HOSHINO COFFEE + RIDERS CAFE

A long overdue food review from last year, always wanted to share about this place but never had the time. Then, I got excited when I visited a new foodplace and forgotten about this. Haha!!

So here goes~ Situated in a shopping mall, which serve what I feel like a Japanese Western cuisine. Nice mains and desserts, what more can I ask for?

HOSHINO COFFEE
Plaza Singapura, 68 Orchard Road #03-84 Singapore 238839
Operating hour: 11.30am to 9pm, daily

Matcha Smoothie $9

Carbonara $14

Spaghetti in cream sauce with Yolk and Bacon

Squid Ink Spaghetti $15

Spaghetti served in Squid Ink with Extra Virgin Oil and Garlic Taste

(Always a fan of Squid Ink, and this is not bad)

Matcha Souffle $9.80

Egg whites stiffly beaten with Matcha powder, added into a smooth & rich custard

(Love love love this!! Warm moist green tea flavoured souffle. Not too sweet & not too soft.)

Chocolat Fondant with Softee $9.80

The queue for Hoshino is constantly long, even on weird timing on weekdays. So be prepared to wait up for a few minutes to get your seats.

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This next cafe place that I want to introduce has always been a cafe that I want to visit. Made a wasted trip once because it was under renovation then and we had a funny encounter on our way out as it was situated in quite a deserted place. So then I heard it was reopened, so back I went to try out the cafe after a hectic day at work.

RIDERS CAFE
Bukit Timah Saddle Club, 51 Fairways Drive Singapore 286965
Operating hours: Sun to Thurs - 8am to 9pm, Fri & Sat - 8am to 10pm (Closed on Mon)

On the wall along the stairs up the cafe

An open-concept cafe with ceiling fans, was a little humid when we visited in the afternoon. But totally love the vintage feels~

We went at a bad timing, no horses were running at the stable

Indulging in your food while enjoying the view of the horse

Long Black $4

Iced Latte $5.50

Additional Flavoured Syrup: Hazelnut $1

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio $26
Crabmeat, Spinach, Chili Oil, Garlic & Parsley
(Chewy crabmeat with cheese shavings on top. Yummy~)

The 'Almighty' Roast Chicken $29
Roasted Fingerlings & Broccoli Rabe
(Not a fan of chicken but this roasted chicken is really juicy and tender, with a little sweet citrus sauce)

A video to show you the cafe layout

The cafe also serves brunch menu till 11am daily, might be a little challenge for me if I want to try out their brunch given their inaccessible location. Haha!! Would advice people to drive in if they want to visit the cafe.

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.