Posts Tagged With: Upper Thomson

One Man Coffee @Upper Thomson

Posted on 26 July 2015 by lendeliz
Brioche French Toast

Brioche French Toast

It has been a while since we last came here… Too many places to go to 😛 But today, we have a craving for brunch, so here we were around 10am on a Sunday morning. It was full house, but we only waited for about 5min for a table.

Gashouse Eggs

Gashouse Eggs

This time, we decided on a Gashouse Eggs with Bacon Jam ($10), Brioche French Toast with Homemade Berry Jam & Candied Walnuts ($10), Caffè Latte ($4.50), and Matcha Latte ($5).

The Gashouse Eggs was full of cheesy goodness! Cut through the centre and the runny egg yolk oozed out, simply perfect! We liked the combination of the Brioche, with the sweet candied bacon bits complementing the salty cheese. Of course, anything with runny eggs is always nice 😀

The french toast was still as good as before, thick and fluffy, with the lovely, slightly tart jam.

The matcha latte was quite milky, but still had that slight hint of bitterness, which I liked. Coffee was as good as ever.

In all, a wonderful Sunday brunch 🙂

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Yahava Koffeeworks @Jalan Leban

Posted on 19 July 2015 by lendeliz
Beautiful morning

Beautiful morning

It has been a while since we last came here, and hubby was very pleased that the Latte ($5.50 for large) was still as good as ever; the number one coffee for him!

I tried the Hot Chocolate (also $5.50 for large) and rather enjoyed the thick and slightly bitter taste.

Unfortunately, the Earl Grey Tea Cake ($6) tasted like any ordinary cake, and we could not make out any tea flavour 😦

Oh well, but at least it tasted quite good with the caramel sauce.

Contact:

  • Location: 4 Jalan Gelenggang S(578188)
  • Website: www.yahava.sg
  • Hrs: 9am – 6pm
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Bardoque Cafe @Upper Thomson

Posted on 10 June 2015 by lendeliz
Blue Oysters

Blue Oysters

We remembered the hugeeeee beef ribs that we had at Bardoque some time back, and were keen to try some of the other dishes.

  • Blue Oysters ($12.50): There were easily 30 oysters fried in batter… yummilicious! It would be better to share this among a few friends though, as we had difficulty trying to finish so many at one go.
  • Lambergini ($28): There were 4 pieces of grilled lamb, so again, it could be a dish for sharing. Hubby enjoyed the lamb very much! As usual, I thought it was quite gamey, and I did not really like the super fatty parts.

While the food prices were definitely reasonable, we discovered that warm water actually cost $2 here 😮 Cold water came in the form of bottled water. The other drinks were comparable to other cafe prices. I guess the food and drinks prices kinda balance out after all.

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Postre DIY Bakery & Cafe @Jalan Leban

Posted on 3 June 2015 by lendeliz
Our dinner spread

Our dinner spread

This appeared to be a new kid on the block (we realized later that it had only started operating from 1 Jun 2015), so we gave up our usual haunts and came here for dinner instead 😛

Besides beautiful cupcakes and brownies prominently displayed in the fridge, Postre serves main courses which come with vegetables, dessert, fruits, soup of the day and coffee/tea, and without GST or service charge, so it sounds really affordable!

(And from 1-5 Jun 2015, they were having a 15% discount as part of opening promo!)

We decided to try a Prawn Spaghetti ($12.90) and a Ham and Cheese Stuffed Pork Cutlet ($14.90). We also upgraded to a Latte (UP $4.90, or top up $1.50 with main course), and a pot of Earl Grey with milk (UP $7.90, or top up $2.50).

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[closed] Thai In Town @Upper Thomson

Posted on 25 April 2015 by weiming
Thai Wanton Noodle

Thai Wanton Noodle

This is a new place along Upper Thomson, and we thought we should try it before its gone!

Ok lah, to be fair, not many restaurants along this stretch did wind up, but we have seen a few during our recent years of roaming around this stretch!

This restaurant is just beside Huay Kwang Thai and we believed it took over a Malay food stall (which we had tried once).

The interior is simple with cement floors and fixed tables. The interesting part about the tables is that the waiters can put a plank between 2 tables (there are groves along the edge of the tables to fit the plank in) and make it into a table of 4! Of course one can put more planks and turn the tables into one huge communal table. How innovative!

