Not a Beary Christmas :(

Pacific Coffee Company (Wan Chai)

Saw the new poster for the new Beary Christmas drinks.
The Crema scura black forest mocha was really cute because the poster showed a cute latte art animal of a polar bear.

Honestly it's too good to be true that PC could do latte art.
It's just the same if McDonald's had a poster serving Wagyu or Foie Gras burgers!
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Crema scura black forest mocha:

I know photos are only there for illustration purposes but I was just expecting a poor attempt at the polar bar but not NONE!!!

They should learn how to do animal latte art from Allegretto in TST or don't bother putting up a poster like that if they can't do it.

I specifically dined there so that the mocha would be in a ceramic cup and not a paper cup because the lid would just demolish the polar bear.

When it came, there was no bear at all which was disappointing.
I asked why it was in a paper cup and he just said that the polar bear is for illustration purposes and they do not do them .
The taste was just mocha with blackcurrant syrup!
Thanks for the lovely shxt start to Christmas!
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Pacific coffee's Hojicha latte

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Hojicha latte:


After trying the genmaicha latte, I decided try the hojicha as well which was hot.
This drink fared slightly better because the roasted tea taste was strong and it had a slight hint of coffee.
The drink was quite milky because when I saw them make it, about 80% of it was milk.
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Chicken Caesar sandwich:


The chicken in the sandwich was white meat and thinly sliced. It was a bit dry and there could have been more sauce.
The Caesar sauce was a bit weak lacking the cheesy sour cream taste.
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Pacific Coffee's Iced Genmaicha Latte

There was a choice of Hojicha Latte or Genmaicha, but the Hojicha latte is probably a less popular choice because it is only served hot.


As it was extremely hot that day, I got the Genmaicha.
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Iced Genmaicha Latte:
When it came, it was basically a latte with a few ice cubes in it.

The taste was quite strong. The green tea taste was really grassy and the taste of roasted rice was very prominent.
It was very milky as well.
On the bottom of the cup, there was some sort of sedimentation which could have been rice but it was slightly sticky and chewy.


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Too cute! must see and must try Babyccinos

Pacific Coffee Company (Wan Chai)

I was always curious what the Babyccinos were on the Kid's menu so I finally decided to try them both.

There were two choices: Babyccino and Babychoccino.

The Babyccino is basically steamed milk and the Babychoccino is steamed milk with chocolate.


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Babychoccino:


The drink was seriously cute when it came, the size of the cup is probably the size used for coffee shots with a lovely big foam cap on the top.

Unfortunately I was not able to photograph it there but I did for the other drink.
The taste was really nice, there was a temperature difference, the first sip was warm and and it gets colder nearer the bottom.
I felt that it was quite sweet so the sugar in this is probably the daily intake of sugar in normal sized beverage.

After I finished it, there was lots of lovely chocolate flavoured froth left.
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Babyccino:


This was basically steamed milk. I do not like plain milk so I added cinnamon powder to it which got rid of the plain milk taste.
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I hope to see in future more flavours or perhaps they can sell a Rainbowcino set with five of these cute babyccinos in different flavours eg Rasberry, Green tea, Caramel, Hazelnut and Chocolate!

Lemon tart @ Pacific coffee

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Lemon tart:


Made the mistake of ordering this because visually it looked normal but the taste was foul.
The lemon taste was artificial and I could taste lemongrass in it as well.
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Crappy spinach quiche again @ Pacific Coffee

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Spinach and mushroom quiche:


As usual the spinach and mushroom quiche was delicious, there was a lot of spinach in it.
However this time it lacked egg and it was slightly salty.
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Japanese Genmai tea @ Pacific Coffee Company

Shop: Pacific Coffee Company


Only stopped by for some tea because I was waiting for something.


Tried the Japanese Genmai tea.


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Japanese Genmai tea:

The tea was really hot so had to wait a while before I could drink it.
The staff were quite helpful because there were empty cups on the table when I sat down and they cleared it away.
When the tea cooled down I could taste toasted rice in the tea.
The genmai tea was quite nice but the toasted rice taste makes you feel full after drinking it.
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Corned beef and sauerkraut in Rye bun

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Corned beef and sauerkraut in Rye bun:


Got this bun because of the corned beef but when I took a look inside I realised it was American corned beef so was a bit disappointed.


However the rest of the bun tasted nice and the corned beef just tasted like meatier ham balanced out by the mustard and sauerkraut in the bun.
The cheese in the bun made it slightly heavy and the cheese overpowered the sauerkraut.
After eating the bun I felt quite thirsty.
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Parma ham and brie ciabatta @ Pacific Coffee

I have given up with their sweet selection because the choices are practically the same every time I go there even though it is not that often I go there.

However I love their savoury selection because there is quite a choice for ciabattas, quiches etc.

This time I chose the Parma ham and brie ciabatta.
Next time I am going to try the corned beef with sauerkraut bun.
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Parma ham and brie ciabatta:


The ciabatta had lean parma ham, brie, tomato and rocket sandwiched in between it.
I loved the lean parma ham because I do not usually eat parma ham with fat attached.
After it was heated the brie melted into the bread and it was delicious with the rocket because the rocket leaves had softened during the heating process.
The taste was nice and simple.
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Nori Tuna Sandwich and green tea bundt cake

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Green Tea bundt cake:

 

 

I really regretted getting this, it was extremely dry and you could choke on it.
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Nori tuna sandwich:

 

 

 

 

I was attracted by this sandwich because there was seaweed in it.
I think this is the first sandwich I have had with seaweed in it.
It was a nice mix of grounded tuna, carrots and sauces, but the sauces could have been stronger such as the wasabi which was really subtle.
The carrots were too hard.
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