Cafes

I also tried their Sweet Potato Fries with Sour Plum Seasoning ($9) and this combination is by far one of my favourite sweet potato fries in the world!!!

My sweet potato fries addiction really started when I started living in Melbourne and I haven't been able to find a cafe or restaurant that is able to replicate the standard that I've tried in Melbourne. The Sweet Potato Fries at Craftsmen are very crispy and the sour plum is a really perfect complement to the dish.

It's ridiculously addictive in my opinion and is a 5/5 for me!!!

I also tried the Aglio Olio Olives & Bell Peppers ($16.50) that consists of sauteed garlic, olive, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes & herbs.

The aglio olio was pretty spicy in my opinion and did give off a bit of a bland taste, probably due to a lack of seasoning. I would give this a 3.5/5.

Found 38 Coffee Lab via Google Maps and am very happy that I visited it!
Coffee was really good, and it was overall a great place to just chill and hang out in whilst doing some work. Will come back!!

I did like it and felt that it provided a very unique taste to the traditional kaya bread. The bread was very crispy yet soft on the inside & well toasted.

I asked for my latte to be in a takeaway cup only because it was really hot and warm where I was sitting at outside. You can imagine my state - I was not perspiring but was just feeling rather warm, especially as I was wearing jeans.

So I asked for my drink in a take away cup because I felt more comfortable drinking out of a paper cup that wouldn't be THAT hot to touch as compared to a coffee mug.

When the waiter brought my Hot Latte to me, he handed it to me and then said 'the next time you dine in, you can't order your latte in a takeaway cup anymore' with a really rather snotty attitude.

I've had meals at a number of cafes in Singapore and even though this is not a request I ask for all the time, whenever I do, all other cafes have acceded to this request. Now I don't know what Firebake's reason is as to why I can't have my hot latte in a paper cup.

Maybe they are running out of paper cups, or that a paper cup is harmful to the environment which is going against your company's going green policy. Or that a paper cup is expensive and you're trying to cut cost.

I'm really not a bitchy & difficult customer and I promise I'll understand if you at least explain it to me with more professionalism. But not only did the waiter not provide any further explanation, his statement was also said with a very cold and patronising attitude.

It seems as though he forgot that I am still paying for the latte. It's not that you're giving it to me for free. And note that I am paying FULL PRICE for this cup of latte. The latte was not valid with the 1 for 1 promo.

Now, the latte didn't even taste good but worst of all was how it looked when it was presented to me!!! Just look at it.

It feels as though they were so unhappy that I asked for it in a paper cup that they didn't even bother trying to present and make it look good.

Seriously, really disappointed.

I ordered the risotto and felt that it was not as creamy nor thick as compared to other risottos I've tried.

It also lacked taste and some parts of the risotto had just the right amount of saltiness to it, while other parts simply had no taste. It was really rather oily and I felt that the taste came from more of the oil than the flavour of what the risotto was actually supposed to be.

And I'm not sure if I'm thinking too much, so correct me if I'm wrong, but the pictures that I've seen online of the seafood saffron risotto all contain mussels, while mine was just the typical clam.

I've looked through the menu and can't seem to find a risotto dish with mussels specifically. So I'm not sure if they have changed the seafood from mussels to clams, or if its because my dish was on a 1 for 1 price, thus I got clams instead of mussels?

Whatever the case is, the clams were really tasteless and lacked freshness. The prawn itself was really good though - it was well cooked & juicy.

But overall, would not recommend to anyone nor order again. I don't even think that it was worth $14, much less its actual price tag of $28.

I have seen this cafe around Burpple and finally had the chance to visit it today! :)

The cafe is located on the 2nd floor of Tampines West CC. I think it’s a lot easier to locate now with the new downtown line. I believe that the cafe can seat around 30-40 people (both indoor and outdoor included). Really cozy environment!

I ordered the first item on their menu (omg I forgot the name but it’s akin to a big breakfast). There were only 2 dishes available on the menu when we went at 3pm. I liked the bacon - it wasn’t salty at all. The fries were good too. They can totally use it for truffle fries and add another item to their menu 🤣

Price: 5/5 (very very affordable for cafe food!)
My dish (name unknown as I forgot) was $15
Coffee was very good too 👌🏼 It was $4.50

Service: 5/5 (very friendly staff!!!)

Food: 4/5 (the other dishes on the menu looked super enticing too... and I believe that it will taste good)

Overall: 4.67/5

Will I come back? Yes!

Smoked salmon with poached eggs topped with hollandaise sauce served with hash brown, sauteed mushrooms, mix salad and a english muffin

I really enjoyed what we ordered, and felt that everything went really well together. I especially liked the hash brown & sauteed mushrooms!

The poached eggs were cooked really well too. They're running inside as you can see which I suppose is how poached eggs are supposed to be hahaha.