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2010-12-19
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Coco Espresso was the first cafe I wrote on openrice as this is the first standalone cafe that I'm really impressed overall.Coco offers a nice balance between easy, comfortable decoration with friendly barista that one can talk to regarding coffee and photography... (Johnson is an avid photographer and, as a good evidence, his works adorn the wall for you to enjoy.)In the old days, Coco was pretty much a light and soft version of coffee that is good but left a little something to be desired for
Coco offers a nice balance between easy, comfortable decoration with friendly barista that one can talk to regarding coffee and photography... (Johnson is an avid photographer and, as a good evidence, his works adorn the wall for you to enjoy.)
In the old days, Coco was pretty much a light and soft version of coffee that is good but left a little something to be desired for me in his cup. I always thought of combining coffee's atmosphere and hospitality with the coffee I like from Crema... Of course, that will never happen.
The good news is, Coco changes for the better... 
A bit of a background before this update. I haven't been to Coco Espresso for so long I couldn't remember my last time there. You either blame it on Holly Brown or Barista Jam, whoever you like less then...! 
Surprisingly, the change is on a good side. The milk drink seemed to further improved, ie creamier and sweeter, and the coffee base exerted itself up better vs. the old day where all the coffee taste here was rather subdued. BTW, the picture of capp was taken by Johnson, not me... Any good thing, it's his credit.. Anything bad, it's my camera's fault (not mine, of course.. ).. Also, there's no post processing/crop on the Capp picture though the collages may cut out something that I couldn't adjust.
The espresso also showed significantly improvement all the tastes now, be it acidity, sweetness, body, etc. came to the forefront one didn't need to look really hard to find ones. Also, there was no hint of bitterness sometimes I had from cafe here... Kudo to Johnson indeed
The downside is that the difference between the two barista was now more salient. Maurice's Capp I had yesterday was a classic Coco Espresso style, ie somewhat velvety but can be better, somewhat chocolaty with some hint of bitterness (not a lot but I can sense it). This was nitpicking but in the old days, I couldn't tell them apart but now it's quite easy... Blame it on Johnson then as I can sense significant improvement in his skill.
The all day breakfast here has never let me down. It's a nice home style cooking and its salad was surprisingly good it wasn't just a plate decoration.With such an improvement in the cup by Johnson and the nice 'home-style' all day breakfast, I plan to drop by Coco more often. Cozy ambience and friendly barista to boot too.
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