Monte Gelato Cafe at 1 Utama: Snapshot

Monte Gelato Cafe tempts 1 Utama’s shoppers with a selection that looks dreamy and creamy in the display cabinet – the flavours seem determined to supply a refreshing uplift, with fruity possibilities galore, like Dragon Fruit, Watermelon, Apple Starfruit, Pineapple Orange, Mango, Lemon Lime and Passion Fruit. We picked the Baby Blue (described as a smooth milk flavour with a ‘fruity touch,’ though Monte’s staff remain uninformed about which fruit exactly, and we couldn’t tell from the taste – not a positive sign) and the Very Berry (a cream base marbled with blackberry paste).

Both tasted pretty predictable in terms of shopping mall gelato; our lingering impression involved Monte’s confusing pricing system – the gelato is sold by weight, with 60 grams clocking in at RM5.20. The team here initially signalled that a double scoop with two flavours would cost twice that, but when our cup was weighed, the final price neared RM20, since the staff had squeezed close to 200 grams into the container.