Dearest Snob,
I totally get your frustrations where we are paying big for hipster coffee, not to mention savings depleting GST and, tolerate baristas attitude. The place was Whisk @ One Utama, a stout man with piercings was obnoxious and rude from ordering all the way to serving.
I honestly could not remember the taste of my cappuccino since I was infuriated by the treatment I had received. So Snob, are we supposed to be ill-treated for getting some artisan coffee and may I know your thoughts to this cafe?
- Fidaus
This is why Empire Subang's Whisk will be and always will be the true Whisk to me, palm on heart. The Snob too has come across the above mentioned individual and all I could conclude for his frustrations from his frequent fails at hitting on elderly married women but let's not get that in the way.
Whisk has been around long before the cafe trend taking on huge companies like Starbucks, Coffee Bean and the worst of the lot, Gloria Jean yet coming on top. Their culture is a relaxed one to bring about cups that comes with genuine smiles. Their hospitality reminded me a lot of those cosy homes in the West of France I took shelter of while writing my book but that's a tale for another day.
Surely in this day and age, they've got their share of competitors who think they know coffee but Whisk isn't perfect either. For one, their Red Velvet cake was once second to none but the in days of late, it's no more than an overtly sugary slice of chiffon. Second, it doesn't accommodate many so it's best to come early or later in the afternoon.
Then again it's all about the coffee and the joys of intangible experience in just about any cafe.
- The one and only Snob.
Dear Caffeine Snob,
Having just came back to Malaysia after 3 years of being in Europe, I was rather excited to know that the coffee scene was growing in Malaysia, thinking that I could continue to get a good cuppa even back here.
How disappointed was I.
Most cafes focus only on attracting trend-surfers, rather than the quality of their coffee. Your scathing (if you don't mind me saying) comments truly reflect how I feel about the cafe trend here, and save me a lot of hassle of visiting these places in hopes of good quality coffee, so do please keep up the good work!
Also, a quick suggestion - would you mind doing a regularly updated post on your pick of the best coffee places in Malaysia? I’m sure many of your readers, myself included, would love to know your opinion on this.
- Addy
First and foremost, welcome back to the worst of times but fear not, the Snob may just have the remedy for you. Don't mind me being a little grumbly here as the age might finally be catching up. Your suggestion or anyone's in fact is and will be duly considered in my democratic heart.
Apart from the 'best cafe' tags beneath entries, there are several establishments that we already know that vendors rather good coffee namely, VCR and Pulp; has to really put in some elbow grease for charging top dollar. Both are sunny in the day. Both made parking inconvenient. Both serving less than perfect food. But VCR opens later into the evening which can be life saving for people like us.
Apart from the delightful Ahmad & Co, I've always recommended Bandits Coffee Bar for making consistent cups of coffee and for having a cheeky owner chatting up his loyal patrons. There are also quite a handful of 3-starers where it could be one’s poison and another’s medicine.
- The Snob
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