Cafe Kantary, Khao Lak Town, SW Thailand

This is a cafe outlet in the Khao Lak town center area, from Kantary group (Cape Hotel and serviced apt.) with hotels such as Cape Panwa hotel in Phuket, Cape Nidhra in Hua Hin, Cape House in Langsuan BKK, Kantary hotel in Khao Lak...etc.
At this visit to this cafe, I tried their iced mocha which is surprisingly good (a right balance of coffee and cocoa and yet it's not too sweet).  Their cakes and ice cream are not bad either.  Highly recommended for those who look for a nice place for a coffee and a sweet.

Chocolab, Sofitel So, Sathorn/Rama 4 joint BKK

Just as its name, everything in the shop is all chocolate in such an intrigued decoration.  Feels like being in another wonderland.  Got an iced mocha.  Pretty good.  I can say it's a very heavy cocoa mass and the hot choco. is even a double recipe of a classic hot choco. drink (normally the classic recipe is double thickness of quite many common choco. drink, i.e. this one is quadruple of the common one).  You can dilute it into 4 portions if you want a common one - very economical.  After so many years I had a big pimple after a few sip of this drink.  It told how rich and original of this choco. drink.
P.S. the shop quoted a famous line from "Forrest Gump" - Life is like a box of Chocolate (you never know what you are gonna get.).

Dean & Deluca, Chongnonsi BKK

 Wasn't into this place much on the last few visits, either on their drinks or cakes.  After all, I'd still like to visit this place due to its deco. and high ceiling.  Their mocha and coffee have improved pretty much.  Got a small bite from the turkey plate and decided to get a whole portion the other day.  Turned out the 2nd try wasn't as good as the first one.  Quite salty and dried and the mashed potato wasn't good.  Quite a bumpy ride for their food quality.  The rainbow cake is only good for a look.  The cheese cake is average.  The bagel is somehow a bit too sweet.

Mr. Jones Orphanage, soi 13 Thonglor, BKK

 Finally we could get a table for this crowded shop.  It's quite fun to check around but the cakes and desserts were another story.  The cakes were either too chewy or dry or tangy.  The tea was very bland.  The better one were the avocado shake and iced mocha.  The chairs are good as a display.  So overall, this place should be a museum rather than a dessert shop.  After all, it's quite fun to go in and check around.

Hagen Daz, Windsor House, Causeway Bay, HK

 Hagen Daz still offers its tea set for a cake with ice cream and a coffee at around HK$70-80.  This time I chose a chico mouse cake with a green tea ice cream and a mocha.  The green tea ice cream isn't that sweet and I guess it's made in France.  So nice to go with the choco. cake and mocha.

Passion by Gerard Dubois, Cafe and Deli, Johnston Rd. Wanchai HK

Finally I find a right place for some real salad, sandwich and pizza at reasonable prices in Wanchai.  The others I had in Wanchai (Star Street) were a bit disappointing.   Salad is at around HK$40-60 depending on the size.  On the photo shown here is the largest.  Pizza at around HK$70-90.  Nice coffee too. The cakes and pastry are pretty nice though not the best.  However, there aren't enough seats in the shop.  Most of the time, I couldn't find a seat, except the first visit, I could take a photo of empty seats.