Today was a first visit to Dulce Vida Cafe. The Valentine's coffee flight I happened to see on reels caught my eye. With that being said, on to the review....
Entering it's a quaint little coffee shop, beautiful natural light, ample seating and plugs for easy access if you are working. There were two ladies working when I arrived shortly after opening. My flight was scheduled for 0830. They confirmed that I still wanted to sip at the shop because I was solo. I confirmed. I'm hoping it was because it was so early, but not many interactions after mine changed. I wouldn't say my exchange with staff was unpleasant, but they definitely needed coffee.
Onto the food....
Being early and about to drink all the coffee solo, I needed food. There was not a big selection, but they did have a few sausage rolls, cupcakes, homemade pop tarts, and the most eye catching banana biscoff muffin. Can you guess what I opted for??? You got it, the muffin. The muffin was loaded with bananas, but truly lacked a lot of flavor. It was moist but a bit spongy for my liking. Keep in mind, a review is merely an opinion. It looked delicious and I ate most of it, I'm not sure I would get another though.
Leaving what some may think is the most exciting part, the coffee....
The Valentines flight was 4 different iced drinks. I had hoped for hot, but this was prearranged by a friend.
The first was a "Love you Berry Much Latte". This one was so tasty. The coffee was flavorful with a bit of berry possibly from the foam, but it was just enough. Sometimes you order flavored coffees and they are overpowered by sugary syrups. Not this, it balanced well.
The second was a "Tiramisu Iced Latte". I was really excited for this one since tiramisu is a favorite dessert of mine. It was a bit of a let down, subtle flavor, coffee was good, but I guess I was expecting more of a punch of flavor on this one. Not bad, just not one I would go out of my way to return and order.
The third was the "Matcha Made in Heaven". A true matcha, this was creamy with just the right amount of matcha flavor. Sometimes matchas have the grassy or earthy flavor that can be too much. This was good. I'm not sure I would order it again, but if I was a regular matcha drinker you could bet I would order it again.
The final of the flight was the "Strawberry Tres Leches Latte". I had one drink of this one and it tasted like the shots were burned. I don't finish it.
Overall it was a decent experience. read more