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2013-07-11
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My current obsession with Jalan Riang has been ongoing for the past week or so when I've been enchanted by Rokeby -on a fine Tuesday I decided to try the famous Wimbly Lu that everyone has been going on about. Wimbly Lu is (according to hearsay) a mishmash of the owners' names, resulting in a quaint and rather uniquely sounding name.Here you can see that there is a clear glass counter where you can choose their fab choc desserts.They open at 1pm and wait for it, they now serve food! Not a wide r
Here you can see that there is a clear glass counter where you can choose their fab choc desserts.They open at 1pm and wait for it, they now serve food! Not a wide range to start with (their website menu isn't updated) but they offer stuff like toast, vegetarian (!!!!) baked rice, chicken baked rice as well as weekend brunch. Personally I feel that this is a just a tactic to draw people in with the prospect of variety -I genuinely maintain my stand that they should stick to solely desserts and drinks.
That said, the ambience of this place is utterly charming -random, mismatched chairs, clouds hanging from the ceiling and an overall vintage feel gives this place character. Light filters in from the glass ceiling, yet provides shelter so the back of this cafe has a pseudo alfresco feel with the wooden floorboards and the sunlight.
We decided to try two of their specialties -Root Beer Cake with Vanilla ice cream, as well as their Molten Chocolate Cake, both $6. (Incidentally, they also offer really interesting beverages such as Iced chocolate with Bailey's for $10.50 as well as a nice range of alcohol and (presumably?) dessert wines. They of course, specialise in all things chocolate so give those a try -their ice cream is also homemade and it's $3.50 per scoop.
The Root Beer Cake didn't really have a distinct root beer aroma, but between bites it does hit you in a pleasant burst of that familiar flavour. The cake texture was a bit strange to me, it was neither moist nor dry, but I would describe it as chewy. I didn't like the texture at all -I had expected something close to a brownie-like texture but it was just very different. Taste-wise it's interesting but could have had more of the great root beer flavour! The ice cream was delicious -smooth and not too sweet, with the right hint of vanilla. Paired with chocolate, it's always a divine combination. The presentation also comes out tops for this one -really have to hand it to them for thinking of putting it in a dainty martini glass. Gorgeous!
The Molten Chocolate Cake is made on the spot so it takes about 10-15mins to be served. It looks gorgeous in what looks like a ramekin, and when you use your spoon to poke/scrape at the top, it's completely crisp to the point where it seems crusty. The inside is completely molten, and it appears like the crusty top and sides are just a crisp shell to contain the molten chocolate -there was hardly any "cake" I wouldn't deny that the molten chocolate was good though, not too sweet, the consistency was delightfully gooey and best of all? It had a slightly bitter aftertaste, the way I liked it.It was just odd that the outside was so crisp and that the inside was just all molten. We would have preferred a bit more cake inside at least.
Wimbly Lu has a really rushed vibe, maybe because it's always so packed and chaotic and you can never really feel like you're just chilling out because you're worried about having to leave so that others can take your table -this isn't exactly the best feeling to have when you just want to sit back and have a good chat with your friends. The chocolate dessert concept is a good one though but I'm not sure that they should have branched out to mains as well! Also be warned that the queue can be crazy -still worth a try though. I do know of some people who really love this place!
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