Showing posts with label Cafe Hopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cafe Hopping. Show all posts

Friday, 11 March 2016

Food: Springleaf Prata @ The Rail Mall

Prata turned 'hipster' aka Plaster Blaster
Prata is like every Singaporean's staple food. Don't know what to eat for breakfast? There's prata. Wanna have supper but not macs? There's prata. Prata comes in many forms too, tissue prata, egg prata, prata kosong or even instant prata (you can cook them at home to satisfy your cravings anytime). And then there's pratas cousins like murtabak, thosai and the long lost nephew chapati and naan.
New outlet at The Rail Mall
Today was one of the night we need something after work to fill our tummies before bed. Along the route home, we passed by Railway Mall and since there were some eateries open, we thought we could have a look. Must be like magic or something because there it was - Springleaf Prata!
Packed with late night supper goers
Bandung $1.50, Model priceless (lol)
The place was packed even at 11+pm, mostly with groups of youngsters (us included :p) We weren't sure what to eat because the menu wasn't descriptive and there wasn't any pictures. Therefore, we head to our reliable Foursquare and Instagram for pictures and hopefully some recommendations.

DRINKS LIST
SPECIALS
One of the things mostly instagram-ed was their Plaster Blaster. It is basically a prata with 2 pieces of turkey ham, topped with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Think eggs benedict but prata version.
The mayonnaise probably looks unappetising here but damn everything was perfect.
Plaster Blaster $5
We also came at a time whereby they were doing some photography shots of their menu to help visual customers like us who needs pictures to make our meal choices. Hehe. The guys were helpful and recommended Plaster Blaster as something that would be suitable for supper if we were to share between us both. Their murtaburger or umami-50 would be too much for such a late night meal. 

Poking the poached egg.
The prata was good. Hollandaise sauce is surprisingly perfect. I forgot to mention, their plaster blaster comes with the usual serving of curry! Their curry is fragrant and chunky which we both really liked.

Served with curry
Overall, we spent $6.50 for our prata and bandung. Price wise it is definitely affordable and we will indeed come visit again to try out their other specials :) last order is at 11.30pm (they close at 12) so it's an ideal supper place *thumbs up*

Lots of parking space outside the shop

Overall it was a good supper session. Service is good and place is lively. Not to forget that The Rail Mall is a nostalgic place to visit in Singapore. In the day, you could climb up the railway track if you're feeling adventurous ;)

It's also nice to see something like prata turned 'hipster' and different, but prata in all definitions is always good. We'll definitely visit again to try out their other Specials! :)
:B Prata Monsters for tonight
Springleaf Prata Place
The Rail Mall
396 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678040

Opening hours: 7am till midnight
Last order at 11.30pm

Monday, 22 February 2016

Food: Chaiwalla & Co. (JB)

CHAIWALLA & CO.
Today we're off to JB for a short trip and mini date.
Lately we have been busying ourselves with wedding preparations and what not. So we decided that today we should make time just for ourselves :)

The ride to Johor was enjoyable with lots of sunshine and wind. After braving usual crowd at the Woodlands Checkpoint, I told him that i feel like drinking something good.

Lots of parking space available if you are coming via car or bike
Therefore, he brought us to Chaiwalla & Co! I have always wanted to come here because he had been here a few times with his colleagues.
Malaysia's 1st Container Cafe.
The name Chaiwalla "is derived from a hindi word that means 'someone who prepares the tea'."
With the popping up of container cafes, this cafe is well-known even to those living in Singapore. They currently have 3 outlets: 2 in JB and one at The Curve, Damansara. The one we visited today is located in JB, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee.



We have a choice from teas, coffees, milk teas, fresh milk and smoothies. He got himself the Thai Milk Tea (RM9.30) and I chose the Double Chocolate Milk Tea with Pearls (RM7.20) for myself. 

I like how they show the information of their drinks. Looks like those nutritional info on food eh?
Should have aimed at the centre hole. LOL
They also have assorted pies (RM8.30) and brownies for us to fill our tummies with. Since they have run out of Chicken and Mushroom Pie, we tried their Black Pepper Beef instead. 
Black Pepper Beef Pie (RM8.30) 
Flaky and crispy pie crust :)
The meat and veggies in the pie was tender and the pie crust flaky, so it was simple yet fulfilling.
By the way, don't be surprised or disappointed if you only see a few tables. The waiters will be more than willing to set more tables for you.
We stayed till most of the have already customers left :D
Our bill totaled to RM24.80 and it was a relaxing date with each other. The short getaway and something different was really something we both needed  :)

The good things in life are better with You <3

CHAIWALLA & CO.
Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday9:30AM–10:30PM
Weekends9:30AM–1AM


Saturday, 16 May 2015

Exploration: Paddy Hills Cafe

Psst. This is not a food review.
Located at South Buona Vista, Paddy Hills is a newly opened cafe. I was excited because it was so near to my workplace at Science Park plus.. I have been seeing on instagram that they have a funky art wall too!
The exterior looks simple and welcoming.

