Our milk coffees leave the bar at about 60°C. So if your latte reaches the table warm enough to drink straight away, and not too hot to hold, nothing has gone wrong. That is how we mean to serve it.
I’m Shahzad Faisal, executive chef at Cafe & Co. on East Canal Road, near Bashir Garden in Rahim Yar Khan. I did my Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery at William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, a city that argues about coffee the way we argue about cricket. The four habits below are printed on the first page of our menu. Each takes about ten seconds.
Why 60°C and not boiling
Steamed milk tastes sweetest at around 60°C. Take it much hotter and that sweetness goes. The Australian roaster Merlo explains that milk heated past 60°C turns flat or sour. A scalding cup also numbs your tongue for the first few sips, and those are the best ones.
If you grew up on chai poured straight off the boil, as most of us did, 60°C can feel lukewarm the first time. Give it two visits. If you still like it hotter, say so when you order.
Mix the foam before the first sip
A cappuccino arrives with a thick white cap of foam. Drink it as it comes and the first mouthful is mostly air and milk, with the coffee still waiting underneath. Take the spoon, fold the foam gently into the cup, then drink. Now the last sip tastes like the first.
Taste, then sweeten
The thing I see most often at our tables is sugar going in before anyone has tasted the cup. Try one sip first. Steamed milk brings its own sweetness, and you may find you want one spoon where you usually take two. Or none.
Stir the mocktail too
The same rule works for the cold glass. Our mocktails, mojitos and Blue Lagoon are layered, with the syrup sitting at the bottom. A straw goes straight down to it, so the first pull is pure sugar and the rest of the glass tastes thin. Stir well, then drink.
What to order
Every price here is from our current menu.
| If you like | Order | Price |
|---|---|---|
| A milky, gentle coffee | Fresh Beans Latte | Rs. 570 |
| More foam and a stronger coffee taste | Fresh Beans Cappuccino | Rs. 590 |
| Something sweet | Caramel, Hazelnut, Vanilla or Mocha Coffee | Rs. 670 |
| Black and strong | Americano or Espresso | Rs. 390 |
| Cold coffee | Café Special Cold Coffee | Rs. 520 |
| Cold and blended | Frappuccino or Ice Latte | Rs. 670 |
| Tea over coffee | Kashmiri Chai | Rs. 160 |
| No caffeine at all | Mocktail, Mojito or Blue Lagoon | Rs. 320 |
Both fresh-bean coffees also come in an Irish flavour for Rs. 650. If you prefer the taste of instant, we keep Nescafe latte (Rs. 370) and cappuccino (Rs. 380) on the menu as well, and nobody will judge you. In the colder months, ask for the Winter Treat: hot milk with nuts and dates, Rs. 270.
Hungry as well? Here is what I would order from the rest of the menu.
Cafe & Co. is near Bashir Garden on East Canal Road, Rahim Yar Khan. Call us on 0303 6522333.
Prices are from our menu as of October 2026 and may change. Written by Shahzad Faisal, Executive Chef at Cafe & Co., who holds a Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery from William Angliss Institute, Melbourne, Australia.