A simple meal at wallet-friendly prices. Considering which area this place is located in, I'm pleasantly surprised. All prices are nett & you collect your food from the self-service counter where you place your order.
Choose from the DIY pasta menu (pick your pasta type & sauce - red/cream/white wine) or the specials they have lined up against the wall.
Pappardelle Al Ragu ($12.80 nett) had a Ragu sauce, unfortunately, tasted too generic - like the kind you'd find in a bottle at the grocery store. The Pappardelle was also sticking together though thankfully they weren't too overcooked.
Mixed Mushroom Tagliatelle ($12.80 nett), being a white wine-based one, had a light & delightful sauce. Noodles like a thinner version of Mee Pok which I super love.
Pasta took 20 mins to be ready - normally I don't mind, but today I was a little pressed for time & slightly kancheong. Thankfully I still had time to enjoy my Tiramisu ($6.80 nett) before heading off
Would return because I love pasta, & this is very value for money. But don't expect any fancy schmancy stuff lah. (They serve wine, $6.80 nett, in water glasses here)
💷 Cash & NETS only
🌬 Air-conditioned seats only
🖥 Accepts reservations - Quandoo
🚫 No GST or Service Charge
Lunch Set: Gyu Don ($14.90) with Miso Soup, Drink and Fruit. Great taste, Good quality meats and value for money. Service is prompt too 😁😁😁
Awesome soft serve and donuts! Definitely come back for more!
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Another new hunt near home, swung by to check out what's in store tonight. Spotted some unusual flavours, and immediately asked to try:
(1) White Truffle - whoa! intense, probably too much for a whole scoop on your own;
(2) Melon & Parma Ham (that white one at the back) - refreshing, sorbet-like melon flavour that melts away into salty parma bites, very interesting;
(3) Thai Earl Grey - I'm a tea addict, so I'm totally biased. Got a pint of this to-go, had forgotten all about my other love, the Salted Caramel!
🍦 Scoop: S$3.80 (reg) | S$4.20 (*premium)
🍦 Pint: S$15 (reg) | S$18 (*premium)
Thick toasts and waffles available too.
Their branches at Harding Road, Ann Siang Hill Park, and Palais Renaissance only close their doors at 1-2am on Fridays and Saturdays, providing a lovely cafe environment for supper indulgence. Have a couple of drinks enjoyed with their signature tarts, cakes, and puddings. What a way to wind down after a long week!
I CANNOT express just how thrilled I am that @plus39gelato is opening less than a minute's walk away from my workplace. Expanding waistlines be damned, because every calorie in this less-than-10%-fat gelato is more than worth it.
Each of the four flavours I tried today (pistachio, mango, four spice, chilli chocolate) boasted the same silky texture that glided down my throat like a dream, leaving no cloying feeling of thirst that's typical of overly saccharine, lesser specimens of gelato and ice cream; yet, each airy spoonful fills the mouth with luscious, full-bodied flavour.
Using the ideatre, aka the "Ferrari of gelato machines", Director & Gelato Coach Jacopo Quaglia will be churning up at least eight different flavours for our enjoyment each day from 6 March. Anticipate classics like the pictured pistachio (a MUST-TRY), chocolate, vanilla bean, and more unusual suspects like Italian basil and ginger tart. Jacopo is very open to suggestions and experimenting, so hit him up with your wishlist!
The café serves cocoa beverages, crafted chocolate bars and lava flowing hot chocolate sauce. Mainly for takeaways, though there are four seats.
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Hand-made caramel pudding with custard cream & fresh cream.
Japanese desserts are the best!
Because real peppermint leaves are used to make this ice-cream, it has a wonderful wake-me-up freshness that's missing from others I have tried. And who doesn't like little bits of dark chocolate polka-dotting their minty creaminess?😋 Such a spot-on combination if there ever was one. Jazzed up with ground mixed nuts and house-made meringue sticks, this is a sweet ending I can't say no to.
The ice-creams served at both Group Therapy cafes at Katong Village and Duxton are all created at the new-ish third cafe under the same group: Regroup x Scoop Therapy, which means they are available there too of course. The use of Italian milk (delivered in small batches and immediately processed into ice-cream) is lower in fats as well. Hooray to a less guilty indulgence I say.
Haha. The difficulties in writing one.
Hope it's all worth it and I hope you enjoy reading them.
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The beacon of light came from this San Domingue - Mousse made from 70% single origin chocolate, Rum Jewel Box, Caramelized Plantain Vanilla Cream, Brittany crunch.