The interior
The interior was cosy and since we reached around 10am on a weekday, the whole place almost belongs to just us!

We're not coffee experts but they have a few coffee blends for you to choose from.

The Asian Brick ($18) - Meant to be shared for 2

The ambience was cosy and we spent a few hours just chatting and spending our morning together. Those are the perks of working shifts for the both of us, we get to enjoy breakfasts and brunches together if we're both not working :)
The lighting is perfect for selfies! :D
So that's for the cafe, what about the art wall which i mentioned about earlier on?

Spot all the food!
I just had to pat the kitty in an awkward position. lols


  And lastly, pictures of us!




It was a wonderful experience for the both of us and since it is close by, we might just visit again! Do show us if you took any selfies here too!

Paddy Hills
38 South Buona Vista Road
Singapore 118164



Saturday, 14 March 2015

Food: The Lab SG


Personally, I work as a Production Scientist so imagine my excitement when a laboratory themed cafe opened in Singapore! I have been seeing tons of interesting pictures on Instagram since their opening so it was a pleasure that Mr @amsyarstifler decided to bring us there one fine afternoon.

The Lab Sg from outside
LOVE THE DESIGN!
Located at Jalan Pisang (full location and website listed below), many would know this as the street which houses the famous cupcakes from Fluff Bakery. The Lab is located at the corner and quite easily distinguished by the sign and graffiti by the side.

The Entrées Menu - the level of spiciness for The Lab Drumlets cracks me up. Yek Eleh hahaha
I don't really know how to describe their menu but everything was different than the usual cafe fare. For example, they have sweet potato fries instead of the usual truffle fries made with potatoes. But hey, you gotta EXPERIMENT right? :)

Cupcakes ($4 each) from Fluff Bakery. The heart from their RVC dropped off :( 
So while we waited for our food to arrive, i took out the two cupcakes I bought from Fluff Bakery for some selfies. hee. These cost $4 each, while really delicious and unlike normal cupcakes (eg from Twelve Cupcakes), I don't think I would buy them again. But again, I'm not much of a dessert person.

Liege Waffles ($10.00)
We didn't mind getting our dessert coming at the same time as our main and for him, he ordered their Liege Waffles. It's unlike the usual crispy waffles that we're used to, these are on the soft side and 'heavier' in texture. Served with vanilla bean ice cream and fruit coulis, everything works well on the plate together. However, the apple chips served on top was a miss - the texture was rubbery and unlike chips. Maybe it was just lao hong.

Heisenberger ($15.00) -
6oz of homemade beef patty with turkey bacon, caramelised onion, tomato coulis, mesclun salad topped with melted blue cheese.
Their burger was tasty but I felt that it wasn't exactly spectacular. I loved the caramelised onions with the juicy patty but it was not as big as we imagined. Maybe because it was put alongside quite a larger side serving of sweet potato fries for comparison. The sweet potatoes used were the purple kind and it made us both weirdly happy. haha
The Mad Scientist :p

Hazelnut Chocolate ($6.00) - Loved how they serve their drinks in beakers! And i love their tables!
Because we had been seeing photos of drinks with syringes, we decided that we would definitely try one of them! The hazelnut syrup wasn't my fav, i felt like it had an artificial taste to it, but it was still drinkable. This was probably the most 'sciency' item found on their menu which we got our hands on.

Matcha Latte ($5.50)
I felt their matcha latte was great! He wasn't much of a green tea lover so he couldn't judge. :)
Yek eleh... hahahah
Their counter. Lovely ambience
We stayed at the cafe for quite a while to just chat and snap photos. The interior was cosy and it had a very inviting atmosphere. As a laboratory themed cafe, it didn't look much like a real lab. (I was imagining tables like our school labs, maybe more lab glassware, weighing scales and bunsen burners, lol)

Ernest Zacharevic's artwork along Victoria Street
And since it was located near Victoria Street, we stopped by the side of the road for me to take photos of the girl with the lion cub done by the talented Ernest Zacharevic.

We spent $36++ in total, not that cheap but it was okay for cafe fare. It was indeed a fun and slightly different experience for us and I wouldn't mind coming again to try out their other food items and drinks. The cafe is also probably great for small group outings as they have quite a fun medley of appetisers such as mussels and chicken drumlets plus did i forget to mention that it's Halal too?

Four thumbs up from the both of us!
Do check them out :)

The Lab
1 Jalan Pisang
199069