Prosciutto pizza was not bad, though I wish there were more parma ham slices. The crust was also not super crispy and the dough was a bit on the thick side for me. You can help yourself to additional shaved parmesan from the salad bar counter.
Lasagna was very disappointing... Somehow it wasn’t served hot, the pasta sheets were way too thick and the ratio of meat to pasta was just too low. I could only taste the tartness of the tomato sauce and basically, the cheese taste was non-existent. Would not order this again sadly.
First time trying the alley and decided to go with the store’s recommendation. The earl grey milk tea had strong earl grey scents but not enough tea taste. Maybe next time I’ll try their instagramable deeroica brown sugar milk tea?
Godiva is ALWAYS good. Slightly cheaper (~SGD7) as compared to in Singapore (SGD9). Maybe that’s why most of the customers in the store were speaking Singlish 😂
THE BEST avo toast ever?? 👍🏼 The sourdough toast was spread with mashed avocado then topped with a few leaves of baby spinach and rocket, sliced half avocado, generous slices of thickkk smoked salmon and a perfectly poached egg! Finally, the pine nuts and pomegranate added a sweet crunch. There were so many layers and textures in this dish that I got to play around with various combinations and never got sick of it! Bonus point is that the dish is really clean and healthy too.
Note that you can’t use entertainer 1F1 on the superfood specials menu. But really, at SGD8, this is already much cheaper and much nicer than many other cafes that we have.
One more photo because you really gotta see how these babies look on the inside. I struggled so hard to take this photo as the molten salted egg lava was threatening to spill over anytime!! It requires some self control to not immediately lunge at this when it just arrives at your table but it’ll certainly pay off because you don’t wanna burn your tongue with the EXPLODING liu sha (yes, not exaggerating, it really explodes) 😂
Although this dish doesn’t fare so well in terms of presentation, don’t underestimate how good baked liu sha bao can be!!! 🤗 These buns had the perfect salted egg filling to bun skin ratio and I really liked that the skin was buttery and crispy enough to contain loads of filling!
One look and you can tell that this Lanzhou rendition is slightly different from the sg style hawker beef noodles that we’re familiar with due to its clear soup. But the broth was nonetheless flavourful and very drinkable. I opted for the thin noodles and I really enjoyed its QQness without being too much of a mouthful.
You can choose to add $4 to make it a set with a braised egg, side dish and drink. Many choices to choose from for the side dish including braised tofu (recommend!!), pickled cucumbers, radish, black fungus and beansprouts etc etc. The braised egg was the outstanding side for me with all the herbal flavours heavily infused.
Order a main before 7pm to get one round of salad bar!!! I love salad bars simply because I love vegetables and I love trying a little bit of everything on display. While this salad bar’s variety wasn’t too extensive, each item was done well (perfectly blanched broccoli, sautéed mushrooms!!) and the dressings and toppings (balsamic vinaigrette, freshly shaved parmesan cheese, assorted nuts) were wonderful.
My ultimate FAVOURITE matcha red bean loaf. Just look at all those red beans!!! The good thing is that the red beans aren’t too sweet too. Also, finally a matcha bread dough that tastes the part - the subtle bitter fragrance of the matcha is just 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Third time here and this time, decided to go for the salmon chirashi don! Sashimi cubes were thickkk and fresh. Portion could have been bigger but nothing to complain about when it’s one for one on BB! (PSA: BB deals are expiring end of the month!! Please please let them be renewed again 😭)
Super tender and well-marinated chicken. Somehow, can almost taste subtle hints of rose in the chicken? Really enjoyed this dish and the generous portion was worth it for $18.
Sumptuous, wholesome meal consisting of a gyu don, chawanmushi, onsen egg, miso soup and free flow pickles and radish! All for $17.50 after GST and service charge!!! Don’t underestimate the gyu don which came with beef, cabbage, mushrooms and braised tofu as well as additional sukiyaki sauce on the side for maximal enjoyment 😌
Came on a Friday evening and there was just a short queue (waited about 20min!) Do note that there are only counter seats but this made the entire dining experience very fun as we got to watch the chefs cook our gyu dons in front of us.
