Saturday, November 24, 2012

Wimbly Lu

After dinner at The Cajun Kings, we headed to Wimbly Lu, which was located right next door, for desserts! It was around 10 when we got there and they were closed despite the signage saying that they close at 10.30. So we tried our luck and just went in anyway. The very nice lady at the counter told us that we could dine in if we promised to leave by 1030. So here we go!

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Loveeee the car

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Cozy and homely feel

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Everything on the menu is extremely affordable!
I had a really hard time deciding what to have.
I wanted to try the chocolate creme brulee, the hazelnut butterscotch bar, and the bread and butter pudding. It was a very very tough decision. And we didn't have the luxury of time to try a few so we only ordered an item each

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Dark Chocolate Truffle and Champagne Truffle - $2 each
I've heard very good things about the chocolate here. And I LOVE TRUFFLES. So they were a must-try! The truffles were good, but they didn't really make me go wow. But I thought it was value for money

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Root Beer Cake with Vanilla Icecream - $6
The soft root beer cake carried a subtle root beer taste that really grows on you with every bite. We really liked it! It was quite addictive haha. Root beer float lovers, you have to try this!

Photobucket Molten Lava Cake - $6
A mountain load of lava encased in a thin but crisp layer of cake. The sight of the lava oozing out made me very happy hahaha. There was too little cake for the amount of lava but this was certainly a delight! Love the feeling of warm chocolate lava rolling on my tongue haha

Our order was overlooked so the molten lava cake took about 20 minutes to arrive but it was well worth the wait. Although I was a little panicky because we were supposed to leave by 1030 haha. The staff were all quite friendly and the place is pretty and homely! I'll definitely be back to try more items! If only it wasn't so far away...

Looking for affordable and yummy desserts? Wimbly Lu is the place for you! 

15-2 Jalan Riang

Tue - Fri: 12:00 - 22:30
Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 23:00

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Love, K

K's rating of Wimbly Lu : 7.5/10

Friday, November 23, 2012

The Cajun Kings

Located in Jalan Riang, The Cajun Kings is not easily accessible. It is best if you drive. Parking is available in the estate but do be careful as the traffic officer seems to be quite vigilant

X loves seafood and so he was naturally excited about having dinner here. And I was told that the food here is awesome so I was excited too!

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The place was packed when we got there. I was quite disappointed with the service because I stood at the door for what seemed like at least 5 minutes before someone attended to me. And it wasn't as if none of the waiters saw me...

After acknowledging my presence, they took a really long time to find my reservation and trying to allocate me a table when there was actually only one available table. So I really wasn't sure what they were doing so I walked about outside and snapped some pictures before I returned to that one table allocated to us.

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Buttermilk frog legs - $15
This tasted like tender fried chicken. And we didn't really find anything special about it.

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Fish and Chips - $12
We liked the fish! The texture was really good and the portion was pretty huge

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Pork Belly - $7
We were told that the pork belly have been marinated for a really long time and would be very flavourful and so we decided to try it

We were disappointed when the dish arrived. It wasn't exactly flavourful as we were told. It was oily and salty. There just wasn't anything to rave about

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Red Sea Prawns in Kings Mix Level 1 (250g) - $22.50
The prawns were really fresh and juicy! The Kings Mix was a tad too spicy for us and the garlic was overwhelming and stinging. But we liked the prawns nonetheless. Garlic lovers would love this!

Photobucket French Baguette - $3
We ordered this to dip it in the Kings Mix.


I liked the tartar sauce and the salt+ pepper+ lime mixture. The waiter was very patient in recommending the dishes to me. It was interesting dining here as we were to eat without utensils and we had to put on aprons. Thank God for the aprons or my shirt would have blots of Kings mix on them. It was definitely a different dining experience.

Overall, it was quite a pricey meal that didn't quite satisfy.

15-1 Jalan Riang

Tue - Thu: 15:00 - 22:30
Fri - Sat: 15:00 - 22:30
Sun: 15:00 - 22:30

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Love, K

K's rating of The Cajun Kings: 6/10

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Cups N Canvas

Invited Food Tasting

Cups N Canvas is a 2.5 months old cafe cum art studio along Selegie Road which pampers your tastebuds and brings out the artistic side in you. Parking is readily available in the numerous buildings around and also, it's only a short 5 minutes walk away from an open air public carpark.

