Once upon a time, frozen yoghurt used to be a sort of novelty. One where people used to happily travel a long while just to reach. With the competing Noggi and Moochi stores only in Strathfield in the past, queues were always waiting but these days you can pretty much walk right outside your house and find one waiting outside ready to be built.
Mooberry, down the King Street strip of Newtown, is yet another frozen yoghurt store to open and yet it promises to be a little more different. It's a little hard to be convinced to get some froyo action happening in me because of my thoughts and the weather but even then you can't help but be immediately enamored with the quirky setting and all.
I'm told owner John X was under repeated requests from his partner Janine to constantly drive her around to frozen yoghurt stores so the pair decided to open one for themselves. Brilliant idea. Their love for froyo is easily evident in the store; synthetic grass walls, Mona Lisa craddling her prized cup of froyo and the cow logo of course.
Lovers of froyo can't go past their varied froyo selections. They're made fresh on premise with natural flavourings and greek yoghurt with no added sugar or colourings. J's favourite is the coconut; Mooberry's pride and joy, and it's hard not to see why. It's a very nice clean flavour but my favourite is the berry with it natural sweetness which, needless to say, I just devoured.
Their affogato is a popular choice to combat the cold and add some variety to the menu. The cleansing nature of the froyo pairs up brilliantly with with the big comforting hit of coffee. Whilst I imagined them to probably not be the first ones to figure out this combo, the fact that they make the espresso shots fresh is a big plus.
Churros are also available to warm the bodies for winter. They're made and baked (not fried) in store to a crunchy and non-oily exterior and served with an rich belgian chocolate sauce.
The service there is where the icing on the cake is. Sorcha was manning the front today and she was incredibly capable. She is a prized addition to the team with her bubbly and extremely energetic nature, ready to give a sampling without even being asked and ready to explain about the delights of the store.
The aforementioned expansion of frozen yoghurt stores is bordering on a little tiresome. However, with Mooberry's evidently bubbly atmosphere, its willingness to embrace new ideas, react appropriately to changing public demands and be spontaneous makes this store stand out a lot more than the others. Winter or summer, rain or shine, Mooberry appears ready for action and ready to please.
Petit4s attended this tasting courtesy of John X of Mooberry
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1 comments:
Ooh I love the look of Mooberry! The logo is so incredibly cute :)
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