Food Review: Cafe Epicurious

It may seem like I've been trying to spam food reviews but really, food usually makes up the main focus of my trip out with friends so its more like a "might as well" kinda thing.

Address:
#01-02 The Quayside, Robertson Quay
(Lunch is from 11:30am-3pm, last order at 2.:30 - Monday to Friday)
(Dinner 5-10pm - Sunday to Thursday)

What they're famous for:
Egg dishes

Atmosphere: 7/10
Food: 5/10
Price: 5/10 (A little overpriced for the portion of food served)

Service: 4/10

What we had:

Apple Crumble with Vanilla Ice-cream - $8

I loved how the ice-cream blended with the piping hot apple crumble pie. It was good that the pie wasn't too sweet, if not the whole dish would have tasted really sugary. I would highly recommend this for sharing as it got a little too "gelat" after a few mouthfuls. 

Caprese Salad - $9.50

First time trying out Caprese salad! The mozerella cheese beneath the mess of greens tasted really good, so it was a good blend of toast, cheese and greens. Another dish great for sharing, imo. You would prolly be too full from all that cheese if you consume this alone. And it's pretty sinful too hehe, when it was supposed to be healthy.

Baked Eggs with Toast Soldiers - $14.60

Okay, first thing's first. I've tasted this dish years ago at Cafe Epicurious but it was the outlet at the Rail Mall. So it I wanna compare, the one at TRM tasted much better. It was cheesier and much creamier. The portions were bigger too if I'm not wrong. But the satueed potatoes and toast that accompanied the dish were good. Was just a little disappointed with the egg dish since it was supposed to be the highlight :(

Service:
The staff who served us wasn't exactly friendly and seemed pretty hostile. I don't know if this had to do with us walking in at 2pm when their last order was at 2:30 or smth (Becos we kept being reminded about it. Like come on, we get it guys) They refilled our water regularly on cute Vodka bottles but the service was............ urgh.

Atmosphere:
Since its located at Robertson Quay, the location of the cafe win hands down. The interior of the cafe had a pretty rustic feel to it. It was small, yet cosy. We would have sat outside if not for the scorching sun or because of the fact that we wanted to snap pictures of the cafe.
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And then there was the great company : Fel, Shawn and David. Turns out that we're all Cancer babies with the same blood type. No wonder we are all quirky in the same way hahaha. We had our own fair share of workout at the bridge for jump shots in the scorching weather. I think we got quite a bit of audience (which explains the pictures of the uncles below) mimicking our "1, 2, JUMP!!!!" Hahaha.

 

Can't wait for more food trips in the future!! I'm so well-prepared for camp because I get a feeling that the food is going to be pretty.... meh. So at least I managed to stock up food my stomach before I starve. Haha.

I hope I won't look too burnt when I'm back on Thursday though.

Till then! :)

Food Review: Marmalade Toast

Address:
02-11 Ngee Ann City
391 Orchard Road
(Its behind Chloe if I'm not wrong, gotta get out of a glass door into this office lobby looking place, get out of it again and turn left. Quite a secluded place)

What they're famous for:
Wraps and Dessert.

Atmosphere: 6/10
Food: 8/10
Price: 8/10

Service: 7/10

What we had:

Joy Smoothie (Mango, banana, natural yogurt, fresh milk and honey) - $6

Very Berri Smoothie (Strawberries, blueberries, natural yogurt, fresh milk and honey) - $6

We both really liked Joy as it tasted really flavorful and creamy. Perfect thirst quencher I must say.

Very Berri, on the other hand, was too bland for our liking. It came out a little too watery and we couldn't really taste the berries nor its sweetness. Not something I would order in the future.

Lemon Meringue Sponge Cake - $6

A MUST TRY. First off, it looks too funky for a cake and therefore, who could resist?! It had the perfect blend of sweetness and sourness, plus the cake was moist enough. I initially thought that the meringue would be too sweet for my liking, but it went perfectly with the sponge cake. (LOVELOVELOVE)

Masala Chicken Wrap - $9

(Indian Spiced Chicken with fresh mangoes, romaine lettuce and mint)

Not a fan of fruits and meat but I love Indian spices, so I couldn't resist ordering this dish. To my surprise, these 2 went really, really well together. Plus I loved the crunchy mint leaf at the end of my wrap so that was a major plus point. Definitely would order this again.

Smoked Turkey Wrap - $9

(Cornbread stuffing, cranberry relish, tomato and rockets on ciabatta)

Didn't try this dish but heard that it was pretty good from Wenda. Besides, cranberry and turkey. What can go wrong?

Service:
It was mostly self-service as we had to get the cutlery by ourselves. Other than that, the wraps were served to us and the service staff were pretty friendly. :)

Atmosphere:
The place was rather small, and not exactly very cosy. Great for a quick meal or just a really small group gathering. I wouldn't suggest this place for dates. The food made up for the atmosphere though. :)

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Food review aside, that was also the day I met up with Wenda after forever. :) Decided to make good use of the free museum entry to explore NMS. Haven't been there since last year, though not much has changed. It was a really great catch-up with her though, especially over all the good food we had hehe.

  

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I actually did up this entry before the review on FFT but realized that I haven't published this. Eeeps, I think my memory is starting to fail me day by day. The holiday does no good to me. It only makes me lose track of days and the amount of food I've consumed ever since the start of the holiday.

One more thing I've learned:
If you have nothing, you would have nothing to lose.

Till thennnnnnnnn. :)