[CLOSED] Noon

Chill place to have a tea break! Do try their Lavender Early Grey Ice Cream🍦

you may request for the mapley butter thing to come with your waffles! otherwise they won’t serve it because many customers don’t use it. it has quite a cool consistency and not your usual maple syrup. gelato flavours are very bland so i’d just get the waffles alone next time! overall not bad for a quick late night dessert fix : )

Being one of the new additions to the Rangoon Road neighbourhood, Noon Cafe is an establishment situated at 152 Rangoon Road that primarily serves up ice-cream and waffles — they also do seem to carry a menu dedicated to light bites and what seems to be mains reflected in the “dailys” section; the latter of which being unavailable during the time of our visit. The cafe is being decked out in a rather minimalistic theme featuring black and white as the primary colours used here — some plants are added to provide some visual contrast to further spruce up the interior.

The Banana Waffle is the item that caught our attention considering we were in for dessert — the other interesting dessert offered on the menu here is the Waffle Dippers; essentially cut-up slices of waffles served with a vanilla milkshake dip on the side. Featuring elements such as caramelised banana, walnut and syrup as described in the menu, the Banana Waffle is pretty much what one would expect from its description — no surprises here. The selection of the vanilla ice-cream that accompanies the waffle seems to be a default option after all; whilst not being listed in the description, we also noted that the staff here also didn’t ask for the patron’s choice of ice-cream whilst ordering the item. The buttermilk waffles were actually pretty well-executed here; they are plush in the interior, yet crisp on the outside — noted that the buttermilk waffles were also not particularly sweet, which was a plus point considering much of the sweetness should come from the scoop of ice-cream and the bananas. The caramalised banana is more of a brûlée-d banana here; felt that some may find the banana still a little bit short from being ripe, though might be intended considering the brûlée process here — the crystalised sugar breaks just like how it would be in a form of a Creme Brûlée; crisp without being overly hard. The accompanying walnuts gave a nutty crunch; a great contrast against the sweet elements here, including that of the vanilla ice-cream which was speckled with vanilla beans and was smooth and creamy — also drizzled with syrup atop.

Overall, Noon Cafe does feel like a place that attempts to bring their patrons a comfortable and conducive environment for catch ups or to even get productive — it would have been better if they could serve up items that are less run-off-the-mill to inject more character and soul to their brand; perhaps more adventurous flavours of ice-cream, some special concoctions of drinks and more inventive dishes with more effort could help on that. A decent option to consider for a quiet spot to hit around the Farrer Park neighbourhood, though it would be interesting to see how it they can stand out from the stiff competition here.