Oolaa is quite new in these parts. It is also a risky investment. You never know how people respond to 3-in-one (cafe, bar/lounge, restaurant) concepts. They also have a bit of everything - pizza, steak, muffins, coffee, pasta, spring rolls...you name it. Lacking a central theme.
Plus, the fact that it is situated right across the road from Bridges Street Market is slightly disincentivizing. (in terms of view)
Service: Amateur. You can tell from the way they speak to you, and from their frequent conferrals with each other (and the manager) that they have lots of room for improvement. But they're trying I think, and are...well, happy to help. I wouldn't say 'eager' yet.
Environment: Nice, as you can see from the photos. But the cafe area was sort of packed and since it's an open area, smoke billows in from outside. You know how people are. Chain smokers take a joint before and after meals, disregarding the smoke-sensitive customers enjoying their lunch inside. It really, really puts me off. At one point we couldn't stand it any longer and request to move to another area, away from the smoke. Gee. Why do people even smoke in the first place..smoking is, in all respects, harmful.
Dining area (lower ceiling) can be quite romantic at night. At around 530pm , when it starts to get dark, they turn the lights down low too, creating this really nice atmosphere.
Food: Mango Crumble topped with vanilla ice cream $70 I wasn't amused. The mango was unnecessarily sour, and the crumble wasn't crunchy/buttery enough. When I munched on the crumble it somewhat gave me a very heavy, filling sensation. I couldn't finish the whole thing. The vanilla ice cream helped to cut a bit of that feeling, but it disappeared really quickly. Not Movenpick, for sure. Coz there are no vanilla seeds in the ice cream. The fluffy white bit of hair is, I think, dragon-beard candy. (^^'' bad translation forgive me)
Cappuccino $35 Didn't try this but G said it was nice, the microfoam on top was made very nicely.
Conclusion: Given the relaxing atmosphere and the tempting menu (you would agree!), I'd definitely come for lunch someday. Or dinner. Or both!
Plus, the fact that it is situated right across the road from Bridges Street Market is slightly disincentivizing. (in terms of view)
Service:
Amateur. You can tell from the way they speak to you, and from their frequent conferrals with each other (and the manager) that they have lots of room for improvement. But they're trying I think, and are...well, happy to help. I wouldn't say 'eager' yet.
Environment:
Nice, as you can see from the photos. But the cafe area was sort of packed and since it's an open area, smoke billows in from outside. You know how people are. Chain smokers take a joint before and after meals, disregarding the smoke-sensitive customers enjoying their lunch inside. It really, really puts me off. At one point we couldn't stand it any longer and request to move to another area, away from the smoke. Gee. Why do people even smoke in the first place..smoking is, in all respects, harmful.
Dining area (lower ceiling) can be quite romantic at night. At around 530pm , when it starts to get dark, they turn the lights down low too, creating this really nice atmosphere.
Food:
I wasn't amused. The mango was unnecessarily sour, and the crumble wasn't crunchy/buttery enough. When I munched on the crumble it somewhat gave me a very heavy, filling sensation. I couldn't finish the whole thing. The vanilla ice cream helped to cut a bit of that feeling, but it disappeared really quickly. Not Movenpick, for sure. Coz there are no vanilla seeds in the ice cream. The fluffy white bit of hair is, I think, dragon-beard candy. (^^'' bad translation forgive me)
Didn't try this but G said it was nice, the microfoam on top was made very nicely.
Conclusion:
Given the relaxing atmosphere and the tempting menu (you would agree!), I'd definitely come for lunch someday. Or dinner. Or both!
Other Ratings:
Keep it up!
Interesting
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