Xiangye Café

I came here with my friends to try two kinds of Basque. I highly recommend [Pumpkin Grilled Cheese] It has a really unique taste! Especially the bottom, it is completely different from other Basque! [Yuzu Matcha Basque Cut] This Basque is good-looking, and the taste is not much different from other Basque. You can try it, but it's not amazing! [Uji Matcha Latte] They don't have many varieties of drinks. It would be better if there were more! They don't have many seats for dining in, so it is recommended to go there during off-peak hours.

Let's go to Ye Confectionery~ I'm here again. Actually, I've been here several times. The key point is: there will be more stocks on weekends than on weekdays, so you can still buy them in the afternoon. At present, there is a promotion for cakes and coffees. Cakes are exchanged for 1 when you spend 8, and coffees are exchanged for 1 when you spend 6. New berry chocolate, slightly bitter, those who like dark chocolate will like this one, the milk cheese is rich in milk flavor, and the sponge strawberry cream cake is light. After eating, I packed a few more cakes to take home.

It is said that you must come in the morning. If you come in the afternoon, most of the cakes are gone. You can park next to it. It opens at 10:30. I arrived a little after 11 o'clock. There was only one piece left of both varieties. Yuzu Matcha Basque + Pumpkin Grilled Cheese + Earl Grey Tea Cake + Tiramisu ~ A total of 153 yuan ~ Pumpkin Grilled Cheese is the best ~ The other three are ordinary, and the sweetness is not very sweet. Overall, it is not bad ~

Xiangye has been a dessert shop on my favorites for a long time, and several friends have recommended it to me. 🎃The "Pumpkin Grilled Cheese" is my favorite of the three signature dishes. The rich and delicate grilled cheese, with a subtle pumpkin aroma and cinnamon, has a hint of caramel in the aftertaste. There's even a small mushroom on top of the cake. I love it. 🍃The "Yuzu Matcha Basque" is actually the one I'm most looking forward to. It has a light matcha flavor, with almost no yuzu flavor, but it's still a delicious cake. 🍂The "Earl Grey Tea Cake" is a truly Earl Grey tea-inspired treat, perfect for Earl Grey lovers. Overall, it's a great dessert shop. I'd like to try the fig and grapefruit cake next time.

Xiangye Confectionery | I tried it! It tasted like chives. I checked in at Xiangye Confectionery, and it was just average. The hype is overblown. There are so many cakes that taste better, it's not worth the trip. I wouldn't recommend making reservations for important anniversaries, it's just mediocre. 📍The location is quite remote. I saw a couple of tourists with suitcases specifically coming to check it out, but it's really unnecessary. Behind the "viral" and "hyped" names, the only people who pay for it are often victims of traffic and die-hard fans of influencers. 🍰Hygiene and Production: They're constantly being delivered down from upstairs, and since I can't see the kitchen, I can't imagine the actual production or hygiene conditions. 🍪Let's talk about the cakes themselves. They have a strong sense of handmadeness, which is probably their selling point, giving them a rather stylish look at first glance. However, the so-called handmade feel doesn't necessarily translate to handmade quality. The cake itself, from the base to the ingredients, is quite average, yet the price is quite high. So what's the price tag? First, the cake base is baked in a single oven, and the fruit used isn't premium. The strawberries on the strawberry cake are truly undervalued. The most expensive cream, even when applied to each cake, doesn't make much. Then, they manually assemble it, and after adding in utilities and rent, they sell each cake for 40 yuan, earning a meager 30 yuan. Making a profit is good, but it has to be worth it. This place 🈹️ still has a lot of room for improvement. Pumpkin Baked Cheese 🎃: The pumpkin is indeed sweet, and the longan is a nice touch, but the overall texture is too loose and too moist, lacking the rustic texture of a handmade cake. It's not solid and unsatisfying. Matcha Yuzu Basque 🍵: There's almost no matcha flavor, and the yuzu's acidity is clearly noticeable. The Basque's downfall is its strong starchiness and overcooked texture. The cake itself is also incredibly small, making the taster feel even more frustrated. Strawberry Cream Sponge Cake 🍓: The top two pieces were too moist and soft, while this one was a bit dry and rough. The base was a bit dry, and the fruit wasn't the best. So is the selling point the cream? The cream was just average. I don't know much about cakes, but I do have a sense of ritual in eating them. Three pieces of cake paired with three cups of coffee. Compared to the cakes, the coffee was okay, so if you're not convinced and insist on coming, you might as well try an Americano. Three stars for the cake, two stars for the service, and two stars for the ambiance (out of five). Don't miss it if you're passing by. It was a special place, but that's all.