Very unassuming and small eatery. While we had a common consensus on how it wasn’t what we had expected, it was quite an easy bowl to finish and we enjoyed the horfun which was thin and smooth. We arrived close to 1pm and they looked like they just opened, didn’t notice any opening hours so I assume they don’t really do lunch crowd. The lunch menu is small and I understand they have a separate zichar menu (not sure if it’s available during lunch). Heard from colleagues that the zichar is not bad so I’ll probably be back to try.
Coffee flavour was quite distinct, very decadent cake. But felt it was a tad too sweet overall. Would very much prefer the Praline Noisette Gateau which we got recently for the contrasting textures and chocolatey nutty goodness.
Nobody needs a food review for ikea but I really like the salted egg version here! Well coated with the fragrant and very mildly spicy sauce.
Finally got to try and I loved it!! The fun-sized kid’s red bean butter ($2.30) was great, buns were soft and fluffy, the red bean isn’t too sweet and texture is great cos you get bits of red beans, and the butter that melds everything together like a comforting toast. The plain buns here were good too!
Personal favourite from the bake box we were given would definitely be this for the nice balance of sweet and savoury, light smokiness, with crisp pastry. Generally enjoyed their savoury bakes more!
Another favourite of mine was probably the burnt cheese cruffin! The latter was creamy but not at all cloying and again, had a nice flakiness to it when warmed up.
Inspired from our local dessert Bo Bo Cha Cha. Consisting of layers of sweet potato/ yam and chewy coconut mochi within flaky croissant, flavours were interesting but it was a tad heavy so good to share. I liked how much effort was taken to ensure no artificial flavours or colourings were used!
Thank you La Levain for having us and Burpple for the kind invite!
For those who are undecided, try their classics/ signature box! Housed in a beautifully designed box, this makes for a great gifting idea too. Personal favourite from the bake box we were given would definitely be the Arabiki Sausage Danish and the Burnt Cheese Cruffin.
Thank you La Levain for having us and Burpple for the kind invite!
Had a Shizuoka Genmaicha gelato to go with the crisp brown butter waffles that were fluffy inside. Gelato was smooth though slightly sweet and I would’ve liked a more toasty (?) flavour to it, but pretty decent overall.
Will have to be back for the bakes which looks super cute!
A slow afternoon with an enjoyable lunch at this small Vietnamese eatery. Tried the prawn noodles here as recommended by @cweizhi - not the typical rich broth like our local prawn mee, the broth was comfortingly light and sweet, comes with pork, prawns. Really enjoyed the Vietnamese drip coffee too! Wanted to get the drip (sachet) but it requires a preorder as they pack it fresh, so I ended up getting a bag of coffee beans for drip coffee which they kindly grounded for me.
Will be back to try other items on the menu (also eyeing the Vietnamese egg coffee!)
My first time eating this which is apparently one of their signatures! Liked the texture here - juicy scallop, encased with fluffy sweet yam and deep fried with a crisp crust. To be paired with sweet sauce!
Haven’t been here for so long! This was pricey but the portion was also quite big (would’ve been great if they offered a smaller portion at a lower price), took me quite awhile to finish this. Came with fresh salad, truffled juicy mushrooms and honey! The sweet honey was a nice accompaniment to the savoury; waffles were still crisp and fluffy. (The iced flat white was also in a huge honey jar!)
