The Coffee Roaster AS8

Used the cafe recently to catch up some work after a meeting with a group in NUS. It has three dining spaces - the main indoor with high ceiling, yet another indoor space behind the main space (this one has a lot of sockets), and sheltered outdoor. Didn't check the ventilation quality in the indoor spaces - I didn't bring my trusty portable CO2 with me (will do next time). The espresso was quite balanced, very caramel-nut forward with very little acidity - and quite affordable in this economy (around $3). Couldn't resist myself to buy the sachet drip coffee ($2.5), and later tried them for morning coffee, which was of between medium-dark roast with seemingly the same blend mix as the espresso served in the cafe.

Similar to He by Hebrew's at Engineering. The Matcha strawberry is $6.50, about 400-450mL±. The taste do share similarities with He by Hebrew's. Do check out my review there. Basically, $6.50 can get you a proper meal elsewhere. There are a lot of coffee options for you to get caffeine that you need. The coffee however do be high quality and they made it in around 5 mins, quick service.

Bruh this js one of the worst matcha lattes I’ve ever had. The matcha is low quality and tastes exactly like cheap store-bought powder mixed with milk powder. The colour is an ugly yellow green which already screams poor quality and bad storage. My cup was 98% milk with barely any matcha taste. Also they keep the matcha powder in a transparent container which is a big no no because light exposure oxidises matcha and ruins the taste and colour. And they did not even sift it😭 They just stirred it straight into a metal jug with a spoon. This makes me think it is not even 100 percent matcha powder cus is that how u handle good quality matcha. $6 gone for something this horrible😔 You can get way better strawberry matcha outside for cheaper 🥀 But anyways love the environment

Nice and quiet cafe in NUS. The coffee and tea taste good! A good place to come for discussion and relax!

Best coffee in NUS!! Loyal customer of the past four years and counting 🫡

Value for money.

Longing

Friendly staff, decent coffee and reasonable price. Will definitely miss this place after my stint at NUS.