Opposite Of Stressed? Desserts😫🍨

Pictured above is the Kueh Salat ($16) with Butterfly Tonic ($24), and Exotique ($18) with Pilcrow’s Sweet Gin ($24).
The Kueh Salat had a nice mouthfeel with its smooth custard that was delicate in the combination of pandan and coconut flavours. I enjoyed everything about the cake, but not so much the very sweet Gula Melaka ice cream scoop on the side. Exotique, Pilcrow’s signature dessert packs a sour punch with its yuzu curd within a beautifully executed coconut mousse. Refreshing, but there was a slight disjoint between the yuzu and coconut flavours for me.
Both drinks were decent, and went great with the respective desserts. On a whole, I loved the progressive concept of the desserts here — how Pilcrow reimagines the flavours and pairs it with beautifully crafted drinks at the same time.

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One of my favourite cafes located at Bendemeer — amazing fare with very delightful brunch food and pastas, and not forgetting a range of desserts which include cruffins & waffles. My previous trip to Glacier left me feeling so full I couldn’t get the waffle, but fulfilling the promise I made to myself I went back for it. The aroma of the Pandan waffle was rich, and the sticky mochi added a layer of chewiness with every bite. A delightful combination, but VERY filling. Both scoops of ice cream were decently executed as well!

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Unfortunately not a fan of this. The base was way too milky, and there was an artificial sweetness to it. The grass jelly herb did try to neutralise all of that, but was still insufficient. Nothing impressive about the fruits either.

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Had to wait 20 minutes for the molten chocolate cake so you know this better be good. The 70% valrhona guanaja molten chocolate was so rich, flowing out with a thick yet smooth consistency. No doubt it’s sweet, but nothing too unbearable if you neutralise it with the crumbs and vanilla ice cream on the side, as well as with a glass of wine. And definitely share this decadent dessert if you’re not too much of a sweet tooth.

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Absolutely love the Sicilian pistachio here because it’s just so creamy and rich, and you can really savour the distinct pistachio nutty taste and bits. The yuzu martini was refreshing, with the extreme citrusy and sour notes from the yuzu with a slight alcohol undertone.

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Matcha and sesame can easily be a match made in heaven. The cookie was a bit hard because it was frozen, so you run the risk of letting it melt a little before actually cutting it up. Or you could go for gold and just bite it as it is. Matcha and sesame ice cream were rich in their own right, yet intertwined with one another on the palate just right.

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Creamy scoop of pistachio ice cream that was decently rich. For some reason I felt like a certain element was missing, particularly that aftermath flavour punch you’d experience after every mouth of pistachio ice cream.

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With its impeccable view, LAVO is the perfect location for celebrations. And this cake is the perfect accompaniment for one’s celebration. (And if you’re not here to commemorate anything special, why not just celebrate yourself? Because you don’t want to miss out on this huge, decadent, piece of chocolate’s devil cake. And you sure are going to fear missing out when you see almost every table having this served. It’s so huge I believe it can feed up to 6 pax, depending on how much you’re game to have. But this cake was luxurious, with a compact texture that might feel heavy on the palate with the chocolate and peanut butter combination for some. The peanut butter gave a slight saltish complement to the not-too-sweet chocolate layers, which was a seemingly simple combination, but so delicious when done right — just like this thick slab of cake here.

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As much as I enjoy the yogurt speculoos flavour the brownie and cookies & cream fell short within this combination. The brownie felt stale and was too dry, with the any form of chocolatiness absent. The cookies and cream was also just decent, nothing too special about it.

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Also one of my favourites here was the dessert!! Mochi sheet was so thin and chewy, and just a little bit of sweetness to go so well with the very creamy scoop of ice cream. What a way to end the meal.

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You’re either a fan of this or you’re just going to think it’s toothpaste. Mint ice cream has always sat pretty well with me and I have no gripes about it being like toothpaste. Nonetheless, this scoop was truly on the mintier side, which could’ve been downplayed a bit. It melted a bit too quickly as well.

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While served piping hot and crispy, churros were not as light and fluffy as I’d like them to be. Decent but nothing mind blowing.

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