Chong Wen Ge Café + My Awesome Café + Senate Coffee

It's café hopping time again!! Enjoying a little of my life while Le Hubby is not in town.

Chong Wen Ge Café
Address: 168 Telok Ayer St, S'pore 068619
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 8pm, Sat and Sun 9am to 8pm
Contact: +65 8688 3028

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/chongwengecafe/

#OOTD

Top from Zalora~

 You may alight at Telok Ayer MRT station too, it will be even nearer, but we are too lazy to change two MRT lines~ and so we decided to walk from Tanjong Pagar MRT.

*Warning: lotsa photos below, because the place is simply too instagram-worthy~

A place where you can have your photoshoot, blogshop shoots, whatever lah~ all kinds of shoots. haha

I super love old school and vintage stuff~

love the tables~

Gwen's dressing totally matches the layout there~

Oh, this also allows me to introduce our new friend here, Gwen~ The Café Guru~

Looks like some local drama's photo cover~

Super love this picture taken by me~

Pretty tiles~

Coasters/Magnets~

The (hefty) price list~ if you are interested in buying them~

Got teacher feel not~

Nonya set lunch $11

Assort set of 5 Nonya Kuehs with 2 cups of local coffee/tea

Here comes our Kuehs~

I love the Kueh Dadar, the inside was juicy~

As for the rest of the Kuehs, they were soso.

Ondeh ondeh outer skin was a little thick. But the gula melaka did ooze out after biting la, that's the least it should do. haha!~

Otah $1.50

Otah was not bad, a little spicy, but too bad it was a little on the dry and hard side.

Nonya Otah Loti $4.80

Toasted traditional white crustless bread, tomatoes, cheese, romaine lettuce and grilled mackerel otah

We saw someone next to us ordered this, and we thought it looks quite cool eh.

So we ordered one too. Something different from the usual sandwich we eat normally.

It is sandwich with Otah~And the bread they use are so old school. Brought back so much memories.

But I find the whole sandwich was a little dry, probably would be better with some sauce.~

Nonya Laksa $10.80

Springy rice noodles, beansprouts, tiger prawns, clams, beancurd puffs, and fishcakes served in mildly spiced coconut soup, topped with fresh chopped laksa leaves.

Not too spicy, just nice for me. Coconut taste was a little strong. The laksa sauce was quite thick. Very generous with their ingredients but with the price that I'm paying, I'm expecting no less lah. Prawns are quite big too~

Next to the restaurant, there's a shop selling all sorts of musical box from less than $100 to a few thousands~

The happy buyer~

So, old school right?! I bet everyone use to own this some part of their teenage years when they were young!



Before we left, the salesperson show us this really cute and pretty musical box where the little bird sings~

All in all, I really love this place. Very oriental, old school. I love the settings and layouts. It's a instagram, snapchat, facebook, photo-taking worthy place~

As for the food wise, it was not very fantastic, but also not too bad of course~

Would rate a 7/10.

Next stop: My Awesome café which was just a minute of walk away? Haha, let's go!



My Awesome Café
Address: 202 Telok Ayer St, S'pore 068639
Opening hours: 9.30am to 12am
Contact: +65 6222 2007

For more info: http://www.myawesomecafe.com/#renewal
https://www.facebook.com/myawesomecafesingapore/

Many of my overseas friends thought this was some medical hall~

Free flow of water~ from ah gong!

We all loved the interior design too~

Because we were too full from previous hop...

3 of us just ordered a drink~

Green Tea Ice Cream & Chamomile Lavender Tea $6

Initially, we were actually expecting like a float, with the tea below and ice cream on top of it.

So, we were a little surprised to see this combi.

So we were expected to pour the hot tea over the ice cream.

hmmm, quite unique and creative~

Taste was rather special too. But once is enough~ Lol.

Saw the menu, selling mostly healthy salads and sandwiches. So, probably for those health conscious consumers, do drop by~

Nice ambience. Service lady was showing a little attitude though, maybe it's because we only ordered a drink? Haha, but the place wasn't crowded during weekend lunch time, so can entertain us a bit la hor~

Overall, rating 7/10

Next stop, Senate Coffee... For our "ninja bowl"~

Continue to walk to our destination! Burn those fats, so that we can have our Rice bowl later!

Senate Coffee
Address: Five Square #01-03 Great Eastern Centre, 1 Pickering St, 048659
Opening hours:
Mon to Fri 8am to 8.30pm
Sat 9.30am to 3pm
Closed on Sunday


 For more info: https://www.facebook.com/SenateCoffee/

It is situated in Five Square Food court~

They carry drinks too!~

There is bowls which are ready-made too, or you may customize your own bowl!

We need to make our purchases via this machine here. And they will send the orders to the kitchen.

Customised bowl for $15.50 + $2.50 drink for its combo set

It was really yummy! Every ingredient was marinated so well.

The whole bowl was very flavorful.

The strawberry green and lychee oolong tea drinks were nice too~

Its way better than Ninja bowl. Sorry but not sorry~

Overall rating: 8/10

That's all for cafehopping today!

Feel free to let me know where I should HOP to next!

