NOT a food blog
I love mid-week holidays! It’s such a wonderful feeling to be able to wake up late, watch a couple of movies on TV, have a late brunch and enjoy an afternoon siesta.
Boo, Pea and I took the opportunity to meet up this evening for dinner, and despite eating crabs, we were still feeling a little peckish. Of course, our diligent reading of other food blogs paid off, and we recalled SC’s post on a desserts place in the vicinity. Everyone piled into the 4-wheel drive (which was an excellent idea as some stretches were flooded and resembled the muddy murky waters of the Klang river) and made our way to Dessert’s Bar at Casa Tropicana.
Now, I can’t for the life of me figure out why it’s called Dessert’s Bar and not Desserts Bar. It’s been gnawing away at me and I just can’t let it go. (A legacy from my Form 2 English teacher, God bless her soul.) Putting that aside (very reluctantly, of course), I like their tagline: Happiness. Naturally. Aah. A desserts bar after my own heart and a tagline so apt for my theme for the week: Happiness. Wheee (that’s me doing a bunny leap).
So what’s their forte, you ask? Healthy desserts, and they don’t use commercially made ice cream. Everything’s their own. I wouldn’t quite call it home made, having found out that there are three outlets altogether, but it’s certainly theirs. There’s a bit of east meets west in their concoctions. The first picture you see up there is a Tofu Margarita (RM10). Yes, I know some of you are going ewwww….tofu! But seriously, tofu’s good for your health. Trying to keep a straight face. Bah. Can’t do it. Whatever happened to sinful desserts? Healthy desserts is like eating lalang and going Mmmmmm….this tastes just like Mint! Only goats and aliens do that. Now where was I? The tofu Margarita is bloody gorgeous. It’s made of tofu, with a healthy dose of fresh fruits, azuki beans and black sesame ice cream. The tofu was pretty much tasteless, which defeated the idea of eating it, but I did think the black sesame ice cream was quite nice.
The Pannatini (RM15) was a whole lot better. A soy pannacota covered with strawberries and strawberry compote. I didn’t quite taste the soy in this dessert, though. I had my spoon in this most of the time. Absolutely delicious!
There is also a selection of crepes to choose from. We chose the Rum & Raisin Banana Crepe (RM8) which came with a healthy serving of caramelized bananas and raisins in a lovely sweet syrup.
A single scoop of ice cream costs RM6, but a double scoop costs RM8. Great marketing gimmick. Looking at the picture, it shows how kiasu we are. Aah. All in the name of food blogging, my dear. Greedy? Not us. The chocolate raspberry ice cream was delightful; the pistachio ice cream was an acquired taste. The texture of the ice cream was nice and creamy and the ice cream wasn’t too sweet.
If you’re in the mood for some happiness in the middle of the night, fret not. Dessert’s Bar stays open till 11.00pm.
Damn. I’m going to be haunted by the nightmare of the apostrophes tonight.
Dessert’s Bar
B-0-12, Block B, Casa Tropicana
No. 5, Jalan Persiaran Tropicana
47410 PJ
Tel: 03-78850227
Other outlets are at Subang Parade and Mont Kiara. Soon to open in SohoKL, Plaza Damas and Menara Hap Seng.
Website HERE.
I’ve been neglecting the good people of Abu Dhabi who are unable to view my photos on Flickr. My apologies, and do click HERE to view them. Love you guys. All ONE of you. 😛 If there are more, do make yourselves known. 🙂
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
ekeng
January 11th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Hmmm…I think i should go there because it’s very near my place. Pannatini look so tempting 🙂
Mama BoK
January 11th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Drool .. drool..!
team bsg
January 11th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Tks to your diligent foodblog flavorings and good tender female companionships we also can see & dream of nice creams ( tho we love them only bubbly & bitter too, that kind of instantaneous flowdown effect then zoom high till Kin.D…. )
Lyrical Lemongrass
January 11th, 2008 at 9:40 am
ekeng: hope you’ll enjoy it. 🙂
Mama Bok: hahaha.
team bsg: glad to be able to provide such imagery for you!
ling239
January 11th, 2008 at 10:25 am
healthy dessert…
and no cakes !!
that’s why i passed by this place so often and after reading the menu i cant bring myself to go in…
but after reading this maybe i should try it out ~ tks ^_^
Precious Pea
January 11th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I like their presentation…so much fresh fruits so healthy feel. The price quite reasonable too don’t you think?
yammylicious*
January 11th, 2008 at 11:38 am
so delicious! so craving for it seriously!! =(
kampungboycitygal
January 11th, 2008 at 11:40 am
ekeng: lets go together!! haha
near to my place too..plz call me whenever u guys are around tropicana, bu area or aman suria area 😀
Henry Yeo
January 11th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
sorry…….fat gatecrasher here.
Will stick to Hagen Dasz in BB.
lotsofcravings
January 11th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
darnit..y tempt me?? noooo…
this is sweet with an extra err..sweet?
Nic (KHKL)
January 11th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
were you dining beside a ferrari ar? why so red one? hehehe….i think the tofu is not wasted. perhaps the idea is to provide a textural substance to embody the whole ensemble lah…ok, getting a little foodilosophical here 🙂
tofu sure tasteless lah…but like tau fu fah, we still love it, right? hehehe…
Kenny Mah
January 11th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
For some reason all this talk of tofu has gotten me craving for tau foo far instead… Support Local, no? 😛
But oh them crepes look lover-dover-ly though. I want me some hot, steamy crepes now… 😆
Ai Wei
January 11th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
ahhhhh!!! they are tempting!!!
