Eat Drink KL: Sundaze Coffee: Bandar Botanic's bright spot for scrumptious brunches with family-run charm

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Sundaze Coffee: Bandar Botanic's bright spot for scrumptious brunches with family-run charm

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If you love cosy cafes with a friendly, family-run charm, Bandar Botanic's Sundaze Coffee is a bright spot to explore.

Spearheaded by two sisters and their mother, this Klang cafe officially launched in mid-2022, but its founding family has nurtured a loyal following in this neighbourhood since 2018 - they formerly operated Nom Nom Cafe upstairs before taking up this street-level space and turning it into Sundaze Coffee.

Their menu has been crafted with love and care, patience and perseverance, plus a playful touch whenever possible, spanning brunch favourites with a twist or two, plus crowd-pleasing pastas and rice bowls, promising comfort fare for everyone.

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Even on a Tuesday afternoon, long after lunch hour, Sundaze Coffee remains vibrant with customers, serving as a comfortable space for chatting, working or relaxing. Plenty of plants, centred by mighty monsteras in the middle, help infuse a feeling of natural calm, soothing the senses in a welcoming setting.


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Breakfast begins early at 9am until 11:30am - start your day right with the B.A.E., which wins our heart with its threesome of Bacon, Avocado & Egg (RM25) - a well-balanced ensemble of toasted brioche slices topped with thick, naturally textured guacamole, savoury streaky bacon, sunny side up and a mini salad, sufficiently hearty to power us through the morning.


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Another terrifically layered temptation is the Wild Shrooms & Eggs Toast (RM21) - toasted brioche blanketed with soft, smooth scrambled eggs, creamy wild mushrooms, juicy bacon, ripe cherry tomatoes and fresh salad - the earthy aromatics of the mushrooms with the fragrant umami of the bacon make for a can't-fail combination of toppings.

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The Honey Butter French Toast (RM16) puts a nectarous spin on classic French toast, as buttery as its name promises, crowned with a melting pat of butter for extra richness, layering an irresistibly indulgent fluffiness, complete with nutty nuances for crunch and contrast.

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The sun continues to shine at Sundaze Coffee once lunch is served starting 11:30am, with a sunny-side-up seizing the spotlight on the Brunch in a Waffle (RM18).

At first glance, this looks like a conventional waffle, but Sundaze springs a special surprise - this is a savoury potato waffle, evoking a hash brown instead of flour-battered waffle, laced with bacon for an extra spike of flavour. It's absolutely addictive even on its own, delightfully decadent with the runny-yolked egg, buoyed by a mixed salad to keep things lively.

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Beyond bread, Sundaze also does delicious bowls - the Salmon Avocado Bowl (RM25) boasts chunks of pan-seared sesame salmon fillet with shredded egg, edamame, avocado, cherry tomatoes, seaweed flakes and ebiko over rice. A secret signature sauce for the salmon binds it all together, slightly sweet, subtly salty, channelling the honey-soy spirit of teriyaki sauce.

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The succulent, crisp-skinned salmon resurfaces for the Grilled Salmon Pesto (RM25), a protein powerhouse for a pasta platter, lined over linguine that's impeccably al dente, tossed in house-blended, herbaceous basil sauce with cherry tomatoes and shimeji mushrooms - this recipe is a testament to how Sundaze's capable kitchen does justice to quality produce. 

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Sundaze Coffee is confident in its caffeine too - its latte remains a reasonable RM10 in this time of inflation, relying on a Brazilian and Tanzanian medium roast blend, chocolaty and nutty, pleasingly low in acidity, ideal if you favour less bitterness and sourness in your coffee.

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Coolers revitalise us on hot days. The Korean-inspired Grapefruit Osmanthus Ade (RM12) is harmoniously fruity and floral, the ideal icy refreshment, while the Salted Caramel Matcha (RM16) offers a mellow prescription of caffeine, distinctively deepened by the salted caramel. 

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Sundaze Coffee
18, Jalan Ramin 3/KS7, Bandar Botanik, 41200 Klang, Selangor.
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm. Tel: 017-318-1891