PETALING JAYA, April 14 — The commercial block of shops surrounding Atria Shopping Gallery in Damansara Jaya has always been teeming with options for one to eat at, with plenty of new cafés and restaurants appearing in the nine years since the mall reopened.
Calling itself a "cakery” and café, Nichole’s opened in late 2021, bringing pastries, cakes and handmade pasta from scratch in a cosy family-friendly space to the neighbourhood.
For those familiar with the area, the family-run café was formerly known as Cinta Ria.
Now I’ll be the first to admit I don’t go in for cakes all that much.
This is how I found myself in Nichole’s one afternoon, struggling to choose a savoury main, with my eyes instead keenly fixed on a cinnamon roll that beckoned to me.
"That’s for later”, I decided, and eventually settled on the Handmade Pasta with Pesto (RM29), a deep, intense green pile of soft and slightly chewy pasta.
On another visit, I tried the Quarter Roast Chicken (RM29), which came with a truly excellent pommes puree.
Soft, silky and very buttery, this pool of potatoes was a great complement to the chicken.
The chicken skin was mostly crisp, while the inside was succulent and tasted strongly of rosemary and thyme.
Potatoes — roasted this time — stole the spotlight once again, or maybe I’m just particular to some good roasties.
Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and perfectly seasoned all over — what’s not to like?
Finally, we arrived at the main event.
There was an option to get it with cream cheese frosting, but I decided that it could do without the decidedly suggestive glaze.
My intentions were carnal enough. The rolls of soft, pliable and slightly chewy dough pulled apart at will, almost welcoming our devouring.
Notes of sweet, spicy cinnamon are punctuated by the occasional raisin and honestly — you can continue reading this or you can do yourself a favour by coming here and getting yourself one.
78, Jalan SS 22/25, Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya.
Open daily, 9am-9pm. Closed on Tuesday.
Tel: 012-306 1183
Facebook: @MYnicholes
Instagram: @mynicholescakery
*This is an independent review where the writer paid for the meal.
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