Café Natsu (Joo Chiat)

Cafe Natsu is a Japanese-inspired brunch cafe in the Joo Chiat area. The cafe's interior is an interior designer's dream with beautiful elegant lines and spaces.

Each of the dishes served were beautifully and artistically plated. Their kani croquette was shattering crisp on the outside and rich and creamy on the inside. In particular, we loved the black vinegar butter sauce which served as a dip on the side. It was rich, acidic, luscious and tangy, and paired beautifully with the croquette (and their fries too)!

The prices here though are a little steep... The food is good and the ambience lovely but $16 for a starter is really hard to justify if there isn't an occasion!

Mochi Donuts😋 Please refer to my previous Cafe Natsu post for my full review!😄

Went to Cafe Natsu three weeks ago and ordered their Wagyu Hamburg Bowl Set ($36), an Iced Matcha Latte ($8.50), and Mochi Donuts ($12)!😇

Overall ratings 9/10! Food and drinks were not too bad but was a bit pricey to me😅 Would head back again though👍🏻

Star item was the hearty bowl of Fish Soup Pao Fan

Ordered a Florentine and Wagyu Beef Sando. The price is way too steep for what we ordered. The $25 Florentine hardly had chunks of crab meat in them instead we had shredded bits of crab meat, bits of spinach with a poached egg on top of a small muffin. It’s not value for money. The $26 Wagyu Beef Sando was slightly better as the beef was tasty but the whole sando had a one note taste which was a smoky flavour with hints of bitterness. It was a bit boring after a few bites. The togarashi fries was good though and was the scene stealer in my opinion. Also, we felt hurried to vacate the table as there was a queue waiting and the waitress kept walking around and checking to see if they could quickly clear our plates. Was also shocked that they charged $12 for a yuzu + lime meringue pie.

Best of both worlds, these fried mini doughnut balls are filled with mochi and tossed in brown sugar; and served with a scoop of salted Hokkaido milk ice cream. Each small dough ball had a nice crisp on the outside while the inside was soft, airy and chewy. I would recommend having them on its own to enjoy the slight sweetness and texture from it.