Overscoop might have ceased its operations of its Junction Mine outlet where the brand had first made its appearance in the local F&B scene fairly recently, but it does seem that there no shortage of establishments serving up gelato and waffles in Yishun nonetheless. Occupying the space of which that Overscoop used to have operated out of Junction Nine is good mood Dessert Cafe; yet another gelato parlour that had opened to the convenience of Yishun residents. For those whom are not familiar with the location of good mood Dessert Cafe at the mall, one can find the establishment around the exterior aisles of the mall — good mood Dessert Cafe is located around the same stretch of shop units where one can find an outlet of KFC; the shop units also directly facing Yishun Avenue 9. Whilst Overscoop had given the space quite a fair bit of colour for a more vibrant look, good mood Dessert Cafe had adopted a mall subdued vibe for the space; the interior of the space adopts a more monotonous colour scheme with the large use of black, grey and white — all of which matched against dining furniture that comes with wooden accents for a bit of contrast. It is noted that the entire seating layout of the space feels especially tight and claustrophobic even when compared against the period of time when the space was operating as Overscoop. Being a gelato parlour at heart, good mood Dessert Cafe showcases the flavours of gelato that they carry for the day in their display chiller located at the counter; patrons are free to opt for their gelatos to come in cups or in cones — there are also choices to opt for the gelato to come with croffles or waffles as well. Light bites such as Tater Tots are also offered at good mood Dessert Cafe, while good mood Dessert Cafe also offers a line-up of espresso-based specialty coffee and bubble tea should one require a beverage to pair along with their desserts.
Given what good mood Dessert Cafe has to offer, it is needless to say that we found ourselves going for the Waffle. We opted for two (2) scoops of gelato to pair with our waffle here — one being the Cinnamon Cookie Dough gelato, while the other would be the Chocolate Brownie gelato. All waffle orders are being made fresh upon order, hence some time would be required in the preparation of the dessert. The waffle is plated with a default drizzle of chocolate sauce, though we note that the chocolate sauce is being drizzled atop the plate before the waffle is being placed atop — likely an effort by the folks here to not have the flavours of the chocolate drizzle interfere with their gelato; also the way we preferred things to be. Slicing down into the Waffle, we felt that the waffle here does seemed to be beautifully browned and crisp in texture; that being said, the crispness of the waffle did seem to come at the expense of the waffle being a little dry to say the least. With that in mind, the addition of chocolate sauce did make it slightly easier to have; the chocolate adding yet another dimension of sweetness to the waffles which does carry a slight whiff of fragrance from its batter. Between the two scoops of gelato we had opted for, the Cinnamon Cookie Dough would do well with more adventurous taste buds; the flavours of cinnamon spice is clearly evident and softly lingers around the tastebuds — all that while one can find clumps of cookie dough within the scoop of gelato that gives a contrasting bite for something to chew on. The texture of the gelato at good mood Dessert Cafe are smooth and creamy; not particularly dense or icy parts, whilst the level of sweetness also seem to be rather well-managed.
The Chocolate Brownie gelato would be one that is likely to attract the attention of children; a chocolate-based ice-cream that sees bits of chewy brownie churned into the scoop of ice-cream that gives it a good contrast of texture — a very chocolate-flavour which we found it pleasantly surprising that it wasn’t quite as “heaty” as we expected it to be. We had also given the Iced Latte a try here – it is noted that the Latte is only available iced here; rather strange since most places would have hot latte anyway if latte is ever included in the menu. The Iced Latte here can be described as better than what we had initially expected it to be; not a particularly strong cuppa but did come with a good depth of nutty flavours in its body — stills delivers quite a caffeinated kick overall. All in all, good mood Dessert Cafe seems to fare fairly well as an establishment focused around their gelato offerings — we did find their gelato offerings hitting the spot in terms of the flavours that they intend to carry. With that being said, we do feel that there is some room for improvement when it comes to certain items like their Waffles where both plating (the drizzling of chocolate sauce) and textures of their offerings are of concern. We also wish that they could relook into the placement of the dining furniture across the entire establishment as well; the claustrophobic environment from its entry to the back of the entire establishment impacting the comfort level of the space. Nonetheless, we do think that good mood Dessert Cafe is a good replacement to what Overscoop used to be for those residing in the area nonetheless.