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Yam’s Kitchen @Jalan Leban

Posted on 14 April 2015 by lendeliz
Hor Fun Two Ways 严家鸳鸯河粉

Hor Fun Two Ways 严家鸳鸯河粉

This was a relatively new kid on the block, and had replaced a similar restaurant. It always looked quite empty , so we thought we ought to give it a try before it is gone :p

The deco was simple and unpretentious with the tables arranged just like the previous restaurant that it replaced (so we thought it was just a change of name and not owner). But it turned out that this was the 2nd branch of Yam’s Kitchen in Singapore (the other one is in Pasir Ris Downtown East) and there’s also one in Bangkok!

There was an offer for Curry Fish Head ($13.80++ instead of the usual $20.80++ for the small version), provided you spent a minimum of $30, so in addition to the curry, we decided to try the Hor Fun Two Ways 严家鸳鸯河粉 ($8.80++), Gold Medal Otar Bean Curd 金牌乌打豆腐 ($9.80++ for 5 pieces), Golden Sauce with Oat Vegetables  金针香麦菜 ($8.80++) and drinks.

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Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters @Upper Thomson

Posted on 25 January 2015 by lendeliz
Wonderful 5oz

Wonderful 5oz

We are finally visiting this place together!

Here for a quick brunch, as we had other plans for lunch 🙂 It was fairly quiet on a late Sunday morning, and we were not sure if it was because of the location, or that the nearby church was temporarily not in service due to cracks formation caused by the building of the Thomson line, hence the lack of crowd or simply because of the seemingly rather expensive food prices, as compared to the few nearby cafes!

The entire place had a white and brown theme, and had floor to ceiling windows covering an entire side of the cafe, so it felt very bright and clean. This cafe also encourages sharing of tables, as they had a huge sharing table (able to sit 12-16 people), and the remaining tables probably can seat around 8 people each. Not a bad place to chill out for an hour or so.

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Little Pancakes @Upper Thomson

Posted on 9 October 2014 by weiming
Keep Calm and Eat Pancakes

Keep Calm and Eat Pancakes

We have been here for a couple of times already but didn’t blog about it. Since I am running out of ideas to eat alone in Upper Thomson (wifey is in London for a work trip), I thought of re-visiting! And also because I was somehow craving for pancakes. 🙂

The place is very simple and it serves just pancakes. There are a couple of savoury pancakes and a whole list of sweet ones.

The unique thing about the pancakes here is that they come in small, mini-sized ones instead of the usual big ones (hence the name Little Pancakes). This makes it easy to eat, and gives the illusion that there are more (in number)!

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Pasta J Asian @Upper Thomson

Posted on 17 September 2014 by lendeliz
Homely interior

Homely interior

This is one of the newer restaurant along this stretch of eateries, and we had wanted to try out the famed pesto sauce here for a while. Today is the day!

It was completely empty when I arrived around 7.15pm, and was very quickly offered a drink while I waited for hubby to arrive as I enjoyed the warm homely interior of this little restaurant.

This place makes their own pasta sauces, and sell them in little bottles that you can cook at home. They also offer cooking lessons for anyone who is interested in preparing your own pasta.

Reviews on the Net have mentioned that they do slow cooking and everything is prepared from scratch so we were prepared for a wait. But we were early and there was only another table around.. 🙂

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Saigon Kitchen @Thomson Plaza

Posted on 28 August 2014 by lendeliz
Dinner spread!

Dinner spread!

Relatively new kid on the block, we decided to give it a try, just in case it goes away as fast as its predecessor, which actually served rather delicious French crepes.

We ordered Pork and Prawn Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls ($6.95 for 3), Grilled Chicken Noodle Salad ($8.90) and Grilled Beef Combination Rice ($7.90). We were given a number tag number and we found a cosy corner to wait for our number to be called. Yes, you gotta pay attention!

The place was probably half-full with 5 to 6 tables of people, with some already eating their food, but we waited almost 30mins for our rice paper rolls! Another few more minutes for the combination rice… And more waiting for the salad… Not the place to go to if you are hungry to begin with… 😦 But I guess one has to wait for the meat to be grilled and the rice papers to be rolled… I’m sure the wait for Pho is much faster!

The food was actually not bad, or perhaps maybe we were too hungry 🙂 The meats have a hint of lemongrass and the spring rolls in the salad was crispy goodness! The raw cucumbers and bean sprouts, the pickled carrot and radish, were all crunchy and nice. We felt rather healthy… Haha! However, we did find that the salad and the rice paper rolls had mostly the same ingredients. The white vermicelli was quite plain and stuck together, but it went well with the dip.

Maybe we will come back to try the Pho someday!

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  • Location: 301 Upper Thomson Road Thomson Plaza #01-117A S(574408)
  • Hrs: 10am – 10pm
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