First of all, we enjoyed the food, the loved the service and the design of this café. Parking is not an issue but probably it is packed during weekends. The prices of the food is manageable and we don’t mind coming back again at The Mechanic Café Dataran Cheras Balakong. =)
We started our meal here with their Hanging Muddy Wheel (RM 15.90). The MUST have in Cups Café, one definitely must enjoy this wholesome famous home baked bagel dipped with the chef’s special sauce hanged over a bowl of roasted tomato soup to perfection. The soup comes simply creamy with the robust flavours. We love the way the bagel coated with creamy fragrant cheese and dipped them into the tomato soup. It is just super awesome!
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Bao Set (Salted Egg Fried Chicken), 15.90 ringgit. The Bao was awesome. It is quickly becoming a trend these days. More and more cafes are offering this buns with fillings as starters or main meals but they usual come in a mini size. The ones served here are different because it actually comes in a large size, similar to the ones you’d get when you buy Kaya, Lotus Baos. In this case, it did resemble the size of a burger bun. This is after all a Bao Burger and it certainly did work well as a substitute. The Bao was soft and dense, has a springy effect, awesome! Eating it on its own was yummy, having it with salted egg gravy/sauce and chewy, meaty fried chicken? Delicious! I would certainly go for this dish again.
Matcha Raspberry is a small surprise of the day, the appearance is exquisite, the taste is also very layered, it is the heart of Xiaobian's heart~
The Char Siew was da bomb! Sweet, sticky, chewy with just the right amount of fats – ooooo man, it was delicious. The Chicken was meaty, juicy and tender. The Bean Sprouts was well, as bean sprouts should taste and the soup… all their soups are double boiled apparently. They start off by cooking the broth with bones and letting the flavors soak in and then mix the other ingredients in. So, at the end of the day, you would get thick, flavorful broth as oppose to the usual watery, thin soup. Yummy!
Carbonara: Linguine, 16 ringgit. This was delicious! Every mouthful was creamy and gooey. If you fancy yourself a plate of rice, decadent noodles – this should totally do it for you. They had generous amount of chicken sausage scattered everywhere with some tomatoes, which only made it all the more delicious. Yum!
Overall reviews: Highly recommended. Lovely place with friendly people. Nice food, excellent service. Like this place so much that we really feel like keeping this hidden gem to ourselves initially but at the same time, hoping to share this awesome place to all cafe hoppers, coffee lovers, and cafe photography enthusiasts. Oh well, we share in the end. Hope you will like The Mechanic Cafe too. =D