The Dessert Kitchen at Robinsons Place Ermita had been attracting my attention for so long. It's a franchise from Hongkong and as its name suggests, it offers mainly sweet, cold and yummy things that are a feast for both the eyes and the palate. I'd tried to avoid it, though, as I watch my sugar intake. But recently, I saw in its menu that it now offers more hot dishes than when it first opened over two years ago,
I think, so I set foot, finally, at The Dessert Kitchen.
I was there for lunch and ordered:
I liked this so much even though im not at all fond of curry dishes.
The pork is katsu-style, it's battered and fried, put on top of steamed white rice then poured over with delicious curry sauce with some vegetables. All the right flavors were present, no taste went overboard, not even the one of curry, thankfully.
This dish is crave-worthy!
This dish is crave-worthy!
I asked that no sugar be mixed in so the taste of Jasmine tea
was really strong and it was very aromatic. I loved the fragrance, and of course, the sublime flavor from the tea itself, the cream cheese and sea salt, coupled with the health factor. Activated charcoal, afterall, is an internal cleanser and I like having it in my food or drink every once in a while. I just discovered an addicting milktea flavor!
was really strong and it was very aromatic. I loved the fragrance, and of course, the sublime flavor from the tea itself, the cream cheese and sea salt, coupled with the health factor. Activated charcoal, afterall, is an internal cleanser and I like having it in my food or drink every once in a while. I just discovered an addicting milktea flavor!
And what do you know, I was back at The Dessert Kitchen soon afterwards as I had other food to order in my mind. Laksa haunted me in my dreams and I just had to have it! I had my daughter with me on this second visit and
her eyes were on the chicken wings.
her eyes were on the chicken wings.
Our lunch:
The broth was really good - a bit thick, creamy and not too spicy. There's flat noodles, enough to fill you up, too. I wished though that there was real seafood instead of fishballs and faux crab meat. There wasn't even a single, tiny prawn and that was quite sad. Also, I hoped to be given real spoon instead of plastic 'coz the latter isn't ideal to use for hot food as they leak chemicals.
I had no idea what this tasted like but my daughter liked it. I let her finish everything and I didn't take a bite because the girl was famished! I ordered rice (P65/cup) for her too 'coz the wings don't come with grains.
Now these were really good. There wasn't a lot of filling but it was delicious - savory with a hint of sweetness. The bun, instead of being soft and fluffy, was crusty, flaky and a bit crunchy on the bottom so it was fun and not at all boring to eat. Yummy!
Yaay! I had someone to share dessert with, for which I was happy 'coz I could only eat a little and leave most of the sweet thing to whoever I'm with. This is vanilla ice cream covered with matcha powder. There's some red beans, too. I'm not sure what those green squares are but they're like jellies although they are more firm. Overall, we enjoyed this dessert as it's not too sweet. I planned to have just a little of it
but ended up eating a lot. Haha!
Menu
Thumbs up for The Dessert Kitchen as it offers food not usually found in other restaurants and because it has my favorite drink (aside from coffee) which is milktea. There's a lot of milktea places, I know, but they only offer "light" food like pastries and "pica-pica" such as squid balls. No rice meals like what Dessert Kitchen offers, albeit limited. But I wish it would have a bigger, enclosed space at Robinsons Place because it now only occupies a tiny spot at the corridor near the activity center. Also, I hope they would expand the menu and ditch those plastic cutlery for the better health of their customers and to help save the environment.
