Hundred Acre Creamery (Tampines)

The chrysanthemum flavour surprisingly strong as you eat it, and you would find all the cacao nibs mixed inside.

Hundred Acre Creamery is one of the few ice-cream parlours which had sprouted up at Sunset Way at a time where multiple ice-cream / gelato parlours have moved into the neighbourhood. Whilst Dawn’s Gelateria and Cafe had mostly kept its operations within their Sunset Way premises, Burnt Cones on the other hand had expanded their operations to multiple outlets at The Sail @ Marina Bay (within Space) and at NEWest. Whilst Hundred Acre Creamery does share a relationship with Only Creamery at Temple Street, Hundred Acre Creamery had recently opened their second outlet — this time round in the East at Blk 824 Tampines Street 81. Being neighbours with Little Tokio, the space which Hundred Acre Creamery has moved into at Tampines is pretty identical to that of their Sunset Way space — one that is the size of half of a standard HDB shophouse unit, though there seems to be more outdoor seating space at their Tampines outlet as compared to their original space at Sunset Way. The interior decor theme also stays close to the original outlet of Hundred Acre Creamery at Sunset Way — the bright yellow walls, as well as quotes from Winnie The Pooh of which Hundred Acre Creamery had themed itself with; all these has a place in the outlet at Tampines as well. Offering almost the same variety of ice-cream flavours as they have been doing at Sunset Way, patrons can opt for their ice-cream to be had in cups or in their house-made Rosemary Cone; there is also a choice of opting for the Classic Belgian Waffle or the Coconut Pandan Waffle. It is noted that the Dalat (a Vietnamese dessert featuring Coconut Sorbet, Avocado Cream and Toppings) is not being listed on the menu at Hundred Acre Creamery in Tampines; that being said, apart from the usual freshly-brewed tea and Vietnamese drip coffee which they do serve up at Sunset Way, there is an outlet exclusive item of Egg Coffee at their Tampines location.

One thing which we had yet to try at Hundred Acre Creamery after all this while was their Coconut Pandan Mochi Waffles. We had also decided to opt for a scoop of the Ocean Blue Ice-Cream to go along with the Coconut Pandan Mochi Waffles. Reading the description of Ocean Blue Ice-Cream in the display fridge, the Ocean Blue Ice-Cream was described as a flavour which features elements such as white chocolate, Nori (seaweed), and Blue Pea Flower. The elements does sound reminiscent to that of the White Chocolate Nori which Tom’s Palette offer, as well as a similar flavour which we had came across at Wonders at Ang Mo Kio. That being said, the folks at Hundred Acre Creamery made the flavour their very own — for one the version at Hundred Acre Creamery comes with a blue hue that is coloured from the blue pea flower. This version also lacks chunks of white chocolate and nuts, therefore being a smoother and creamier rendition of what Tom’s Palette and Wonders serve up. Whilst sounding weird on paper, the umami notes of the Nori complimented the sweetness from the milk chocolate pretty well — the entire flavour was also not overly sweet as well, and was easy to have. Finally giving their Coconut Pandan Mochi Waffles a go, the Coconut Pandan Mochi Waffles came with a texture that most will come to love. Being all plush and fluffy, the waffle was what one would have expected; crisp on the exterior, but reveals a slightly fluffy and chewy texture. There isn’t a visible slab of mochi hidden within the waffle, but rather just something chewy and sticky within which made the waffle rather light as opposed to those that slap on a thick layer of mochi in between the waffle; the flavours of the Coconut Pandan Mochi Waffles leaning close to that of Ondeh-Ondeh with its noticeable hint of Pandan fragrance accompanied by the drizzle of Gula Melaka around the sides which one can lather onto the waffle.

Hundred Acre Creamery is our favourite ice-cream parlour when it comes to the ones that are located at Sunset Way. What makes Hundred Acre Creamery pretty unique from the other ice-cream / gelato parlours located even in other neighbourhoods is how they seem to make their own ice-cream flavours, as well as how they have incorporated a Vietnamese element into their branding that is pretty atypical of ice-cream / gelato parlours to do. They do have a good spread of fairly interesting flavours back then in the day; apart from the Ocean Blue, there are also flavours such as the Ca Phe — a flavour inspired from Vietnamese filtered coffee that features bold notes that one would associate with Vietnamese Drip Coffee with Milk, and the Honey Chrysanthemum just to name a few. Visiting Hundred Acre Creamery when they had first opened at Sunset Way, it is amazing to see how far they have come — not only with Only Creamery which it had a hand in helping to set up, but also the opening of a second location as well; quite a journey for those who are behind the brand. With promising flavours, quality offerings and a concept that is unique to their very own which is pretty constant to their original space ar Sunset Way, Hundred Acre Creamery is likely a spot that Tampines residents would be glad to have in their neighbourhood; we would still be visiting their Sunset Way outlet since that is their location closest to us, but the Tampines outlet would be the one to head to if we were to be in the East. At this note, we would like to congratulate the folks behind Hundred Acre Creamery on the opening of their new outlet, and wish them all the best in what is to come!