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2009-06-14
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I visited Fuel Espresso a couple of times since last 2008. The good thing is that its deco exceeded my expectation and I think most Indie cafe should look up to this one.For the coffee, I don't think existing Indie cafes in Hong Kong have anything to worry about. The overall taste profiles from Fuel Espresso reminded me of a typical Italian chained espresso but better, not the same complexity as Indie café espresso though.My single espresso was pulled with a double basket and barista let the o
For the coffee, I don't think existing Indie cafes in Hong Kong have anything to worry about. The overall taste profiles from Fuel Espresso reminded me of a typical Italian chained espresso but better, not the same complexity as Indie café espresso though.
My single espresso was pulled with a double basket and barista let the other shot dripped down the drain. It's a nice touch as it showed how much barista care about the coffee. (Double basket typically tasted better than single, IMHO)
However, my espresso was run until blond. While the coffee does not seem to have much robusta taste, ie burned rubber aftertaste and caffeine kick, it's not memorable but taste quite good a long shot like this, considering the blonding the pull which was supposed to give you an acrid espresso that you find at most café.
The cappuccino I had got a nice milk texture via Pura full cream milk and just warm, not hot, which fit my requirement and was a nice touch. However, no distinct sweet milk taste like I had at Zambra and just on par with Crema Coffee. I needed to spoon the top off as barista sprinkled quite a few of sweet chocolate powder on top. Maybe the cocoa powder was there for a reason.
Also, there was one customer ordered coffee and just walk away on my first visit to Fuel. Barista should tell the customers that they are adjusting the espresso machine as they kept on brewing and throwing the coffee and steamed milk away. While it's a good intention on the barista side, most customers will not understand/appreciate what they were doing. It took me a long while before I could get my drink with a barista forgetting my cappuccino order too.
On my latte visit in early May 2009, I did not see this throw away thing anymore. Nevertheless, the espresso I received was kinda subpar and worse than my two previous experiences there in late 2008. The lively cup was gone and the stale bean taste was prominent. I don’t remember the strong dark roast taste last time I had coffee there; it was a bit too forward and way too much for me. Maybe the darker roast taste was actually there to begin with but it was well balanced thanks to the relative freshness of the roasted bean at the time. For my recent visit, the freshness was gone so the darker roast taste reared its head up… L
This makes me wonder how it likes for a lighter roast. I learned after my first visit that this coffee bar used lighter roast for its milk drink and a darker roast for its espresso which is counterintuitive to me but is like a fact for some. To me, one needs a bolder taste of the roast to ‘punch’ through the milk.
In all, not bad for coffee if you are in the area. For those who are in to deco, a must for those who are looking for a relatively posh espresso bar.
张贴