Cereal Prawn Croissant Eclair It seems that Keong Saik Bakery had gone to greater heights post-Keong Saik Road operations; while the bakery had always been known to be a small nook along the stretch of fine-dining eateries around Outram Park / Chinatown, it does seem that they have expanded quite a fair bit since. With their main shop space now within Luzerne around Boon Keng and also with another outlet located in Chip Bee Gardens, the latest location of Keong Saik Bakery at Jewel Changi Airport does seem to tell us how far they have came since their early days from how they have started. The location at Jewel Changi Airport is also fairly befitting to the brand, considering how Keong Saik Bakery has always been known as a brand that fuses traditional Singaporean flavours, culture and heritage with their offerings — the Sor Hei being a very good example of that being one of their offerings which had remained on their menu since Day One of their operations. Their latest location at Jewel Changi Airport is located on the ground level, conveniently located right in front of the Early Check-In Counter at Changi Airport Terminal 1 and are neighbours with other F&B establishments such as the outlet of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, as well as Kim’s Duet. More of a kiosk-style set-up as opposed to being an actual cafe operation like their Luzerne and Chip Bee Gardens locations, the outlet at Jewel Changi Airport has fairly limited seating; though does still offer quite a good variety of danishes and cakes which can be found at their other locations. There are outlet exclusives which are available only at the Jewel Changi Airport location, which includes the Cereal Prawn Croissant Eclair and Milo Creme Brulee Cruffin. For those whom are feeling peckish, there are also sandwiches like the Croque Monsieur and Roasted Chicken Sandwich to go for, while the list of beverages includes their bottled cold brews, coffee / tea, as well as some unique concoctions like the Purple Smurf.
It was needless to say that we made our way to Keong Saik Bakery’s outlet at Jewel Changi Airport for the Cereal Prawn Croissant Eclair — we are pretty much fans of anything cereal / salted egg / buttermilk and it is without a doubt that the item attracted our attention when we came across the offering of the outlet exclusive via posts on social media. For those whom are unaware, the Croissant Eclair range by Keong Saik Bakery isn’t exactly new, though the offering of the Cereal Prawn variant is new — the range of Croissant Eclair offerings can be found at both Keong Saik Bakery locations as well as Tiong Hoe Specialty Coffee’s outlet at Guoco Tower. Interestingly, Keong Saik Bakery has went the route of using prawn paste rather than actual prawns for their Cereal Prawn Croissant Eclair here — likely a move to achieve consistency in terms of quality since the usage of actual prawns would likely prove difficult for them to maintain so.
Much like what one would expect from the zichar-style rendition of the Cereal Prawn, the Cereal Prawn Croissant Eclair comes with wok-fried cereal bits alongside curry leaves for that added note of fragrance. Truth to be told, we weren’t really expecting the cereal bits here to be particularly buttery since they would have been achieved by the flaky and buttery croissant eclair pastry itself. That being said, we did wish that there is a bit of sugar that could perhaps gel the cereal elements and the prawn paste with the pastry — something which could have bright everything together with that added sweetness. Also got to try the Milo Creme Brulee Cruffin during our visit here — yet another variety of their Cruffin line-up that comes with a crystallised sugar layer that features a sweet, malty and chocolate-y pastry cream beneath. Still, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the folks behind Keong Saik Bakery on the opening of their new outlet at Jewel Changi Airport — wishing these folks all the best for what is to come in the future!
