A little corner shop along Bukit timah Road. Within a stone throw of my primary school/ Junior college vicinity. Yet I was always quick to dismiss its colorful sign board and green tinged glassed walls. So when the gang chose this location as our next food tasting session. I was very much excited, especially since I had read up that they do serve the classic brunch dishes such a croque monsieur and eggs benedict. These 2 dishes for me were like heavenly treats on a lazy morning during my 1 month stay in Australia last year. Hence I was looking forward to a little revisit. Nonetheless, i had my qualms as here in Singapore, we never got to handling the dish right. Whether it is the brilliantly poached eggs or the perfect hollandaise sauce. Something was always missing or tarnished.

Visible from the title of my post, the entire experience was hugely disappointing. The croque monsieur that i ordered was alright, though the version from the now defunct Corduroy and Finch was much better with the addition of melted gruyere cheese within the bechamel sauce laden toasts. The eggs benedict on the other hand, recieved negative comments from my fellow diners who claimed that it was too stiff a price to pay for 2 poached eggs on toast and smoked salmon. Priced at $21, I definitely do agree with the conflict between the meagre portions and the huge price tag.

The desserts that my companions ordered were a flops as well. Apart from the apple tartin with vanilla icecream, others including the lemon meringue tart, millefeuille framboise, palais royale, chocolate eclair, vendome as well as the assorted macarons were a major failure. With a large 'F' tag attached to their names. Not that I'm being to critical, as it is evident from the reviews of the other bloggers as well. The millefeuille framboise was a mess consuming, and not to mention the puff pastry layers were all terribly soft. The palais royale was plain.. and definitely no crunchy praline layer at all! the vendome fared a little better than the rest with a contrasting layer of white chocolate and dark chocolate mousse over a milk chocolate cake. However, with absolutely no contrast in textures, this cake left little room for imagination.

Overall, I wouldn't visit the cafe again. With gimmicky brunch sets and mediocre desserts, its a wonder that so many caucasians patronise the stall.. hmph..