Tea Room by Bel Jee

The TeaRoom is located at Ground Floor, Wisma Volkswagen, Lorong Maarof.  It closes quite early though at 6.30pm on weekdays and 2pm on Saturdays.  No business on Sundays and public holidays.  I believed this establishment is set up mainly to cater to the working lunch crowd and individual personalized cake orders.

I was piqued by their many interesting cupcake themes.

The Angry Bird phenomenon now in cupcakes!

36 pieces mini cupcakes budget version(RM65)with one red bird and garden theme.

Mind having some tea?

Mars bar cheesecake which is quite good actually.

The same goes for their Brownies

Latte anyone?

Upcoming Raya Themed

Verdict: Be prepared that the cupcakes are only basic butter cakes and nothing spectacular or out of this world.  What they are selling here is mostly the concept and not the cakes itself.  They sit very nicely in a room though and are a sure-fire attention grabber if you are holding a birthday party or a themed event.

Levain Boulangerie-Patisserie

Stone Oven & The Crowd

A colonial-style bungalow lot converted into a French-inspired bakery and cafe appealing mostly to the uber chic crowd.  Bread and pastries are baked using natural yeast, in a traditional stone oven which supposedly imparts a unique flavour and texture.

The quaint cafe  commands a steady stream of patrons at all hours throughout the day and all days throughout the week!

At the cashier

Airy interior with high ceilings and an insatiable crowd.

Bartlett Strawberry Tart (RM4.90).  Just the look of it will make you order two instead of one!  That’s what happened to us.

Caramel Nut Danish (RM4.20).  Crispy pastry topped with a generous amount of macadamia, walnut and cashew nuts.

Our absolute favourite – Mushroom Cream Pasta.   At RM9.90 it’s really a steal and well worth every cent of it.  If you have to choose only one item from Levain this is the one.

Macaroons supposedly are their best selling item but we didn’t try any cos we are not fans of the little sandwich wafer.  They looked very colorful for the camera though.

Some help on how to order cakes and macaroons.

Levain cakes are a bit on the pricey side given their minutiae sizes.

Criollo Arabica(RM9.00).  Layer of sponge soaked in espresso ganache and coffee buttercream.

Chocolate Tiramisu which sadly doesn’t come in slices.

More cakes to feast your eyes on.

The bread table

Soft and fragrant walnut bread(RM3.00)

Do also try the maple syrup bread which sold out before we managed to get our hands on it!

Verdict: If you are into breads, The Loaf bakes much more fragrant breads.  If however, you are a cake person, for the same price tag or slightly more you can get better cakes elsewhere.