Haraju Cube @ Empire Damansara

After our spectacular dinner feasting on an immensely pleasurable tomahawk at Two Hands Restaurant, we wanted to adjourn somewhere else for drinks.

Since we were mere steps away from Empire Damansara, my friend suggested coffee and desserts at Haraju Cube @ Empire Damansara.  She's one who detests sweet stuff (like me), so for her to recommend this place, we can be assured that it won't be overly sweet.

Haraju Cube is a Japanese dessert place, established since 2015, specialising in honey (+ savoury) toasts and other Japanese desserts, with three outlets (the other two in SS15 Courtyard and Sunway Pyramid).

We ordered the Banana-Choco @ RM27.90 which was more like the children's choice as they 'voted' for it.

It came with chocolate ice-cream (of course) with slices of banana, chocolate-dipped biscuit sticks, crushed nuts, fresh cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.  You'll also be given a large squeegee bottle of honey to add on more sweetness to your toast, if you so desire.

First impression, the honey toast was humongous, significantly thick, so make sure you have someone (or two) to share this with.  Of course, devouring something like this won't be a problem for my friends' children.  The four of them shared this dessert, each having a quarter, leaving nothing for the adults! ;)

So, that meant the other toast we ordered was left for the adults to share, the Fruitition @ RM29.90.

It had various types of fruits as toppings including berries (strawberries & blueberries) that I love...and peaches too.  This one also had crushed nuts and whipped cream on it together with a berries sauce.

The mega toast looked a bit intimidating to eat.  So, we ate it the only way we know how...we 'attacked' it by taking down the bread 'perimeter' that was the edge of the loaf.  Luckily the inside was already cut and divided into 8 pieces of cubed toast that made eating it a lot easier.

I did enjoy the honey-buttered toast, which wasn't too sweet, with its buttery aroma (French butter, it seems) together with a bit of the fruits and ice cream in one mouthful but, on its own, it was a tad dry for me.  The vanilla ice cream, on the other hand, wasn't anything special + it was also a bit sweet for me.

As for the bread 'perimeter', it was downright hard and dry...and difficult to cut through.  It wasn't very nice to eat either and we pretty much left most of the crust uneaten.

They also offer a variety of flavoured milk (like butterscotch, matcha, coffee, fruit & chocolate milk, RM10.90 each) but, for some reason, the ones my friends wanted weren't available that evening, so they settled for coffees and chocolaty drinks.

My friend's Hot Cappuccino @ RM12 (in a yellow cup, just like the bright sunshine yellow colour scheme of the cafe).

A friend's Premium Ice Chocolate @ RM15.90

Another friend's Chocolate Frozen @ RM15.90

Friend's husband's Matcha Float @ RM15.90

I had Caffe Latte (Cold) @ RM13 which was pretty decent (so were the rest of the drinks) but they aren't all that cheap + they come in small glasses.  This was only the second time (since Mighty Monster) that I had been served iced coffee in a short glass...and without a straw to stir the contents (I had to ask and was given a teaspoon instead)! >_<

My Personal Opinion

Although the sweetness (and taste) of the honey toast was acceptable, the rest of the accompaniments just weren't up to the mark.  I may be too quick to judge since I've tasted only one honey toast but the rest is still the same honey toast base except for the different toppings.  What I do know is that I won't be all that interested in another honey toast.  I guess I wasn't blown away by the ice cream...and I'm not a fan of the whipped cream either.

Many would feel that they're a little pricey too (RM25 - RM35) for something as simple as buttered toast with ice cream but they make up for it with a huge portion size.

In the end, I enjoyed my friends' company (and the drinks) more than their honey toasts, I'm afraid! :P

Haraju Cube
103 Level 1 Empire Damansara
Jalan PJU 8/8 Damansara Perdana
47820 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 03-7733 5973