salmon 🍣

What went down very well for me was the scrambled eggs with scallion cream cheese. Loved how little chunks of the creamy, savoury cheese would suddenly announce their presence in the most delicious way whilst I was munching on the eggs. The mixed leaves salad and smoked salmon were delightful too.
What I wasn't that fond of was the struggle cutting through the bagel (which by the way there's only half of per serving). Yeah, bagels are kind of chewy, and maybe my knife was in a TGIF mood or something because it took forever to saw a piece off. Perhaps a better plating idea is to perch the bagel on top of everything else. So diners can simply pick it up, hold it in one hand to bite, while forking up the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon with the other. That's what I did and it worked very well :)
A key attraction of dining at Riders Cafe is how relaxed and pretty the whole area is. Being surrounded by open spaces of greenery is rare in Singapore, so it is quite a treat.

I was torn between the Chicken Rendang and Eggs Royale but in the end, the latter's "Recommended" tag in the menu swayed me.
Instead of the typical English muffin/brioche base, their eggs were served on Turkish bread which worked nicely too. Hollandaise sauce was very slightly sweet, flavourful and not overly creamy. As for the salad, they dressed it up with the ever-popular Japanese sesame sauce.
My verdict: Although decent, it's rather pricey at $20. What's worth noting though is that it's available from 8.30am daily. So those with early morning cravings for Eggs Ben now have a place to go.

When Chef Bjorn Shen gives his distinct spin on pancake, I sit up and listen, and make sure I order a serving. Trust him to mix things up and push out a cool (also in terms of temperature) version of it.
A single, large, 1-inch thick pancake comes piled with a generous heap of smoked salmon slices and creamy egg mayo salad. On all that then goes Jim Beam whisky-enhanced sour cream, shaved onions, wasabi pea "dukka" (an Egyptian blend of flavoured and toasted nuts) followed by a drizzle of orange blossom honey.
The recommended way to eat this is to slice through the stack vertically, so you get all the flavours in every mouthful. I did just that and (no kidding) I was rolling my eyes with pleasure over every luscious mouthful.

Cafe Melba is great for families with kids, they have a huge grass field for kids to run about and a bouncy castle to keep them entertained. Food was just average at best, nothing to shout about.

"How well done do you want your salmon?" Huh? You mean we get to choose the doneness of our salmon? That's something new. Not too rare, not too dry we opted for medium and boy was it good! Juicy, moist well seasoned salmon with a crispy skin, this has to be one of best salmon we've ever eaten. Mind you the sides are average at best but with a main like that who cares? :P