Summer Bliss

原味烤梨汤
The boiled pear soup dessert from Summer Bliss offers a delightful blend of flavours and textures, featuring tender roasted pear complemented by the subtle earthiness of snow fungus.
The sweetness is perfectly balanced with hints of red dates and goji berries, creating a warm and comforting treat that's both nourishing and satisfying.
A must-try for those who appreciate traditional sweet dessert soups.

绿野仙踪雪花冰
Signature snowflake ice, with sweet milk & nata de coco.
Inside filling of red bean & boba cubes.
Decorate with cute looking cookies & crafted chocolate.
Not bad indeed.

For folks whom have been going around KINEX recently, one might have noticed an establishment named Summer Bliss that had been undergoing some form of renovation works behind a hoarding around the area where the outlet of Daiso is within the mall — had been to KINEX rather recently and found out that Summer Bliss had since opened their doors. Turns out, Summer Bliss is set-up more like a kiosk around the aisles of the mall, though there is a small dining area located for patrons whom intend to dine-in within the premises. On first look, Summer Bliss is pretty well-designed from the exterior; the area comprising of the counter and the food preparation area hidden behind wooden carpentry that gives it a modern look to say the least — there is also rotating box hung beside the signboard that contains a faux bowl of Bingsu that hints the establishment to be serving up desserts. The dine-in area is split into two sections with the counter taking the space in the middle; one side being dedicated to counter seating, while the other side comprising of dining tables and dining chairs catered to groups of threes / fours. Being an establishment that is dedicated to serving up desserts, the menu at Summer Bliss is actually rather reminiscent to the cold desserts that one might be able to find at other Chinese-run concepts serving up shaved ice offerings — the food menu has been segregated to categories such as Ice Cream, Hand Held Cup Series, Snow Ice, Dessert and Delicious Cake, while the Drink section is dedicated to their very own concoctions like the Tea Crush, Sky Blend and the Berry Need You.

We were given a short introduction by the staff at Summer Bliss on their menu; most of its offerings seem to focus around their snow ice offerings — these included items that are being listed across their Hand Held Cup Series and their Snow Ice. The Hand Held Cup series would consist of snow ice of a serving that is good for one (1) pax, while the portion of the items listed on their Snow Ice section of the menu would generally work well for one (1) to two (2) pax; the items listed on the “Large” subsection of the menu in this category being items good to be shared between two (2) to three (3) pax. The Panda Ice Tube Dessert is an item that can be found within the Snow Ice section, and is not part of the Large subsection of the menu — Summer Bliss does not describe on the elements that are being featured in the Panda Ice Tube Dessert, though we did not that the main bowl does come with elements such as sphere-shaped rockmelon pieces, matcha-flavoured snow ice, popping balls, tofu pudding (two kinds; one that is of the original flavour and one that is seemingly more of a matcha-infused variant) and a soft candy. Other condiments served on the side available for the patrons to add in on their own accord includes more popping balls, popping candy, and milk. Considering the number of elements that can already be found in the dessert, we found it rather unnecessary to add the milk provided on the side to the dessert — the dessert itself was also rather reminiscent to that of Taiwanese-style desserts without the use of taro / sweet potato balls considering its composition. Overall, there was a light note of matcha lingering around the dessert — some elements like the matcha-infused tofu pudding carrying an earthier note of the tea, though elements like the matcha-infused snow ice carried a more Jasmine Green Tea-esque note of flavours instead whilst being soft and fluffy. Elements such as the popping balls provided a contrast of textures; we were able to detect flavours similar to the likes of lychee with the lighter coloured ones.

The balls of rockmelon came with a soft and firm bite; itself carryifng a light hint of sweetness of the fruit with the “siap siap” aftertaste not being particularly noticeable — maybe so considering the number of elements going on in the dessert. The matcha-flavoured biscuit sticks were a good-to-have, while the panda soft candy itself did not seem to be overly sweet — that being said, it did come with quite a bit of tension and required some effort to chew apart. During our visit, we had also given the Sky Blend from the Drinks section of the menu a go; the Sky Blend itself is essentially a coconut milk-based drink that came with a blue syrup and rockmelon lining the bottom of the cup — the namesake of the item probably being derived from the colours of the drink. Truth to be told, we felt that the blue syrup was included more for the aesthetic of the item and did little to the drink in terms of taste; the rockmelon was also difficult to get to using a straw since the chunks are sized a little too large to be sucked up with a straw — the entire drink carrying a rather rich note coconut milk as a result that was flavoursome (think something similar to Luckin Coffee’s Coconut Latte with no element of coffee), but not particularly noteworthy. Prices of their desserts (excluding items listed in the Drinks section of the menu) start from $9.90; these would be the items in the Ice Cream section of the menu that attempts to replicate the looks of animals and cartoon characters — the priciest items would be the items in the Dessert category that comprises of more “instagrammable” desserts like the Soy Pot Bliss. The desserts at Summer Bliss do look like they are created more for the ‘gram; that being said, we do feel that their offerings are a notch above other establishments within the same genre of eateries that seem to overcompensate the shortcomings of their food with the plating and overall presentation of the dishes. We would not really call Summer Bliss a must-visit spot for dessert for dessert junkies, though one spot that is worth considering around the area with the incentive of some highly “instagrammable” desserts to boast.