Department of Caffeine

After reading countless of good reviews and rave about this place, we finally set our feet here. We were lucky enough to be able to get a seat for 2 in less than 5 mins. Not too long after that we saw some people waiting at the door.

It's quite a small place and they wouldn't allow you to be seated while waiting for your friends to come. We overheard the staff telling the girl seated beside us. Well I can definitely understand why the need for this guide lines. There are really too little tables around and hogging on to the table waiting for your friend to be here when you don't order anything is wasting the space seriously. The staff was friendly and was tactful with his words while explaining the rules to the lady. And luckily she was an understanding lady too.

Flat White

One of the best coffee that I have drank. A simple cup of flat white tells you all about the coffee quality they have.

Price: $5


Lavender and Honey Cake

The very first time tasting a honey cake! I love anything that is honey flavored. This is a cake that I can never have enough! I'm not so much of a lavender person though. However, the combination of honey and lavender is acceptable to me.

Price: $5


Buttermilk waffles with blueberry compote

Great waffles, strong aroma, soft on the inside, crispy on the outside. The blueberry is not too sour and it goes perfectly well with the waffle with a slight butter taste.

Price: $13.50


DOC Breakfast Platter

The fluffiness of the scrambled eggs really amazed me. It's wet, fluffy with a pinch of salt and pepper. The tomato is another surprise. The skin was removed and it's cooked but not overcooked. I love meat loaf but we seldom get to see it. The meatloaf is wrapped with bacon and served on a slice of brioche. It also comes with 2 deep fried bocconcini. Fabulous! 

Price: $18.50

This place does not accept credit card, therefore please remember to have enough cash on you when you visit!

Address: 15 Duxton Road

Food: 5/5 Burps
Service: 4.5/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps

The Plain

We have heard so much about this place and always wanted to check it out ourselves and here we are!

The layout of the cafe is simple, clean and proper. The menu is on the wall so you have to stand around to decide what you want to have unless you already gotten your "usuals".

Flat White

The coffee is pretty thick and tasted good. $4 for a cup of coffee is pretty reasonable to me.

Price: $4


Half Dean's Breakfast

You can actually order a smaller portion if you didn't wanted to have a heavy breakfast. Order the half set. I ordered mine as half set and was filled up just nice. Vegemite and melted cheese on sourdough and topped with an poached egg. Basically Vegemite is something like our Marmite. So if you like it likedI do, you will love this. If you hated Marmite, then order something else.

Price: $7


Darling's Eggs

It looks rather plain and normal but it's actually really tasty. Poached eggs with ham, cheese and tomatoes on toasted sourdough. Try it!

Price: $14

Address: 50 Craig Road #01-01

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

A for Arbite (Aliwal Street)

I've blogged about Arbite when we visited the first branch at Serangoon previously. And we decided to check out the branch at Aliwal Street after knowing about it and also because we were craving for some nice pasta.

I love this huge chalkboard on the wall which also indicates some of the special menu of the day that is not stated on the menu given.

I must say that I was totally attracted by the layout, colours and the space of this branch. It was really spacious and it feels as though you can hang around for the whole day. It wasn't as crowded as the on at Serangoon. Perhaps this branch is much bigger as compare to the one at Serangoon.


Fingerling Truffle Potato

It's simply potato tossed in truffle oil with white mushroom. The taste of the truffle is strong and we love it. But nothing really special about it. Would love it more if there are more potatoes given.

price: $10.90


Crab Cakes

This is basically potato cakes stuffed with crab meat and served with curried cauliflower puree. I can hardly taste any crab meat, it's mostly filled and covered with the taste of potatoes. It feels more like eating croquette than crab cakes. The curry puree is nice though.

Price: $8.90


Kimchi Aglio Olio

Linguini tossed with Kimchi chilli and garlic, served with pork belly and poached egg. The pork belly is well braised but a little tough. Poached egg is properly done, runny on the inside. This was on the special menu for the day therefore you probably can't find it in the usual menu.

Price: $21.90


Seafood Pasta

Another pasta off the usual menu. Linguini is cooked in light cream sauce, tossed with crab meat, prawns, mussels and squid, served with a piece of battered cod fish at the top.

Price: $26.90

We didn't have the same experience we had at the Serangoon branch. The pasta does not share the same kind of freshness as the one at Serangoon. I am not sure if the pasta are handmade but it doesn't taste like it is. A tad disappointment especially when the pasta is relatively costly.

Address: 28 Aliwal Street #01-01

Food: 3.5/5 Burps
Service: 4/5 Burps
Price: 2.5/5 Burps