Antoinette - an Italian Patisserie charm

Antoinette
Location: The Scarlet Hotel
Address: 33, Erskine Road
#01-02/03
Tel: 6557 0417
www.antoinette.com.sg




I Love the Italian Patisserie furnishing of this quaint little cafe.
It gives me an escape from the usual hustle and bustle cafes in Singapore.
Fulfilling my little fantasy of being out of the country even if it lasts for only a few hours..


Having found my perfect cozy spot, I can't wait to have my first brew of the day and immerse into a complete holiday relaxtion over Brunch.

My selection- The Vert d Osmanthus $8.00/pot
A beautifully crafted sencha that has the enchanting scent of summer-fresh flowers and the taste of ripe nectarines. Maofeng green tea is used as a base for this osmanthus flower blend. Expect slightly grassy notes, a well balances astringency & the subtle yet unmistakable profile of fresh summer nectarines.

I love this tea. It's natural sweetness is brought out with a well balance. Calming and smooth on the palates. I did not have to put in any sugar cubes to sweeten it. This tea will definitely drift to my mind whenever I have future cravings for tea.




All Day Breakfast
I ordered: Poached eggs with Scottish Smoked Salmon $11.50


This dish turned out rather disappointing for me..
$11.50 was the price tag with additional of $3 for poached egg.
What came with this price tag was a portion of simple greens, a slice of plain toast which is halved, 2 poached eggs. There was a generous amount of Smoked Salmon, however, they had marinated it is Capers and olive which does not go well for me to eat with toast. I prefer it to be the regular classic smoked salmon which will be able to round up the poached egg and toast better.
The taste is a hidden mismatch to me and I found it hard to swallow. The greens were browning as well and plain without any dressing.
I will skip this dish for my next visits. I hope that the lackluster standard is only isolated to this dish.
If the same substandard goes for the sandwiches or crepes, I will surely be crestfallen as Antoniette is a brainchild of an much acclaimed chef whom have gotten good reviews for his works.





A beacon of light was shined onto my taste experience with the help of Antoniette's signature cake which is named after it.
Antoniette: $9.00
Milk chocolate mousse infused with earl grey tea. Chocolate biscuit. Raspberry coulis. Dark chocolate earl grey tea cremeux . Earl grey tea crumble




Luxuriously smooth, the infusion of Earl Grey Tea and Chocolate brings you a combined feeling of both joy and relaxation.

I built my likings on the rich yet not over-poweringly thick chocolate such as Awfully Chocloate and Max Brenner.

The superior chocolate grade is worth your penny. I presume this is why some people are willing to extend their budget on artisan cakes and patisseries.. Its about indulging in the finer grade ingredients.
A few notches above Canele and Bakerzinn, may be the reason why this cake is priced at $9.00 and deemed worthy.

Other sweets such as cookies, chocolates, Macaroons and other delicate cakes are also available.


During times when you have the spare cash, or perhaps the release of your paycheck, do consider checking out Antoniette.
Antoniette could not be a better spot for you to indulge on a romantic private get-away escaping from the Singapore crowd. A place where you can let time slip while you glaze into each other's eyes tenderly with a pot of tea, feeding on desserts with soft giggles while the Italian Jazz plays in the background.

Singles, don't fret. Having said that this is a romantic spot, it is also a nice place to catch up with a close friend and enjoy the day together over brunch or high-tea.

Hatched

Hatched
Address:
26. Evans Road
#01-05, Evans Lodge
Singapore 259367
email: www.hatched.sg
tel: 6735 0012

If you love eggs. This is the right place to be in.
Hatched serves all-day breakfast with a menu ranging from boiled, poached, Benedict, fried, baked, omelette, Sunny-side-up to scrambled eggs.
Which ever way you like your egg to be, Hatched is sure able to met fulfill your egg desires.
I love to explore dining places which is rather inaccessible and serves food which satisfies my tastebuds.
Hatched is located @ Evans lodge which is a rather nice quaint quiet place for Brunch.

I like their cozy Warm Industrial cafe look

the Catalog of eggs. the most Elaborated and widest selection of eggs I've ever set eyes on


my fave Coffee- Caffe Latte
I will never miss u out from my order. you're too tempting. U and I go way back to the time I was 1st introduced to English coffee. Even a decade falls short of the time i've known U.

Smoked Royale: Poached egg with Smoked salmon on english muffin, topped with Hollandaise Sauce

The 1st cut with Oozing Runny egg yolk
Sir benedict:
Poached egg with black forest ham on english muffin, topped with Hollandaise Sauce. Served with Mash
Papillote: Scrambled eggs wrapped n Smoked Salmon, drizzled in chive cream. Served with Toast, sauteed potatoes and Caramelized onions.

Waffle with scoop of Sea Salt caramel ice-cream
Pancakes

their Egg mains are good. They have indeed uphold integrity of eggs by mastering the culinary skills well. The Poached and Scrambled eggs are done pretty well and able to meet the egg critic's expectations.
For its price range, I would fare it as a well worth Brunch if you have a budget of approx $12-$16 to spend on the mains.

