text: I used to pass by here a lot and always thought to myself 'Oh wow, this place (on the outside at least) looks like it could do with a branch at the luxurious, European-esque Tivoli Village'. On Friday 13th last week, the Oh My Godard Gallery was holding an art show and I noticed that this was along the way. \n\nSo I had my day mapped out: I was going to the gallery then getting myself a treat afterwards. Fast forward to me entering the cafe. There were these classy black and white framed photographs of celebrities that really caught my eyes - especially the ones of Audrey Hepburn, but it only went downhill from there. The tables looked disorderly. Some were placed in 2s with 5 chairs around it, some tables only had one, there were dirty plates unattended and visually, that impaired the whole outlook the cafe had on the outside. \n\nI was greeted with a friendly hello by the barristas, to which I ordered a big (and I mean, as-big-as-my-hand big) chocolate chip cookie. It was pretty good, nothing compared to Mrs. Fields but flavorful nonetheless. I just wish the melted chocolate chips didn't keep oozing out of the dough (apparently, one of the servers heated it before serving it up) On top of that, the cafe was playing club music (Toxic by Britney Spears, We Found Love by Rihanna etc.) Perhaps it makes sense to pump up some dance tunes because the cafe was located along the strip afterall, but to me, cafes are a place of ambiance, conversations and relaxation and the atmosphere didn't really garner that type of vibe. It felt like the cafe was trying too hard to appeal to all sorts of people that ultimately, it developed a concept with elements that just didn't match each other. \n\nCould've been better but I say, stick with Coffee Bean.