Saturday, March 29, 2014

THE GARDEN SLUG

Feel that working on a Saturday is such a bummer? Well, I like to think that I get to eat good food with my soul-buddy after that. So yup, today is another working Saturday for us and off we go to another cafe-hunt.

Situated along a quiet road, would recommend people to drive if they want to visit the cafe some day. I was actually quite surprised that the cafe is not really crowded at 2pm on a weekend. Good thing for us, we got our seat immediately when we stepped in.

*Photo taken with my Samsung S4, sorry for the poor image quality*

THE GARDEN SLUG
55 Lorong L Telok Kurau #01-59/61 Singapore 425500
Operating hours: Mon & Tues - 6pm to 10pm, Wed & Thurs - 10am to 10pm, Fri to Sun - 9am to 10pm
Home Brewed Southeast Asian Teas: Lemongrass $4.80
(One of their in-house recommended drink)
Infusion Teas: Earl Grey $5.50
Tofu and Zucchini Fingers $11.90
(Quite an interesting finger food to start with, love their dipping sauce)
Runny Salmon Scramble-Up $15.90
Smoked salmon atop Creamy scrambled eggs
(Another of their 'Recommended' on the menu, portion looks small but it's actually super filling)
Smoked Salmon & Florentine Eggs Benedict $19.50
With creamed spinach & oodies of smoked salmon
(Egg Benedicts for me as usual~ This is on their 'Today Special' menu. I actually do love their combination of poached eggs, hollandaise sauce & spinach)
Pear William $12.50
Pear stewed in spiced red wine, topped with cream cheese, walnut & gelato
(Love the pear with cream cheese & walnut, but the gelato could be way better)
Natural Rainbow Cake $12.50
Oozing with light yoghurt cream cheese frosting. Six pastel layers gently dyed with puree of Blackberry, Blueberry, Matcha, Carrot, Yolk & Beets forming the rainbow colours
(From the 'Today Special' menu as well. A little pricey for a slice of cake but a healthier choice of all rainbow cakes because they use natural colour instead of food colouring)
There are many other interesting food on the menu that caught our attention, definitely a cafe I would want to visit again.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

KITH CAFE + D'GOOD CAFE

When it comes to food places, I always get to decide the places to eat. (Or rather, that is the only thing I am good at among my groups of friends) So, celebrating two friends' birthdays at two different cafes.

If you followed my blog from the start, you would have known I have a REALLY CLOSE group of dancemates that I always go crazy with. This group accept me for who I am, tolerate all my craziness, concern for my well-being and most importantly, the ONLY bunch of people that I can open up myself to. (Opening up is quite a big deal for me) If you have not read the previous post, you can read it here.
And so, it's our yellow burger's birthday!! My crazy-along-with-me buddy, positivity motivator, supporter, listener, soulmate. Celebrating with a brunch date at Kith Cafe at Park Mall.

KITH CAFE
Park Mall, 9 Penang Road #01-01E Singapore 238459
Operating hour: 8am to 10pm, everyday except Mondays

Watermark at Robertson Quay, 7 Rodyk Street #01-28 Singapore 238215
Operating hour: Mon to Fri - 7am to 4pm, Sat to Sun - 7am to 6pm

Quayside Isle at Sentosa Cove, 31 Ocean Way #01-08 Singapore 098375
Operating hour: 8am to 10pm, everyday except Tuesdays
Different special menu everyday
Now, to the food~
Ice Tea: Rooibos Lemon Myrtle, Lemon $6.50
Fresh Juice: Watermelon $6.50
Tea Latte: Matcha Latte $5
Daily Special: Pasta $22
Linguine, king prawn, garlic, chilli, cherry tomatoes, rocket salad
(Chewy linguine with sweet spicy pasta sauce. Yummy~)
Breakfast Menu, till 5pm
Choice of Toast: Multigrain / Sourdough / White / Brioche / Spelt (low gluten)
Choice of Eggs: Poached / Scrambled / Sunny Side Up / Overeasy / Omelette
Choice of Spread: Homemade Strawberry Jam / Vegemite / Peanut Butter / Nutella
Green Eggs $15
Choice of Toast (Multigrain), Basil pesto Scrambled eggs, cherry tomato salad
Big Breakfast $16.50
Choice of Eggs (Poached), Choice of Toast (Multigrain), bacon, smoked Bratwurst, sauteed mushroom, grilled tomato
Rainbow Cake $7
(Never a fan of coconut shaving, but I have to say it goes really well with the rainbow cake. Instead of the usual cream between each layer, they actually uses different fruit jam for it. Nice~)
What's better way to have a meal with the awesome company
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!! Hope you enjoyed yourself, and thank you for being such a blessing in my life. =)
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The second birthday post is dedicated to my dance idol who I never expected would turn out to be such good friend. Starting out as purely a dance idol who I always watch him dance from afar, to close buddy who we hang out for supper and events. Would have to say I was really shocked when I found out he was my dance i/c when we were doing a dance project together. No matter what, still thankful for that arrangement.

D'GOOD CAFE
273 Holland Avenue #02-01/02, Singapore 278992
Operating hour: Sun to Thurs - 10am to 10pm, Fri to Sat - 10am to 11pm
The order counter
Cute stair area design
2nd level, swing seat
3rd level, kids corner
3rd level, romantic outdoor dining
Advance electronic calling system, wait at your seat and collect your food at the counter when the device lights up
 Our dinner~
Green Tea Cream Latte $7.50
(They have the jumbo 3L frappe which is available for any customer on their birthday. So wanna try it!!)
Fresh Sea Prawn Aglio Olio $ 16
Linguine and fresh sea prawn (not frozen). Stir fried in olive oil, garlic, chilli padi and mixed herb tomato sauce
All Day Breakfast: Eggs Benedict $13.50
Two poached eggs nestling on brioche with bacon, drizzled with homemade hollandaise sauce. Served with salad on the side
Waffles
Plain Waffle $4
Served with choice of butter or maple syrup
Add-on Gelato (per scoop) $3
Choice: Chocolate, French Vanilla, Strawberry, Cookie & Cream
Choice: Maple syrup, chocolate, strawberry syrup
Add-on Fruits (Banana and Strawberry slices) $3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IDOL!!! Continue to strive hard & pursue your dream.. Jiayou jiayou~

Am still in the mids of editing the video to let you have a full view of the two cafes mentioned above. Will mention in my instagram & twitter once they are ready. So pop by again to check out the video~