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6.5/10 plates emptied! Cupping Room的名气越来越大这讲法没有错，就算咖啡店开到成行成市，Carly亦对此感到有点困惑，也许是香港人无论年纪大一点或年轻一辈的，都会想在忙碌的生活中，闲来静静的享受周末的时光。All-day breakfast近期在香港更是大行其道，cafe差不多间间都有宾利迪蛋(Egg Benedict)，有意大利粉(pasta) ，弄得好吃的却没有几多间。Carly至今在香港还未找到一间合心水的All-day Breakfast cafe，可能是对Egg Benedict的要求太高吧。Cupping Room拿过咖啡冲调师的奖项，由上环开到去湾仔的汕头街，只要经过湾仔那附近一带，竞争更见白热化，门面光鲜的Coffee Academics，不乏粉丝的Caffe Habitu，带有美国快餐和All-day Breakfast风的Veygo Cafe，评语不俗的Rabbit Hole，转角亮丽雅致，甜品种类繁多的Passion Cafe，平平地又要求不高去McCafe都得，点解一定要去Cupping Room?Carly最近又再到培养了喝咖
Cupping Room的名气越来越大这讲法没有错，就算咖啡店开到成行成市，Carly亦对此感到有点困惑，也许是香港人无论年纪大一点或年轻一辈的，都会想在忙碌的生活中，闲来静静的享受周末的时光。All-day breakfast近期在香港更是大行其道，cafe差不多间间都有宾利迪蛋(Egg Benedict)，有意大利粉(pasta) ，弄得好吃的却没有几多间。Carly至今在香港还未找到一间合心水的All-day Breakfast cafe，可能是对Egg Benedict的要求太高吧。Cupping Room拿过咖啡冲调师的奖项，由上环开到去湾仔的汕头街，只要经过湾仔那附近一带，竞争更见白热化，门面光鲜的Coffee Academics，不乏粉丝的Caffe Habitu，带有美国快餐和All-day Breakfast风的Veygo Cafe，评语不俗的Rabbit Hole，转角亮丽雅致，甜品种类繁多的Passion Cafe，平平地又要求不高去McCafe都得，点解一定要去Cupping Room?
Carly最近又再到培养了喝咖啡的习惯，之前戒掉了好一阵子，但还是躲不过这股咖啡室cafe的热炽旋风。好吧，放lunch的时间，港元一百二十至五十之间的水平，在中环湾仔一带吃一餐lunch真的好闲，加一杯用心调冲的咖啡，打工仔，仲想点啊。暗暗格仔纹的大玻璃，铜色和深木色主调的台桌，很是讨好。看上去不是很大的店铺，但原来行上楼上还有一个阁楼可以容纳多些顾客。二人桌上还印有Cupping Room logo的金牌，简洁得来有性格，装修不会过于拥挤逼人。喜欢这里一点都不港式，又不会硬销欧陆情怀又或者复古风，简单的调子，单纯务实地做好一间咖啡店。自然阳光在一个寒意甚浓的中午透进这宁静的咖啡店，Carly已经满心期待。
A thriving cascades of cafes and coffee shops have been blooming in Hong Kong around all those tiny streets that you never really explore often, from Sai Wan, Sheung Wan, all the way to Wanchai and Causeway Bay, there are just too many that one can explore. Carly took up the challenge in search of her favourite cup of coffee, sounds easy, been tough around. Elephant grounds been scoring high with its dark roasted latte and perfect mocha, Veygo opening on the same street as Cupping Room indeed wanted to get into a fight, Caffe Habitu has a fan base for its specialty coffee and Passion cafe is just around the corner that offers luxurious desserts and beverages. Cupping Room, how are you going to win this fight? Sheung Wan store of Cupping Room received fairly good reviews and have entered into a closer ring of flight in Wan Chai, Carly dropped by on a weekday for lunch to explore whether this barista-awarded little store offers decent food as well. So here it goes.Heartwarming natural sunlight beamed through the lined pattern windows into the cafe, seemingly not too big, there is an upper floor that can hold more coffee lovers. 2 people tables were explicitly designed for Cupping Room as the golden logo of “CR” caught Carly’s attention with a modern yet setback tone of darkish wooden color of chairs and decor made her felt settled in. 3 choices (including one vegetarian choice) for set lunches, we ordered two of the mains – pasta and grilled salmon.
