Sunday, January 29, 2012

The Cellar Door

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I think this is my first ever bad review written.

Vivocity is not one of those places that has many breakfast/brunch places to begin with. If you know of any good ones, do let me know. In desperate need to look for a brunch place at Vivo, I stumbled upon The Cellar Door offering all-day breakfast. It looked decent on the outside however there were only a couple of people at the place. The next thing I knew it, I was already seated inside. 

Menu was simple and I had to place my order at the cashier. That explains maybe why there's no service charge too! 


Eggs Benedict ($15.00)

One look at the dish and I already had my doubts. The hollandaise sauce was extremely pale looking that it almost looked like cream. The eggs were poached nicely HOWEVER, it had an extremely strong taste of vinegar!! It was horrifying (and to me, disgusting). 

Absolutely hated the dish and barely touched any of it. I think the only thing I ate was the muffin and a little of the ham as it had vinegar all over as well. 

Will not return to this place again, never. 


The Cellar Door
1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-108/109, Vivo City




Sunday, January 15, 2012

Loola's by Awfully Chocolate

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 Loola's is a newly opened cafe tucked in the corner of Esplanade Mall. Branching out from the usual desserts from Awfully Chocolate, it now serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Souffle Omelette ($22.00)

This definitely caught my attention when I was browsing through the menu. Don't be deceived by the looks of it, it is actually very huge! I was struggling to finish it towards the end. Egg taste on the outside and very fluffy in the inside. If only the egg could have been of a stronger taste, that would had been perfect! 


Grilled Bara ($28.00)

My partner ordered from the lunch menu instead. His nicely grilled baramunddi with one egg soup was simply divine. The one egg soup was so perfect and complemented the baramunddi well. I couldn't stop eating from his plate. 


Loola's 
8 Raffles Avenue, #02-14, Esplanade Mall
Tel: +65 6336 9563





Monday, January 2, 2012

Toby's Estate

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It's my first brunch session for this brand new year! 

Situated at a corner of Rodyk Street, Toby's Estate is a great for weekend brunch. It has indoor and outdoor dining which personally, I prefer the outdoor - al fresco style. Just sitting around, sipping a cup of great coffee and watching people walk by. 



The menu was simple and written on a chalkboard. Just head to the counter to place your order and wait for your food. The Eggs Benedict with Salmon and Brioche ($12.00) was good. B enjoyed every bit of it. Perfectly poached eggs on brioche toast. Can't say this enough. 



I love the Scrambled Eggs with Brioche ($8.50) and I added Sauteed Mushrooms ($3.00) by the side. Can never say no to sweet bread like brioche. The mushrooms were just right and flavourful. However, the scrambled eggs were a tad let-down. Looks can be deceiving. I like scrambled eggs to be of watery texture and buttery. However, once you flip over the top layer, its actually fried inside. Slightly disappointing but nonetheless, it was still very good. 

Coffee is VERY good here. Do remember to try when you drop by! :) I would love to grab a cuppa from here every day if possible. 

Toby's Estate
8 Rodyk St, #01-03/04
Tel: +65 6636 7629
Opens daily till 6pm