Sourdough at Dou Dou Bake

Last Saturday I dragged my old colleague and friend to reenact our food reviewing days–including all the unavoidable dining faux pas like food escaping our mouths, getting our hands dirty, instilling second-hand embarrassment in other diners, etc. It's the best (and simultaneously the worst), but it is most importantly FUN.

This is officially my blogging dress

The first food review I ever went on with Pik Kuan, she dropped her chopsticks the wrong end into the ramen bowl, proceeded to pick it up and lick off the soup before a waiter who saw everything approached us with a serviette (too late), and that's how I knew we'd get along.

A variety of seating within

The hype for Dou Dou is clearly alive

So Dou Dou on Google suggests a 6.30am to 7am visit to avoid crowds but we are not those kind of people. We decided to make our attempts at a more reasonable hour instead, so I told her to meet at 12pm and we ended up waiting about half an hour, catching up at the nearby mamak. We even missed the waitlist call because we thought it'd take much longer (whoops 😶). 

Luckily, our slot was still available when we called back, and we were offered an excellent table next to the window–which really aligned with our old photographing habits of finding the most natural light. A menu is given to you at the table, and orders are made at the counter.

A little taste of everything

For food, we selected a very delicious-looking lemon cream tart (RM14) from the display and a small Dou breakfast (RM30). For those of you who haven't had sourdough or forgotten what it's like, the crust tends to be very crunchy and can be difficult to eat. This platter was a guaranteed mess (not that we mind of course, but) handing us a fork and knife was just a façade for proper dining etiquette at this point. 

Use your hands. Enjoy your food. Life is too short to care about what others think.

Crisp

Out of all the elements of this dish, my absolute faves were the caramelised pomegranate slice, the small comb of honey, and the rocket salad with a sweet vinaigrette. The grilled mushroom was great too, but I personally felt like the emmental pairing fell short (my good friend loved it though, so there's subjective taste for you)–camembert or brie would've been better for me.

Our drinks consisted of an iced oat milk latte (RM15) and a Chrysanthemum Honey kombucha (4 varieties, RM18 each). I liked the latte. It had well-balanced coffee, and I'm not usually offered oat milk as the main option, so I appreciate the change. This was apparently Pik's 2nd time having kombucha, but her opinion of this one was good; all the flavours were there, along with that healthy fermentation.

So decadent

The lemon tart was excellent. 10/10 would order again. Pik and I agreed that most lemon tarts we come across at many other bakeries or cafes are more gelatinous in nature, but this had a professional balance between sour and sweet, with a very tasty, salted crust to tick all those flavour profiles. 

I must say that as we sat there for a good part of an hour, there was a steady stream of people going in and out of the cafe, either having pastries to-go or dining in. Luckily for them, there wasn't much of a wait, but the cozy space did stir some concern for social distance. I highly recommend those of you who are more cautious to takeaway or have a seat outside, though I'm not sure if reservations are available. You can however, order online for pick up or delivery. 

Plenty of orders to fill

Jars of nut butter for sale

The full menu

And that's it. Til next time,

xoxo

P.S. Special thanks to Pik for being a part of my antics and taking that first picture of me (in ONE take too)! Lub yuuuuu