【Spaghetti & Pan-fried Chicken Breast with Garlic Creamy Sauce| pan-fried chicken breast, garlic, parmesan cheese, spaghetti in creamy sauce| HKD118】Carly以前是颇喜欢Holly Brown 的意大利粉，尤其是用上天使面的Carbonara，味道做到不错再加一杯细咖啡，收你一百一十大元，问题是越来越贵，碟粉又越黎越细，咖啡质素更见下降。Cupping Room的午餐有三款主食，包括一素食选择，虽然选择不多，但总不能要求太多。多数来用餐的都是二人同行，气氛悠游，Carly看见不少人是订位后到的，第一次撞上门就有位，Carly亦感到幸运。好吧，食物如何呢？诚言是有惊喜的，意大利粉份量不少，一大碟，女孩子们独个吃掉会感到有点吃力，但意外的是，味道一点都不逊色。意大利粉一大卷一大卷的缠在一起，挂汁能力蛮强，口感不是那种港式煮到熟透软身的意大利粉，保持了应有的嚼劲口感，Al dente很是不错。酱汁不是浓汤白汁煮到稀释的质感，应是自家制煮成的，因为白汁浓厚之余，还有令人食指大动的蒜香，重点不会太咸，有香气有味道，但不会过火。用心的制作是如何看得出来，还有一上桌就看见面身点点芝士焗至金黄的效果，不但能够增加香气，吃上去还会更加香口满足。Carly对于焗饭、焗意大利粉都情有独钟，Cupping Room简单不过又何其美味的意大利粉已经让Carly乐上大半天。最令Carly惊叹的是煎鸡块的份量不少，有好几块，绝对不是for show。稍微煎过的鸡胸肉可能会让人却步，大家都鸡胸肉的印象都是又干又「柴身」。鸡味不是太突出，但Cupping Room的鸡胸肉煮得刚刚好，吃到中间还是软腍，一点都不干，还是出奇的湿润，不知道是煮的技巧高超，还是来货用料较好吧。绝对算得上是不俗的意大利粉，用料、卖相、味道都甚有水准。
Holly Brown’s pasta used to be quite nice for a rush lunch in Central yet their price kept climbing till a point, she felt that it was no longer worth it. Cupping Room accepts lunch bookings; Carly and her friend walked in and happily grabbed a table. Portion was considered big for a girl to finish and it smelt so good when it was served hot to the table, the key was how the al-dente spaghetti had parmesan cheese sprinkled on top and baked till it turned golden brown, simply splendid. The chunky garlic cream sauce was not very creamy yet was able to blend really well with the pasta and giving you a mouthful of drooling sauce. Surprisingly, the chicken breast was very soft and moist to the core, slightly pan-fried, and lightly seasoned, ample chunks of meat was not for show and Cupping Room definitely wanted fill your hungry tummies with good food, not just good coffee.
【Slow cooked Salmon Fillet with Kale Salad, Poached Egg & Quinoa |Sous Vide salmon fillet with poached egg, Kale salad with Garlicnaise and quinoa | HKD148】煎三文鱼，其实在家里都不难煮得好味，只要稍微加点盐和黑椒碎，煎到鱼油甘香，鱼皮外层金黄香脆，不用花太大功夫就能够轻易地带出三文鱼的鲜味。Cupping Room的三文鱼煎得粉嫩，不会过熟，厚身的鱼肉也不会煎得火候不均匀，slow cooked的煮法不单能够温和的煎香三文鱼，同时间，又保持了肉质滑溜的层次。是稍为多了点油，旁边的沙律用上较健康和冷门的Kale和烟韧带嚼劲的superfood quinoa ，不常见都其实味道不错，不会一味只是给你罗马生菜Romaine Lettuce又或者火箭菜Rocket 。
Poached egg的蛋黄呈较深的橙黄色，蛋黄缓缓地流出，加在一块烘脆的面包上，口感一流！只是Kale salad的蒜蓉忌廉汁味道有点过浓，放得太多，所以吃的时候，就觉得，「啊，好似好健康，但应该系真心肥！」。份量不算很多，但足够医饱女士们的肚子。
Healthy choice of fish meat rather than carbs for a meal made Carly happy. Despite the fact that the slow cooked salmon was a bit oily (probably due to its natural fattiness), the fish was exceptionally soft, moist without losing its firm texture too. The choice of kale rather than normal arugula were used, indeed refreshing yet the garlic-based salad dressing was a bit overpowering and thick, which made the kale leaves lacked a bit of zippy fresh texture already. Superfood quinoa were mixed with the salad, not commonly served in Hong Kong, yet tastes interestingly chewy and incredibly healthy for its nutrients. Poached egg was cooked perfectly with orangish runny egg placed on the thin slice of toasted bread. Overall, with a nice balance of vegetables and meat, protein and dietary fiber can be equally satisfying compared to comfort food burgers.
