Sweet Indulgence, the petite cafe at Stanley Street is as charming as its name. From the decorations, to the food, to the service, everything just made you feels at home. Your cosy corner, in the hearts of the city. My female companion and i arrive at the place at 530pm, but the restaurant was not opened yet as their kitchen starts at 6. However the staff warmly welcome us in to the place. Being early-birds, we were the only diners there, and we enjoyed every moment there. The feeling was though we had booked the restaurant, and had the whole place to ourselves.

Upon stepping into the restaurant, I felt as if I had transported into another world all together. The bar counter, the simple yet comfortable furnitures under the dim spot-light made us feel totally at ease. The staff was very friendly, and he told us to make ourselves at home. So we heed his words, and literally make it our home.

Pretty is the word to describe the place, cozy is the word to describe the feeling, and indulgencing in the sweetness basically sums up everything else. We took photos, every shot and angles of the whole restaurant. While being overly engrossed in taking pictures, we even forgot to take our orders until we saw the chef sitting behind us.

The menu ranges from appetizer, salad, tapas, to the main course like pasta, fish & seafood, meats, to desserts and wine. Although under each category there might not have a wide range of selections, but for what it lack in variety, it made up for it in the pure quality and the presentation of the food.

And just for your information, the restaurant starts its lunch menu from 1145 to 230pm, dinner is served from 6 to 10pm. Indulge in a sumptuous three course set lunch at an additional $6.80 on top of the main course’s price.

As we were in quite a rush for time, we didn’t have any appetizer or tapas to start the delightful meal, so we proceed on and begin with our main course. A peek into the menu, we immediately know what we wanted. As my female companion is a fan of spaghetti & also a lover of fish, the spaghetti salmon & mushroom seems to be tailor-made for her. To complete the fish-lover experience, i had the pan-sautečd salmon steak.

The spaghetti selections come in the price range of $13.90 to $17.90, while the main course starts from $14.90 to $23.90 for its beef tenderloin.

Spaghetti Salmon & Mushroom ($15.90)
Spaghetti tossed with fresh salmon, mushrooms & seasonal vegetables in cream sauce. Being the fan of cream base rather than tomato base, the Spaghetti Salmon & Mushroom suits the tastebud of my companion perfectly. The sauce isn’t very strong, therefore it doesn’t overwhelm the overall taste of the dish. Coupled with the generous helping of fresh salmon & mushroom, every slurp of the pasta seems to exist for your savour of it.

Pan-sautečd Salmon Steak ($19.90)
Pan-grilled salmon accompany with daily vegetables, serve with vanilla infused cream sauce, finished with balsamic reduction & caramelised cherry tomatoes. First taste into the Pan-sautečd Salmon steak tell me this is something special, the second bite confirms the truth. The salmon is pan-grilled perfectly, where pan-grilled salmon in the hands of less-skillful chef will becomes hard and dry, this is definitely not the case at Sweet Indulgence.

The grilled skin did not prevent me for tasting the soft and freshness of the juicy salmon. Some pepper and salt are sprinkled to add additional flavouring to the salmon, not that it is necessary, the salmon is so good that it can be eaten on its own.

The daily vegetables of broccoli and carrot helps to balance the meal, and the mashed potato together with the vanilla infused cream sauce certainly taste specially good. The only thing that i have to add will be the serving could be better, but i guess good food comes in appropriate serving, too much of a good thing spoils the taste.

Warm Choco Lava Indulgence ($8.90)
To end off our delightful meal, there is no doubt desserts are a must at such a sweet place like Sweet Indulgence. Warm chocolate cake filled with melted dark chocolate, served with tropical fruits and a scoop of ice cream.

Warm Choco Lava Indulgence’s filling very much satisfied the chocoholic in me. As our spoon cuts into the chocolate cake, the melted dark chocolate ooshed out and filled our spoon. Eaten separately, the warm dark chocolate taste like dark chocolate, and the ice cream like any other ordinary ice cream, but combine both together, the result is totally different. The warm dark chocolate seems to fuse perfectly with the cold vanilla ice cream, and the effect is a yummy sensation.

Tiramisu ($7.90)
Dessert couldn’t have been more satisfying than in the form of the popular Tiramisu. Original Italian tiramisu made with mascarpone cheese and Italian sponge fingers soaked in espresso and lots of kahlua, rum & brandy.

In my personal opinion, this ought to be one of my favourite Tiramisu. The first moment the tiramisu goes inside my mouth, I fell in love with it. Touching the tip of my tongue, the super soft texture of the cake immediately melt and touch my heart. Beautiful is the word, heavenly is the feeling, and falling in love with it concludes the tiramisu. I’ll be back for this one, watch out for it yeah!

Total bill for 2 main 2 desserts for 2 person comes up to $52.60 which is definitely not expensive, given the quality and presentation of the food, the excellent service, the comfy environment, which makes our dinner perfect. Also please be reminded that the restaurant is currently opened during weekdays only, there are plans to open on Sat in the near future.

After we finish our dinner, the boss of the restaurant, Christopher came and we had a friendly conservation, and the restaurant even gave us two complimentary orange juice on the house. The orange juice are some of the ones that they are looking to bring in from new suppliers and are not on the menu as yet.