Citygal, count me in! but no too soon ler… this week a little too busy. soBz
Sugar Bean
January 11th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I wonder where this place is. The dessert certainly looks delicious! Nice photos!
Jun
January 11th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
hey! i like soy products!! but before u throw me into the “health freak” category, i’ll tell u the reason i like tofu and soy-whatnots: simply cos they’re versatile. they go with anything (well, almost), dun u think? 🙂
bayi
January 11th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Really, really tempting!
MyF
January 11th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I’ve been craving or ice cream these days and the ones in here are making me desperate for some!!! Pretty pics too.
Christine
January 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
the perfect place for my next hang out with friends! 🙂 everything looks good!
sc
January 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
aaahh..time for a visit..again.. 🙂
Jac
January 14th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Wow…dessert!! I wan i wan!! I heard from them that you just learn to made good stuff….hehe. When can i try a?
xiu long bao
January 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
I tried their home brewed matcha azuki ice cream last nite which was terribly nice (for my std). love the bittery matcha aftertaste..yumz!
jason
January 14th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Can I have the pictures printed in 11R size and framed? I wanna put in my bedroom. Pwease pwease?
Ling
January 14th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Oh My Goodness.
I shouldn’t have seen this during lunch break. I am drooling already!
daphne
January 14th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Sesame ice-cream with tofu.. that’s an interesting combi. I guess tofu can be chilled as a cold dessert as well. Nevertheless, this sounds like less guilt for eating desserts and that certainly appeals to me. ;p
PS- I know SG’s Straits Times has a column inviting readers to send in grammatically incorrect signs and notices. Maybe there is a similar column in MY?
kat
January 14th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Oh well, at least they didn’t spell it Desert’s bar (try googling desert+malay)..
And I love you too… 😀
Argus Lou
January 14th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Oooo… I’m drooling already!
Lyrical, when we’re old and grey (like I’m not already!), can we open a cafe like that? Selling nothing but coffees, teas, and all sorts of lovely desserts and comfort food. We can call it ‘Meenjy’.
wmw
January 14th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Tofu Margarita! O.o Promoting healthy stuff….hahaha…
tigerfish
January 15th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Creative dessert range they have.
I have not had any ice-cream ever since I moved! So deprived!
teckiee
January 15th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
dropping to say hie! …i haven been blog surfing for a week! …and i tot i have update your url on my blog… better do it and save properly this time.
Lyrical Lemongrass
January 15th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
ling239: haha…yeah next time hit your brakes! 😛
Precious Sista: Yes, the price is definitely very reasonable! And I enjoyed the company. 😉
yammylicious: go satisfy your cravings!
kampungboycitygal: Noted! Will call you next time. 😀
Henry Yeo: Variety is the spice of life (at least, that’s what I’ve been told).
lotsofcravings: Yeah, that’s my favourite pastime. Tempting you. 🙂
Nic: The tofu didn’t even taste of tofu. 🙂 And the only ferrari lookalikes were Boolicious and Precious Pea. Woohoo!
Kenny Mah: Yeah, support local. But then again, isn’t everything Malaysianised these days, and therefore regarded as “local”?
Ai Wei: One must always make time to eat good food. 🙂
Sugar Bean: It’s at Tropicana. Not that difficult to find.
Jun: Gosh, I think I’m gonna receive hatemail soon from soylovers. hehe. Let me say this now: I LOVE SOY. 🙂 As long as it tastes like soy. 🙂
bayi: hehe!
MyF: Cravings, eh? Expecting a stork soon? 😉
Christine: Exactly! It’s a perfect place to hang out at.
sc: Will call you next time we’re in the neighbourhood!
Jackson: Go terrorise FBB instead.
XLB: You’re a matcha/azuki queen, so I’ll take your word for it. 🙂
Jason: Okay. You need an autograph too? 😛
Ling: haha! Sorry lah.
Daphne: I’ll leave my mocking here on my blog. Suddenly feel sorry for them. 😛
Kat: Awwww…can feel the love all the way from Abu Dhabi. Would also love to feel some Krispy Kreme coming my way….heehee.
Argus: Meenjy! Hehe. Sounds like some Japanese anime character. Sure…sounds wonderful! You cook, and I’ll blog about your cooking. 🙂 Also, can you make some of those delicious looking tarts?
wmw: Once in awhile, gotta support healthy products. 😛
tigerfish: Awwww you poor girl. Don’t they have nice ice-creams there?
teckiee: Nice of you to drop by!! You must be really busy.
Bell
January 16th, 2008 at 7:11 am
MmmM!!! Those desserts look absolutely divine! although the soy and tofu seem a WEE bit… what’s the word… lets say healthy? Not that it matters, as long as you enjoyed it! ^_^
By the way… Desserts is Stressed spelled backwards! As in Desserts is the opposite of Stressed!!! ^_^
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Andri
May 27th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
hahaha
i live literally next door to casa Trop and have yet to step in here .
but now looking at your pics, might give it a visit this week!
dawt.peng
January 9th, 2009 at 9:43 am
i really this pics.I’ve try yet but it looks like
it’s gonna be good.
Jace
October 5th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
it makes me want to eat them right out of the computer screen!
Hannah
June 8th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Dessert’s bar is THE BEST! I’m a major calorie counter and I almost never eat desserts but these desserts are irresistible and they’re not as fattening as most desserts too!