Spread some Cheer in your Life with Bakes and Cakes from Cafe of Joy

Lamb Cutlets, Lemon Curd and Dark Chocolate tart

Iced Cappuccino, Grape Soda

Hearty eats and lovely desserts. Plus, fresh bread to take away too.

Cafe of Joy specialises in German bakes and cakes as owner and baker Joy Basu has trained from Akademie Deutsches Backerhandwerk, Germany. So expect meaty German sausages, wholesome pastries, potato gullets and salads, and meatloaf. We started off with poached chicken sandwich, served with a salad of cucumber, tomato and sprouts tossed in mayo. While the chicken mince was spicy, too much mayo buried the chicken somewhere deep inside. We had no such complaints from the lamb cutlets though. Three generous cutlets: mutton mince shaped into patties with billed potatoes and spices, were shallow fried until they achieved a golden crust. A right hand of black pepper gave the cutlets enough bite without taking away the blander flavours of the meat and potatoes.

Do try the Lemon Curd and Dark Chocolate tart here. The lemon curd is tangy and not so sweet and goes rather well with the gooey dark chocolate encased in a buttery pie crust.

Try the Cold Cappuccino, which they will even make without sugar and deliver a competent, creamy version. Ours, though made with instant coffee, was creamy and had a slight buttery taste and we didn’t miss the sugar at all { you could ask for sugar syrup on the side}. The fruity sodas are all refreshing, but the juices are all poured out of a tetra pack.

Pretty as a picture, Cafe of Joy might be tiny, but the lavender and white colour scheme, distressed garden furniture, floral cushions and cute knick-knacks {representing Germany} make for a happy ambience.

A charming respite on that long, strenuous Whitefield Main Road, Cafe of Joy also wins brownie points for its short eats. And have you heard of their Bread Delivery Package? Sign up to receive a package {10 or 20} of artisanal breads with choices such as whole wheat date, sesame sourdough, brioche rolls, ciabatta, rye, polenta, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday within the Whitefield area.

Where: No 8, Siddhapura, Whitefield Main Road

When: 10am-8pm

Contact: +91 9886329015

Price: INR 800 for two {approx.} for a meal and bread delivery packages start at INR 800{depending on the number of loaves}

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