Roast Factor Glee | Bukit Utama

Recently, my brother and I started hunting on cafe that served hand brewed coffee.We love to try out different types of hand brewed coffee, but unfortunately there isn't a lot of cafes in KL/PJ that serve hand brewed coffee compared to espresso coffee. 

Roast Factor Glee is a cafe that serve hand brew and cold brew coffee which is what we are looking for. They also specialise in roasting their own coffee beans in-house. It is a small cafe located in The Club at Bukit Utama, nice quiet little place to do nothing but enjoy coffee during the weekends.

It isn't very eye catching at first glance from the outlook.

The available coffee of the day were written on the wall with the description of the aroma and taste. You can always ask for recommendations from the barista if you cannot make a choice. I love to request the barista to recommend based on my preference on that day.

Cold brew refrigerator

Bread and cakes counter. One of the recommended buns is the brioche with strawberry jam and danish butter.

Hand Pour: Pour Over- RM 20

Guatemala Los Cerritos was our choice of coffee for hand brewed. It is said to have the mild taste of milk chocolate, pleasant rounded body and melonish acidity. The body of the coffee wasn't strong but overall it was still fine and light in taste.

Cold Brew: Black no Regret- RM 18

We chose the Rwanda Inzovu coffee bean as our choice for cold brew. There are three types of bean to choose from for cold brew. If you like a cold light coffee, this will be your cup of coffee.

Mom's pancakes-RM 15.00

The fluffy pancakes are topped with bacon bits and two smoked streaky bacon, served with their strawberry tomato artisan jam and is a hearty breakfast you should get to start a day. However it is only available on Weekends which gave us one more reason to come over on Sunday morning. I love their unsweetened strawberry tomato jam, giving a light taste to the honey coated pancakes.

Love their coffee? You can purchase their in-house roasted bean to make your own coffee at home now.

If you are looking for dessert to bring home. You can get their premium ice-cream with 6 flavours available.

Roast Factor Glee

G06 Village Shops@The Club, 9 Bukit Utama, No. 9 Persiaran Bukit Utama, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Phone:03-7732 2893

https://www.facebook.com/roastfactor

Hand Brewed Coffee Course at Beam

As some may know I took up a hand brewed coffee course one month ago, and today I'm going to review on the course. If you are interested, you may email me to get the instructor's contact directly or call the cafe for more information.

Hand brewed coffee class, also called as hand drip coffee class is available in Beam cafe (which I have reviewed previously here). I took the class together with my brother as they need a minimum of 2 persons to start the class. So, if you are interested, get a friend to join and you will have more fun in the class. It took us around 3 weeks to complete the whole course which is 2 hours per week.

Here are the tools you need to make Hand Brewed Coffee. They are the basic tools you will need. We are using the Hario brand which Beam cafe is one of the distributors in Malaysia.

Different types of kettles were introduced by our instructor. It depends your preferences, but different kettles really does make a lot of difference in term of making hand brewed coffee.

I really love their setting and lighting in the cafe, it gave us a good environment to learn and have fun.

Here are the types of coffee beans that are used to make hand brewed coffee. Different coffee beans come with different smell and taste.

Myself, making my first cup of hand brewed coffee.

My brother, learning to pour the prefect water flow and level.

My friendly instructor making his pose while demonstrating his techniques to us. 

BEAM
25, Jalan SD5/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara,
52200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-6261 8255
Business Hour: (Close on Tues)
Mon-Thurs 11:00 am - 8:00 pm,
Fri 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
Sat - Sun 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
https://www.facebook.com/beamspecialty

Coffee Place for Vegan | RGB & The Bean Hive, KL

Recently. I like to go cafe hopping with my brother, trying different types of coffee around the cafes in KL. RGB & The Bean Hive, I would say it is a hidden gem in the city of KL. It is located in a Bungalow house, at a residential area; it's like any ordinary bungalow house but you wouldn't imagine there is a cafe behind the door.

There is a big compound to park your car, free parking is what I like when come to food hunting. A small sign of RGB hangs on the entrance's pillar. Just in case you can't find it, just use Waze and it will directly bring you to the front of the house (I have tried it! Very accurate!)

Once you open the door, you will see a counter just in front of you. Menu is displayed at the counter. You have to order at the counter and pay before proceeding to find a seat. What I find special about this place is that the items offered in the menu are mostly vegetarian, even for the cakes too! I guess this is the best place where my vegan friends can look out for when it comes to cafe hunting.

