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($3.30) opt out for charcoal waffles and consisted kaya and butter. I finally tried their waffles for a while but then I felt that it's kinda normal as kaya was sweet but at least butter was savoury and cold in temp.

You may familiar with OLLELLA for their traditional kuehs, which used to sell at Cluny Court before moving here.

Now with tables and chairs seating area available at this new shop, they also begins serving Malay foods here also.

Beside their signature kuehs on display, there’s also 3 options of proper foods available here.

The nasi lemak is one of it, served in disposable plate and cutlery as this wasn’t a proper restaurant setting. More for CBD workers who prefer to takeaway their meal. But of course you can enjoy it here depending on the availability of the limited seatings.

Interestingly their rich coconut rice used the smaller type of grain, served with delicious rendang chicken drumstick. Their torch ginger flower sambal is flavourful and spicy. Together with fried white bait, ikan bilis, peanuts and sunny side-up.

I would say I enjoy much of the food. Recommend to complete your meal with a piece of kueh and drink, which will entitle you a discount of $0.50.

Ollella has been one of those spots that we have been returning for more whenever we don’t have any idea on what to have or just felt like it — these folks had certain come a long way from their days at the Residences@Somme (and even more so if one recalls their stint at The Midtown Residences with the Foxhole Cafe). Whilst their Far East Square location has been in operations for quite a while, Ollella hasn’t been sitting on their laurels — there has been the introduction of new food items as well as Kueh-Kueh ever since, which always make for a good reason to drop by for a revisit. We previously have had their Nasi Lemak when we first dropped by Ollella during the initial days of opening the Far East Square location; that being said, the Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah wasn’t an item that was offered on the menu back then. The Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah is described on the menu to come with elements such as coconut rice, deep-fried lemongrass coriander spiced boneless chicken leg, Ikan Bilis, peanuts, sambal and sunny side-up.

Whilst their Nasi Lemak used to come in a disposal box, the current plating sees the Nasi Lemak coming in a disposal paper box that is shaped more like a tray; though given the size of the current disposal ware, it does make the dish look a little minuscule as there are some areas that are void of any components of the dish. The Ayam Berempah is definitely the star of the Nasi Lemak Ayam Berempah here — prepared fresh-to-order here, the Ayam Berempah comes all hot and seemingly freshly-fried; a little greasy though still rather reasonable given the nature of the item. The exterior is crisp, while the flesh is tender and juicy; absolutely delicious considering how it carried evident notes of the spices such as turmeric and lemongrass that were added in its marination process. The coconut rice came being a little lukewarm; not quite temperature that we would like it to be — that being said, we did enjoy the soft, light and fluffy texture of the rice though we do feel that it could have came with a slightly more distinct note of coconut milk fragrance. The accompanying sambal here is more sweet than spicy; should do well even for those with lower tolerance to spice — one can also find a flavoural contrast amidst the sambal where distinct notes of the elements used for the sambal can be detected. The Ikan Bills did manage to maintain the crunch and gave the dish a saltish note, while the sunny side-up came without the undesirable notes of overused oil and also had a molten egg yolk that oozes as one pokes on it with the fork. During our visit to Ollella, we had also went for the Talam Cendol; a relatively new addition to their line-up of Kueh. For those whom are unfamiliar with Kueh Talam, it can be described as a Steamed Coconut Pandan Kueh; in fact, Ollella does serve up the original variant of the Kueh as well — that would be the Talam Pandan. In retrospect, the Talam Cendol comes with elements such as Gula Jawa, Eggs, Red Beans, Plain Flour, Coconut Milk, Rice Flour, Corn Flour, Tapioca, Sugar and Salt.

The Kueh does come a little heftier and is pretty bouncy with a good chew that doesn’t stick to the teeth — the texture on the Gula Jawa, Red Beans and Coconut Milk layers are also pretty consistent; the combination providing that familiar hint of flavours similar to a Chendol but being less sweet in general. Of course, we cannot forget the inclusion of the Pandan jelly that one would typically find in the usual bowl of chendol within the coconut milk layer of the Talam Chendol. It does seem that Ollella had even went to the lengths of making the Chendol jelly themselves; the Chendol jelly coming all soft and with a light, lingering note of Pandan that perfumes the tastebuds. It is well known that we wouldn’t skip on Kopi during lunch and the Kopi here does come in a way that is almost in style of Kopi Tubruk here — whilst it does come with condensed milk just like a typical Nanyang-style brew, one can definitely find the fine coffee grounds sitting at the bottom of the cup here just like how it would have been the case for Indonesian-style coffee. As a result, the brew does come with quite a caffeinated kick in its body, with a corresponding sweetness that helps to bring everything together. It is always a happy occasion to see how far Ollella has come; especially so considering how Ollella has been known to deliver quality bakes, Kuehs and cooked food ever since they had first started and through their now-defunct Makan House by Ollella concept — it is little wonder how they have garnered a following after all these years in the F&B industry. Always looking forward to the next return visit to Ollella to try any new creations that they have to offer!

