the pond along the length of the coffee houseRecently I was in Malacca for an official field-trip and I had some free time at night to go strolling around the town. Unluckily or maybe luckily, it rained a heavy down-pour when I was out and I had to run for shelter to some shop-lots. Wet, stranded, tired and in a terrible mood from the sudden change of weather, one unexpected consolation was to find this place: The Coffee Story - Concept Coffee Shop.
Located at the fringe of town, sandwiched by old shops left and right, this great place is easily overlooked.
Walking in to the restaurant almost felt like walking in my dream place - Cafe Philosoffee as I meant it to be.. well, almost. But the concept in this set-up falls nothing short of superb.
the sound of trickling water calms the tired nerves
One most glaring attraction is a rectangular pond with flowing water running across the length of the coffee house. There are 2 water fountains at each ends of the pond and gold fish swimming freely in the water.
fusion of simplistic modern design with Oriental deco
The seaters are comfortable, clusters of sofas and dining tables loosely placed in and outside the main enterance. Chinese House and CantoPop plays in the back-ground - an acquired taste, of course. Alternatively, bring your own jazz CD and get them to put it on, I'm sure they'd be happy to entertain requests.
Another intriguing character of this place is in the menu. They named their food and drinks with catchy names like Coffee Story Toast, Old School, Brand New Day and drinks like Superman Milo and Coffeeman.
Being happily stranded in this cool place, it is unlucky to have forgotten my camera. And without any decent books in hand for that matter. They do have a few selections of Chinese Mags and tabloids though, but... never mind...
In the time-frame of about 1 hour, I had the opportunity to try 2 drinks and 3 dishes - talk about greed. But the portions were pleasantly appropriate for me to try out more than just one.
First I had the Coffee Story Toast - toasted bread and cheese with cherry tomato on top - and Coffeeman which is a vanilla+coffee milk shake.
Coffeeman and Coffee Story Toast - ideal finger food for the small eater
Then I went for the heavier dishes - Mayonnaise Chicken and Sweet+Sour Chicken without the rice. Downed with a very interesting drink, the dream of every child: Superman Milo which is actually iced-Milo topped with a hill of Milo powder. Messy, but which child will eat cleanly?
Pricing
I spent about RM16.00 for all the mentioned above. This, as opposed to a Frap Venti(R) drink for the same price - extremely worth every cents spent.
Recommendations
I strongly recommend this place for a night out catching up with friends or just to run away from routine life and sink your nose in a good book. The centre-piece pond and its catchy ornaments scaterred around the coffee house serves as conversational starters making this place a good port for first date too. If you don't already have a date, lug your laptop along and start chatting up a company for this place is equipped with WiFi connection.
And if for nothing else, I'd come back just because the waitress (?owner) was extremely hospitable and welcoming - making my short patronage a pleasant experience.
Coffee Story Concept Coffee House is located at:
Located at the fringe of town, sandwiched by old shops left and right, this great place is easily overlooked.
Walking in to the restaurant almost felt like walking in my dream place - Cafe Philosoffee as I meant it to be.. well, almost. But the concept in this set-up falls nothing short of superb.
the sound of trickling water calms the tired nerves
fusion of simplistic modern design with Oriental decoAnother intriguing character of this place is in the menu. They named their food and drinks with catchy names like Coffee Story Toast, Old School, Brand New Day and drinks like Superman Milo and Coffeeman.
Being happily stranded in this cool place, it is unlucky to have forgotten my camera. And without any decent books in hand for that matter. They do have a few selections of Chinese Mags and tabloids though, but... never mind...
In the time-frame of about 1 hour, I had the opportunity to try 2 drinks and 3 dishes - talk about greed. But the portions were pleasantly appropriate for me to try out more than just one.
First I had the Coffee Story Toast - toasted bread and cheese with cherry tomato on top - and Coffeeman which is a vanilla+coffee milk shake.
Coffeeman and Coffee Story Toast - ideal finger food for the small eaterPricing
I spent about RM16.00 for all the mentioned above. This, as opposed to a Frap Venti(R) drink for the same price - extremely worth every cents spent.
Recommendations
I strongly recommend this place for a night out catching up with friends or just to run away from routine life and sink your nose in a good book. The centre-piece pond and its catchy ornaments scaterred around the coffee house serves as conversational starters making this place a good port for first date too. If you don't already have a date, lug your laptop along and start chatting up a company for this place is equipped with WiFi connection.
And if for nothing else, I'd come back just because the waitress (?owner) was extremely hospitable and welcoming - making my short patronage a pleasant experience.
Coffee Story Concept Coffee House is located at:
328, Jalan Melaka Raya 1
Taman Melaka Raya
75000 Malacca
(same row as Maybank, right opposite HQ Bookstore)
Business: 0800 - midnight (Mon - Sat)
Taman Melaka Raya
75000 Malacca
(same row as Maybank, right opposite HQ Bookstore)
Business: 0800 - midnight (Mon - Sat)
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