Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Haikara-Style Cafe & Bakery

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When we saw this sitting on the counter, we just had to take a closer look.

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It's Japanese green tea bread! (RM8.80)

If you want to buy excellent, fluffy, hot out-of-the-oven green tea bread + sweet bean, Haikara-Style Bakery is just the place to get it!

Although on the expensive side for bread, it is truly worth every cent. The taste and texture is out of this world. A chewy, crusty baked outer with a soft, pillowy center.. it really is marvelous having this with coffee for breakfast. Biting into one of the beans will give you a nice, sweet kick! We bought one, to go. Don't forget to ask them to slice it up for you.

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Chairman Mao having some sweet starters before lunch.
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Chairman Mao eating his apple pie (RM3.80)




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Lunch was the Rokomoko -RM20.00 (burger minus the buns, on rice)

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...and steak with rice (RM27.00)

Both we mild tasting and had a really healthy feel to it. It must have been low in salt and artificial additives because it didn't leave you feeling dizzy or thirsty at all.

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Coffee here packs a punch. High quality coffee should not be bitter even when drunk black. I normally take mine without sugar anyway, but with a lot of milk.
The coffee here is excellent. I had a mild buzz for the next 2 hours ;)


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You really feel like you are dining in an authentic, fashionable, 'high-collar' (which incidentally is the meaning of the word Haikara) Japanese environment when you look around and see the pretty, meticulously neat Japanese ladies who manage the place.

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I think that guy is Korean... Sorry, checked with Cumi.. Japanese guy ;)




Add: Haikara-Style Cafe & Bakery
E-Tiara Service Apartments
GF Jln SS16/1,
Subang Jayan

Tel :603 5630 0743



Bread:8/10

Food:7/10

Service:8/10

Ambiance:7/10


21 comments:

Anonymous said...

from the picture, the bread look like a basket... haha

Selba said...

Whoaaa.. Japanese green tea bread! yummm...

I think the guy looks more like Japanese than Korean... cute though, hehehe...

thule a.k.a leo said...

my gosh... I didn't realise that there are so many nice and yummy stuff there... made me regret for having only drinks at the Japanese outlet... sigh!!!
Now... I'll be there for lunch... empty stomach :)

J2Kfm said...

repeated poisons from masak-masak n jasmine, and now you ...
got me salivating now ...

like the burger with rice ... and egg. slurpilicious.

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

when did a korean come into the picture in a place serving japanese food?? hahaha

steak with rice? wow thats a first la..

Ciki said...

ken:
or a tube!

selba:
yup yup.. my mistake:P

thule:
good idea

j2kfm:
yeap.. egg, rice,steak,bread .. the works

joe:
aiiyo.. i thot i heard him say something that didn't sound japanese.. but double checking with Cumi.. i guess he is la.. BUT this place also got Korean Clientele wat...

minchow said...

Nihonjins can do no wrong, taste or looks wise! I am suffering from a serious bout of ethnic envy I think...

worldwindows said...

The exterior looks like a plaster! So fluffy and exactly how a loaf of bread shd look like?

Julian Si said...

FAB!!! I dunno how you find all these kewwwwl places :-)

Anonymous said...

lol Chairman Mao.. that's a cute T shirt. Sorry but the pretty lady kinda distracted my attention from the food.. excuse me while I take another look again

Anonymous said...

lol Chairman Mao, cute T shirt! Sorry the pretty lady in blue kinda distracted my attention from the food. Ahem, excuse me while I take another look again lol

HairyBerry said...

ohhhh! japanese hamburger steak..with a nice sweet/savoury sauce. good stuff!

looks like there's another japanese bakery in town besides sun moulin and that one at pavilion. alright!! ;)

Jason said...

I wanna go! But I'm sure I will be lost in Subang... :(

Ciki said...

faith:
lol.. so u dig japanese guys huh? ;)

ww:
agree

jules:
read it on masak-masak's site actually

vkeong:
lol.. another person who likes the Japanese look ;)

nic:
yesh

jason:
it's easy really. Right after subang parade, next to carrefour... further along.. you will see new apartments. That's where it is

choi yen said...

The boss (Korean/Jap man) look cool huh :P

Ciki said...

mimi:
japanese!

Adrine said...

Oooooo..... thx for the review! I'll definitely try it out. (esp the cofeee and the Green Tea bread) I just popped in once to have a quick look, but walked away as I thought it was quite overpriced for a normal neighbourhood bakery.

fatboybakes said...

dang! just cant keep up....so many places to go. bread looks yummy! cheap hor, the apple pie. good ah?

sc said...

looks pretty good but not too sure whereabouts in SJ is this..:(

Ciki said...

Adrine:
It's not the cheapest of bakeries.. but the quality is really good!

fbb:
apple pie was so-so. Could have done with more cinnamon

sc:
Right after subang parade, next to carrefour... further along.. you will see new apartments. That's where it is

Big Boys Oven said...

looks light, something neat too! cool!