Ben T.
Yelp
Came for Thursday afternoon tea with a friend.
tl;dr: Great atmosphere, cakes are generous for their price, drinks are yummy. Oh, the smell of truffle fries wants me to come back...
Overall score: 4.2/5 - will return. Great for tea.
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Atmosphere
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PS Cafe on 28B Harding Road isn't easy to find unless you know what you're looking for, but when you do find it, you'll realize why. The entrance is to the "back" of the establishment if you're coming from Dempsey Hill, and is located on Harding Road on the way to the White Rabbit. It's sunk low into the ground, on a hill.
The interior decor is astounding, and it clearly reflects its founders' taste in fashion and design (did you know that PS Cafe stands for Project Shop Cafe, for back when it was a cafe attached to a fashion goods store?) A tall ceiling combined with floor-to-ceiling glass partitions keeps the venue air-conditioned and cool while maintaining the feel that you're still sitting in a cafe in the middle of a rainforest. While the view looks down the hill at the side of a clump of trees/the forest, it actually adds to the experience as the wood is mirrored in the construction of PS Cafe.
Chalkboards subtly hint at menu options in discreet locations, while the volume stays at a level where you're not afraid to talk above a whisper, but neither are you struggling to hear what your buddies are talking about.
Score: 4.5/5
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Food/Drinks
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My buddy and I split a slice of the Golden Banana Butterscotch Cake. Originally, I thought we were going to order our own slices, but then he pointed out how big they were. They're quite sizable, and for tea or dessert, one is perfectly fine for two people to share. It wasn't overly dry nor wet, and the taste of banana was subtle and not overbearing. It was accompanied by ice cream, which complimented it perfectly. For the price you're paying, it was well worth it.
I had a Grapefruit Lychee Caipiroska, which I thought was splendid and refreshing for the hot day that it was. A little too much ice for my liking, but it came with sliced grapefruit and lychees floating inside, a touch of effort which I greatly appreciate in a drink. Flavorful and yummy, took the edge off of the vodka that was used, which was perfect.
I will add a caveat that this place has me wanting to come back after seeing my friend's coffee affogato and smelling the truffle fries from the table next to ours.
Score: 4/5
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Service
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Polite and friendly would be how I would describe service. Despite ordering maybe two drinks and one food dish, the servers let us continue to sit for about two hours, even though the first sitting for dinner was already filtering in and being served (I felt woefully underdressed in my shorts at this point in time, lol).
Score: 4/5
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Miscellaneous
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Nothing to say here that I haven't already said.
Score: nil/5