Chye Seng Huat Hardware

If I have not read about this place, I wouldn't have notice it even if I walk pass it. And i think the unsightly outlook gives this place a little mysterious feel which people like it nowadays.

Though this place is secluded, it definitely attracted a whole bunch of unexpected crowd.

 I queued for about 20 mins to place my order at the counter. That could probably be the only minus point I had for this place. I personally kind of hate to queue up but I know in order to have a taste of the famous coffee, I do not have a choice but to queue...

We ordered 2 cappuccino and a walnut brownie to start off with as the cook food will take awhile to be serve. The coffee is good and it seems to be one of the MUST ORDER for everyone. There are many different varieties of coffee to choose from.

Walnut brownie

The top layer of the brownie is crispy, just the way I like it. However the cake part is not as moist as I expected. I prefer brownie to be slightly moist.

Price: $5


Pancake Stack

The toppings come with banana and walnut. I don't really remember if butter is serve together. I found that the pancake is pretty normal. Nothing really special about it.

Price: $10


Ham Omelette with additional bacon

The omelette is pretty thick but once again, nothing much to wow about. I added $2 for 2 additional strips of bacon. I didn't expect them to give only 2 strips. I guess it is more advisable to go there for coffee and pastry.

Price: $8.50 + $2

 Address: 150 Tyrwhitt Road

Food: 3/5 Burps
Service: 3.5/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps

The Fabulous Baker Boy

Located at the old River Valley Swimming Complex, it sits on the high ground where you will be enjoy a quiet view across in the day time and the night crowd at Clarke Quay when the night sets in. Pretty much like the ambiance where you can easily chit chat with a group of friends or just simply sipping a cup of coffee while reading a book all alone.

Upon reaching, you should go straight to the counter to give your order. There will be no one walking up to you with a menu if you choose to sit and wait. The menu is at the counter. Or you can just visit their website to choose in advance. So you can order straight when you reach.

Pick up the cutlery at little house pantry by yourself. The only time that you will be served is when they bring your food/drinks to you. And this save you the 10% service charge.

Ju's Prawn Fettuccine

I love the fettuccine and initially i thought that the portion is a bit small. However the portion turns out just right especially if you want to try out some sides and the MUST HAVE cakes. The pasta is not cooked till totally soft liked what you usually get in Singapore. It is a little hard but not as hard as those authentic ones in Italy.

Price: $18


Chicken Leek and Potato Pie

The pastry is not over buttery unlike some of those pot pies out there where you can hardly finish the over rich pastry covered on top of the pot. The chicken chunks inside are served generously. Everything in it just go well together. I finished every single drops of it.

Price: $14


Balik Kampung Chicken Wings 

I love the chicken wings. They are well marinated and are not deep fried with a thick layer of flour. They basically just fry the chicken wings like how our mothers will do it at home. In this way, you wouldn't feel sick after having a few. The chicken wings that come in 4 a plate are also serve together with some huge serving of french fries.

Price: $14


Red Velvet 

B had the red velvet cake which is not too creamy and the outer layer of chocolate blends in well with the sponge cake inside.

Price: $8.50


Lemon Slice

The lemon slice is covered with shaved coconut on top. It is sweet and has a little sourness of the lemon at the same time.

Price: $7.50

Address: The Foothills, 70 River Valley Road #01-15

Food: 4.5/5 Burps
Service: 3.5/5 Burps
Price: 3.5/5 Burps

Antoinette

This place is always packed with people and there seems to be a never ending queue each time we walked past. We wanted to have our dinner a couple of times but we backed off after seeing the long queue. So today we tried our luck again at about 7+pm which is the peak hour for dinner. To our surprise, there was no need to queue and there were some empty seats. And so finally we had our chance.

The interior is rather small, that explains the wait all the time.


Crab Suzette

It is a little spicy, with generous serving of crab meat. Cooked in Alio Olio style. It taste pretty good. As B was having a sore throat, this dish does not really suit her. So i get to eat quite a big portion of it. Didn't regret ordering this.

Price: $26


Burger Antoinette

I seldom order burger for a proper meal in a restaurant because most burgers are served with beef patty. And because I am NOT a beef eater, therefore usually I don't order burgers. Fortunately, Antoinette served this lovely burger with chicken patty that tasted awesome! The chicken patty is accompanied by pan fried apple, onion chutney and tomatoes in between 2 thick slices of toasts. It's served with salads and chips. So for non beef eater, this will be a great choice!

Price: $20

Nougatine

The crepe is filled with nutella, topped with nougatine ice cream and generous pieces of caramelize filo. This dessert is really sweet but I guess that's what dessert suppose to be like.

Total Price: $72.95

Address: 333A Orchard Road #02-33/34 Mandarin Gallery

Food: 4/5 Burps
Service: 4/5 Burps
Price: 3.5/5 Burps