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2013-12-18
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Since the last time I went wandering around Chinatown, Pho Stop has been on my mind because of a dessert I found on the menu... this was the page I saw, and at the top of the list in the Desserts section it reads: Warm Banana Cake with Coconut Ice Cream. The word Coconut magnified a thousand times in my mind. I have a soft spot for coconut-flavoured desserts, anything coconut milk/ice-cream/pastries can change the magnetic force fields around said dessert and me and I will be drawn to it by grav
Since the last time I went wandering around Chinatown, Pho Stop has been on my mind because of a dessert I found on the menu... this was the page I saw, and at the top of the list in the Desserts section it reads: Warm Banana Cake with Coconut Ice Cream. The word Coconut magnified a thousand times in my mind. I have a soft spot for coconut-flavoured desserts, anything coconut milk/ice-cream/pastries can change the magnetic force fields around said dessert and me and I will be drawn to it by gravity. /I-exaggerate
There's an alfresco seating for those who needs their cigarettes while chomping, but for the rest of the lung-loving diners you can be seated inside. I love the colourful chopsticks meant to pick up the Vietnamese spring rolls or pho noodles.
I really liked the simple design and more so, Pho Stop's playlist. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien was playing when I entered, and I immediately fell in love with this space. There's this old-school charm to it and really quiet and almost empty on a weekday afternoon. I wonder why, this place is so lovely to be in.
Warm Banana Cake with Coconut Ice Cream - $5.50++I was curious how the presentation of this dessert would be like, and they deconstructed my imagination - I thought the chocolate would be drizzled all over the cake and the dollop of ice-cream heaped over the cake as well. But no, kept separated they were, but all the better as it was time to play with food!
Did I mention the dessert was served on a warm plate? I love the thoughtfulness of places that actually chill/warm the platter according to the dessert served. It just feels much more complete with that amount of attention to detail. The chocolate sauce was really rich and tasted like quality Cadbury melted chocolate!
The banana wasn't mixed in the cake dough, but instead it is layered between cake and tasted a little like goreng pisang (fried banana fritters). Kind of weird because I was expecting a more English sort of banana cake but I forgot this is a Vietnamese cafe. Well, it was interesting to have though! Coconut ice-cream is good.
Really my little bowl of heaven that will never be enough; not till I become a cloud of coconut ice-cream myself. I love this dessert a lot! I might drop by for the mains next time, but it's a little on the pricey side - that might refrain me. For more food adventures, follow me at http://spherepiece.blogspot.sg/
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