ARDENT'S Cafe Bar

I was racking my brains as to where to go for brunch the following day on a Friday night. And The Star went "I'll bring you somewhere you've never heard of, if not I'll swallow my iphone" And I was like... "Don't exaggerate!!" Hahaha. When we were in the car, I was like "DUXTON RIGHT WE CONFIRM GOING TO DUXTON" Haha true enough, we were heading to Duxton, except that he did not turn into Duxton Hill or Duxton Road.. I thought he was trying to con me. Maybe make a u-turn of something HAHA.

He turned into a carpark near Neil Road and took out the street directory and said "Wait, I need to find the way" And I was like .. idiot don't even know the way HAHAHA. But it was all a ploy we were supposed to get off there!

He led the way along a pretty narrow pavement right by the road and I was really clueless to where we were heading, till he stopped and said "here we are!"




Kudos to him, I've really never heard of ARDENT'S before. ARDENT'S is a new restaurant that has only been in operation for a couple of weeks.




Question: What are the 3 words that get you excited on this chalkboard?
Answer: ALL-DAY BREAKFAST.


When I saw the outdoor seating area, I was like WOW. This is pretty amazing. But it was too hot to sit outdoors.






Halloween decorations


Looks pretty much like a haunted house right haha






Cool fireplace






I didn't know what to eat. I was really tempted by the banana caramel waffles.. Haha




My rosti with cheese sausage and turkey ham! $9.80

The rosti was not too bad. The savoury turkey ham and cheese sausage were good choices to go with the plain rosti. The price is also pretty reasonable. The sour cream that they gave was of pretty good quality but it wasn't sour enough. You rarely see rosti served at brunch places do you! Get your dosage of rosti at ARDENT'S instead of Marche!




The Star's Eggs Benedict(as usual) - $13.80

The portion was a tad too small and the eggs were overcooked ): When poached eggs aren't runny, The Star gets upset..

I like the design of Ardent's. Especially the outdoor seating area. I can imagine how pretty it will be at night! The Star felt that it was too dark indoors for brunch haha. Maybe it was dark as it was the halloween weekend? I don't know but I felt it was alright.

Another plus point about Ardent is that the service staff are pretty smiley and I like people who smile warmly at me haha. When we got up to leave, one of them approached us and asked how the food was. I think it is really nice of them to take personal interest in their customers' experience.

Overall, I'd recommend Ardent's for a weekend brunch! Go check out their lovely outdoor area which will be perfect for dinner I believe.


80 Neil Road
Monday - Sunday : 11am - 12am

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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of ARDENT's Cafe Bar: 6.5/10

Group Therapy Coffee

What are lovely Saturdays perfect for?

Quick, make a guess!

Of course Saturdays are perfect for brunch. Actually, any day is perfect for brunch haha.

The Star and I headed to Group Therapy this time round, with two other friends. Well, it's Group Therapy so we should go as a group right haha

It was no mean feat finding the place, which is located at the food paradise, Duxton. We found a parking lot easily and proceeded excitedly to GT.





Cute staircase leading up to the second level


GT was kinda divided into 2 different seating areas.

This is like a living room in an apartment, with comfy sofas. So cozy and nice [:


We sat in this area, with all the tables and chairs
I think the clock is really cute


Shelf with interesting ornaments


Menu for 22nd October. I'd think they change their menus everyday?
This is especially exciting as you won't know what is available. I like the surprise element [:


The Star picked this!

Poached eggs with thick toast and smoked salmon with hollandaise sauce drizzled over. -$15

I felt that the hollandaise sauce was particularly delicious and the poached eggs were made to perfection. Nothing beats the sight of runny egg yolk spilling out! And The Star loves poached eggs and he was happy with his eggs and smoked salmon! He also agreed that the hollandaise was one of the better ones we've tasted [:

This was really yummy but The Star felt that the portion was a little too small.


Mine : Grilled smoked ham, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese panini -$14

I thought it was pretty average as there wasn't much fragrance to the panini and the combination of the amount of cheese, ham and mushrooms was not sufficient to make it savory enough. Maybe a little more ham will do the trick? Also, we weren't sure what those tiny bits and colourful thingys were hahaha and we were pretty hesitant to try them. We finally did but they tasted a little strange to us.


Our guest food taster S chose the Chicken ham and egg pie. -$11
She felt that it was alright but a little overpriced


Guest food-taster J chose the Oven baked penne with beef and mushroom gravy -$16.
When it first arrived, we were all commenting about how small it was.
She felt that it's pretty okay but overpriced for its portion.


The Star loves to explore toilets.. Haha and so he came back telling me that I've to go and check it out


We adore the ancient look haha pretty cute, no?