Their Desserts are however not deserving of the price quoted. The Waffle and the Pancakes are estactically well done, however still not up to mark in terms of skills and taste. Room for improvement.
It tastes fair. Not worth investing on, but can order to give it a try. But if it is a pondering choice over a selection of Pancakes or Waffles. Go for the Waffles instead.

A pointer: They do not serve ice caffe latte on the menu, but when they agreed to do it, I was thinking it would taste quite bland. Surprisingly, it turned out to be really silky rich and by far one of the best latte i had in s'pore. Hopefully it would remain this way the next time I order it again =)

Caramel Cafe-> Tom's Palette

Caramel Cafe
Address:
100 Beach Road
#01-50/52 Shaw Towers
note: Close on Sundays.

Banana Chocolate cake with scoop of Vanilla Ice-cream
- Choc & Banana is 1 of the great combination of flavours that the market is introducing and growing big on. The Banana Choc cake over here is done very well.
With the cake being moist and the banana melts in your mouth but not being too heavy or wet on the cake. Vanilla ice-cream gives a temporary wipe from the boastful flavour and creating a desire and lust for that sinful choc


Strawberry Shortcake
- not a fan of it. Gives discredit to strawberry shortcakes.
nothing commendable about this. In fact, it is a waste of bucks for anyone purchasing it.


Dark chocolate with Himalayan Pink Salt
- This gets the thumbs up and Yumz from me. Interesting is the word that rings in my mind. Savoury follows suit on the next thought of it.
Yet another great combination out in the market of combining chocolate with salt.
But they do it well over here, im normally not a fan of Sweet+Salted taste in 1, however this gets the green light from me. It may be the salt they use. Unlike seasalt, this has a subtle tinge of saltiness and is really fine in texture. It rolls the flavour of tinge saltiness and bittersweet chocolate into 1. Nice!


Cream Cheese Carrot Cake
- Carrot cakes are my number 1 love for cakes. I would Not say the 1 here is Ubber Fantastic, but it is good enough to meet my expectations.



What better place to jump into a Whimsical land with the company of Sweets for my tooth?
Great place to hang out for a Lazy afternoon and chat with friends.

not recommended for a huge group though as seats are limited.
But a 4 man gang will fit in snugly.

next stop:
Tom's Palette
Address:
100 Beach Road
#01-25 Shaw Leisure Gallery





Their Apple Pie is a Must-try. If you love Cinnamon, this will have you licking the paper cup clean. However, if you run away fro mthe mention of Cinnamon, than you should run away from this too.

Also tried their Rum & Raisin and Horlicks.
The Rum & Raisin is ok, but gets gelad. I stopped at the 6th spoonful of it.
The Horlicks is terrible for me, it has a taste similar to coconut and I am an enemy to Coconut. I stopped at the 3rd spoonful of it.

I will not recommend people to specially go down to Shaw Towers to try out Tom's Palette, but if you happen to pass by, U Can consider trying their Apple Pie or taste test the other flavours which I have yet to try.

Perhaps it could also be Udders, Island Creamery and Ice-Kimo that has pulled my standards up for ice-creams

Brown, the colour of... ?

Brown, Black.
Colours with relation to an expression of Dullness.
But Brown to me, is a color of Joy in my expression.
The color of Chocolate - myth object of an Anti-Aphrodisiac which a takes a woman's mind off from other things and yet brings ecstasy.

layered in 55% bitter Coco powder, fluffy Mousse, airy oreo choc sponge cake, mousse, oreo choc sponge cake
= Can't stop!
i told myself,ok, im gotta try a mouthful of it, just the edge.
After the 1st scoop, i thought, hhmm.. doesn't kill to finish 1/2.
By the time i reach half mark, there is no turning back and i HAD to Race to the finishing line.
Licked my fork clean as a reward to my mind battle

Icekimo

Icekimo
8 Sin Ming Road
#01-03 Sin Ming Centre

Ice-cream is my Joy-Food of all time.
besides Udders, this is the 1 other place which i hang-out in.
It is just 10 mins walk away from my office.
Not crowded, making it a nice place to just relax and sit back with friends or colleagues to chat and enjoy good ice-cream in a comfy air-conditioned environment.
It's my kind of place.
It may not be THE BEST, but will be ranked 3rd on my list after Island Creamery and Udders. I feel that it is good enough. It is also cheaper in comparison.

simple, minimalist decor


Tiramisu ice-cream on Waffle
their waffle is the crispier kind and quite light. I enjoyed it =)


the below is called VERY DURIAN where the fresh durian flesh in "Kiap" in between the waffle and topped with a Scoop of Durian Ice-cream.
Wow! Indeed VERY Duriany!
Even if the Durian ice-cream do not satisfy you, im sure the durian flesh will add marks to the lacking areas.
Overall a balanced Durian dish. Frankly speaking, the durian ice-cream is not that strong in flavour, but it gives a balance to the strong Pow Wow Durian flesh.
So i would stil give this dish a passing mark and worth trying if you like Durians

the BEST kaya roll in s'pore!

i made my way through a long journey, and finally i found the street where the gem i'm looking for lies in



It's signboard and name says it all.


The BEST kaya roll i have ever tried in s'pore thus far and the reason why i would make my way on MRT and foot over..

no cream, just pure good rich Kaya with the taste of real tradition rolled into the cake