A couple years ago when the topic of coffee came up, I believe it was probably David, an avid coffee drinker of mine who mentioned the name Podgy and the Banker as one of his favorite places for a good cuppa, and thanks to that rather unique name for a cafe, it stuck to me.
Fast forward to last week, we decided to give it a try. If a cafe manage to stay in business more than a couple years, it is usually at least more than decent.
Update 2019: Podgy & the Banker is no longer operating here
podgy and the banker, sri hartamas
Podgy and the Banker is located at Sri Hartamas, the opposite side across from the much busier Desa Sri Hartamas. As a result, parking never takes more than 10 seconds to locate, and therefore the morning is never ruined from having to go round & round for 10 minutes prior to getting a spot (I’m looking at you, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar)
The cafe itself can be a bit tricky to locate though, from the front it looks almost like an office (or bank?), but if you were to look from the side you won’t miss it.
Haze & I both really enjoyed the latte here
First up, the coffee.
We both had latte and agreed that they were absolutely on point. Strong aroma, and really smooth steamed milk, no super fancy presentation or anything as such but such a really well prepared cup of coffee. Really one of the better latte I’ve tried.
poached egg with beef bacon
My choice of brunch was poached egg with bacon (RM 16). Presentation was quite minimalist but the two eggs were perfectly poached, only proper bacon would elevate this dish but the beef version did its job just fine here.
scrambled eggs with salmon, lemon meringue cake
The wife went for scrambled eggs with smoked salmon (RM 15), another simple yet properly prepared dish that received no complain from her. We complete the brunch by sharing a lemon meringue cake (RM 14) together, which turned out to be quite a lovely dessert.
I foresee us going back there again one of these days.
Address:
Podgy and the Banker
2, Jalan Sri Hartamas 8,
Sri Hartamas,
50480 Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.157306, 101.650839
Hours: 9am to 11pm, closed on Tuesday
Web:Â www.podgyandthebanker.com
Ooooo…bacon! And the egg’s so perfect! Lots of people too! Must be really good.
suituapui: yess the eggs were on point!
KY, i I see eggs done so well the way I like it. Enjoyed in morning when I have time latte. I at times make lemon meringue pie since my guy love pies.
Vickie: you can make lemon meringue? that’s nice! So much work to make that
I’m yet to try this place. Looks decent.
Monica: yaa it’s more than decent.
Don’t complain about traffic jam and difficulty to find a parking space. Get a vespa and ride it with your gf! Even girls nowadays can be seen riding superbikes.
Cindy: haha I in fact ride to breakfast almost daily.
I mean wife.
#lululemon
Fffffffffftttt for RM16 plate so kosong wan #lol
Take me back to Murtabak @ Exotic Curry House with plenty of exotic #mysterymeat mmmmmmm #cheapeats #secreteats #foodie
kekeke: KL price and Klang price different ok.
oh yahh, sri hartamas, clubbin area, lots of pretti gals. If pretti gal ask to pay RM16, I pay RM16 #xfactor
I also heard of Podgy & the Banker some years back but now with so many new cafes, this has been pushed to the ‘background’…hehe! 😉 I don’t think I’ve come across a cafe that displays their cakes out in the open! O_o
eatwhateatwhere: they’re good cakes tho!
I went to this place once, for coffee & cake 😛 It was really packed that time =.=”
Choi Yen: quite nice kan?