TBX • The Baking Xperiment — Restaurant in Subang Jaya

TBX – The Baking Xperiment is the kind of café that welcomes you with a smile – quite literally. One of the highlights of my visit was the cheerful greeting from the café attendant, complete with a “Good morning!” and a genuine smile. In today’s café scene, that kind of customer service feels almost vintage – and very much appreciated.

The croissant? Delightful. Fluffy, buttery, and just the right kind of flaky. Though I didn’t sample the full menu, it’s clear the food is made with care. The coffee was also spot on – rich, smooth, and exactly what you want to pair with a good pastry. Add to that easy parking and access, and you've got the makings of a great café experience… almost.

Where it falters slightly is in the ambience and pricing. The furniture feels more pre-school chic than café comfort – mismatched and a bit too casual for a place that’s aiming for artisanal vibes. Not a dealbreaker, but definitely something that breaks the mood a little.

Then there’s the pricing: RM25 for an Americano with butter on the side is a bit steep, even in the café-saturated world of Subang. While quality comes at a cost, the price-to-value ratio could use a little recalibration. A review of menu costing could go a long way in ensuring long-term growth (and happy customers).

One more niggle – payment methods. For a café charging premium prices, not accepting card payments (debit or credit) feels a bit out of step. The current setup only allows cash or QR-based e-wallets, and while digital payment is great, not everyone walks around with hundreds loaded in their app. A café with big ambitions should make it easier for customers to, well, pay.

TBX has all the ingredients to be a fantastic neighbourhood spot – great food, good coffee, and lovely service. A few tweaks to the furniture, pricing strategy, and payment options, and this café could truly rise to the top. Until then, it’s a pleasant stop – with...

✓ Tips/Observation: (Sunday visit) •Alot of parking •Friendly staff, very accomodating (even help checking for unavailable pastry at the back (kitchen). •Chill ambience •Coffee is not warm enough especially when served in a non-glass cup. •Freeflow of plain water, cutleries and tissue are next to the counter.

✓ Food: •Plain Croissant | 4.1/5 -Technique is good. Flaky (closest to what i prefer in paris, maybe missing another 2 fold. -Buttery (prefer bit more, im being nit picky). -Sprinkle of flake salt a welcome touch

•Pain au chocolat | 3.8/5 -Flaky texture. I like the slight crispier outer shell (even scored and brushed nicely). ∆Chocolate Filling 2.5/5 -texture is off. Too wet, soggied-up the pastry. Not the cholatey feeling i expected. More sweet than chocolatey. **Update : bought again today. Filling texture is better today. 3.3/5.

•Cheese and Turkey Ham Croissant | 3/5 -pastry is the same as croissant -Not too cheesy. -Meat is ok.

•Monkey bread | 3/5 -pastry is ok. -a touch too cinnamony -the melted sugar at the bottom (from baking or reheating is too hard).

•Pain au raisin | 3.5/5 -balance taste. Tasty. -Enough raisins

•Chocolate chip cookie | 2/5 -Texture is too hard. -should be softer for such a thick. -Quality ingredients

•Musroom pillow | 3/5 -Not bad. Not balance ie the mushroom and acid component (the cherry tomatoes). -theres cheese too ccmiiw.

✓ Drink: • Flat white 3.1/5 -Milk froth well. Latte art on mine is ok. -I dont like the bean used during my visit. -Coffee not warm enough. I guess its on purpose but it will affect the overall taste.

•Latte | 3/5 -Terrible late art on this. Need to study more. If its a swan, it look like pot of flower. -Taste wise same as flatwhite. The coffee so-so and the tempreture is too 'cool'.

Will come again for other pastries. Will skip the coffee tho unless i can request for a hotter/watter...

Hehe I managed to try @thebakingxperiment (no pork) new menu spread and the viral crack drink 👀 and visit their upstairs expansion!

Lets get into the food:

I’m a savoury girl and the cronigiris (RM13 per piece) was savoury, buttery and the fillings were on point. Pastry wasn’t as flakey as I imagined but it was still a good bite.

The flavours includes:

Truffle Egg Mayo - Milder than the rest, can’t go wrong with boujee egg mayo. Spicy Tuna - there is a kick! Salmon Mentaiko - very flavourful, towards the saltier and more umami side.

The Kunafa Croissant (RM18) really highlighted the texture profile of the kunafa — it is crispy, gooey, with a prominent dark chocolate flavour. Not too sweet 🌈

The crack drinks? I guess it’s fun to crack em and eat the chocolate at the end of the drink; no, the chocolate doesn’t dissolve in the drink (because the drink is cold, hello).

The drink itself now includes a few new flavours:

NEW: Mint Chocolate (RM18) - 💯 love this. It’s like eating mint flavoured ice cream, but with more focus on the creamy mint. The chocolate is a dark chocolate coat.

NEW: Thai Tea (RM18) - Pretty good and balanced. The chocolate is a dark chocolate coat.

Matcha (RM18) - I’ve always been a fan of their matcha, well balanced and easy to drink. The chocolate is a white chocolate coat.

I was hoping to try more flavours but oh well.

Location: SS17, Subang Jaya Operating Hours: 8am-6pm Parking: Depends on Luck 🍀 Invite: 💌

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