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2013-06-12
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Not starting off the day with a good mood as my friends were late. I seated at about 12:30pm on a weekday. The tables were not filled up- a bit glad since otherwise, I would be embarassed for occupying a three-person-table solo for more than half an hour. I was grateful that the waitress was nice- it seemed that she could tell I was quite pissed off at that moment. She kept refilling my glass of water, and gently asked with a smile if I wish to order a drink first. MenuThey did not have set menu
Menu
They did not have set menu. Everything was a la carte.
BeveragesCappuccino $28
The interesting and delicate pattern of this cup (or bowl? -given that it had a semi-sphere shape without a handle ) of cappuccino delighted me. It was definitely not an ordinary art that you could see elsewhere. Decent coffee. A bit bitter and rich. Velvety. My mood was back Food
Salad (Truffled mushroom, parmesan, olive & rocket) $64
Gained some weight recently, hence chose salad for my lunch. I liked this salad so much. When it was served, my friends raise their eyebrows- they said it looked like a bunch of grass- so did I, honestly. But I was still optimistic. Afterall, at least rockets can't go wrong. Rockets were fresh and were mixed with olive oil. The veggie went very well with the shaved parmesan which had a strong taste. There was a generous amount of truffle spreading over the piece of bread. The truffled mushroom was huge, juicy and midly chewy. The truffle had a heavily distinctive taste, which was rightly balanced by the veggie and the bread. The piece of bread, which formed the base of this salad, was not soggy despite having absorbed the olive oil and the mushroomary juice. The bread remained soft with a tough texture. In short, a very nice and special salad that could stimulate your tastebud and fill up your stomach satisfactorily.
Banana & walnut bread, toasted with syrup ($24)
Although titled 'breakfast', we could still order it for lunch. This bread was J's lunch. The melted salted butter and the syrup gave a shiny coating to this dark brown loaf of banana bread. To me, its texture was like a quasi dense cake yet less fatty. Very banana. Many crunchy walnuts. It was not too sweet even though there was syrup. J said she was full (although I wondered if we needed order some more food at the first glance of this narrow loaf of bread.)Summary/ Next?
0.75 hour of waiting (of my friends) and 2 hours of chatting and eating- in total I spent 3 hours here in this cafe/ restaurant! The food and drink were delicately designed, prepared and presented. Good service. Definitely will be back
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