【Flat White】咖啡豆的味道还算可以，闻一闻，幽幽的传来一阵带奶泡香的咖啡味，拉花看上去很优雅亮丽，比一般中价的咖啡店用心和出色。奶泡打得细滑，奶味不特别重。因为Flat white的咖啡味较浓，所以比较形合Carly的口味，还可以，却说不上十分满意。虽然还是比起Elephant Grounds烘焙出来的咖啡豆略为逊色，但Cupping Room的质量算是不错，比起同一条街的Veygo，绝对会选择Cupping Room。
There are a few ways of how to judge whether this cup of flat white is up to standards, latte art was pretty (at least better than a lot of average cafes), the coffee crema on top was darkish brown which tasted mildy robust, Carly would have to say that it lacked a bit of character as the coffee tone did not linger around much for its aftertaste or judging by its fragrance or scent. Milk foam was velvety and silkily smooth as it was not too thin or watery. Above average, yes. Best in town? Not quite there yet.
【Latte】Latte的味道比Flat White还要淡，只因Latte会把打至绵滑的奶泡与espresso based的咖啡冲得平均点，喝上口会较似一杯奶类咖啡，多于奶和特浓咖啡分间，层次上，Carly觉得是更单一，但性情温和点。咖啡味道都很视乎个人口味，这个较淡身的latte就不太形合Carly的口味。用Latte的水准来比，Caffe Habitu 的Latte咖啡味性情言亦算温纯，但口感上较滑，不相不仲吧。
Latte was milder in its kind, considered to be relatively flat on the texture for a cup of coffee yet some people love the stronger milk flavor and Carly has to admit that lattes are more balanced as a whole. The milky foam was well-blended with the espresso, hints of coffee bean aroma were found, not too subtle, this may be the ideal cup of latte for people who love the balanced tone of milk and coffee.
【第二次造访 | The 2nd Visit – Filter Coffee】
Carly因为不太满意上一次奶类咖啡的味道（不是不满意，只是觉得可以更加出色而已），所以决定了给它们第二次机会，不竟Filter coffee和加入奶的咖啡是两种喝法，Cupping Room夹著那么大人气，又拿了奖，不试多一次好像不太给面子。好吧，single origin coffee我不是试过得多，上一次在开业几年，位于旺角黑布街的Knockbox coffee company，试过带有巨峰提子甜味，但喝上口似腊肠味的咖啡，不太讨好，有点吓人。Cupping Room menu上面写著这个来至Columbia Hulia, Betania/Washed – Butterscotch, Brownies, Lemon drop，带有甜味的咖啡吸引了Carly的注意，在bar area等了一会儿，barista还很有善的走过来，给了给我一杯清水。一杯细细的外带咖啡送到我手上，barista知道我不常喝filter coffee，还贴心的说，如果不喜欢的，可以帮我加糖或奶。喝一口，不太浓，有淡淡的牛油香味，brownies的朱古力味反然不突出，相反，后劲微微的柠檬酸则很清晰，这杯filter coffee ，因为个人口味，说不上很喜欢，但绝对不俗。As Carly was not too impressed with the flat white last time, she paid another visit to try out their filter coffee. As she have previously tried out another popular little coffee shop in Mongkok – Knockbox coffee company, Carly knew that she was not a fan of pure coffee tasting (without sugar or milk), she picked the coffee beans from Columbia Hulia, butterscotch, brownies and lemon drop was stated on the menu, Carly had one sip, the subtle buttercream taste of butterscotch came first, very subtle of chocolate hints mixed within, and lastly a clear note of acidic lemon drop ended off the coffee tasting journey. Very interesting type of experience if you are a coffee lover, Cupping Room offers quite a few selections from floral, sweet, simple and complex. (not as many as Knockbox) and the food is definitely considered above average for cafes these days. Everything comes in a package, in one cup to be exact.
服务态度整体不错，Carly近期试过太多cafe，这里的flat white咖啡香是有的，奶泡打得细滑有水准，但只是咖啡crema（沿著杯边面头的一层咖啡精华）不够特出和甘重，简单来说，不够character。但因为午餐食物的质素，味道，和价钱也算是合理，Carly是会回来的。
题外话/补充资料：
*早起的鸟有咖啡喝，闲日收六点，周末收五点。
*午餐的餐单每隔一至两个月会转一次
*没有加一服务费
* Opened only until 5pm for Sunday or 6pm for weekdays, pretty early! Only morning birds get to enjoy a cup of delicacy
* Lunch menu changes every 1 – 2 months
* No 10% service charge
(以上食记乃用户个人意见 , 并不代表OpenRice之观点。)
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