Nice and cozy seating. Amazing looking dishes and super tasty. We ordered Gochujang kfc and Dolsot bibimbap (v) and lychee mai tai. Couldnt finish the fried chicken so took the rest home. Also loved the service.
Dora The Food Explorer
+5
Had a lovely experience here at the Candy Shop, heard so much about this restaurant and certainly not overrated. Great menu choices and love the uniqueness of the food with korean influences. We started with the Crispy Eggplant with soy glaze, sesame, chilli which was absolutely delicious and crispy while soft on the inside. The seafood Kalguksu (noodles) withscallop, confit garlic, cockles in a creamy mussel broth was full of umami flavour and so comforting, the noodles were perfectly al dente. This was my favourite and I would highly recommend this dish. The beef short rib was also another must try - beef was tender and cooked to perfection along with the oyster mushroom and bulgogi butter. Absolutely wowed by the food at the Candy Shop, service was also excellent! Would definitely be back, this time to give their brunch menu a go!
Been here a few times, it's always busy. Food is always yummy. Good portion size. Good service. Would recommend for brunch. Still yet to try dinner here.
Came here friday evening with my boyfriend, the shop was not crowded at all. The atmosphere was great. Amazing food, got the polenta chips and kfc gochujang. Amazing flavours really love the polenta chips! Crispy and melts in your mouth!
However the portion size are uneven, me and my boyfriend got the same order and he got lesser amount of food than i did and for the price weโre paying and i think its unfair.
The customer service are great but there was this one girl who works there and she seems very impatient and annoyed. I get that its the evening and she probably had a long day but its not appropriate to glare at customers.
Overall love the food and atmosphere will definitely comeback
I've been a few times now and it's always a great experience. The Eggs Benedict with bacon is divine. Lovely hot chocolate too.
Had the seaweed kalguksu which was delicious! The broth was so creamy and rich but a tad on the salty side. Also had the polenta chips - not pictured, but absolutely divine!
A very good cafe with cute decor and good food. Egg Benedictineโs with salmon was a surprise. Expected a small piece of salmon but instead was given a big chuck, which made our day!๐ฅฐ
Awesome evening with a booking for 28 for my birthday. Stunning food, service and atmosphere. Everyone had a great night .. nothing was a problem and communication was great with the details. Loved The Candy Shop for there superb food plenty of times in the past but this was just the icing on the cake. Canโt thank or praise them enough
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๐๐: When we saw the name of this we were like "Say no more!" because who can resist a cheese steak hotdog๐ญ!? Creamy cheddar was a heavenly addition to the hotdog. The beer battered shoestring fries is exceptional!โ
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Say's ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ also looks amazing! Thanks @thecandyshopnz for phenomenal experience and food! Can't wait to come back for more ๐โ
First time having batch brew coffee and very impressed
Fabulous creamy mushrooms and excellent coffee. I explained that I only had 30 minutes and they had a perfect lunch in front of me in 8 minutes flat (even though it was during the middle of the lunchtime rush). Lovely serving staff!
We've been meaning to try The Candy Shop for such a long time and we finally did it today and it is really great.
Their coffees are full of flavor and the food we had was spot on. The scampi pasta was one of the best we had.
We ordered omurice with pork belly on a side so my son can have it but, although it was cooked to perfection, the porkbelly was tasteless. Maybe it was meant to be eaten only combined with the omurice (I feel that's the case).
All in one, great place and I cannot recommend more!
cute and high-quality fusion cafe in townโค๏ธ the food was fantastic!!! we love the curry rice with pork belly so much๐๐ป
I was initially surprised that I couldn't get actual candy here, but after a few moments I managed. The food here is pretty good as were the warm drinks. A very relaxing atmosphere is also a big plus.
We came here for lunch and they were way too busy.
Though manager was super nice but other staffs looked like they were there to make some money.
Food was really great! Deserve to get a good review๐
Still waiting for the day The Candy Shop will disappoint, they just never do
I was a bit sad there was no batch brew but food as always was on point, the udon was really yummy on first bite but then flavors paled in comparison to the other more flavorful dishes. Also a slight miss was the bibimbap, a little on the lighter blander side of things.
But they can do no wrong with their scampi pasta!!! So so good and cooked to perfection every time.
WOW their Kale, cauliflower, broccoli salad was SO delicious!!! Strongly recommend, cooked so well, such a delicious sauce!
And their chilli crab scramble - very generous on the crab side and perfect eggs.
Donโt get me started on how yum the Croffle was, they never fail with their Croffle!! So yummy!!!!! ๐๐๐
yum yum yum!! the food is sooo good. My friend and i got the omurice and bibimbap to share and both were super flavourful and delicious!! Portions are really good and service was quick. The servers were quite busy tho so it took a while to get seated but other than that great service and amazing vibe. Would definitely recommend!!
Love the food here. We had the chilli crab scrambled eggs and the prawn spaghetti, both so tasty!! The eggs had good chunks of crab meat hence the $29 price tag ๐
Very busy, great vibe and very attentive staff! Good food and coffee!
Ordered the Omurice rice - flavours were great. Added the pork belly which is always a must.
Sphaghettini, with prawns was also very good with lots of prawns.
Was busy during lunch, food took 30mins to come out.
5/5 for food
4/5 for atmosphere and staff
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