Welcome to Haji Lane.

Nestcha specialises in beverages that have birdnest, peach gum, and hand pounded honey lemon tea! They also have freshly made cake box for dessert as well! If you are a mochi fan, this is the place to come as well!

Featured here are the following items:

Mango Pomelo Bird's Nest ($12.90): Super tasty drink! This is not your usual mango pomelo sago, as other than the usual ingredients, it comes topped with birdnest as well as pudding! Lots to eat in every mouthful!

Orange Camellia Tea ($5.90): If you prefer something lighter, check out their ROCK THE HONEY LEMON TEA series! The drinks under this series are hand pounded, which really brings out the taste! Thirst quenching and super refreshing!

💜Yam Chicken Floss Mochi Cake ($9.90): I super love this! It was presented in a very bright purple colour! The cake layers were soft and moist. In the middle of the cake layers is savoury chicken floss with crispy crunchy seaweed! For the top layer, it is covered in taro orh nee and a qq chewy mochi! I enjoyed this so much!

Sea Salt Soya Mochi Cake ($9.90): This is similar to the yam chicken floss mochi cake, but instead of being taro yam themed, it is a salty sweet combination! ⁣
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PROMOTION ALERT: Every wednesday, members get to enjoy 50% off selected cakes if you join their free membership! For the up coming weeks, Sea salt Soya Mo chi will be on 50% discount on 15 March, and for 22 and 29 March 2023, it wll be the Tiramisu!

Check them out at the following two outlets:
📍⁣ Chinatown Point, #B1-50⁣
📍 68 Haji Lane⁣

Type: Takeaway/Drinks

Visited and ordered some of the recommended signature drinks, Thai milk tea & Charcoal Matcha latte.

Sadly, was disappointing…
1) The drinks were simply too sweet - could barely make it halfway through my drink after sharing. I asked, but there was no option to customize my sugar level.
2) The tea fragrance was not strong at all - almost none.

Plus points:
1) I must say the good thing is that these drinks come in a super large cup. Just looking at this aspect, worth the ~$5 for that one cup?

Would I revisit? No, as I’m someone who enjoys quality in my bbt/milktea - the tea itself must be legit!

My rating: 1/5 ⭐️

Coconut Sorbet, White Chrysanthemum

Coconut Rice $2
australian lamb short ribs marinated in coconut milk and tamarind, charcoal-grilled
stir-fried water morning glory, cured cuttlefish, sambal belacan

As their name suggests, Derwish Turkish Restaurant serves delicious Turkish dishes! This includes their Baba Ghanoush, a Levantine appetiser consisting of finely chopped roasted eggplant, olive oil, lemon juice, various seasonings, and tahini. What’s more, the eggplant is traditionally baked or broiled over an open flame before peeling,so that the pulp is soft and has a smoky taste.

Brioche French Toast - $20.90

Had to give this one a try as it was a favourite on the menu, and it definitely did not disappoint!

Housemade brioche drenched in cage-free eggs & pan-fried in butter, mascarpone, nut praline, caramelised bananas with warm butterscotch sauce.
Loved every bite of it!

S$ 9
Very refreshing peach flavor topped with popping boba and few slices of peach. Love the peach smell.

S$ 9
Super chocolatey soft serve, pistachio custard give nutty flavor. The Turkish delight is a bit too hard.

Flavour of the week (7-12 Feb)
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Peach soft serve with liquid cheesecake sauce, topped with yoghurt popping boba, peach slices and Japanese cotton cheesecake

Flavour of the week (7-12 Feb)
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Chocolate soft serve topped with pistachio custard, coco pops and two pieces of Turkish Delight
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The only shop with long queue in the entire empty lane. $9 for 2 huge cups of ice cream with toppings is pretty worth it.

We got both the ice cream of the week - chocolate mud pie and the earl grey lavender.

The chocolate mud pie has a very strong chocolate taste and hot fudge hidden inside the the middle layer and comes with 2 big piece of brownies plus cream. I feel gelat after a while.

Whereas the earl grey is light, refreshing and the delicious lavender syrup hits just the right spot. When the ice cream melts, eating with with the rice pops reminds me of eating cereals with fancy flavoured milk.

Overall, my personal favourite is still the earl grey. Definitely will drop by again to try other flavours 👍🏻

+ point, there are 2 benches in front of the shop you can sit there and enjoy the ice cream.

🍰 Chicken Floss Lava Cake
📍Nestcha (@nestcha.sg)
📌 Haji Lane
💰 2 for $8.50

Chicken floss cakes are probably some of the most delicious creations on the planet. NestCha's version of a 肉松小贝 comes filled with soy cream instead of the usual mayonnaise, making it a lighter and "healthier" option.

As with all chicken floss cakes, this is hella good. The cake is soft and sweet while the chicken floss is also sweet, but has a slight savoury element to it, making it more exciting and robust in flavour. The soy cream is light and a little bit sweet too, it complements the cake well without being too overwhelming.

I’ve tried NestCha’s Yam version of this cake and it was pretty great too, generally love NestCha’s unique products!

⭐ Rating: 9/10
🤑 worth the price: a lil pricey
🦖 would I buy again: yes
💍 would I marry: yes