Eve Notebook - PS. Cafe

Location: Dempsey Road

Background: Dark isolated roads, creepy trees

Place: Cafe???

P.S. Cafe is tucked in one of the offroads from the already "ulu" Dempsey Road. When one is there, one will truly feel he or she is in some kampung because there is truly little lighting or signage that can direct one to this place.

Take a long wooden path (Ladies mind your heels!) to a brightly lit house that sits in the middle-of-nowhere with stylish decor. The ceilings are high and except one wall, long floor-to-ceiling glass windows take the place of walls. This gives the diner an excellent view of the outside and creates a feeling that one is in a place of nature.

Created by the people from Project Shop, the decor is simple but tasteful. Eve is absolutely upset she forgot her camera and had to take pictures with her phone. The moment one enters the place, one is greeted by a lounge area which will be excellent for little get-togethers followed by a row of inviting desserts. A white colour theme is used for the entire place which forms an excellent contrast to the green of trees around and plants within the restaurant. People looking for an intimate dining spot may want to look elsewhere as the tables are closely spaced and the mood is generally lively. A side point I noticed: They have pretty cute servers.

I was impressed by the time I sat down at my table and was anticipating if the food was going to be equally satusfying. the thought of wine crossed my mind as wine lovers will find themselves with a good array of wines to choose from for a restaurant.

Food selection was mainly Western (sorry I had to use this word because I seriously don't know how to classfiy this). We had skipped starters and went straight for the mains. Orders of the day included flamed prawn pasta and grilled fish of the day. The pasta was surprisingly light for a cream based pasta. The fish was tender but it tasted strangely similar to lavender which was a little odd to me and thus Eve did not get to taste the freshness of the fish. The tapioca chips atop the dish were nice and crispy.

We had nearly skipped dessert but thank goodness we did not because THE dessert was truly the highlight of the meal.

We were in the middle of conversation when the dessert, Southern Fudgy Choc Pecan Pie with Ice Cream arrived. The moment we tasted it, we stopped talking and said to each other "I think you come here for desserts" followed a resounding "mmmmmmmmmmm".

The dessert came as an innocent looking normal chocolate pie but how deceiving appearances can be! One would expect normal chocolate sponge cake texture albeit it being richer but the moment the chocolate enters the mouth, what one experiences is a rich, dark, almost thick paste-like chocolate that melts in your mouth. Fresh pecans provide a refreshing contrast to the richness of the chocolate. This has to be the most surprising chocolate anything I have tasted. I believe any decent chocolate lover will feel his or her heart palpitate at the sight of the tall chocolate cake that is twice as tall as a normal cake which we didn't get to try this time. Judging by the pie alone, desserts are a must try here.

Overall P.S. Cafe scored highly for decor and style. While the mains were average, the dessert ended the evening on a high note. A perfect place for cosy gatherings amongst friends with lively conversation.