The entrance is with a simple display of art painting

Non-air conditioning area with colourful cushions around

Iced Mocha- RM 14

I quite like this iced mocha, rich but not too sweet, leaving a sense of bitterness at the end of the sip. It is nice to drink this on a hot sunny day especially when we chose to sit at the non-air conditioning area.

Flat White-RM 11

A nice cup of flat white to go with a slice of cake. Perfect for weekend tea time.

Aeropress Coffee- RM 12

I am expecting much more than that. They used Indonesian bean for the coffee. It is a bit mild in taste.

Orange Cake- RM 12

I personally like the juicy look of the orange cake and ordered it, however it came out to be a little  bit too dry and hard, it would be better if they can add more orange juice to zest it up.

Vegan Mocha Almond Fudge- RM 13

This cake is not only perfectly made for a vegan but also for anyone who is not vegan. I personally think it tastes really good for a vegan cake. Try it out!

Enjoying my weekend tea time with my brother. Love ya!

RGB and The Bean Hive

35 Jalan Damai, Off Jalan Ampang

KL City Centre, 55000 Kuala Lumpur

Tel. No.: 03-21811329

Business Hours: Mon–Fri, 10.30am–6.30pm; Sat–Sun & public holidays, 10am-6pm

www.facebook.com/RatherGoodBeans?fref=ts

Beam Speciality Bean and Roastery | Bandar Sri Damansara

This is a place that I visited quite often recently. It is also the place that I picked up my lessons on hand brewed coffee, I will review on the coffee making classes on my next post. The location of Beam is quite unique, it is located in an industrial area at Bandar Sri Damansara. If you are not a coffee lover but is looking for a place to chill out with your friends, here is a cozy place for tea time as well.

The interior uses concrete and brick as the finishing with wooden tables and chairs. All tables and chairs are custom made by their own, it is unique compared to most of the cafes around PJ areas.

The design and decoration are created on their own which I find it  to be quite impressive. The services by the staffs are friendly and well trained, when they communicate with customers they make us feel really comfortable even if  its your first time there. They just don't hesitate to explain everything to you about their coffee and food.

The coffee beans gallery is the place where they keep all the different types of green beans(non-roasted beans).

Getting some light snacks for tea break. No worries, Beam has everything from the usual Malaysian Kuih-Muih to Western confectionery delights.

Menu

Iced Kopi O- RM 7.50

Karipap- RM 2.60

You can enjoy tea time in a Malaysian way by getting yourself a cup of Iced Kopi O and Karipap. The Kopi O reminds me of my grandma who used to make Kopi O with the old filters that look like stockings, but the taste was much more richer than Beam.

Banana Cake- RM  3.90

Or you can also enjoy tea time in a "angmo" way with a slice of banana cake and a cup of hand brewed coffee. I personally quite like their banana cake, rich in banana flavour with slices of banana seen on top of the cake, it is quite moist too. The above coffee is brewed by me while attending the class.

Iced Lemon Plum- RM 6

If you are not into coffee, here is a beverage that you should try it out. This is one of their signature drinks other than coffee. You will love it once you try!

When Tea Meets Coffee- RM 8.90

What a special name for this dessert! It is a green tea sponge cake with cappuccino as the sauce. I personally love this dessert, the green tea sponge cake smells really good, tastes perfect with a dip of the cappuccino sauce.

Pulut Tekan -RM 2.20

This is selling like hot cakes in their shop, specially homemade by them. This is what we called Kaya Kuih in Penang, although it taste quite similar to Penang's kaya kuih but it is still lacking in terms of the fragrant and softness of the pulut.

Mushroom Vege Panini- RM 16

One of their house speciality- Panini, it comes in 5 different types of Panini and I chose the Mushroom Vege which is perfect for Vegetarian. The Mushroom Vege Panini comes with fresh white button mushrooms and yellow capsicum with salad as side. The crunchy Panini with juicy mushroom inside leaves you with an unforgettable experience and wanting more.

A closer look on the Panini

Beam's main focus is on their coffee, therefore their choices of food is limited. I did ask whether they will expand their menu in food, they would like to maintain as it is now for the moment to ensure the quality is sustained. If you happen to pass by Kepong area or if you're looking for a nice cup of coffee, here is where you should drop by or hang out.

BEAM

25, Jalan SD5/3B, Bandar Sri Damansara,

52200 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-6261 8255

Business Hour: (Close on Tues) 

Mon-Thurs 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, 

Fri 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Sat - Sun 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/beamspecialty