It seems that the residents around Anchorvale Village are pretty much spoilt for choice when it comes to dessert choices around the building that had recently seen the opening of a number of F&B establishments within the compounds. Whilst we had written about the new outlet of The Better Scoop there not too long ago, there is yet another new dessert shop that had opened their doors right across from The Better Scoop. Meow Desserts had opened for business fairly recently — taking up a shop space that is located along the same stretch of shops as the Burger King outlet there, Meow Desserts does sport quite an interesting cat-themed interior. The shop does seem to be split into two sections; the front-of-house area is where one can find the display chiller and the self-service POS machine where one can place their orders directly from. Most of the dine-in seatings are however located behind the area where the self-service POS machine is at. With walls that are painted in a shade of light green, somemore the walls are also adorned with faux plants with more faux plants hanging from the ceiling — this creates an almost garden-like dining environment that is made even cuter with the use of ornaments, wall fixtures and cushions featuring cats; all in-line with the theme of the establishment. Considering the name of the establishment, it is to no surprise that the core offerings at Meow Dessert would be their line-up of Durian Desserts; that being said, there are sections dedicated to Soya Bean, Grass Jelly, Cold Dessert, Hot Dessert, Small Bites and Egg Puddings as well — quite a decent variety to cater to those whom may not necessarily like durian well enough.
Considering how the core offerings of Meow Dessert, we found ourselves gravitating towards their Durian Mousse + Maoshanking offerings. Meow Desserts actually serves up two (2) variations of their Durian Mousse + Maoshanking — one being the single scoop, and the other being the double scoop; the scoop actually refers to the number of scoops of Mao Shang Wang Durian flesh that comes with the Durian Mousse + Maoshanking. We made our order for the single scoop variant. The item comes served in a format that is pretty much how its namesake is — a dollop of Mao Shan Wang durian flesh coming atop durian mousse. Digging into the dessert itself, the durian mousse was actually fairly on point; it is smooth abs sufficiently dense — all that whilst carrying a prominent and pungent note of the king of fruits that is sweet and buttery; definitely a hit with durian lovers. The addition of the scoop of Mao Shan Wang durian flesh in the meanwhile adds on to the durian mousse even further — not only does it enhances the flavours by adding another dimension of pungency of the durian to the desserts, but also adds a textural contrast with it fibrous mouthfeel whilst at it.
During our visit, we had also given the Mochi – Mango with Maoshan King Mousse a go as well. This would be the variant that comes with mango mochi skin that would otherwise differ from the Mochi — Durian with Maoshan King Mousse. Apart from coming with a “snow skin” similar to that of mooncakes, there is a rather faint note of sweetness from mangoes that matched well with the pungent notes of the Mao Shang Wang Durian filling within. Considering the variety of items of which Meow Dessert offers on their menu, we wouldn’t think that we are able to give a holistic overview on their offerings. That being said, their durian offering are pretty decent in general and shouldering for those whom are durian lovers. Would probably give their non-durian offerings such as the Black Sesame Paste and the Mango Pomelo Sago next time that we are here.
