Mango Coco
First, a confession: though I have walked past this vibrant, fun-looking cafe many times in the past, I had never considered going in because it seemed way too happy. I thought the food would be gimmicky, yet mediocre. Oh, how I was proved wrong!
Gimmicky? Yes, a bit. Mediocre? Absolutely not.
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| Dragon Eggs |
Let's not beat around the bush. This is the reason I finally decided to go. A clutch of black and gold dragon eggs on a bed of crispy sweet potatoes, berries and boba, emerging from the dry-ice-haze like some sort of mythical discovery.
The black eggs are mochi balls, wonderfully crunchy and just slightly sticky; and filled with running salted eggyolk, which has got to be my favourite Asian dessert flavour of all time (oh, perhaps just on par with matcha). These are pure happiness.
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| Tom Yum Spaghetti |
Despite being a dessert cafe, the savoury items at Mango Coco are pretty impressive. In particular this tom yum spaghetti, which fuses the sour-and-spicy goodness of tom yum soup with the creamy comfort of spaghetti. The dish is also pretty generous with the bouncy prawns.
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| Fried Chicken bites |
I mean, how can you go wrong with fried chicken? If I were to nit-pick, I would have wanted these to come out piping hot, but these crispy and flavourful numbers are certainly respectable.
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| Durian Magic |
I could be totally making the name up, but you get the gist. Durian three-ways: with sticky rice in a little golden parcel (and topped with slightly salted whipped coconut cream), a rich, deeply-flavoured ice cream scoop and pudding with a tower of whipped cream. As someone who has had, and happily tolerates (though has no particular fondness for) durian, I will say this is a very good durian dessert for those who love the taste. It is not something that can be easily described: deep, rich, creamy, heavy, sweet and a little funky. My dining companion had never tried durian before and decided to brave it - in hindsight, they should perhaps have picked the mango version of this delightfully impressive dessert platter.
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| Thai milk tea pudding |
Everything at Mango Coco are is beautifully presented, and this pudding is no exception. A combination of various gelatinous things served with a Thai milk tea flavoured creamy syrup, I found it a little bland when compared to the other offerings. To be fair, it is still pretty damn good.
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| Mango smoothies |
There is also an overwhelming selection of smoothies, made with real fruit and offering brain-freeze-levels of refreshment. Some options include mango swerved with coconut flesh and jellies (on the left) and with a coconut sago pudding (on the right). One sip and you are transported to the tropics.
Score: 4/5
Cost: approx $35pp - I note that the above photos encompass 2 visits (ie 4 ppl portion)
Address: 421 Pitt St, Haymarket
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