Cafes

($15)
Her: 7/10
Him: 5.5/10 (yikes, he’s rarely savage)
This burger was SALTY. The patty was a bit too uneven for me though but that was negligible over the yummy mix of the egg and cheese....!! The fries were too salty imo but we are all sodium slaves aren’t we....

($15.90)
Her: 7/10
Him: 7.5/10 (sans scallops because “fish are friends”)

Hmm overall it was a mediocre such I felt the sauce was too sweet for salted egg sauce! But he generally enjoyed the pasta so. The scallops were overcooked imo it was not like. Idk juicy or tender, it was almost creamy (?!) in the texture which was NOT what scallops should taste like (right?) but I’m not a scallop or seafood connoisseur so...

Her: 7.5/10
Him: 8/10
Plot twist this came with like PEARS on it we were very bewildered (but was our bad since we didn’t register the fruit when reading the menu lols) I liken the pear to like old cucumber type of taste, I felt it did add a bit of sweet balance to the otherwise heavy salty cream and chicken toppings! But I rated it lower than him because it got gelat at the end... and I felt it was way too salty in general 🥴

Not pictured: Banana PB Caramel Milkshake! This was a solid 9/10 for me, and I’m not even a banana milk fan person. I really appreciated the strong nuttiness of the drink and how it didn’t have inconsistencies in the blended texture. And the caramel wasn’t overwhelmingly sweet like we expected. YUM.

Tbh this place has pretty nice homey vibes, I saw some bad reviews but I wouldn’t mind going back to try their dessert pancakes actually 🤗

Her: 9/10
Him: 7.5/10
The pancakes with cream cheese & sweet corn were 9/10 for me. But Htet doesn’t like the medley of textures so he gives it a 7.5...but he really liked the eggs which looked visually unappealing to me 🤨 and gives it an 8.5/10~ can’t really go wrong with smoked salmon but could tell it wasn’t really the fresh type (more like the kind u buy off the shelf from NTUC or Giant) not complaining though, any salmon is good salmon for this girl here

[Stanleys Rd Outlet]

Fish & Chips: ONE OF THE BEST. The only other best was probably the one I had at Taronga Zoo, Sydney lol. The fish was super moist and tender, and the batter was well done, didn’t separate from the meat. Fries & salad were average and edible but they aren’t the star of this dish 🤩 10/10 would eat again

Cheeseburg: was average, just your typical beef burger with a relatively strange BBQ sauce...🤨 6/10

Chickenburg: THIS PATTY JUST STRANGE... the texture was off, the taste was more tofu-ey? I was 75% convinced they secretly swapped out a chicken patty with a vegetarian one??? But my partner couldn’t decide on what it tasted like. Bottom line: NOT. REALLY. CHICKEN. ?? 3/10

Side of truffle fries: portion was huge, truffle was adequate, not something to rave about but it was a good filler for two broke students :-) 7/10

Red Velvet latte: this was not my choice. My partner assumed it would taste like a red velvet cake but since it was technically beetroot latte... 🙂 6/10 really mild taste of beetroot! But pretty latte art la

Ambience: 9/10! Rly liked the interior and for students we think that there were plugs in the tables inside but usually those tables are reserved (even on a Monday lunch!) other than that though, was fun to do work in front of a bar 😬😬😬

Overall tbh would still go back to eat dem fish & chips. And maybe try their dinner menu / bar drinks!

Miso Salmon Carbonara ($16) - was a terrible dish although it could just be my order since the people at the next table got a much SILKIER AND CREAMIER looking one. Not sure, maybe the Chef thought I had an RBF or maybe he left mine on the fire too Long. Mine was basically like instant noodles and egg. Literally egg sauce that solidified into clumps of egg and miso. Nasty stuff. The salmon bits was saving grace (kinda)

Chicken Parmigiana ($16) - I liked the tomato sauce combination w the cheese. Not sure how that can go wrong tbh, but anyway the chicken texture was weird. We thought maybe they sliced a breast laterally and pieced them together? And then fried them as one singular piece? Idk. The chicken was also SO oily... and also the coleslaw is more pickled sauerkraut type which I preferred! (but couldn’t stomach because of terrible carbonara above)

Never walking and paying for this again 🙂🥴