3D Art Coffee in Penang

Today I've decided to try the 3D Art Coffee at the The Dine Mansion-55 Cafe at Beach Street. The cafe is sandwiched near to Little India and Heritage area not too far from the Weld Quay. It's a small cafe but famous for its unique and ever popular 3D Coffee.

Of course the 3D coffee comes with a hefty price...a cup costs RM15.00. The menu consists of various types of coffee- latte, capucinno, hot chocolate, tea, fusion food, tapas, entrees, mains and desserts. We decided to order 1 hazelnut chocolate (normal)- RM12.00, 1 Hazelnut latte, 1 Caramel Latte, 1 Capucinno and lastly a Creme Brulee.

We were served ice water laced with sprinkle of lemon. The restaurant is filled with old gramophones, old British telephone and French paintings. It took a while for the coffee specialist to create and sculpt the 3D coffees. Soon there were a couple of customers entering the cafe ordering the 3D coffees.

The Capucinno coffee had a sculpture of a dog looking adorably, Caramel latte had a piggy-like sculputured from a milk foam and chocolate while the Hazelnut latte had a floppy bugs bunny. We also observed the other customers' at the next table- theirs consists of 2 cups of coffee- milk foam sculpture of a dog stretching from one end to the other. The milk foam is condensed, thick enough to hold itself even we have sipped all the coffee to the last bit.

Last but not least, i'd give the restaurant a 3.5/5 stars. However the location of this restaurant is not convenient at all. Unfortunately we came on the wrong day where it's 1 week only before the Diwali celebration and the Goddess of Mercy's birthday celebration. The whole street was packed with people and cars- choc-o-block! Madness!

If you are into 3D art coffee- do not hesitate to come and try at this cafe.