Old Tree Bakery is a Taiwanese bakery with displays of its buns and cakes in the shop window. This bakery is a little different in the sense that it prides itself on trying to keep their products low in salt, sugar and fat. All of their food is baked fresh every day on site. Trays of small bags of hand made cookies are also on display. It was great to see that the baked good items were all covered on the shelves and that it was not self service. After we were seated, we went to the front of the store to choose our delights. One of the staff picked all of our items and packed them for us as we had wanted some for takeaway. To dine in at Old Tree Bakery, the Chinese mushrooms, bamboo and vegetables in soup was ordered. The big bowl of steaming soup was packed full of the vegetables and garnished with coriander. The soup was very flavoursome with a slightly sweet and sour taste and it was also thicker than I had expected. It was a hearty soup with its gravy like broth. As I was not feeling adventurous to try the milky bubble tea, a decaffeinated Americano was had instead. Coffee and cake are a match made in heaven. The coffee bun was soft and had a light texture to it. The coffee paste that intertwined through the bun was just sweet enough. Old Tree Bakery felt clean and well maintained. The cafe area is of a medium size with some comfy seating by the windows and normal tables by the counter. There are a few tables and chairs outside too. The staff were

Cozy & warm, just like an old friend, Taiwanese Soul Food!. Although the menu is not elaborate, the choices are only a few, but it is simple & just nice. You can definitely taste the chef's soul in the food here. The kind of soul food that one would normally find from mom's cooking!
Their cakes are the best of both worlds, using the fresh cream, cheese, berries and fruits of England with an asian essence to them. Just the right tint of sweetness and very light. I must say they have the best pearls (Topica balls) in their bubble tea. If you haven't tried it yet, it is worth a trip up there.