Little Bourke in TTDI


Little Bourke Street from Melbourne, of course! How legit is it? Let’s find out.

The menu was rather eclectic and why not? After all, Melbourne is known as one melting pot down under. This cafe nestled along Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. A matured residential area soon becoming the new mecca of gastronomy with neighbors like DC and Bref (By Darren Chin), David’s Bistrot, Yeast, Akar all within 1KM radius. 

So, let’s see. Coffee. Tick and it’s good. Probably one of the smoothest latte, I have had in town. The house lemonade was just a bit too sour for my liking. 



The barramundi & wedges - well, I did have the impression that Melbourne was the other land of fish and chips, where dory is wrapped in yesterday’s newspaper. Reminiscing uni days where fish and chips was a slab of battered fish and a whole kilo of chips. Sadly, little Bourke’s version fell short, way short. The battered barramundi was quite dry and no tartar in the world could rehydrate it. 



Next, going vegan today. Aubergine lasagna with rockets, heavily seasoned with rock salt which is visibly apparent from the photo. It’s a good combo as the rocket is nutty and the aubergine is soft and almost flavorless. However, not sure what it is but the dish is rather flat and is missing some other ingredients.



Overall, the portions were small for its price and the biggest let down was the wax paper plate liner!!! Must be the water cuts. 

It’s a nice cafe and I would come back to try the other items on the menu (or least back for the coffee).

Address: 124, Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 KL.
http://www.littlebourke.com/

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