The folks behind Hersing Culinary definitely seems to be on a roll recently with their rumeL concept — whilst it has only been a few months since rumeL has officially opened its rumeL cucina concept at PLQ Mall, there has been some wind about a rumeL caffè concept that is making its way into some of the malls in the heartlands; once such mall that had seen the opening of rumeL caffè would be that of Tiong Bahru Plaza. rumeL caffè takes over the former premises of the now-defunct outlet of Baskin-Robbins in the mall. Whist rumeL cucina has officially added the availability of fresh handmade pasta on its menu on top of the fresh handmade sourdough pizza that rumeL had served up when it debuted in the local F&B scene in Bugis+, the rumeL caffè concept sees the availability of baked pasta and sourdough buns as well. For those whom are unaware, the namesake of rumeL is actually derived from the word “lemur” spelt backwards — rumeL does use a lemur as its brand mascot and one can most certainly see lemur soft toys as part of its decor the further references to this.

rumeL caffè does offer a variety of both savoury and sweet sourdough buns on their menu; the sourdough buns are also priced pretty affordably considering how they are listed at a maximum price of $5 ala-carte. One of the savoury variants of the sourdough buns that rumeL caffè offers would be the Baked Eggs and Chicken Ham Sourdough Bun that we had went for. The sourdough buns are rumeL caffè uses the very same dough that is being featured in their fresh handmade sourdough pizza offerings; for the Baked Eggs and Chicken Ham Sourdough Bun, the bun is sliced into half and comes with eggs, chicken ham and mayonnaise sandwiched in between. Taking a bite into the sourdough bun, the sourdough bun does come with a firm, chewy bite that is sponge-y — a little bit on the denser side but still easy to chew. The baked egg does seemed to come in the form of a sunny side-up with a fully cooked egg yolk with the underside being spread with mayonnaise for a creamy and sweet note to gel it together with the lightly savoury chicken ham; overall a classic combination that wouldn’t go wrong that somewhat also seems to replicate that of a English muffin sandwich. Priced at $5, it also does work as a light meal option against the pizza and pasta options that they have to offer.