Kaffeine

Finding this café, is like finding a diamond in the rough. Well that is because I am not too familiar with Plaza Damas and never knew there were cafes in the area.
I have been hearing about Kaffeine from my friends but did not really had the chance to look it up. So one afternoon, I decided to look for the place for lunch.
Alas, I found the hidden café, at the same time other cafes to try the next time. I had mushroom pasta and pancakes with ice-​cream for desserts. It was lovely. Even their flat white was good.
This café is worth giving a try :)

Located in Plaza Damas 3, I’d never thought that I’ll find a café here, as I’m mostly on the opposite site in Plaza Damas. First impression I got was that it feels like a place that I could really get comfy. The staff are friendly and cheerful, the ambience and interior portray a really home-​like feeling. The WiFi here is really smooth as they aren’t many people hogging the line. In fact, I’m writing this review right here.
I came alone and so only had a Iced Americano to defeat the scorching weather. I’m very tempted to try more of their choices, but that will push past my caffeine limit. The coffee is good, really smooth with an average strength.
Still, if I were to point out the best thing about this café, it’ll be the ambience, it’s really a tucked away spot where you can enjoy your work or free time peacefully and comfortably.

It was a Sunday afternoon and I was visiting my friend around Plaza Damas 3 area. Seeing all the coffee shops closed, this automatically becomes the default place to have our coffee.
We had our meals earlier and just wanted a place to chill and chat over coffee. This seems like just the right place to be. Quiet and cozy with friendly looking staffs. We ordered our coffee and the waffles offerings just looks so good. My friend couldn’t resist so he ordered one to try.
Overall, I enjoyed my flat white and he did with his latte. The waffles was an absolute delight too. A place I would definitely come back to.

Kaffeine is just one of those places where you really want to enjoy for its ambience, and you will, but will never bring yourself to love it. It’s like being the Krist Novoselic of cafes; people do know who you are, and they know what you can do, but they just simply can’t bring themselves to like you.
The café is pretty much a simple affair, with their coffee being the main selling point of the café. Its latte is smooth, and is thinly acidic, which is a telltale sign of both restraint and absolute confidence of the barista. The waffles are its main attraction though, and its selection ranges from the typical (maple syrup, ice cream, the works) to the ever weird savory ones, with kimchi waffles as one of my personal dislikes. Anything that is demented, dead and limp being added to soft, cooked dough is the very definition of disgusting.
Of course, if you are into traditional waffles and a good cup of coffee, go ahead. If you are not, then I guess there is just no way you should visit this small café.

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Tucked away in Plaza Damas 3, Sri Hartamas, Kaffeine is a cosy-​looking café that I stumbled upon when I was looking for a café to chill and have a cup of nice coffee. It was previously Top Brew Coffee Bar which had closed down because the barista moved out of Kuala Lumpur. I heard that it was the barista’s friends who then took over and renaming it Kaffeine.
Besides the main stream sweet waffles, Kaffeine serves really interesting savoury waffles such as Kimchi waffle! Having preferred savoury over sweet, I really liked the Kimchi waffle which is crispy and delicious!
The ambience was great and so is the service! And not to forget, their coffee! They served hand brew coffee which is a very nice change from the usual lattes.

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Kaffeine, previously Top Brew Coffee Bar, is located in Plaza Damas 3, Sri Hartamas. It is a really Instagram and photo-​friendly cafes! The art work on the walls is cute and creative.
Kaffeine offers a wide range of selection of home-​made Belgian waffles, including peanut butter, maple syrup, mixed berries with ice cream, and even savoury ones like chicken, ham and cabbage and kimchi waffle. My friend really liked the kimchi waffle which he finds it really interesting. Unfortunately, I find the baked eggs that I ordered rather disappointing. The taste is just not to my liking and the presentation of it was not very appetising either.
I would recommend Kaffeine for its waffles and coffee. The service there was really good and the staff was friendly and helpful too.

It would seem that there is a new café opening every day so how do you differentiate your place from the next? Each aspiring café owner is looking for that magic formula that will keep the customers coming back for more.
Kaffeine is located in Plaza Damas 3, next to another café and diagonally opposite yet another. What attracted us to Kaffeine was that they had fresh waffles (which seems to be the latest fad in KL). While the range was limited, it was sufficient, especially since yours truly isn’t really adventurous enough to try the kimchi flavoured one. I stuck to the traditional maple syrup waffle and it was pretty good.
It was freshly made and with just the right amount of crispiness on the outside while the inside was still soft. Accompanied with a decent latte and you had one satisfied customer. I also like the simple décor which doesn’t try too hard.
Overall, good coffee and waffles, cosy and friendly.