When Just Soy closed a couple of years ago, it caused a considerable outcry in my social circles (mainly because my parents were so upset at the loss of their usual dessert shop). After several years of deprivation, Do Dessert opened next to where the original store was. My parents had attempted to go but apparently it was not open during one of their set operating hours. Anyway, I had a party the other week and needed to pick up dessert for the group and also had a challenging experience in regards to ordering.
Apparently large bulk orders had to be made two days in advance. I was more than happy to adhere with this requirement but it does not help when they did not respond to messages on both social media platforms they advertise on (instagram and rednote) nor did they have a telephone number available at all. Either way, the morning of the day I had originally intended to pick it up, my messages finally got through. After a considerable tussle I was able to arrange for pick up that afternoon.
Arriving at 4pm, pickup was straightforward enough. I noted the menu at the cafe, offering tofu fa on an individual portion basis. Knowing Dr L is a huge fan, I ordered one extra portion to go in spite of what I consider to be high prices.
If you intend to pick up an order, it is fairly important to double check what you ordered compared to what is provided, if I hadn't counted what was in my bag that day, I would have been short changed one syrup. Even when pointing this out, staff only filled up half a container whilst the other container was full to the top. Ultimately this service left a very unsavoury taste in my mouth.
Service aside, Dr L and I got started that evening, sharing one medium box between the two of us. The portion was sufficient and the toppings were generous. I found the tofu could have been more silky but it was adequate when considering the competition in Australia. Pearls and taro balls were soft but I found the crushed peanuts to be on the sweet side.
Our party started the next morning and I was very pleased that the quality of the tofu and the topping held up fine. We had a large family size portion which allowed each of our group of six to have seconds. Toppings included more taro balls, red bean, crushed peanuts as well as black sugar syrup and jasmine syrup.
Like last night, the dessert was fragrant and refreshing. I particularly enjoyed the scent of Jasmine Syrup whilst Dr L liked the caramelised sweetness of the brown sugar. Again the tofu had a decent texture and the toppings were soft.
Overall I did enjoy the product at Do, unfortunately the service and pricing leaves much to be desired. Had the service not been so bad, I probably would have justified a return visit, but given they don't seem to care for business and seem reluctant to provide me with items that I had ordered and paid for, this will unfortunately go onto my blacklist.
Price Range: $10 - $15pp
Taste: 8/10
Value: 6/10
Service: 1/10
Environment: 7/10
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