Date : 23 May 2012
Address : 70 Duxton Road
Opening hours : Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri-Sun 10am-10pm
Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
This is one of the petite cafes along Duxton road. It's within walking distance from Maxwell market and places like Group therapy cafe (if you've been there before). I went in the afternoon so there weren't many people around. There also weren't many cakes to choose from.
I love Duxton/Ann siang hill area because it's just so nostalgic (not like i've been around in the 1950s-1960s but still) it's nice to be around shophouses sometimes, a change from high rise buildings. There are plenty of boutiques and cafes around the area so if you have time and a friend to spend it with, this is a nice alternative as compared to somewhere like Orchard road which is always bustling with huge crowds that make me nervous and very uncomfortable.
They currently have 2 promotions, the picture is self-explanatory.
While we were there, quite a few people came in to collect their orders for cakes. Looking from their samples they seem pretty good! The decor on some of the cakes are really exquisite and very detailed. I'm not sure about the taste though, maybe one day I'll try and we'll find out.
Decor wise, the owner has kept it simple and homely. I say homely rather than inappropriate because i think their warm and friendly service made up for the fact that there is an altar at the back of the cafe. I didn't even realize it until my friend pointed it out. The fact that an altar is there doesn't bother me cos i'm not very religiously sensitive, but I guess if it makes my friend uncomfortable, it might do the same for other people.
BUT ANYWAY,
seating area is small so it definitely isn't good for big groups. I think it sits about 10-12 at most.
As you can see, there isn't a wide range of selection of cakes. Which kinda made me a little disappointed but i chose to go with the Chocolate cake and an earl grey macaron. My friend tried the dark chocolate sorbet and had a coffee that came along with the cake-drink set.
There are all sorts of flavors of macarons but not all of them were available, which was a pity.
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So I tried the Chocolate Cake which was S$8. It's more pricey than I would have liked to pay, but I thought why not. I love chocolate cakes and every cafe should have a good chocolate cake. It's like drinking a cup of milo, you can never be sick of milo but if you want a change then maybe you'll go for mint tea or whatever. I DIGRESS.
They had actually run out of chocolate cakes for the day but the owner said he could take one out from tomorrow's batch which was in the freezer. I wish he had just rejected me and not given me a piece of cake that wasn't ready to be enjoyed. Though the cake was still quite nice, I couldn't properly savor it because I could still taste the ice bits in the cake. That sorely diluted whatever I was supposed to taste.
Maybe they just wanted to accommodate me but that led to a huge disappointment because i just couldn't get rid of the ice bits thingy that were quite annoyingly disturbing the flavor of the cake.
That said, I still found the cake very pleasant and interesting. The top 2 layers of the cake were just normal mousse (those were with the ice bits so the taste was diluted and the texture was soggy).
The bottom five layers were made up of a very queer compilation.
There was probably the usual crusted layer, a layer of cake, chocolate and then this layer that I really couldn't figure out. It gave the cake this unique texture, almost coconut-like. Crunchy but not brittle, rather dense and the after taste was a nutty one.
I took bite after bite, letting each layer distinguish itself and every bite was a different one.
The coffee my friend had was ordinary though, probably just one out of the coffee maker.
Their tea bags are from Grypthon.
They had actually run out of chocolate cakes for the day but the owner said he could take one out from tomorrow's batch which was in the freezer. I wish he had just rejected me and not given me a piece of cake that wasn't ready to be enjoyed. Though the cake was still quite nice, I couldn't properly savor it because I could still taste the ice bits in the cake. That sorely diluted whatever I was supposed to taste.
Maybe they just wanted to accommodate me but that led to a huge disappointment because i just couldn't get rid of the ice bits thingy that were quite annoyingly disturbing the flavor of the cake.
That said, I still found the cake very pleasant and interesting. The top 2 layers of the cake were just normal mousse (those were with the ice bits so the taste was diluted and the texture was soggy).
The bottom five layers were made up of a very queer compilation.
There was probably the usual crusted layer, a layer of cake, chocolate and then this layer that I really couldn't figure out. It gave the cake this unique texture, almost coconut-like. Crunchy but not brittle, rather dense and the after taste was a nutty one.
I took bite after bite, letting each layer distinguish itself and every bite was a different one.
The coffee my friend had was ordinary though, probably just one out of the coffee maker.
Their tea bags are from Grypthon.
This dark chocolate gelato was S$3.80. I forgot to ask if their gelato is home made because if it is, i highly recommend you try a cup. Gelato's hard to go wrong but when it does, it's bad. This one was slightly better than average and for 3.80? Why not.
These were the available macarons available for the day. One of the ladies (im guessing the owner) recommended i try the earl grey one so I did. I think there was chocolate in there too.
It was nice and sweet, a little too sweet for me but if you share it, it's just nice. The earl grey flavor blends surprisingly well with the chocolate.
I wish they had more cakes for me to choose from. The prices are also slightly higher than average but service is warm and if you're around the area, it wouldn't hurt to pop in and see which cake might delight you.
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