Oriental Kopi (华阳) - Malaysia's Thickest Egg Tart @The Mall, Mid Valley Southkey in Johore Bahru [Malaysia]

Oriental Kopi - a coffee chain in Malaysia, famous for its egg tarts, that I didn't know of until my sister posted about it on her Facebook for her drive up north, and I noted the crowd at its original Puchong outlet! 

There's a branch nearer to us at Mid Valley Southkey; I didn't manage to check it out on my first day trip to Johore Bahru after more than two years but I finally did on my recent, second visit. 

There was a line of customers in front of us yet we didn't have to wait as a few groups of customers started to clear their tables. Nevertheless, it was still strangely busy at 5.00pm on a Monday!

The Oriental Signatures! Tempting me in such a way means I would order all three, so long they are not exorbitantly priced! To me, classifying a dish as a signature signifies a high level of confidence; with that comes higher expectations, and correspondingly, a bigger disappointment if food fails to impress.

Egg tart was recorded as the thickest egg tart in Malaysia's Book of Records! Well, I am not that big on physical achievements when it comes to food; taste has the heaviest weightage in my review.

Oriental Kopi (L) - loving the nice aroma coupled with the rich taste of coffee, said to be the usage of high quality Arabica, Robusta and Liberica coffee beans, I must say this was great tasting and I was glad I went with the larger serving.

Nanyang Curry Chicken Toast - the curry flavor was strong but it wasn't as creamy as I thought it would be; there was also a bit of sourness that disagreed with my taste buds. Having said that, I liked the chicken. 

Oriental Polo Bun - I detest deconstructed food. I pay money to eat in a restaurant and you should give me the combination that you feel would be the best for your customers. Don't do it for the sake of plating as I could easily do the same thing at home.

Said to be baked fresh daily, it surprisingly didn't have the familiar flavor of polo bun! That aside, a greater disaster came in the form of the crust that's iconic for any polo bun; the taste was like stale bread crust! 

Signature Egg Tart - in Singapore, these would likely be known as an upgraded, sumo version of Portuguese egg tart with their flaky base and lightly burnt egg top. 

At about S$1.50 each (before service charge and tax), I must say this was darn worth it as the egg filling was, well, filling! The base was indeed flaky, crusty and crispy but I can't help feeling it wasn't buttery enough. Filling was wobbly and tasted not bad; just not the kind that would blow you away. 

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To be frank, I am not likely to revisit unless there wasn't a queue and I could go in and enjoy a cup of their aromatic kopi (large), and maybe try their kaya butter toast. 

Address

No 1, LG-054, The Mall, Mid Valley, 

Persiaran Southkey 1, Southkey, 

80150 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia 

Map

As above. 

Pricing

Oriental Kopi (L) - RM 9.50

Nanyang Curry Chicken Toast - RM 12.90

Oriental Polo Bun - RM 6.90

Signature Egg Tart - RM 29.60 for 7

(Subject to Service Charge and Tax)