TBC Café @ Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam

Posted by : MeCoffeyJourney July 05, 2014

~ Truly brilliant coffee ~

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Environment:

No longer To Be Completed, the bright yellow cafe facing Persiaran Anggerik Vanilla, Kota Kemuning's most used road, is open for business! *official launch - 12th July, Saturday

What does TBC stands for, you ask? Well, just be creative and come out with expanded abbreviations (like how BFM does it), such as The Best Coffee, The Breakfast Club, The Brew Crew, The Brunch Company, and so on. Share your unique TBC representation by commenting below! :) Yes World of Warcraft fans, let's not miss out The Burning Crusade...

Bright yellow entrance with a yellow metal revolving door.

With a bright yellow entrance facing the main road, one wouldn't miss this new cafe, unless you are not alert enough to drive, all the more reason to drop by for a cuppa coffee. ;)

Most of the tiles and wooden panels in TBC Cafe are diamond-shaped. With a little creativity, you will notice a few optical illusions you could create with photographs in here, taking advantage of this diamond-shaped characteristic. Check out the questions below, and share your answers by commenting below. :)

Optical illusion
Top picture - Is the diamond-shaped wooden panel being placed with its sharp point facing the ground, or am I holding my camera is a slanting manner?
Bottom picture - Where is the ground, and where is the wall, or there's neither???

Food & Beverage:

TBC Cafe procures its beans from the well known Singaporean coffee roaster Papa Palheta, with a Casadio coffee machine to power its espresso. All 3 of Papa Palheta's blends are for sale (in pack of beans, not grinded), including the Throwback, Nuts + Bolts, and the Terra Firma.

Papa Palheta's beans. Notice the creative way TBC Café ask for customer's feedback on their coffee. Instead of comment cards or Facebook likes, customers are requested to drop a coffee bean in the jar beside the coffee machine if you like their coffee. :)

Only the Throwback blend is served at the moment in TBC Cafe, serving patrons all the all-time favourite espresso-based coffee. For those unfamiliar with Throwback, its a blend with a heavy, rich dark chocolate-y taste. More to bitter as compared to the acidic variety, the way I like my coffee if added with milk. Kota Kemuning folks now have a good alternative in their home turf, rather than to travel to Bangsar for a sip of the Singaporean-genesis coffee. :)

Mocha (top left), Cappuccino (bottom left), and Iced Caffe Latte (right).

One of TBC Cafe's founder grew up under the care and guidance of two chef-parents, passing down their culinary skills to the next generation to produce good meals for TBC Café's patrons, including breakfasts and sandwiches.

Menu expansion is to be expected for a young cafe, so stay tuned!

[top left] TBC's Big Breakfast - Premium streaky bacon, back bacon, scrambled eggs, sauteed brown mushroom, grilled tomatoes, Hungarian sausage & toasted sourdough bread.

[top right] Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon Sandwich - Norwegian smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on toasted bread with coleslaw & fries.

[bottom left] TBC Sandwich - Premium streaky bacon, sunny side egg, butterhead lettuce sliced tomatoes, monterey cheese on toasted sourdough bread with fresh coleslaw & fries.

[bottom right] Scrambled Eggs with Espresso Maple Bacon Sandwich - Marinated bacon with espresso and maple syrup, scrambled eggs on toasted sourdough bread with coleslaw & fries.

Verdict:

TBC Café is located at a very noticeable part of Kota Kemuning, with appealing operating hours (till 10 pm daily, except Sunday). Rejoiced folks in the area now have a delightful hangout place at night besides the usual mamak, McDonalds, or Starbucks, with the plus of good coffee being served here.