Flowers and leaves offer fertile inspiration for Lawn Garden Cafe’s recipes - the Lei Cha Pasta fuses Chinese and Italian traditions, featuring bigoli whole wheat pasta tossed in a mild ground tea sauce that's the Hakka equivalent of pesto, its earthy nuances bolstered by plenty of fresh vegetables (RM18.90). Also nutritionally sensible: Blue rice, naturally tinted with butterfly pea flower, rounded out with juicy, almond-showered grilled chicken and more fibre-rich veggies with a vivid crunch (RM16.90).
Tea makes a final encore in the cafe’s star dessert, a milky-frosty ice-blended paired with a potent punch of matcha. Meanwhile, fruits shine in rejuvenating chocolate and caffeine-based beverages - bananas are blended into an irresistibly creamy chocolate shake with a pinch of salt (RM14), while a splash of lemonade spikes up the cold-brewed coffee (RM9.90). These drinks are chilled, but service is warm.
Lawn Garden Cafe
C-73-UG, Jalan C180/1, Dataran C180, 43200 Batu 9 Cheras, Selangor.
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-9pm. Tel: 03-9081-6870
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