Been missing the food here so, so much, that finally having it again makes it that much more satisfying. What's more, the staff here remember all my favourite dishes – they already knew what I wanted to order without me opening my mouth! 😊 (And they told me I lost weight, so thats another thing to smile about 🙊) Even happier to verify that the food is as good as ever. I don't think I can get enough of the crunchy glass noodles bursting with flavour from the homemade XO sauce and wok hei from the claypot!
Oh, and there's still a queue during weekends. Not-so-secretly pleased about that!
Eaten here countless times before, but I think I may have found a new favourite in this dish of succulent boneless pork chunks ensconced in a thick, grainy coating of spiced salted egg sauce.
$4.50 for a single and $5.50 for a double latte. The latte is reasonably priced and solid every time.
Of course other dishes weren't too shabby, but this shone amongst them all. Their Deconstructed Blackforest - 70% dark chocolate mousse, edible hazelnut soil, cherry coulis, salted caramel ice cream - was a mindblowing surprise. The mousse was rich and intense; cherry coulis was mildly sweet and very slightly spiked; and the salted caramel ice cream - best shit eva. We don't even like the flavours in a classic blackforest; that we enjoyed this tremendously says a lot.
Unbelievably creamy and delicious. It's like Zhi Char concept infused into the western culinary culture. Fries with salted egg yolk sauce with cereals and minced curry leaves is definitely a power punga!
Sweet , mildly spicy great as a dip come try come one come all
Unlike most scrambled eggs I have seen that tend to be a uniform looking creamy yellow, this one still retained some separation between the yolk and albumen. Although it tasted fine, it wasn't exceptional. I have also come to realise that the food at Nassim Hill Bakery tends to fall on the bland side. Luckily I had the crispy strips of bacon to stop my tastebuds from getting bored. If you aren't into bacon, fear not, there's always the beerbeiser sausage or honey baked ham to keep your eggs company while bringing on some salty action.
This was grilled octopus specially flown in from Spain, and it makes a HUGE difference. Unlike the usual chewy consistency of octopus, the meat was super soft, and you could easily bite it without having to chew like crazy. You don't usually use this word to describe octopus, but it was really tender. Well-cooked, super tasty, and one of my favourite tapas of the night. I couldn't really care for the lentils that were served with it though.
The selection of items available were rather limited and though thoughtfully crafted, were rather average taste-wise. The kurobuta pork belly buns and chill crab mantou were probably some of the better items! Nevertheless a lovely place for tea while being serenaded by their wonderful pianist!
Trekked out to Marina Bay today for this. Not the most pretty looking (my friend's looked less haphazard) but wow this was GOOD. I went for the half rice half salad in a bid to prevent a food coma. The lime cilantro rice was tasty but the true stars were the toppings - the beef short ribs was super tender and flavorful, and the sheer number of condiments... There was kimchi, fried shallots, seaweed, pickled cucumbers, sesame seeds, some kind of green sauce (pesto? I think salsa verde but it wasn't spicy). Myriad of flavours and every bit gives you something different. Less than $10 for a huge serving, going as low as $7 for chicken. Top up $0.80 for a ramen egg (another of my faves!) Definitely a gem.
Aesthetically pleasing, this Blackforest from Patisserie Platine by Waku Ghin tasted as wonderful as it looked. Sure, the cake itself may not be alcoholic but all the alcohol is in the cherry which seemed to have soaked in the alcoholic flavours (so much it actually burns!) as well as the cylindrical chocolate mousse that sits atop the cake within the chocolate coil. Love the rich and smooth dark chocolate, with the slightly tart but still generally sweet fruit compote. A chocolate wafer lays below, but was so decadently rich that you can only taste the bittersweet chocolate. Very luxurious dessert that exudes class; definitely something I will come back for some day.
Fried cauliflower, smoked egg, hummus, labneh, Israeli salad, truffled tahini, herbs, pita 😊😊
