
Service
Quite attentive. The barista (and possibly owner) noticed that I had only consumed 1/3 of my cup. She asked me gently whether it didn't suit me. I told her it was fine, just that I didn't really feel like drinking the whole cup (especially after it grew cold. Lukewarm coffee tastes pretty bad, and slightly sour too ) She smiled at me and said that, if I didn't like it, she would brew another cup for me. Way too nice. That's how you keep your customers coming back for more (good service)!
four cups of coffee, two all-day breakfasts, a good dose of healthy conversation and a failed attempt at revision last us three good solid hours at Coffee Assembly. It was a pleasant afternoon.
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