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2011-07-01
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Mid June (Rainy)I was not feeling too hungry that afternoon, but i was desperate for a place to stay for an hour or two before i departed for my next destination. The heavy rain stopped me from searching for a better place than Caffe Kenon in this part of Wanchai - you could not move around for even an inch under that sort of heavy rain.Anyway, the place was not exactly crowded even though it was during lunchtime when i arrived. Still, as I was planning to stay for an hour or two, I felt an urge
I was not feeling too hungry that afternoon, but i was desperate for a place to stay for an hour or two before i departed for my next destination. The heavy rain stopped me from searching for a better place than Caffe Kenon in this part of Wanchai - you could not move around for even an inch under that sort of heavy rain.
Anyway, the place was not exactly crowded even though it was during lunchtime when i arrived. Still, as I was planning to stay for an hour or two, I felt an urge to order more than just a coffee. A salad, a fruit platter, or whatever. Just anything to go with my coffee so that i look less odd. Searchin through the menu, the least satisfying item I spotted was the 'soup of the day'. I asked what it was and turned out to be cream of pumpkin soup. Fine it was so i took one to go with my espresso macchiato.
The wait was short and brief before my meal arrived. The espresso macchiato came in a small cup, of course, but i hated how the dish underneath was sorta irregular in shape - it took up a lot of space on my little table.
The little foamed milk on top of the espresso (which 'tainted' the espresso, if i am correct - that's why we call it macchiato) was quite nicely foamed, and the crema of the espresso was pretty thick, but i really dislike the TASTE of the espresso. It was a little too sour for me - i would prefer something more mild.
The cream of pumpkin soup came with two pieces of toasted, sliced baguette. The soup was pretty watery, vaguely resembling the heartless 'soup' chaa chen tengs serve with their lunch super-combos, and there was basically little flavour of the pumpkin, not to mention flesh or flakes of the vegetable. It was just so-so, and I was glad that I did not actually planned to eat it for lunch - a waste of quota it would be.Even the pieces of bread were bad. They were over-toasted and became stone-hard. A dip into the soup wouldnt help. You couldnt even spread the butter on it as they were too hard (for an unknown reason, I could not spread the butter. BELIEVE ME.).
But the environment of the cafe was pretty nice and cosy even though it grew quite noisy during lunch.
I should have searched for someplace else than this had the sky been brighter without heavy downpours...or perhaps its just not my cup of coffee.
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