"Is it cheesecake? But why does it look like cupcake?"
So let me introduce you to Jara Petit! :)
Backtrack a little bit:
I passed this store couple days back and their pretty display caught my attention. However, I was in a rush to my campus, so I just try to remembering its name and planned to "google" it latter (so typically me).
I found that it was already around quite some times and they just opened their store at Dhoby Ghaut MRT exchange. Moreover, Jara Petit established by two young entrepreneurs. I do admire people who start their entrepreneurship journey from a very young age. There were lots of people who post these cute desserts on their Instagram and it makes me want to try it even more. (YES, TALK ABOUT THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA!)
Ok, back to the story:
It was unplanned visit actually, because yesterday me and my husband were just strolling along Orchard to Dhoby Gaut aimlessly. When we wanted to take the MRT, I suddenly remember about this store and asked my husband to go there. First he was reluctant since it was already 9 pm and thought that all stores already closed. Apparently the store still open and we were greeted by 2 friendly staffs there. There were not many variety left at that time, so we chose the classic, matcha and cookies n cream flavors. The price for single cheese cup is 3.3 sgd and for box of 3 is 9.5 sgd.
So here is our review based on their 4s marketing mix:
PRODUCT:
We bought three flavors of their cheese cupcakes. So these are our reviews respectively:
Classic cheese cupcake: The cake is so moist yet dense, you definitely able to taste the cheese but it's not overpowering. They use caramel biscuit as base and it blends perfectly with the cheese. This is my most favorite among the three. 8.5 out of 10.
However, my husband thinks that the taste is just OK though, so he gives 7.5 out of 10.
Matcha cheese cupcake: The texture is similar with the classic one. But the scent of green tea is too strong and kinda weird in my opinion. In fact, it's more like "leafy" scent, unlike the usual green tea scent. Perhaps they use different kind of green tea?
I actually like anything in green tea, but this one tasted a little bit artificial hence it is my least favorite. My husband agree on this one and we both give 6 out of 10.
Cookies and cream cheese cupcake: This is my husband's favorite. Basically he loves Oreo, that is why he likes this one a lot and give it 9 out of 10. On the other hand, I do hope that they blend the cheesecake with Oreo, so it doesn't look like they just put classic cheesecake with Oreo base and topping. Because when I set the Oreo apart, the filling tasted exactly the same with the classic one. Nevertheless, I give 8 out of 10.
PRICE:
I believe the price is pretty decent in the market. 9.5 sgd for 3 cheese cupcakes with interesting varieties, no complain here. 8 out of 10.
PLACE:
A small store with a display of their cheese cupcakes products. They offered whether we want to have the cakes inside or take away, but I didn't see the table nor chair inside their place. There are lots of chairs and tables outside although I believe it belongs to another restaurant? So we chose the take away option. 6 out of 10.
PEOPLE and SERVICE:
It was already 9 pm and rest of the stores already closed. But they were still greeted us nicely and gave brief explanation about their products. Definitely good people and good service! I hope they always keep it up. 9 out of 10.
All in all, I would say it is definitely worth to try if you are a food lover and wish to try different variety of cheesecake. They have another flavor such as durian, lavender etc. Will give it a try if we happen to pass the store again :)
Jara Petit Singapore
11 Orchard Rd #B1-35 Dhoby Xchange
Thank you for reading :)
Take care and till my next post!