Look at those adorable little wooden bathroom sink, toilet and bathtub!

We absolutely adored the design of the toilet and the sink. Food was not bad and the service staff were quite friendly [: Oh, we also had a iced cappuccino and a mango-passion fruit smoothie which were oh-so-good! I didn't manage to take photos of them because I was too engrossed in playing Kartrider HAHAHA. We were playing Kartrider while waiting for our food haha such kids.

Group Therapy is an excellent place to have some "group therapy" with your friends! Good place for hanging out/catching up.

Would love to return on a Sunday to try their special brunch menu! Haven't had yummy pancakes in awhile and I've been hearing good things about their pancakes and brunch menu. See you again soon GT!

49 Duxton Road

Tue - Thu:	11:00	-	18:00
Fri - Sat:	11:00	-	23:00
Sunday:	09:00	-	18:00

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Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of GT : 7/10

Coccogelo

Call me a glutton if you want but I insisted on going to Coccogelo after Pave hahaha. Well, its one of the rare times that The Star and I head to the east so we had to grab the chance don't we! Haha. 






Cute cupboard with pretty accessories


They have interesting flavours and I wasn't sure which one I wanted even after trying a few of them.

The grape yakult tasted just like yakult haha.


I picked the banana timtam and coffee in the end!

 

Pretty good gelato and pretty good place to catch up with your friends! Interesting flavours too. I thought the timtam and banana was quite an unique mix which was surprisingly delightful! I love anything coffee so the coffee gelato was good with me. The staff were friendly and nice! Oh and the prices are really affordable too [: The Star didn't eat much because he was too full HAHA. Yes I know I'm a glutton..

Do visit Coccogelo for interesting, unique and yummy gelato!

89 East Coast Road
Mon: Closed
Tues: 12pm - 8pm
Wed - Thurs: 12pm - 9pm
Fri - Sat: 12pm-10.30pm
Sun: 12pm - 9pm

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Love, The Sun


Sun's rating of Coccogelo : 7.5/10

Pave Chocolates & Confections

The Star and I planned to check Temptations out and we were really excited. However when we got there, we were utterly disappointed at their display of cakes and such that we left immediately. We headed to Pave Chocolates which was just a few steps away.



Upon stepping into the shop, we were greeted by contrasting yet yummy colours





We liked their adorable furniture


It was a Sunday afternoon, and most of their cakes were sold out. Pretty sad that we couldn't choose from their entire selection and were down to only 3 choices. Well, these were the two we picked! (because the last option had berries in it haha)


We love any place that has two-storeys






This was my tiramisu. Honestly, I didn't like it. The sponge portion was too dry and wasn't soft enough and I could barely taste the coffee. I only finished half of it.


This is their signature cake and apparently, very popular. So of course, we had to try it. The Star felt that it was only average but I was pretty disappointed. The cake was hardly appealing and not the kind that you'll want to have more after the first bite.

Overall, the cakes were a real disappointment but we adored the design of the shop. Pretty good place to catch up with friends. They were also shorthanded and service was a little slow but the lady was really friendly and nice and that was probably the best thing about our visit to Pave. Doubt I'll ever go back for more.

93 East Coast Road

Monday: Closed 

Tuesday: 2.30pm to 10.30pm 

Wednesday - Sunday: 12.30pm to 10.30pm

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Love, The Sun


Sun's rating of Pave : 5.5/10

Galbiati

Serendipity is behind some of the world's greatest inventions and discoveries. It was how we found Galbiati. Located in the western part of Singapore at a place known as Rail Mall, Galbiati serves authentic and quality italian food good enough for even take-aways. However as the Sun and i had our lunch already that day we went in for their desserts.

Different types of italian bread. The breads smells good and looks good, seriously had my tummy going.


Galbiati has quite a comprehensive wine menu as well.


appetizers


pastries and desserts display


always like chalkboard menu


banana chocolate - lethal combi for desserts that will never go wrong.


Triple chocolate


3 layers inside which explains the triple chocolate name - a soft and smooth cake which i enjoyed.

cafe latte

Sad to say on a weekend i was expecting more crowd at the place but it was rather empty. But that is not a true reflection of their standards. Though not the best i've tasted, i still like their cakes. And judging from the food that was served on the tables next to us, i must say they look pretty delicious. Wouldn't mind coming here to try their main course since its near my place. And i feel the prices are generally reasonable as well.

I forgot to mention that their specialty cakes are the hazelnut chocolate and TIRAMISU which is apparently a must-try! I'll be back.

Galbiati

400 Upper Bukit Timah Road

Weekdays 11am - 10pm
Weekends and PH 10am - 10pm

★ ★ rating of the food: 7/10

★ ★ rating of the place: 6.5/10

love,

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