Best Desserts in Singapore, 2019

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BREAKING NEWS: All Soufflé pancakes would be discontinued from 20 January onwards! ⚠️ Baked and prepared freshly upon order (swipe to view), each soufflé pancake set requires a waiting time of at least 20 minutes, and up to 1hour+ during peak periods, typically weekends. I waited a good 1.5 hours for the Tiramisu soufflé pancake on a Saturday evening a few weeks back, which was surprisingly prettt impressive, though it came in a smaller than expected portion. Said to be served with ice cream, mine came with a pool of what seemed like cream instead, and upon clarification, the staff mentioned that the machine was faulty at the moment. Well there wasn’t a choice anyway so we just had to make do with a melted ice cream anyways 😅. Despite that, I love how the soufflé pancakes are soft with a wobbly, jiggly effect and the texture was fluffy and cotton-like! 😋 Topped with cream that’s dusted with cacao flakes and powder, I love how the smooth, light cream came with a pleasant tinge of lingering saltiness that added another dimension of the flavour as well as a good counterbalance to the luscious sweetness. Fans of mangoes would be glad to know that there’s also mango soufflé pancakes here, a popular choice among many, served with real mango fruits and sauce thats’s also great for the gram!📸 However, the texture of pancakes today (19 Jan) was less impressive as before, with a foam-like texture that was light, airy, lacking the spongy,cake-y mouthfeel. Perhaps it might be due to the inconsistency in standard & preparation? 🤔 Also tried the 700ml White Peach Oolong Latte that’s served in a 1L cup and it was remarkably enjoyable, without any saccharine factor which I was expecting. The characteristic fruity sweetness of the infused peach flavour provided a pleasant albeit subtle, mellow lingering note to the aromatic oolong tea latte. Option to customize your sugar level as well and I had mine less sweet (75% sugar) whereby the sweetness intensity was just nice for me! 👍🏻
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Tucked away in a small corner of Katong is baker’s well, which sells muffins, cakes and even breads! I got the banana walnut muffin [$1.90] to try and it was pleasantly tasty! It was moist and buttery but just enough to satisfy that afternoon snack craving. They also carry a bunch of other flavours like chocolate strawberry and a handful of other desserts like the almond croissant.

Was in the area and I chanced upon this gelato place which sells really interesting flavours! I got the sea salt hojicha [$4.70] which is definitely not a commoner amongst other gelato places. You can try the ice cream before purchasing which is great! Oh, one could also get a thyme cone [$1] to go along with the gelato!

I was shocked when this dish arrived, the chicken pops are coated with generous amount of Milo powder! The chicken was soft and tender, and there was a malty Milo aftertaste, perfect for Milo lover!

Milo Chicken Pops are served with a choice of Sambal Belachan Mayo or Nacho Cheese Sauce. If you would like both, just add S$1. I chose Nacho Cheese sauce, it taste really cheesy, overpowered the Milo taste. So if you are more of a Milo lover, don’t go for the dip sauce. If you are more of a cheese lover, dip it! If you are both cheese and Milo lover... alternate between dipping the sauce and not dipping the sauce, hahaha! I am both greedy, so I tried both!

Tacos were very good! The taco shells were crispy and thin, mango salsa went very well with the fish and mayo too. Curly fries were nicely done as well. Portion is just nice!

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These 2 potions look small but it is in fact very filling. Better than the actual size because then you can try 2 types.

The fish otah and the miso chicken was my choice.

Believe it or not, these colourful ang ku kuehs are 100% natural. They are made from different types of sweet potatoes, that's why they have beautiful purple, orange and yellow hues. I am stoked by the different flavours available as well: from savoury hei bee hiam to sweet tau sar. Pictured are the hei bee hiam, durian and salted egg yolk flavours in beautiful interesting shapes.

The worst dish of the night was the Forest Mushroom & Zucchini Pasta ($18++) that we were initially served. It was so incredulously salty in a way that all 3 of us unanimously agreed we couldn't eat past the 1st bite. I even wanted to spit my food back out onto my plate (but thought that'd be impolite).

I rarely send my food back to the kitchen, but this was a necessity because they were seriously too heavy handed with their seasoning. Gave them feedback & they were very open to it, & apologised; the dish that returned had pasta that was actually a different colour maybe because they omitted the seasoning. & tasted fine without all that salt. But probably wouldn't order that again.

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Air-conditioned seats available
☀ Al fresco seats available
🖥 Accepts reservations - I used Chope
🍽 Burpple Beyond partner
📶 Free WiFi available
💦 Water is not chargeable

However, the other dishes were unfortunately not great - the Australian Prime Grade Grass Fed Beef Rendang ($18++) sounded promising, but they could've seasoned the beef a little less. Texture, however, was good - & paired with the rice I suppose it was passable.

Lifehack: If you order the Etto's Beef Burger ($18++, didn't take a picture) you probably can't taste the black pepper glaze & would find the meat patty bland. So to solve this problem, put some rendang sauce over it to make it all better.

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Air-conditioned seats available
☀ Al fresco seats available
🖥 Accepts reservations - I used Chope
🍽 Burpple Beyond partner
📶 Free WiFi available
💦 Water is not chargeable

It took a while for our food to arrive, but it being a busy night & I had good company it didn't matter that much to me. Other than that, the service staff were fairly attentive & friendly - thumbs up for that.

The overall experience here was honestly confusing. 1 good dish & the remaining 3 being inconsistent in that the tastes ranged from very bland to very salty. What gives?

The only good dish out of the 4 we ordered: Porcini Risotto ($18++). Smooth, creamy & delicious. Would definitely come back here just for this.

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Air-conditioned seats available
☀ Al fresco seats available
🖥 Accepts reservations - I used Chope
🍽 Burpple Beyond partner
📶 Free WiFi available
💦 Water is not chargeable

Had whiskey black sesame and early grey flavour for ice cream. Very strong in flavour so felt a bit too much when i ordered for double scoop. The scoop is also bigger than I expected - I should only go for one scoop with waffle next time to be shared.

The usual flat white with bonsoy milk I would go for - as nice as always. Very nice interior design and the service is as great as usual.

Pastry is served too but didn’t manage to try this time. Will be back again soon!