Singapore: Waffles at Wimbly Lu

Becos I'm missing Spore again, so here's another entry on one of the cafes I visited during my recent summer break!

 

Wimbly Lu

15-2 Jalan Riang

Nearest MRT: Lorong Chuan

(Closed on Mon)

 

Directions frm Lorong Chuan MRT:

Go to the bus stop at Nanyang JC

Take bus no. 58 OR 105

Alight 1 stop later at Golden Heights

Walk into the estate towards Jalan Riang

 

 

Waffles with a scoop of ice cream -- strawberry cheesecake ($8.50)

 

Finally found the time to check out Wimbly Lu with my best friend, Ashley! Felt so proud of Ashley becos for the first time ever, she was the one who found the exact directions to Wimbly Lu and brought me there! Usually I'm the one who googles the directions/ make reservations etc cos I like to be in control lol....

 

We went there at abt 8.30pm and it wasn't too crowded so we managed to get a table immediately. I love the interior deco with fluffy little "clouds" hanging frm the ceiling, so pretty! However, I didn't like the fact that the tables were really close to each other. It felt as though the people sitting beside us could eavesdrop on our conversation anytime? We could barely gossip the entire time. SUXXX.

 

As we weren't feeling very hungry, we only ordered their root beer cake with vanilla ice cream and their waffles. I read online that Wimbly Lu serves the best waffles in Spore so obviously I had high expectations for it.

 

Sad to say, the waffles were really disappointing! I mean, come on, are all bloggers paid to write untrue stuff? The waffles was really bad! It wasn't crispy at all and tasted like it was undercooked? I mean I've worked in Udders (an ice cream shop) before and I knw how to make waffles. Pretty sure even the waffles in Udders tasted better than the one I had in Wimbly Lu! And their scoop of ice cream was really pathetic. It's tiny!!! Such a waste of calories.

If you're craving for waffles, just go to Salted Caramel at Upper Thomson or Strangers' Reunion at Outram instead.
(Read abt the amazing waffles at Strangers' Reunion here: http://weilingweilingweiling.blogspot.ie/2013/09/singapore-waffles-at-strangers-reunion.html)

 

The root beer cake was slightly better than the waffles! It's certainly an interesting combination. It's served in a wine glass, with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream. There's a slight taste of root beer and I like that it's not too sweet. However, the slice they served was really small and miserable looking (which explains why I didn't take any photo of it) For $6, I'd say that this cake is worth the try but I wouldn't order it again.

 

Overall, Wimbly Lu was absolutely disappointing. Apart frm its cute whimsical decorations, the desserts were only average. Doubt I'd be visiting this place anytime soon.....

Singapore: Waffles at Strangers' Reunion

Since I start sch at 10am tmr (instead of the usual 9am), I decided to drop an entry! Yay, I'm becoming less of a sloth!

 

Strangers' Reunion
37 Kampong Bahru
Nearest MRT: Outram

So I visited this place for the first time during my summer holidays back in Spore! Went there with my mom (becos I have no friends... just joking!!!) It's always nice spending time with my mom. She drove so I'm not too sure abt the directions frm Outram MRT station, but apparently it's walkable! The place is situated just opposite Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

Eggs royale, buttermilk waffles and a hot cuppa latte

 

We went there on a Sat at abt 3pm and there wasn't any queue yay! I've heard so much abt their buttermilk waffles with artisan greek yoghurt and fresh fruits so even though I'm not a waffles kinda person, I HAD to order it to try. Decided to order their eggs royale too. Strangers' Reunion is home to the Singapore National Barista Championship winner, Ryan Tan, which means that you have to try their coffee when you're there!

 

The waffles looked really yummy when they arrived at my table. And it was definitely love at first bite!!! It was soooo good!!! And the weirdest thing is that I don't even like greek yoghurt but when you put it together with the fruits and waffles, it was divine! One of the best waffles I've had in Singapore (another place which serves good waffles would be Salted Caramel at Upper Thomson!)

On the other hand, the eggs royale was only average.

 

I'm not a coffee person but I guess my latte was pretty decent! My mom had their special drip coffee of the day, and if I'm not wrong it's called Geisha. According to one of the waiters, they only had that coffee bean that week so I guess we were pretty lucky to be able to taste it! And I must say that the drip coffee was surprisingly good! It was light and slightly on the sweet side and my mom really liked it!

 

AND becos I couldn't stop thinking abt the waffles I had, I went back to Strangers' Reunion the following wk again with my mom! This time, we went there on a Sunday at arnd 2pm and there was a queue! Waited for abt 20 mins before we got a table!

 

Mocha (SGD$5.50)

Banana date bread with walnut crumble and espresso butter (SGD$13.50)

Buttermilk waffles with greek yoghurt and fresh fruits ($11.50)

I had high expectations for the banana date bread, I mean after all, the description sounded so yummy. And FYI, I absolutely love bananas and everything that has bananas. So I was very excited abt the banana bread BUT it turned out to be a huge disappointment! The banana bread was dry and it lacked flavor! Would be absolutely shameless to say this but honestly thought that I could do a better job than that! And also, I felt that $13.50 for 2 slices of banana bread is kinda ex?

 

Overall, I like Strangers' Reunion for its chill atmosphere and minimalistic décor, as well as friendly waiters and yummy waffles. Just don't ever order their banana date bread, and you'll be safe.

 

Gonna end off with an ootd shot taken on my first visit to Strangers' Reunion!

