Rollney serves up a delicious combination of freshly baked (yes, you read it right!) Hungarian Sweet Bread (Kürtőskalács otherwise known as Kurtos Roll) with an irresistible blend of creamy soft-serve ice cream and sweet toppings or savoury goodies.
This creation was born following the founder’s trip to Hungary where he had discovered the Kurtos Roll while walking the streets of Hungary and it was “love at first bite”. For the next three months, he stayed in Hungary to understand the culture and to learn how to bake these buttery and sweet chimney cakes. Once back in Malaysia, an idea struck him to have the chimney cake and ice cream together – blending the Hungarian culture with Malaysians’ food preferences, thus the birth of Rollney in 2017!
Geek fact #1: Kürtőskalács are sometimes known as the official dessert of Hungary. Its chimney shape is due to its cylinder shape with a hollow centre, resembling a hot chimney when it comes fresh out the oven.
Iconic menu items include the Kurtos Ice Cream ($5 for 1 topping, $5.50 at 2 toppings), where customers get a choice between low-fat Hokkaido Milk or Royal Chocolate ice cream in a Kurtos Roll and a choice of topping(s).
For customers who prefer savoury over sweet, there is the option to add on savoury toppings such as hot chilli chicken sausages, tuna or for vegetarians, plant-based spam.
With over 20 toppings which also include fruits, Oreo crumbs and even Matcha to choose from, customers would be spoilt for choice!
There is also an option to have the ice cream in a cup – Cuppa Ice Cream ($4 for 1 topping, $4.50 at 2 toppings).
If you prefer just a light bite, you can opt for the Kurtos Roll on its own – Kurtos ($3 for no topping, $3.50 for 1 topping). Customers can choose between flavours such as original, cinnamon, and chocolate and top them off with any one of the 13 available sauces available.
Geek fact #2: If these look familiar to you at a German Christmas market, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Despite having a different name, Baumstriezel is the same product and recipe as Kürtőskalács!
Roll on down to Rollney when it officially opens its doors on Saturday, 13 January 2024 at VivoCity.
Linette lives by the philosophy “You are what you eat”, and loves finding out about the ingredients that go into a dish. Needless to say, she builds her trips around food, and is always on the hunt for that food cart, hole-in-the-wall joint or Michelin-worthy restaurant.
Natalie
