Just had brunch here this morning. Menu’s slightly tweaked, so are the prices! Rider’s breakfast is now $13 up from $8.95 and morning pancakes now $10 up from $6.95. I checked the sandwiches too they are now about $2-$3 more expensive than before. Not sure about the rest coz I haven’t been here at night.

Nonetheless pancakes were good but they should call them hotcakes instead! Thick and fluffy and served with whipped butter, fresh cream and maple syrup though I asked for honey. Not sure about the berries compote though. I would prefer if they’d incorporate fresh blueberries into the pancake mix or give me fresh berries anytime coz the compote made one side of the pancakes stack sour and soggy. Am I asking for too much haha.

Anyways, this is a beautiful hideout for brunch in the weekends, the Norwegian eggs benny looks soooo good at the next table and the look of the death by chocolate cake is enough to kill... It’s super inaccessible though if you don’t have the car and reservations are a must, especially if you want the nice al fresco seats with view of the Bukit Timah Saddle greenery so you watch the horses trotting around as you eat your breakfast. Don’t be like us so dumb coz we didn’t and ended up waiting for 30 min. But in the meantime we got to smell the horses! :)

I don’t drink coffee but partner was pleased they used Grinders coffee here.

ps: Would have given higher ratings for ambience if not for its inacessibility!

there's lemon in the hollandaise sauce that makes it pretty good. only available during brunch - and I love it.

Presentation of food doens't make it look good, but you oughtta try it.

Warning: Weekend brunch can be pretty crowded and a lot of tables are reserved for members.

Chilean cod is not bad... have not tried the beef, but it sounds pretty good.

My rating's based on how the owners have outdone themselves according to what the cafe first set out to do - not against Michelin star ratings.

Very high quality food in a green setting - this place is not on mars, despite some of the reviews - yes its a whole 10 min drive from newton circus! Its not the biggest menu but the food is universally good and well priced, especially the wine.
Salads to start were substantial - i had a salmon wasabi salad with good chunks of salmon. Others had prawn or portobello salads which they liked.
For main course we had 2 tenderloins - cooked to perfection one med and one med/rare. My only gripe really was that they could put more chips and more green veg on the plate (3 spears of asparagus!!) - by the time my wife had raided the chips they were distinctly light. They also did some main course salads for the ladies which got good comments.
We copied the last reviewer and got them to do a mixed plate of desserts for 4 - all good, and yes the chocolate cake was suitably gooey and 1,000,000 calories i should think.
We had 2 bottles (!) of 2001 margaret river shiraz 2001 - for $55 a bottle - excellent value for a great wine - sorry forget the vineyard.
For this quality for food our bill for 4 incl 2 bottles of wine, 3 courses + coffee was very good value - $355. No way to get this quality in dempsey for $500+.
oh yes ask for an outside table - no horse smells and more breeze.
we will be back to try the brunch.

It was pouring but we decided to still make the effort to go through with our reservations.
This place is almost impossible to get to without a car or at least a cab!
But the travel was well worth it!

Despite the bad weather, this place had a nice cozy feel to it. It had such a comfortable atmosphere; you could dress down and chill with your friends over branch or choose to bring your date there for a romantic dinner.
Service was warm and causal but still professional.

I was there for dinner. The portions of the mains weren’t very big but still satisfying. You could tell that the ingredients were fresh; my fish didn’t have that ‘fishy’ smell and the beef was cooked just right! Even the veggies had that fresh crunch to it!

Not being able to choose. We asked the staff to ‘surprise’ us with 3 different kinds of desserts.
We were presented with a chocolate lava cake, blueberry cheese cake and a date and toffee cake (not on the menu yet).
It was all so yummy we polished it all off! (good thing the mains wasn’t that filling)

Finally deciding to head home, we tried calling a cab. But it seems almost impossible to get one. Looking all lost and helpless, a waiter approached us and offered to call us a cab! I thought that it was a really sweet gesture. This definitely added a lot of points to my review on this place!

Overall, despite the transportation problem (for those who don’t drive), this place is still definitely worth a visit!

We decided to go to the Rider's Cafe because the restaurant we had initially wanted to go to was close on Sunday. And Boy! Were we happy that we did!

The cafe was rather noisy and hot on a Sunday afternoon, but maybe that's how we can smell the nature (grass and maybe horses?) and take in the occasional cool breeze. We were lucky to reach there before the crowd came in ard 1pm. We started with a iced mocha which was pretty decent, followed by a caesar's salad. The salad was good and we were almost tempted to go back at night just for the salad.

We had beer battered fish & chips and Scampi Linguine for the mains. The fish and chips was decent, nothing special. The usual crispy outside, fluffy/soft inside. As for the linguine, it was done just right. Even though it looked plain, the pasta left a good aftertaste in your palette. The prawns was done just right. The only complaint was that there was supposed to be chilli in the pasta, but I did not see any chilli. I had to ask for additional chilli, which I added into the pasta myself to spice it up. Soon, I was perspiring but definitely enjoying the pasta still.

Despite being v full, we decided to be greedy and try the vanilla creme brulee wtith berries. It was a unique taste combination of the sweetness of vanilla with the sourness of the berries. However, the creme brulee was rather cold, even thought I had expected it to be warm. Perhaps it has to be kept cold due to the the berries!

All in all, we were very satisfied with our meals. After lunch, we walked ard the vicinity and saw kids playing at the play ground and leading the horses. This would be a good place to start a lazy weekend morning.