Gourmet Bar

This article is part of my 2018 Taiping and Kuala Sepetang trip series.

Special thanks to Novotel Taiping for extending this food review invitation.

Located at the lobby of Novotel Taiping, Gourmet Bar provides a relaxing setting for guests to hang out. The eatery is furnished with comfortable couches and sleek marble tables, presenting a welcoming ambience for newly arrived guests.

Gourmet Bar serves as an alternative dining option to Food Exchange on Level 7. While the latter serves mainstream Asian and Western dishes, Gourmet Bar focuses on light snacks, coffee and gelato. Alcoholic beverages are also available. The Coffee & Cake promotion gives customers a cup of espresso-based coffee and a slice of cake for only RM10.00 net.

My choice of coffee is Cappuccino, which has creamy consistency and soothing aroma. The hot drink is topped with a thick layer of foam and sprinkles of cocoa powder.

Gourmet Bar's cakes are prepared by the hotel's in-house pastry chef. There are usually 6 types in the chiller every day. The Hazelnut Torte Cake today looks tempting. Covering the layered butter cake are chocolate icings and chopped hazelnuts.

Meanwhile, the Green Tea Cake is equally appealing. Flavored with premium matcha, the cake is dotted with sweet azuki beans. Fine green tea powder is sprinkled on top for aesthetic effect.

For a mere RM10.00, Coffee & Cake is surprisingly affordable indeed. If you are yearning for a sweet treat, why not drop by Gourmet Bar to satisfy your cravings?

Name: Gourmet Bar
Address: Novotel Taiping, 1, Jalan Tupai, 34000 Taiping, Perak
Contact: 05-820-8239
Business hours: 10:00am-11:00pm (Monday-Friday), 10:00am-12:00am (Saturday-Sunday)
Website: https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-9233-novotel-taiping-perak/index.shtml
Coordinates: 4.85018 N, 100.74282 E
Directions: Novotel Taiping shares the building with Taiping Mall at Jalan Tupai. Gourmet Bar is located at the hotel lobby. There is a multistorey parking garage inside the hotel.