Singaporean's Guide To Ulu Café Hopping
Price Range: $12-$17
Nearest MRT: Queenstown
Instagrammability: High -
Iconic blue & white tablecloth make for good table shots, in an otherwise atas coffeeshop setting.
Food:
1) Pork Belly [$16.90]
Fatty, melt-in-your-mouth pork slices bathing in potato foam & a sous vide egg.
Mushrooms are okay; croutons & bacon bits are cheap.
Raine's contrasting account shows a teething problem of consistency, but this Immanuel specialty still remains the star of Salute.
EDIT: Got a really dry portion of pork recently. You're really rolling with the luck of the die here, coming out either disappointing or amazing.
2) Camembert Cheese Gratin [$11.50]
A baked bowl of cheese & quiche custard, which gets a bit heavy halfway through the dish. My friend commented that it was very "jelat" towards the end.
Caramelized onions are a very welcome addition to a one-note cheesy offering.
3) Chicken Liver Pâté with Port Wine [$7.90]
I had the uphill task of convincing my friends, all non-liver fans, to try the pâté, which had an off-putting hue similar to dried paint.
Meanwhile, the obviously-just-taken-out-of-the-fridge pâté wasn't as buttery smooth as I had hoped, nor as rich in flavours like Pollen, which I had tried just days before, further exacerbating the contrast.
4) Mary Jane Burger [$12.00]
Newly-opened Jack The Ripper's default burger comes at a hefty $16, but thanks to Marcus's awesome tip, you can save 25% by getting rid of those nutritional veggies.
The chuck patty's amply juicy, while the fries are just...fries.
Decent at $12, not so at $16.
Come Here: Again.