FAQ on Matchaya, The Cathay:
1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?
👉 As a matcha lover, this restaurant attracts my attention when I researched online for nice matcha restaurant in Singapore. It has quite good rating online and thus I have paid a visit to Matchaya on a random weekend date with my husband. We had missed out our chance to travel to Japan to taste the authentic matcha in Uji, Japan ourselves in this year 2021 due to covid outbreak. I am delighted to know that Matchaya has carefully sourced their matcha from Uji, Japan. 😋
2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?
👉 Whole course of matcha stuffs, from beverages to main courses to dessert! 💚
3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?
👉 This restaurant is usually full house during peak hours. Best to avoid the timing if can. If not, I wouldn't mind queue for Matchaya!
We visited Matchaya, The Cathay on Saturday for lunch. Please note that only The Cathay outlet has dine-in option available, the other Matchaya outlet in Orchard is only for takeaway option. Please note also No reservation can be made online for Matchaya in The Cathay, you can just walk in and wait for your turn. We reached Matchaya for our late lunch which was a bit off peak hours and thus there was no queue for us 😃. I was spoilt for choice on the matcha dishes here, the wide varieties of food and beverage menu in Matchaya really made me contemplating for quite some time! Regardless, I was very excited to try them! 😍
After a thousand years later on flipping the menu front and back 😂, we have ordered items below:
1) Drink:
Matcha Chokoreto (SGD6.50)
- Matcha and chocolate combination kind of drink for me! Both matcha and chocolate are my favourite. My 1st time trying this and to my surprise it is kinda good! The chocolate is not overpowering the matcha, and both of them blend well with each other. The matcha tasted nice also. I would say more matcha taste than chocolate for this. Overall nice drink for me to enjoy! 😍😜
Koffee Milk (SGD6.50)
- Coffee with milk for my husband! He is not a matcha lover, but forced to accompany me to have meal here hahaha 😂 But fret not, there is coffee option in Matchaya too, and the quality is not bad! The layer of milk and coffee made an instagram worthy photo too! 😊
2) Main Course:
Osaka Fluffy Pancakes (SGD16.90)
- Made of: Fluffy pancakes, homemade berries compote, matcha granola, seasonal fruits and berries, kuromitsu sauce, matcha sauce
- This is definitely an instagrammable dish in Matchaya! There is a matcha sauce provided to you separately for you to pour onto the pancake yourself! 💚👍 I hope there are more matcha sauce, never get bored of this green stuff haha. The pancake is fluffy and filling, add on the sweet kuromitsu sauce and some sides such as granola and fruits, definitely a good choice. However, for my personal opinion the kuromitsu sauce is too sweet. I would prefer more bittersweet taste of matcha sauce than kuromitsu sauce for this dish.
Ohaiyo Breakfast Set (SGD17.90)
- Made of: Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, chicken bockwurst, grilled herbs tomatoes, sauteed wild mushrooms, toasted multigrain sourdough
- This breakfast set is delicious albeit small portion. Especially the mushrooms and toasted sourdough breads which I enjoy very much! The breads is toasted and it is super duper crispy, like the crispiest toasted breads that I have ever eaten! 😮 Frankly, I enjoy the taste of this breakfast set more than matcha pancake, although breakfast set is not instagrammable friendly hahaha 😆 Scrambled eggs are nicely cooked with cheese too and lift up the whole taste sensation.
3) Dessert:
Matcha Azuki Roll Cake (SGD6)
- Made of: Matcha chantilly cream made with ceremonial grade uji matcha & azuki rolled in 100% activated charcoal sponge
- This is their signature matcha cake for matcha lovers. Much like a swiss roll with matcha cream filling. The center of the cake is filled with azuki red beans. The typical dessert combination of matcha and red beans! 💖
Signature Matchaya Yuzu Cake (SGD10)
- Made of: Our signature cake takes on a modern interpretation of a traditional flavour pairing in an edible way. Lught matcha and white chocolate mousse, layered with matcha sponge on a hazelnut meringue base, topped off with koichi yuzu jelly with a dash of madagascar vanilla bean. Bits of 24k gold leaf, bringing you prosperity.
- This is definitely a must try! Although it is the priciest cake among the selections, however the taste is very unique. The top yuzu layer which is a little bit sour mixed well with bittersweet fragrant matcha cake and soft layer of white chocolate mousse melting in your mouth. I am definitely going back for this again in future! 💛
That's all for the sharing on Matchaya, The Cathay. The total damage for 2 people was ~SGD64. Nice matcha dining experience here, may drop by here to fix your matcha cravings while still cannot travel to Japan yet! I will revisit Matchaya again, love the nice dining experience here! 😎😁
A Little Info. on Matchaya, The Cathay
Official Website: https://matchaya.sg/pages/menu-cathay
Facebook Webpage: matchayasg
Location/ How to Go: 2 Handy Rd, #01-08 / 09 The Cathay, Singapore 229233
Opening Hours: 10am-10pm (Monday- Sunday)
Opening Hours: 10am-10pm (Monday- Sunday)
Personal Rating:
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪ 4/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 5/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 21 August 2021
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪ 4/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 5/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 21 August 2021