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BRIO European Street Food & Coffee Jurong Point

Address: 1 Jurong West Central 2, #02-24/K5,
Jurong Point Shopping Centre, S'pore 648886

Contact: +65 67959606

Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11am to 10pm, Sat & Sun 10am to 10pm

For more updates: https://www.facebook.com/briosingapore/ 

Menu

 

Another newly opened restaurant at Jurong Point. Brio European Street Food which took over Ambush which were selling Italian food.

And so, it's another reason for me to try lah!!
 

See, my 姐妹s are waiting for me. It does look like they booked the whole place for me no~ HAHAHA!

Menu

Salmon Aubergine Parmesan $16.50

Grilled Salmon, Baked Layered Eggplant in Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella & Parmesan Cheese, Lentil Cream Sauce

 The Salmon was very well cooked. Salmons are not meant to be cooked totally so this salmon have this pink center which made it very tasty and soft. I likey~

Goes very well with the sauce. Not gelat at all.

Smoked Turkey Tagliatelle Carbonara $14.50

Turkey Bacon, Leek, Crunchy Herbs, Breadcrumbs~

Pasta was a tad too dry and hard. Not the Carbonara I had in mind. Not much taste either. Did I mentioned that this place has no pork no lard?? So the "bacon" you see inside the pasta is turkey bacon. Maybe that's one of the reason its not rich enough. Overall, I feel that it's not creamy enough.

Swiss German Sausage Rosti $14.50

Grilled Chicken Sausages, Potato Pancake, Egg, Onion Sauce

I love the sausages. I mean I really really like it, I kept repeating myself over dinner saying how much I liked it. HAHA! There was a slight crisp on the outer layer of the sausage.

It was chewy and flavorful.

The rosti was just meh though.

Allo Scoglio $23

Scallop, Squid, Shrimp, Mussel, Clam, Extra Virgin Olive oil, Basil Leaves

The pizza was very delicious.

Generous with the ingredients.

Fluffy and crusty pizza. Love it!

Oxtail Risotto $15.80

Parmigiano Reggiano, Cheese, Extra Virgin Olive oil

 



 According to my friends, the risotto tasted like normal rice.

But the braised oxtail was good and flavourful. My friends also mentioned that maybe the rice would taste better if they mixed the brown sauce together with the risotto instead.

Busy mama tending to valpoo when Le Hubby is not in town.

Total damage $104.52

Overall, I think the food was quite alright. Presentation was very nice. Service was quite unresponsive but still considered alright for me. Food was served quite promptly so plus points!

I would rate a 7.5/10.

And yes, I will be back to try others!

There was a variety of dishes in the menu.

Saw some interesting ones like Duck & Waffle? Carbonara Pizza?

Many choices of Pasta and Risotto, and I ought to try their dessert too~

 

 

 

 

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The LoKal

The LoKal
Address: 136 Neil Rd, S'pore 088865
Opening hours:
Tues to Fri 8am to 10pm
Sat 9am to 10pm
Sun 9am to 4pm
Mon 8am to 5pm

For more info: http://www.thelokalsingapore.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thelokalsingapore/

While Le Hubby is still out of town, Chiong ar!!!! More cafes~ Just eat only~ WAhahahahha.It's been some time since I last went out with my family. So, made some arrangements to dine at The Lokal together.

Blurry picture due to hunger thus trembling hands~ lol.

Who is that blurry guy?! Wahhaah....

The "Ng(s)" outing~

We patronized on Friday night, quite packed I would say. And it took more than 30 mins wait for our food~ And on top of that, the kids were with us. Oh my god, so difficult to calm them down.

Potato Rosti with Smoked Salmon, Trout Roe and Crème Fraiche $15

Fusion~ I like fusion. Overall, it's something quite refreshing and nice combination.

However, I felt the Potato Rosti was a tad charred.

Fat Fries, Truffle oil and Parmesan $10

Truffle fragrance was there, but not strong enough though.

Taste like some normal fries too.

 Home made Chilli sauce (served along with the fries)

The chili sauce made the fries taste better. :)

Slipper Lobster Linguine $26

The pasta was a litte too dry for me. The sauce was not bad though. Lobster tasted quite fresh. If only, we could have more pieces of Lobster in in. HAH!

Crispy Pork Belly with Pumpkin & Grilled Chinese Cabbage $26

The skin of the pork belly was really crispy and good! Goes well with the pumpkin too.

Nice combination. I approve!!

Pan Fried Sea Bass with Zucchini and Venus Clams $28

The fish was well cooked with the crispy pan fried skin, I like~ They managed to catch the doneness of the fish very well. Flaky and not over cooked.

The Lokal Fish & Chips (Sweet Potato Fries) $28

Batter was a little thick. Fish was not bad. Fries were a little soggy.

The sauce for dipping was quite nice, slight spiciness.

Chocolate Mousse with Homemade Kaya and Cookies $10

The chocolate mousse was nice, not too sweet. Kaya was a little sweet though, and I find the combination a little weird too.

Total damage: $168.30



All in all, I find the food was not bad. But service was a tad too slow.
The place was squeezy. Felt like there is no private space between each table.
Definitely not a place to dine in with kids.
Probably a chill out place with friends.


Will I visit the place again? Yes, maybe. But with friends of course, and maybe not on a Friday night. The wait was terrible which made the food only okay for me.

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