RabbitHole Coffee & Roaster (已結業)

8/10 plates emptied!這篇食評，寫了良久，想好好的把它完成之時，就被告知他們會光榮結業——五月十七日，不知道何時何地才能夠與這可愛兔子團聚。這間全城我最喜愛的咖啡店結業後，又得開始新一輪的尋尋覓覓，好不期待呢～ 以下是一個月前寫的食評但遲遲未post，希望為自己最喜歡的咖啡店留下最後的點滴。Rabbithole will be closing on May 17, 2015. Heartbreaking but Carly truly hopes that it will not be forever, hope that the rabbit disappears around the corner and will come hoping back before you know it!______________________________好吧，容許我說一句，近期喝太多咖啡了。上環，中環，灣仔，去到銅鑼灣都有幾十間咖啡店試到你不想再試，Carly去過很多間，太多間，Rabbithole的flat white是她全城最愛。第一次光顧，那一天午飯時間無多，但肚子非常餓，加上咖啡癮起，偶然的機會就跳進了這兔子洞，驚喜萬分。果然是一個洞，沒有錯，內部裝潢暗暗，微黃泛橙紅的烏絲燈泡從天花板吊掛在食客的頭頂，自然木色的五張長檯，配上黑色鐵造的高腳凳。色調冷冷的，但這裡的咖啡沖調師都十分友善，會詳盡介紹不同調配的咖啡豆有何不同。Carly前後去了數次（無數次，哈），咖啡水準很穩定，奶泡打得尤其綿滑濃香，咖啡豆烘焙出色有性格。最與別不同的是，雖然Pura牛奶經已絕跡香港，Rabbithole仍是堅持用上來至澳洲的牛奶，奶味自然味醇香滑，奶泡沖出來亦不會太薄身，Coco Espresso, Barista Jam, Coffee Academics, Fuel都是用Meiji的牛奶，奶味亦不俗，但就是沒人個人之處，不能彰顯咖啡店本身的個性。Carly愛上這兔子洞的格調，最重要是一杯令人稱心滿意的咖啡，味道、香氣歷久不散，難以忘懷。First time visiting Rabbithole and read some reviews on Openrice and realized that the place has been above average but not exceptionally good. Coffee is something personal, some people like strong coffee, some like them mild, some focuses on the aftertaste, some on the aroma. Nonetheless, a cup of delish will bring you unforgettable memories and is often considered as one’s peace state of mind. You will quickly relate Rabbithole’s story with the famous childhood tale Alice in the Wonderland – Alice followed the mysterious rabbit and entered a land of fantasy and charms. To top that off, Rabbithole’s interior design was one of the darkish tones, wooden texture, high tables and black colored metal stools. Vintage orange light bulbs stylishly hanging from the ceiling, not too bright, just enough for you to take a close look at your cup of coffee or whatever magazine you are reading. Baristas and staff are very warm welcoming and friendly, willing to explain into details on the differences between house and specialty blends. Expats and white collars that need to grab a quick bite or caffeine rush flocked into the little store, the Rabbithole suddenly went all bustled and jollied with people who wanted to escape from the busy life they have outside. Hop in!【Flat White – Brazil Single Origin | HKD42】They ran out of their specialty blends that day when Carly first visited, she picked a cup of Flat White – single origin coffee beans from Brazil. Fragrant aroma was stunning and very pleasant; Brazil beans are renowned for their scent but not aftertaste so this cup of Flat White lacked much of that. By the time Carly finished this cup of heaven, she realized that there was something different, out of all the flat whites she had in Hong Kong, Rabbithole’s milky velvety flat white never let her down. Carly admired how Rabbithole was very consistent and down to earth with their quality for what they are offering to the table - wide-range selection from mid to full roast espresso blends. Liked how the ones from Indonesia were honey like sweet, slightly bitter and earthy in taste.一杯奶香咖啡永遠都那麼稱心如意，就是有一個星期沒喝到Rabbithole的咖啡會很傷心，還記得第一次試的巴西的咖啡豆，咖啡味不苦澀，帶點輕微的回甘，花香氣較重，少少甜，喝後令人心曠神怡。【Flat White – White Rabbit Blend & Black Rabbit Espresso Blend】Carly’s second visit was a reassurance of excellent coffee was served at RabbitHole consistently. Black Rabbit Espresso blend has a rich dark chocolate sweetness, extremely nutty and buttery flavor, sugar cane like finish has captured the heart of Carly like no other cafe has done so and it will be a mission impossible to find another blend that has the same intense level of nutty aroma and roast level. White Rabbit blend has a simpler taste with a hint of lemon zest finish and biscuit like sugary level, at the same time, very well-balanced and mind-soothing on the palate.在一個週日午膳的繁忙時間，RabbitHole的Barista依然用心，一絲不苟的拉出如此令人心動的拉花，真心值得一讚。Carly還特意道謝了Barista的拉花。第二、三次光顧Rabbithole後，Carly已確定自己愛上了這咖啡店。【Korean BBQ Beef Sandwich| HKD55】Available during weekday lunch!【Smoked Duck Breast with Red Wine Sauce Sandwich|HKD55】Available during weekday lunch!Funny thing was – Carly wasn't planning to pay Rabbithole another visit so soon but she took a quick stroll around the streets – recently nominated Empress Cafe – roast level of their espresso blends were not bad, full bodied yet lacked character, newly opened COO Bakery and Cafe – yet to try that out, Barista Contest Runner-up Cupping Room – stronger character in terms of aftertaste and floral notes, American/New Zealand style Veygo Cafe – relatively bland taste of house blend, and Coffee Academics – too much milk for the cup of flat white Carly drank and roast level was not as profound as Fuel - blossoming in Hong Kong. Carly gives her vote of top 3 to Rabbithole, Fuel, and Coco Espresso.Bye bye for now! Carly will be hopping around before the perfect rabbit comes along in the near future, never say never, never say goodbye! 繼續閱讀

