This used to be Zambra and has been recently rennovated and renamed Bolaven. The color theme is now greenish-blue and beige, which i find it very refeshing!

I notice this place differs from many other cafes in the sense that there isn't an overwhemling powerful smell of coffee as soon as you enter this place. Instead, it was the smell of food dominanting the atmosphere. My guess is it is due to the fact that it is now carrying many Laotian and vietnamese food dish. I did not try any food dish and in act, I am not too keen on having coffee with such exotic dishes.

Friend and I sampled the following:
- sweet laos (filtered coffee) : this is a light body coffee with good balance of subtle sweetness and acidity. it is ery easy to drink even without milk and sugar. A great choice for a lazy afternoon!

- latte : comes with pretty latte art, foam is smooth but not silky, it's an above-average drink

- banoffie cup: same as the banoffie in Zambra times except its less sweet. although I find the glass shape dessert more stylish, I think banoffie in a pie shape is more mentally satisfying

I was interested in buying some beans and was greeted by the shop barrista, Renee. She is friendly, professional and very knowledgable. I really appreciated her help in selecting and processing the coffee beans, as well as her warm hospitality and helpfulness. The entire crew is young, energetic and smiley, which definitely adds to the entired coffee experience.

As a side note: I wish the owner would seriously consider opening on Sunday. This would make a nice chill-out spot for busy bees!

I've been here three times and the reason I keep coming back is because of the relaxing atmosphere even at lunch.

I guess Mexican food is not the most popular choice for lunch in this area, therefore, I never had to wait for table at lunch, which is a really nice after working intensively in the morning

Be warned, the service here is not swift and efficient like you experience at chaa chan tang. Your patience is required here.

The soup is always impeccable, whether it is mexican rice soup or tortilla soup etc.

My regular dish is Chimichangas, which is a crunch deep fried burrito. I prefer beef Chimichangas to chicken Chimichangas. Its size is not very big, maybe just as big as a lady's palm, but it's very filling.

Save the receipt and bring it back next time to get 10% off the total bill.

My bf and I walked in and got seated right away. I was really surprised it was full house on a week night. I was thinking this place must be good.

The food did not disappoint my expectation.

We started with Ceasar Salad - probably best in town, haha, at least best in Wan Chai!!!

Tomato with Mozzeralla was excellent. They have this special sauce (w/ pesto) and was great match with the dish. I was really impressed with the size of the dish. Quite hearty

Spaghetti bolognese was well executed, you can taste the freshess of tomato. I personally like to add extra olive oil on this dish, the taste is divine.

spaghetti carbonara is slight disappointing, there was too few pieces of meat and it's not salty enough.

We had 2 glasses of wine to go with the food.

The bill came to be at least half of the bill of any other italian restaurant. I love this

Definitely coming back!

I have recently fallen in love with this coffee bar which is situated at GREAT in Pacific Place. Not any other Zambra, but this one in particular.
In fact, coming here on Sunday has become my weekend ritual and I do it religiously.
The first time here I tried cafe latte. I was impressed by its layer of perfect foam. The bubbles (if you can notice any air bubble) cannot be finer and this helps the taste and smoothness of the drink. The expresso beans gives out a balanced flavor without being too bitter, yet leaving a light and fragrant after-taste.
Gaining confidence after drinking this five-star latte, I ordered an expresso. It came with a caramel biscuit, which I find very useful as the expresso has a strong bitter taste towards the end.
This last weekend, I decided to try their blue mountain. I thought it would be served french press, but it was done expresso. I guess it's my fault for not mentioning how I wanted it The coffee is totally worth the value, I drank half cup without milk and half cup with milk. Both were delicous.
I'm thinking of trying Kopi Luwak one of these days, it's quite steep, around $200+ a cup, but I am confident that at this shop and with its barrista I would get the best experience in coffee drinking...

I read about this pizzeria on a magazine, and knew that they have limited seating area. I was so glad to find a bar table at the corner, it was tucked away from the people traffic, so it was quite nice.

We ordered a panchetta pizza, chicken wings and 2 drinks. The food came within 10 mins.

We ordered extra pepperoni on the pizza, and therefore the pizza was full of flavor from pepperoni, bacon and stirred egg-yolk. It was very good combination. Adding some cheese powder and red pepper flakes on each slice definitely enhance and already-delicious pizza slice

The chicken wings were perfectly excuted, it was crispy and moist. Very good!!!

My friend really liked his lime soda, he said it was a balanced taste of sweet and sour.

Will definitely come back.