Ignore the bruises on my legs haha

Okay will definitely write abt my bday the next time! But for now, it's time to snooze, bye! X

Singapore: High Tea at Brasserie Les Saveurs

Hi guys, my summer holidays are over and I'm back in Dublin now! Was looking through some of the photos I took over summer and decided to write an entry abt my high tea session at Brasserie Les Saveurs in St Regis Hotel!

 

Brasserie Les Saveurs

29 Tanglin Road
St Regis Singapore
Nearest MRT: Orchard

So I visited Brasserie Les Saveurs with my girlfriends during the National Day holiday.

 

 

Scones heaven: Truffle scones, Cranberry pistachio scones, Smoked duck scones etc.

 

 

My plate from round 1.



Our tier which includes mushroom soup, chicken pie, quiche and some sandwiches.

Crepe!!!

 

 

Me, Qixuan, Sammy and Xuanz!

I really like the ambience at Brasserie Les Saveurs. It's like the perfect place for an afternoon tea! Food wise, hmmm in my opinion I thought it was okay only? At approx SGD$54 per person, you get a tier and you can help yourself to the spread on the buffet table which includes a wide selection of scones, cakes, nyonya kuehs, fondue, crepes, ice cream, bread and butter pudding, apple crumble and sushi (Hopefully I didn't miss anything out!)

The food was nice but it wasn't like WOW FANTASTIC BABY. The scones weren't that good, it was quite dry and crumbly. The cakes were okay, I didn't try all of them but none stood out for me. I didn't even touch any of the sandwiches frm the tier becos I was too full and honestly, they didn't look very appetizing to me. BUT I did enjoy the crepe alot! You get to pick what you want to put in your crepe, and I went for blueberry and strawberry! It was soooo yummy!!!! The chocolate bread and butter pudding and apple crumble were pretty yummy too!

As for the drinks, you can pick between coffee or tea. But if you select coffee, you can't get it topped up. As for the tea, you get to pick from a selection of TWG tea and they can add water to your tea pot but you cannot change your tea. Was pretty annoyed by this cos I've been to a few high tea places and most places would allow you to change your tea at any point. Cannot believe that we can't do that in Brasserie Les Saveurs.

Overall, the high tea wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the company and the service was good. But given the option, I'd rather spend my SGD$54 elsewhere.

I WILL write abt Hong Kong soon!!!!! I am too lazy to get down to it sigh~ Okay bye!!! X

Singapore: High Tea at Woobar



Apologies for being so inactive on my site! I knw I'm supposed to be writing abt trip to Hong Kong but I'm just so lazy! Promise to get that done soon! But for now, I'd like to share my high tea experience at Woobar with everyone!

 

Woobar

21 Ocean Way, Sentosa Cove

W Hotel Singapore

Nearest MRT: Harbourfront

 

My girlfriends and I really like having high tea tgt and today, we decided to visit Woobar at W Hotel! Located in Sentosa Cove, W Hotel isn't the most convenient place to visit in Singapore. To get there, we met up at Harbourfront station and took a cab down and it costs us abt SGD$8.40. It was my first time to Sentosa Cove and I must say that it's a really nice place albeit slightly inaccessible via public transport (But then again, all the rich people live there, so I guess transport wouldn't be an issue for them)

 

Woobar is kinda like a lounge area with sofa seats and low coffee tables, and it gives off a super chill/ laid-back vibe. At SGD$58 for 2 pax, I must say that the tea set is really affordable! My friends and I got 2 tea sets and it was only SGD$34 per person after GST and service charge!

 

The food was served in a silver bird cage and the whole set up looked so pretty! In addition to that, we had a platter of savory bites!

 

From L-R: Some cheese tart topped with tomatoes, Shrimp burger, Chocolate foie gras ganache tart with port wine jelly, Smoked salmon puff (Sorry I can't rmb the exact names!!!)



 

Raspberry and chocolate macarons!

Cranberry scones and chocolate chip scones with passionfruit jam and clotted cream.

Clockwise: Rice krispies, Lamington cake, Custard tart, Meringue topped with mango, Mille-feuille.

Complimentary chilled drip tea -- Not quite sure what this drink is except that it contains elderflower???

Me, Qixuan, Sam and Weixuan!

 

 

 

Overall, I'd say that high tea at Woobar isn't too bad! Service was excellent, apart frm the fact that the waiter thought that Sam and Weixuan were twins cos he said that they look alike??? ARE YOU SERIOUS........ But no, the servers were very helpful and attentive to our needs!

 

There is free flow of Fine Dilmah tea and you can change the drinks whenever you want! Pity becos there wasn't a wide selection and I prefer tea frm TWG! If I didn't rmb wrongly, there were 9 types for you to choose frm ranging frm black tea to oolong tea.

 

The savory bites weren't too bad! I really liked the smoked salmon puff thingy! The shrimp burger was okay, a little dry. And the cheese tart tasted like quiche. The worst of the lot had to be the chocolate foie gras ganache tart! When the waitress was introducing the items, she kept stressing that the chocolate foie gras ganache tart was her favourite and that it's simply delicious! But all of us thought otherwise. Qixuan couldn't even swallow it! It just tasted super weird, like it was kinda salty? Sorry, not my kinda thing~

 

All of us really liked the macarons! But their scones were a little too dry. The lamington cake wasn't too bad, it was fluffy and nice but I was too full then and didn't manage to finish it! The rest of the sweets weren't really impressive. The meringue and mille-feuille were just too sweet for my liking!

 

But I guess for only SGD$34 per person, it's really value for money and affordable! And there's an additional 15% discount if you're a SPG member!

 

All in all, definitely a lovely afternoon spent with my favourite girls!



Outfit theme for the day was peplum!

Okay promise to update abt my Hong Kong trip soon haha bye! X