金鐘附近食lunch的地方不多，要吃便宜一點，PP3附近的蘭杜街是首選Rabbithole 一直在我的to visit list上，但一直沒有機會光顧誰知道my first visit好可能亦是最後一次....因為rabbithole會在月中結業好可惜.....蘭杜街又少一個好去處位處於中午時分人頭湧湧的蘭杜街，rabbithole人流相對較少。大概是因為這裡只供應light sandwiches，選擇不多。不過這間餐廳亦因此可以在繁忙的lunch hour仍能保持悠閒的氣氛Sandwiches只在中午供應，有三個口味不夠飽的話可以加錢要湯和沙律我最後點了Korean BBQ beef sandwich和一杯flat whiteSandwich的味道很好!喜歡它的麵包,不會太乾而且剛好弄得外層有少少脆但內裡鬆軟!讚!Flat white也不錯, 咖啡很香好可惜這樣的一間小店快要結業, 希望它只不過是搬店....以後還有機會再見! 繼續閱讀

較早前睇雜誌介紹過呢間店, 心思思今日終於來試了.  門口位置放了幾座冰溜咖啡壺, 想必定這裡的咖啡有驚喜.午市時段有Sandwich Set, 要了combo是Sandwich + Soup + Salad只$68.飽質感軟熟, 厚度適中, 內餡選了Roasted Pumpkin & Veggie; 有南瓜, 紅椒, 黄椒, 脆肉瓜, 洋葱, 蕃茄和生菜, 味道適中, 口感一流.  今日湯是蕃茄湯, 非常creamy帶蕃茄酸味, 好開胃沙律是雜菜, 基本上新鮮和鮮甜, 醋汁略為過酸最後當然要飲番杯咖啡啦, 要了cappucino, 第一啖己感覺香醇濃厚, 上品; 那奶泡溚落都有香濃咖啡味, 持久不散.  原來用了Indonesia Gayo咖啡豆, Gayo山脈盛產黏稠質感的曼特寧, 回甘力强, 是我喜歡的種類, 終於找到了, 我回常來....! 繼續閱讀

除夕夜，提早放工下與朋友先趕一場，在與女友們聚會前先偷個閒到灣仔試試聞名己久的Rabbithole Coffee and Roaster。小店位於灣仔蘭杜街，由金鐘港鐵站向星街方向出會比較快到達。由於之前來過鄰街的另一間咖啡店，從朋友口中亦聽過對其不俗的評價，所以很是期待。一如預期，店內地方不算大，吧枱對面就是4張高身餐桌。另玻璃門外有2張2人枱，下午5點多的時間都坐滿了人，睇來不乏捧場客。門面低調，沒有大招牌引人而入，要走到門口才發現小店位置。不過對面是頗受歡迎的burger店，所以不算難搵。門口可一眼睇哂整間鋪。門口設有lunch set menu，不過只限12pm-3pm。Menu 就在吧枱旁，清晰一目了然。咖啡分為2個價錢，貴$3的specialty可自選咖啡豆。不過自問對咖啡豆認識不深，所以就點個普通版就好。沒有Viviy最愛的Flat White，就點一杯Latte ($40)，Rabbithole更有Barista Latte (即落更少奶的Latte）可供選擇。Latte以玻璃杯上枱，入口咖啡味較濃，對喜歡奶味較重的我來講就稍為少了點吸引力。心形拉花泡沫有點鬆散，只是等我影相期間已經開始走樣，本來是期望會有較綿密的泡沫呀！可以見到奶泡開始化開同行朋友一個點了Mocha ($42)（冇影到）、一個點了杯Affogato ($50)。在香港要食到美味的Affogato不容易，偷嚐了一口，雪糕雲呢哪味較重，偏甜，配上espresso很是不錯；不過如果用上再硬身一點的雪糕來做會更加match，始終espresso一淋落去的時候雪糕就會開始溶，未食得切就變成雪糕漿的話口感就不太好吧。店內有自家烘焙的咖啡豆以及咖啡用具出售原木吧枱睇返Rabbithole的網頁話，叫Rabbithole的原因是受到愛麗絲夢遊仙境的啟發，跌入兔子洞就有如跌入一個奇幻世界，而Rabbithole就可以提供到一個奇幻的咖啡世界俾愛啡人。不過有時咖啡的口味可能真的流於個人，所以這間兔子洞未必是Viviy心水之選呢！值得一提的是店內音樂有點古怪，不播Jazz等relax音樂而是播普通話流行曲？整體咖啡店體驗就稍為怪異了。RabbitHole Coffee and Roaster地址：灣仔蘭杜街三號電話：2528 0039 繼續閱讀

因為朋友力薦，今次就躲在rabbit hole裡，又一個悠閒下午精品咖啡店內，擺滿不同種類的咖啡豆先到cashier落order，然後乖乖等下啦!!窗前是一排冰滴式咖啡，用上冰水、冰塊萃取咖啡，往往要數小時之久，看著咖啡緩緩地滴出來，好不可思議可是我仍是貫切如一點latte，配這小小的latte art看看看餐牌，選擇不算好多，都是輕食再加croissant with pumpkin，今日是green tuesday! croissant好香軟，南瓜好甜，還有蕃茄..又加了一個tomato soup!! 雖然是黃色的，但這可是超濃的蕃茄湯!! 值得一試!朋友則點了mocha加croissant with smoked duck breast，這個真是不得不提，這烤鴨胸的香氣，是一種誘惑，油脂分佈好均勻，太好味啦!(無錯! 我的green tuesday要押後一日進行啦!!!) 繼續閱讀