Zawara Coffee, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur (KL)

Address:
No 125, Jalan Aminuďdin Baki, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (TTDI), 
60000 Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Sun - Thurs (9 am - 11 pm)
Fri & Sat (9 am - 12 am)

Time Visited:
7:40pm, Tues Night

Attire worn:
Business

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Flat White Hot

I have no idea where did this franchise come from nor have I seen it before but after doing a bit of a research, I saw that it's a Malaysian brand and it's already had a few branches. TTDI just seemed to have popped one up recently out of nowhere.

Being on the same row as KGB (Killer Gourmet Burgers), I felt like having some coffee after my dinner there and so Zawara Coffee caught my eye. Usually, I don't go for franchise coffee because they're known to be more of being a syrup water or the most obnoxious of coffee to water ratio but something in me just wanted to give this a try and so I walked in.

It was during dinner time when I decided to avail myself to this place and the place was almost an empty barren location where I perceived it more as a shop that looks closed with a few customers left just sitting around. I walked in the shop and traverse all the way to the counter doubting myself on whether if they're still open. The staff were all located behind the counter all busy fiddling with the coffee machine and such. I was about to give up and walk out of the establishment when finally, one of the guys started to acknowledge my presence by saying hi. Seeing that the display case had nothing but just one cake, I refrain from ordering cakes and just went for their Flat White.

I was skeptical. I braced myself for it to be something along the lines of Starbucks or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and hopefully not as unpleasant as San Francisco Coffee. The coffee was cheap (or used to be known as ordinarily priced) at RM10. They pass me one of those calling UFO numbers that lights up and vibrate when your order is done so that you can approach the collection counter to receive your items.

It didn't take long till it lit up and I straight away got up from where I am and approach the counter to receive my coffee. I saw right back down to enjoy my cuppa and relax for a while before I head off home. During that time, I felt really cold and was shivering. I also wasn't feeling quite well that day. Perhaps that's the explanation for my shivering condition. The coffee was a bliss to me. It cleared my headache quite a bit and warmed me up. On top of that, the coffee wasn't as bad as I expected. In fact, it's actually good. Nice frothy cup with apparent coffee taste that surprisingly has no bitter undertone but due to the amount of foam that was in the cup, it felt like a cappuccino rather than a flat white. Even so, it's a surprise wonder for me. And here I was being skeptical because it was a Malaysian brand and a franchise product.

They were using one of those good expensive coffee machine and I'm impressed enough for them to pull a fine cuppa. So it didn't come with a fancy coffee art. The taste more than makes up for it.

As for the surrounding, it consists of polished raw brick looked and wooden chairs and tables. The place looks huge but maybe because it's quite empty on patrons during that moment. The sounds that were blaring on the stereo gives me the impression of a Middle Eastern feel. Oh well. The cafe does look like it originated from Middle East. LOL. I ended my drink satisfied and head on home with a much refreshed vigor.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM10. That's it. That's just it. No GST nothing else. And it comes with free WiFi at moderate speed.

Final Verdict:
6/10. This reminds me not to judge a book by it's cover or rather to judge individuals rather than what group they seemed to belong to. Malaysian franchise and yet it churned out good coffee.