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2014-11-22
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Ya Kun Coffee & Toast is a famous Singaporean cafe that is most notably famous for it's kaya. They opened their first shop in Tsim Sha Tsui. Whenever, I walked by the shop, there was a huge queue. I couldn't be bothered to to line up so didn't try the place. However, I did buy a jar of kaya for my father when I went home to Canada a couple of months ago as he loves kaya and I always have a specific request to buy him a couple of jars of a specific brand from the Indonesian shops in Causeway Bay.
Ya Kun has opened their second shop in Causeway Bay. There is no line when I got there. You basically order at the cashier, then they give you a card and you find a seat. You have to walk up the stairs to enter the restaurant. Later, I found out they had an elevator. The cafe has two floors and plenty of seats. It's also opened 24 hours.
I ordered a steamed peanut butter kaya toast ($18) and a green tea frosty with red bean ($32). I was given a pager and went upstairs to sit down and wait for the food to be brought to me.
Apparently there are circles on the table to place your pager. You really have to place it here. I placed it elsewhere on the table and a waiter came by and moved it to the circle. I have no idea what the point of that was as the waiter still walked around with my order and asked every table if that's what they ordered until I waved them down. Shouldn't they look for the pager? I don't get it.
Should note the cute writing on the wall of the cafe.
Green tea frost with red beans was pretty good. It was nice and icy. Icy enough to give me brain freeze and that's a good thing. It was also pretty sweet and not much green tea flavor. Otherwise, not too bad.
Steamed peanut butter kaya bread was placed in a steam dim sum basket. Bread was soft and warm. However, I had to agree with my dad. The kaya was not good. It was far too starchy. I have a feeling they didn't use enough egg and too much pandan to make it, giving it a starchy texture. They also didn't use enough coconut milk to give that distinct flavor. This was not good kaya and clearly disappointing as that is what Ya Kun is famous for.
Food wasn't that great. But the drink was fairly ok. Would return for drinks if there is not line.
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