These are without a doubt, one of the best scones in SG! ☝🏻Nestled above the hectic office crowd in One Raffles Place, Humble Bakery is a little gem 💎 that totally surprised us with how good their scones were 🙂‍↕️

Humble Bakery prides themselves on their mochi scones - and it’s no wonder that this is one of their bestsellers. This scone had a delightfully chewy mochi wrapped by a smooth taro paste and encased in their original scone pastry 😮‍💨 The subtle sweetness from the yam paired well with the mochi, and made the scone not too dry. Just look at the mochi pull! 🤩

This is our third time getting this flavour because we absolutely loved it. This was a great balance between savoury from the parmesan cheese and sweetness from the callebaut white chocolate. 🍫 Crispy on the outside, yet soft, fluffy and moist on the inside, the texture of their scones were also on point! 🫶🏻
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Humble Bakery may be unassuming, but their scones are definitely worth a try. Many have said their indoor seating area is pleasant, and provides a brief respite from the hustle and bustle of the CBD. They are definitely our go to when we’re craving scones!

Originally established as Polar Café in November 1925 by couple Hinky Chan and Shum Shui Yu, this Singapore heritage brand is today known as Polar Puffs & Cakes Bistro, with multiple outlets across Singapore.
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Most outlets are pure takeaway kiosks, but those under Polar Puffs & Cakes Bistro are sit-down outlets for a quick bite.
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The Curry Puff (SGD $2.60) features a crisp flaky puff pastry filled with chunky boneless diced chicken, tender potatoes, and crunchy red onions, marinated in a thick blend of 9 spices. Warm and satisfying, each bite gets you a bold buttery bready starchy savoury salty spice sweet flavour kick.
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The Tuna Puff (SGD $2.80) features a crisp flaky puff pastry filled with flaky tuna fish flakes, bouncy button mushrooms, and crunchy red onions. Carries lovely buttery bready meaty savoury vegetal earthy sweet flavour, without any unpleasant fishy taste, so nice. Good amount of filling too.
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The Chicken Pie (SGD $3) features a crisp flaky puff pastry filled with chunky boneless diced chicken, tender potatoes, bouncy button mushrooms, and juicy corn kernels. Has enticing meaty sweet vegetal savoury bready buttery flavour.
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The Black Pepper Chicken Puff (SGD $3.20) features a crisp flaky puff pastry filled with chunky boneless diced chicken, mixed with generous black pepper. Has mild meaty savoury peppery spice bready buttery flavour, nice though I wish this was more intense in taste.
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The Chicken Sausage Puff (SGD $2.80) features a crisp flaky puff pastry stuffed with a classic chicken sausage, tender and snappy. Has mild meaty salty savoury bready buttery flavour. What I really like about this is actually the puff pastry itself.
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Polar Puffs & Cakes Bistro
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2024/07/polar-puffs-cakes-bistro.html

[Raffles Place, Singapore 🇸🇬]

1-for-1 Bagel + Drink
Using deal in Burpple beyond membership through Burpple app
Quite letdown by the amount of drinks although both tasted not bad.
The outlet was more for takeaway ‘cos only got counter seat for 2 pax.

Shrooms Melt (S$10)
Sautéed mushroom, caramelised onion, green, Swiss cheese
Great combination

Ham Egg Cheese (S$9)
Sunny side up, Turkey ham, Swiss cheese, honey mustard

Taro Latte (S$5.50)

Chai Latte (S$5.50)

Whiskdom
Address 🛖 : 1 Raffles Place, # B1-06 One Raffles Place, Singapore 🇸🇬 048616
Open 🕰️ : Mon - Fri : 9am - 8pm
Website 🕸️ : https://whiskdom.com
MRT 🚇 : Raffles Place (NS26/ EW14)

($1.80) I didn't expected that their kuek was fresh made on the day itself and got that warm temp inside kuek. Kaya taste like not tat sweet but got strong coconut smell. Glutinous rice was really got hard texture so it's tough to chew thru.

($13) It's final Easter day for this tart to comeback as they decided to close shop permanently. I decided to make a first and last visit with my friend to try it out for long time ever. I realised that the tart crust was quite hard to cut through. But the filling was quite sweet, milky and creamy. but its not much bitter taste tbh.

($10) I decided to try this dessert first as their alcoholic inside the tiramisu was quite strong and thick taste. But the filling was quite milky and creamy. but its strong bitter taste tbh. It's so good tbh as slowly getting jelak too much for me tbh.

($4.20) I managed to buy their scone from last year's taka booth. hmmm it's kinda hard for me but then still not that bad with red bean filling inside. But it's not best to reheat since the scone usually dry and hard texture so it better to eat on the day on itself.