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| - When the weather is this hot, I crave lighter food options and refreshing cold beverages. Looking through the businesses I had bookmarked on Yelp, hubby and I decided to dine at Light Cafe.
First of it, it is a beautifully decorated, clean, bright space with a vertical garden, cool light fixtures, and a nice open kitchen. There is plenty of bench and table seating. Their air conditioning was heavenly given the weather.
After coming inside from the scorching afternoon heat, my first order of business was to order a cold drink. Unfortunately they were out of matcha thus the cold matcha latte wasn't possible, so I went with an iced peach black tea. They serve premium locally sourced bespoke Pluck tea.
This was served in a nice tall glass, garnished with fresh fruit and pieces of (likely bottled or canned) peaches. Refreshing and delicious!
They serve mini pizzas, sandwiches, and salads as part of the menu. Sandwiches and mini pizzas are served with a small salad and a mini cup of fresh fruit. I ordered the smoked duck salad which was both beautiful to look at as well as delicious in flavours and textures. There was the slightest suggestion of maple flavour (to my palate) in the duck breast and this paired beautifully with the light citrusy yuzu dressing (thanks fellow Yelpers for the tip!). Hubby ordered the truffle mushroom croissant sandwich, which was also really yummy and surprisingly lighter than I expected given the creamy sauce. I appreciated how they have taken the time to use nice glassware and wooden trays and dishes which further enhances (at least for me) the dining (and photographic) experience.
They have a number of mini desserts on display (the pistachio crunch cake caught my eye) as well as a number of unique beverages including cotton candy coffee (which is Instagram worthy but probably not something I'd enjoy drinking as I expect it to be too sweet). They also have some great looking waffle and ice cream options on the menu for those craving a sweet treat.
Light Cafe is definitely recommended if you're looking for light meals, or a cool place to hang out with friends over drinks and desserts.
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