It’s interesting to see how the old premise where Ipoh’s legendary dim sum giant previously occupied has been transformed into a charming and quaint tea house. A lot of thoughts have been put into the layout and landscaping of the old premise. On one side of the outlet houses their retail segment which features various tea products and utensils, on the other side is the dining area with charming mismatch wooden tables and chairs. There’s even a mini “secret garden” behind where their VIP rooms are located.
From top left: two VIP rooms that require a minimum spending of RM150, the charcoal wall that works its magic in absorbing moisture and unpleasant odour, I like how they decorate the ceiling with old flour sacks, round compressed tea and delicate tea cups.
Unlike its KL counterparts, the Ipoh outlet serves more like a tea house by serving light bites and a few main dishes.
The lady who run the place, Madam Hew is very friendly and she is a great help in recommending some specials to our table.
My Green Tea Latte (RM 5.80) was was decent, if not passable. I found it to be rather diluted and weak.
Madam Hew recommeneded their signature Sweet Potato Balls that comes with a Green Tea mayonnaise dipping sauce. The potato balls were not too sweet and not oily at all. However, I find it rathe expensive to pay RM5.80 for 8 measly size balls.
Hot Tea Soup (part of set). The savory soup is deliciously infused with Chinese tea, but not overpowering.
Set Menu
Black tea curry chicken served with choice of Long Jing green tea rice/Wan Tan Mee/Chee Cheong Fun, Rose Egg Custard, Hot Tea with choice of Cane’s Puer/Jasmine/Green Tea – RM 16.80
Cooked without coconut milk, this is a healthy and hearty curry dish that will leave you without guilt. The curry sauce was really addictive, and went really well with our green tea infused white rice.
We also tried the Fried Handmade Noodle with Lei Cha (RM12.80). This is a fun and interesting twist on classic fried noodles. Every strands is well coated with a light hint of lei cha flavour. My only gripe was that the noodles were a tad too soft.
Golden bean curd with tea mill served with green tea dipping sauce (RM8.80). Deep fried to perfection, bite through the crispy exterior and be welcome by the soft blend of vegetables and tea leaves. Excellent!
the green tea dipping sauce – cute isn’t it?
Rose Egg Custard (part of set, ala-carte RM3.80). It was served with a small cup of jasmine tea and we were told that we are supposed to take a sip after each spoonful of custard. It was eggy, soft and smooth.
The food in Purple Cane Tea House was not life changing or anything like that, but deemed to be a good choice whenever we are craving for something healthy, light and tasty. Purple Cane Tea House is also an excellent place to chill out or to meet up with friends.
PURPLE CANE TEA HOUSE
No 2, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azar (Osborne Street)
30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Telephone : 605-253 3090/6012-668 3090.
Business hours: 9am – 10pm daily.
Looks quite new, so they actually replaced the old Foh San? Where are they now?
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foo san is opposite ming court now. so we call it the dim sum street
I want the tiny bicycle!
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one new place to go when I visit Ipoh!
Pleasant right? Just like doing the classic Ipoh’s ‘yumcha’ culture under the bright blue sky.
Hope that they change the menu from time to time though, to add interesting snacks (and preferably not greasy ones) to their repertoire.