It was no mean feat locating the cafe as it sits right next to the main road.

We were greeted warmly by Joanna, one of the owners of Cups N Canvas, when we entered the cafe. She was really bubbly and cheerful! She told us about the concept behind CNC and recommended the popular items on their menu to us. We were also told that the mains haven't been incorporated into the menu yet and they will slowly be added into the menu week by week! I think that's a really exciting thing because you can look forward to new surprises every week!

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Isn't the painting on the wall pretty?
The art pieces on display are changed weekly according to the theme that they've decided on for that particular week
This really keeps things fresh!

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Alfresco area that is great for a chill-out session

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Art lessons are held in the adjacent art studio almost everyday!
They have oil painting, live painting and many more!
Can you see the painting of the doggies on the rack?
They are painted by individuals who have just attended the lessons!
Wish I was as artistically inclined as them!

When the lessons are over, tables and chairs will be set up to accommodate more patrons of the cafe!

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All their bakes and cakes are made freshly by the good people behind Cups N Canvas daily!
The wide array of desserts boasts goodies such as earl grey cheesecake and cuppycakes!

We had a really hard time deciding on the drinks because everything sounded so good. Spoilt for choice indeed haha. With competitors such as roasted almond latte and sticky date shake... it sure wasn't easy for our two warm drinks to emerge the winners!
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Hot Chocolate - $5.30

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You won't be able to find this hot chocolate anywhere else because the good people at Cups N Canvas created the chocolate mix themselves! It's rich, optimally sweet, and not overly thick! A really good cup of chocolate! However, the chocolate was thicker and richer towards the bottom of the cup. It will be good if a spoon came along with it so we could have a more even cup of chocolate.

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Sweet Potato Latte - $4.80
We had this when we were in Korea! It's nice to know that we can now have it in Singapore! And as we guessed, the drink was inspired by the Koreans haha. The one that we had in Korea was orange in colour but this is purple so I guess its a different kind of sweet potato? Joanna loves sweet potato so they experimented with it and came up with a pretty damn good recipe. The sweet potato taste does not overwhelm and it really grows on you! You won't get sick of it! The sweet potato bits settled at the bottom of the cup and once we got to the end of our drink, there were kinda too much of the bits. Again, it will be ideal if we had a spoon to stir our drink.

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Mushroom Fields Forever Soup - $5.90
White button mushrooms, shitake, cream, milk, home-made garlic croutons

I really liked the mushroom soup! It was fragrant and the mushroom chunks were chewy! It wasn't too creamy or milky and we thought the texture was really good. The garlic croutons added flavour to the soup and really complemented the soup.

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Salad Canvas - $9.90
Poached egg, mesclun mix, Japanese cucumber, cherry tomatoes, furikare, homemade miso dressing

Joanna recommended that we try the salad and X did. He kept saying that the salad was good and that the dressing was delicious haha. And Joanna revealed to us that the secret to the dish is their homemade miso dressing. Salad lovers, you certainly have to try this!

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PK Duck Sandwich - $9.90
Duck, Japanese cucumber, cracker, mozarella, orange-hoisin sauce, ciabatta

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X felt that the foccacia was too dry but I thought it was nice! It was slightly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Coupled with the melted cheese and bite-sized duck pieces, I could understand why it's one of their most popular dishes!

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Vermillion Prawn - $17.90
Prawn, asparagus, tomatoes, white wine, lemon zest, garlic, linguine

PhotobucketSpringy pasta with a light tomato base infused with a subtle hint of lemon and fresh, juicy prawns. We have nothing much to say about this because... it was a home-run. Undoubtedly our favourite dish! You just have to try it!

Cups N Canvas is a cafe where you can spend an entire afternoon reading a book or having a catch-up session with your friends. The relaxing and cosy vibe that it projects will make you feel at home. All dishes are prepared freshly upon order and they also have all-day breakfast! Service is pretty efficient and Joanna takes the effort to connect on a personal level with all the patrons. I think that's really sweet and it makes the patrons feel welcomed. Cups N Canvas is up and coming and we're guessing that it will soon be the talk of the town!

We will like to thank Joanna and Fiona for having us and for the wonderful evening and, of course, the sumptuous food [:


139 Selegie Road

Tue - Thu:10:30 - 22:00
Fri - Sat:10:30 - 23:00
Sun:10:00 - 18:00

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Love, K