Cafes
Oliver Brown
Currently open
7:30 am - 11:30 pm
We always walk down for our hot drinks here cause of the little crunchy chocolate malt balls they garnish on our hot chocolates. The interior is trendy with a long timber table where you can sit on your own with other single patrons. Nice and quiet place for a University student to do her work!
This cafe would of gotten a 5/5 stars if only for the good coffee and amazing Belgian waffles. But the customer service is pretty bad. The car supposedly closes at 11:30 but as early as 10:00 the cafe staff start stacking the chairs, leaving an impression that they're rushing the customers. Also, the clean their rubber mats right outside the cafe, near the entrance of the shopping centre which leaves puddles of water which is not very safe as someone could easily trip and get hurt, the shopping centre management should do something about that part. So overall, great coffee, divine desert options but bad management.
I wasn't expecting much from a chain store, but stopped by after dinner with the girls for a sweetie or two. I was keen on waffles, but taking heed to my friend's "I don't think you'd like it; you'd make better waffles" advice, I steered toward the cold drinks instead. I opt for a snickers inspired drink which the girl at the counter recommended to have in the milk chocolate option.
Our drinks arrive, and erhmagawd I am in chocolate heaven. The baby in my preggo belly also does a victory dance in approval.
I have to admit, I've been thinking about that chocolate drink quite a bit since.
Oliver Brown at Rhodes is only one of a few hangout places in the area that is open until late. The place is quite crowded, with small indoor areas pretty packed on the Saturday night we went to, and a slightly larger outdoor area that was quite dark.
In addition to beverages, they also serve variety of cakes and nibbles such as friands, as well as gelato. We tried out their choc banana crush but it wasn't at all exciting. It was not sweet and it felt like we were slurping banana leaves. The raspberry crush was also nothing special and the green tea lemon cheese cake was very lemony it took the enjoyment out of eating it. The price were quite premium ...read more