If you visit the place and may not agree with me that the place is that good even its a small restaurant, hidden in the heart of the city. But the fact is I enjoyed the place very much indeed, and that is enough. We received dining vouchers in the form of $15 discount for every $60 spend in the dinner menu for our next visit. I will definitely be back for more. memorable dining experience - Sweet 2 Indulge

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” I fell in love with you “

Decided to check out Sweet Indulgence after seeing it in HGW's interesting places to visit in July.

Well, unfortunately it wasn't gonna be a good day to visit, it seems..
Called up at 2+ pm to check if they were still available for late lunch, the person on the other end was like "er.. yah?" I specifically asked (twice) if it would serve lunch all the way till dinner time, maybe I still wasn't clear enough.

When I got there, the waitress informed me that lunch was over. (what??!)

I decided to come back for dinner since the specialities still sounded interesting, me being a seafood fan reading about Mussels and Seafood. Plus, the tiramisu was said to be a must try. (i lOOOve tiramisu)

Dinnertime and I returned. The place was quiet and cosy, creating a rather relaxed ambience.

We ordered
Mussels in White wine sauce
Lamb Shank
Spaghetti with spicy prawns

Mussels were great, fresh and the white wine sauce so was just so tasty.

Lamb shank was great when it arrived on our table, but towards the end, it just seemed to have lost its flavour (I don't know why). The mashed potato that came along wasn't too spectacular either, the sauce was slightly strange.

Spaghetti with spicy prawns? There was nothing spicy about it, not a flake of chilli or anything that might have made me feel it was even a tad spicy. Perhaps it should have just been named Prawns Aglio Olio.

Sweet? Not for me, not today. The tiramisu was not available, that was a real let-down, and not being informed about the lunch hour even when I called, not good.

Overall, the mussels were the only things I would miss, but probably not enough to return.

Albeit the owner is not from my industry he is a sheer perfect example of what hospitality is in its original manner... Warm, caring and on his tip toes. For this sir I tip my hat! You could teach a few lessons to people who actually work in this industry and believe they know anything...

The food was good, however I will leave it at that... It suits its enviroment and is not over pretentious like so many others in Singapore... My thoughts are, keep it simple guys...

As for the rest... well its cute and cosy and will be there for quite sometime to come. I know this by looking at it...

Please also be kind enough bloggers and don't drag the situation thing out of control... Singapore after all is only 40 km wide.

Well done and keep it up!

With so many excellent reviews, my lady and I arrived at the restaurant for a simple dinner.

To get there was quite an annoyance, especially when there were some road construction along Telok Ayer Road. The jam was ridiculous! It took us nearly an hour to clear that small street.

Fortunately, there wasn't much of a crowd though even without reservation.

Sweet Indulgence has managed to place a bar counter in their modest set-up and their cosy ambience was pleasant after a long day's work and with 3 wine chillers, wine savvy individuals may wish to pop by as well.

The service staff were great, we were given a warm welcome the moment we stepped in. It made me feel that we were expected.

This time, we did not over-order, restricting ourselves to only the following items:
- Seafood Platter
- Pizza Siciliana
- Beef Tenderloin Aglio Olio
- Tiramisu
- Heinekens

The Seafood Platter was just nice for two persons. Though it does not include calamari, it was the perfect way to begin a meal.

Pizza Siciliana came shortly after. The presentation was fine and the taste was great. Loved the cheeses included.

Beef Tenderloin Aglio Olio was was great, tender beef and the olive oil wasn't overwhelming.

During the dinner, I kept noticing a gentleman behind me (I was seated very close to the kitchen door) and he was watching our table. And as I was ordering the tiramisu for our desert, a dish of 3 small cakes appeared. Consisting of Raspberry Cheesecake, Tiramisu and Cheesecake.

Turns out, the kitchen actually burnt my pizza and they gave us the platter of cakes as an apology. I believe the gentleman who kept watching our table was the boss and he noticed the condition of the pizza. But frankly speaking, I loved the pizza! And if it was burnt, I couldn't tell. The cheese was perfect by my standards.

And just before we finished the cakes, voila~! The tiramisu appeared. My lady and I nearly fell over. There we were, after a satisfying meal, were 4 cakes in total (3 smaller ones and a full sized tiramisu). I protested in good nature that we couldn't possibly finish all the cakes and the boss simply said encouragingly, "don't worry, you guys will be able to finish it, the Tiramisu is very light"

And I agree, it is one of the better Tiramisus I've had so far.

And! When the bill was presented, they didn't even charge for me for the Tiramisu! Meaning, my deserts were complimentary.

Many would think, just because I received complimentary cakes, I would write sky-high reviews. Trust me, if Yong Chun Yuan gave me an APARTMENT after my horrific dining experience, they will still receive my most honest review. If you guys don't believe me, drop by Sweet Indulgence one day and try it for yourselves. You will not regret it!

P.S. Pictures aren't that good, only for you guys to see what you may expect. :)

i have my birthday dinner at sweet indulgence on monday evening with my best friend. we have order Braised Lamb Shank, Warm Choco Lava Indulgence, Tiramisu, and the rest i dunno the name due to i never take down the name of the dish.

but i can say the service is good.