Solitude Cafe

I wonder how many people know that the Solitude bookstore (3rd floor) at The Mall has a nice little cosy cafe tucked behind all those shelfs of books? Not many I think. Only those who dares to venture into the shop which is walled-up with Islamic religious books will know.

The cafe has a nice modern deco and a wonderful view too of Gadong, Jame`Asr mosque and also a little bit of Kiulap. It is a pretty quiet place, even at lunch time. Recently I was there with Saz and Jd for a light lunch. Well I guess 'light' ain't the right word for it considering what I oredered. I had a heavy breakfast earlier in the morning, so I only ordered the Chocolate Fudge Cake with vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. Overkill? Probably, but that's how I like'em. The cake was a little frozen (I guess I should've asked them to reheat it first?) but it was quite tasty and rich. It's not cheap, a little over B$5+, typical "cafe cake pricing". Oh, the ice cream you pay extra.

Saz had the Hot Pot Potato (or is that Potato Hot Pot?) which was kinda yummy. I guess its that cheesy topping that got me hooked and eventually helped her finished it. My petite little friend Saz also ordered the Corned Beef Toast Sandwich, which I really liked because the beef is just different, I'm guessing its home made. For drinks I had a mineral water (no freebie), Saz & JD had the Ice Lemon Tea.

Overall, we liked our food. My "i'm just gonna have a bit" plan didn't work as I ended up finishing most of what Saz ordered. Well Jd had some too, so it wasn't that bad hehe... The only thing I wasn't happy about was that when I asked for the password to their WiFi, I was told that I need to pay for it, $5 I think because its only for members! Now that's not nice right? I'm already sitting there, spending money on food and they still wanna charge me for WiFi? I was only planning to use a few minutes really. Its not like I'm just sitting there and having a glass of water right? I hope the management could ease-up on this and offer it complimentary once you order something form the menu.

Oh also, I think the waitresses need to be friendly and to speak-up a bit and know whats on the menu. It's not nice making the customer repeat their order a couple of times. So my first time there was just so so. I certainly will come and visit again though, and hopefully this time it will be a much more pleasant experience.

Here is another Solitude review by Ihsan, she reviewed it like over a year ago. Only found it after I posted this review.