Goldies is one of those establishments which we learnt about while scrolling through social media one day — the establishment itself is well hidden within the Queenstown neighbourhood at Blk 49 Stirling Road; not a location that one would somewhat find themselves to be in for the most part. Occupying a small shop unit, Goldies is pretty much a spot that is meant for takeaways even though there are two wooden stools that one could sit on if they do intend to dine-in on the spot. Based on how the establishment is named and how the products on retail are being displayed in the establishment, it seems that Goldie’s might be a spot where honey takes a central focus — available for retail at the store is a range of honey products sourced from The Rare Honey Company; a brand that seems to specialise in 100% Pure Raw Australian Honey based on their bio on their social media page that also has its own tasting bar and shop at Tan Boon Liat Building that is located near Havelock MRT Station along the Thomson-East Coast Line. For Goldies, it does seem that they have leveraged the idea of serving up pastries and cakes alongside specialty coffee to bring raw honey to the masses — their variety of bakes seem to have incorporated the use of honey, and some of its items on the beverages menu like the Honey Oat Latte and the Wildflower Honey Lemon. Of course, they do also offer espresso-based specialty coffee as well, which is brewed using Common Man Coffee Roaster’s 22 Martin blend.

Skimming through the display case on what they have to offer, we note that there were items such as the Hot Corn Bread Cream Karri, Lemon Honey Cheesecake and a few others that are available during the day which we made our visit. We found ourselves opting for the Jarrah Honey Sea Salt Croissant, which looked like a normal croissant in the display case. Turns out, the Jarrah Honey Sea Salt Croissant is drizzled with Jarrah Honey that is sourced from The Rare Honey Company when it was packed in the takeaway box; we also note that the sea salt croissant is also warmed up before being served to us. Simple as it might sound, but the Jarrah Honey Sea Salt Croissant is actually light, flaky and buttery with a tinge of saltish-ness coming from the use of sea salt. This would probably have made the croissant a little salty on its own, though this is where that drizzle of honey is particularly on-point; the Jarrah Honey carries a really evident note of raw honey that made the Jarrah Honey Sea Salt Croissant pretty much into a sweet-savoury affair. The honey is dense here; yet not overly sweet — especially soothing if we may say so. We had also tried their Honey Oat Latte during the visit — sold in bottles, their Honey Oat Latte is yet another star item here; whilst most bottled Oat Latte / Oat Cold Brew offerings that we have come across thus far are unsweetened and focuses much on the nuttiness of the oat milk itself, the addition of honey here really provides a contrast of flavours with that same floral sweetness that came with the Jarrah Honey added to the Jarrah Honey Sea Salt Croissant. Overall, Goldies does seem like an establishment that uses their specialty coffee and bakes as a vehicle to the 100% Pure Raw Australian Honey which they are retailing; and one that really seems to know what they are doing to bring the very best out of their honey products while at it — a spot that honey lovers should most definitely check out on the bakes and honey-infused beverages which they have to offer!