Caught wind of the new Bellersbys House that had recently opened their doors at Loewen Road in Dempsey — despite being located within the Dempsey Hill neighbourhood, Bellersbys House is a situated slightly away from the main cluster of upscale restaurants and establishments in the area. In fact, its location at 75G Loewen Road meant that it is located in a cluster of buildings where other tenants such as The Yoga House and FLYPROJECT (i.e. a Pilates studio) are also at occupying the other buildings in the same cluster. Bellersbys House isn’t considered large; within the building itself where it is located would be the espresso bar and four dine-in tables good for pax in groups of two to four — there is an outdoor deck that seems to be in the works when we made our visit. Patrons can also dine-in at the tables located outdoors just outside of its main entrance — those table generally are meant for groups of two. Much of the look of the cafe for its interior is rather raw — think walls featuring exposed bricks, as well as cement-esque floors and counters; a look that is rather befitting of the greenery it is set in. Considering how there is a lack of a proper kitchen in Bellersbys House, the menu largely features light bites such as a Kaya Butter Toast; they were also serving up a Tuna Brioche as a special for the day during the day of our visit. Otherwise, patrons can also pick from the various danishes and fruits that they have stocked up and are available on display at the counter. For beverages, Bellersbys House offers a variety of espresso-based coffees, drinking chocolate, freshly-squeezed fruit juices and smoothies to go along — some interesting concoctions of espresso-based specialty coffee includes the Pandan Latte and the Lemongrass Latte.

Dropping by Bellersbys House for a light bite for breakfast to start the day proper, it is needless to say that our food item of choice from the menu was the Kaya Butter Toast. Here, a single portion of the Kaya Butter Toast comes with two (2) pieces. Prepared upon order, the Kaya Butter Toast features the usual brown toast that we are all pretty familiar with — the same ones which we would be served up with if we were to drop by any outlet of Ya Kun Kaya Toast around, with slabs of butter and Kaya sandwiched in between the toast. The rendition of the Kaya Butter Toast at Bellersbys House does seem to be one that is created with the fitspo folks in mind (especially considering the various fitness studios operating within the same compound in different buildings), the toast is toasted just slightly to achieve some sort of crisp but it still remained its soft texture for the most part, providing a light and fluffy bite as opposed to the biscuit-y crisp texture of such toasts that we are more familiar with. There was, however, sufficient butter in their rendition of the Kaya Butter Toast; chilled slabs of butter providing a savoury bite while the Pandan-infused coconut jam provided some sweetness that goes along with the butter just about right — not too much that it sweetens up the Kaya Butter Toast substantially. We had also given the Lemongrass Latte a try; basically a Latte with an infusion of lemongrass, the concoction was no different from a latte that comes with a more prominent hint of lemongrass in the body akin to that of Iced Lemongrass that one can find at Thai eateries around. One could still taste the coffee in the finishing notes though; something more of an earthy and nutty cuppa with a light body that is rather soothing — refreshing with the lemongrass infusion. Overall, a spot that seems to be poised to serve those from the fitness studios around it; no doubt still a spot away from all the buzz and the beaten track for some me-time while it still remains relatively unknown for now.