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Heard some stories about their service here, but every visit seemed to be a pleasant one for me. Was initially told that the Banana Bread was unavailable for the day at the counter; that was until the table next to mine managed to get one from the head chef. The waitress willingly came up to ask me if I was still interested in the Banana Bread and immediately offered to change my order. Banana Bread was warm, jiggly and strong with its banana-scent, though not overwhelming. Speckled with icing sugar and seated in a pool of caramel, it was definitely sweet, but not cloying at all. Hokey Pokey Ice-Cream added a welcomed flavour of toffee, which matched the Banana Bread and caramel well. Mix up all of them, and be in for a burst of flavours that's not really expected. A Banana Bread that exceeds expectations!

Surprising to find this Thai-inspired flavour at this new Nitro Cream parlour at East Coast Road. The Mango Ice-Cream was really rich; definitely would hit with those who love Thai Mangoes. Served atop sticky rice topped with coconut milk, it's as though having the real deal. The fried Mung Beans was the most ingenious part of this flavour though; gave the ice-cream a crunchiness that seemed to replicate rice crispies that made it very unique indeed!

I like it when cafés come up with interesting twists on usual food items. An example would be this Panna Cotta; not only does it come with a silky smooth milk pudding at the bottom, there are also chocolate sauce and caramel coated popcorn that adds a sweet touch to the salted caramel. No doubt this is just pure sweetness, but it keeps the sweet-tooth in me happy. And what's a visit to Old Hen without their signature Creamy White Cold Brew?

Usually puffs are just light, spongey pastries but this one takes a step further by adding almonds and sugar crystals atop, which gives it a toasted yet sweet twist. The cream is of mild sweetness; wee bit eggy as though near a custard but well-flavoured with vanilla. Pretty interesting for something done a million times.

These Sea Salt Brownies come with a choice of ice-cream, which we decided to opt out for we wanted to try its original flavour. There is ample amount of salt to make it just right, and while the brownies are crusty they had little pockets that small amounts of chocolate ganache can leak out from. Admittedly adding the ice-cream would have mediated the sea salt flavour for those who are not really into that small bit of intense saltiness in its exterior.

At this new ice-cream/Popsicle cafe around East Coast Road beside 328 Katong Laksa. This is the Kiddy-sized portion, which I thought fit me for one who wants to just have enough to taste. The Kahlua-spiked ice-cream tastes heavy on alcohol, and was smooth with ladyfinger crumbs in it that somehow felt a wee bit too dry. They do offer mains and snacks, which I should be heading down to try on my next visit.

Regroup X Scoop Therapy aims to serve everything all under one roof, and is Group Therapy's third outlet. Ice-Creams are all churned on site; Butter Beer tasted like a combination of Butterscotch and Beer in it as the thick sweetness was evident with the deep alcoholic flavours. Burnt Caramel despite its name was actually pretty evened out in taste; a dash of bittersweet. The combination of these two were a bit wrong though; as though the Butter Beer got overwhelmed by the Burnt Caramel somehow.

Usually puffs are just light, spongey pastries but this one takes a step further by adding almonds and sugar crystals atop, which gives it a toasted yet sweet twist. The cream is of mild sweetness; wee bit eggy as though near a custard but well-flavoured with vanilla. Pretty interesting for something done a million times.