Dessert Bowl 一碗甜品 @ Serangoon Gardens

It was by chance we discovered this dessert shop near our place. Ever since then we have been patronizing them in the last few years.

They are usually packed in the evenings especially on weekends and a Q will form waiting for seats. 

In the shop, there are many interesting display of messages that looks like road signs found on HongKong streets. Mostly are translated from Cantonese so it sounds wacky and funny.

Free ice water for self service.

Seats are usually packed with youngsters. They don't really have publicity but their crowd never seems to end. I guess word of mouth plays an important part!

The bad thing about these young patrons is that they tend to hang around longer chatting, laughing and some playing card games. So that makes the seat turnaround even longer for those waiting in the Q. Would be nice if the staff at the shop can gently remind these patrons who are done with their dessert and hogging the tables to make way for patrons who are waiting. 

I always feel if the place is quiet and has no other patrons, its alright to hog to the table to study or just hang out. But if there are people in the Q, it is always nice to be considerate and not hog to the tables unnecessary. Not only patrons should do their part but the staff too can always do their part to gently remind the guests. Afterall, a business needs turnover of customers to sustain right? ;)

Their dessert is nice and has quite a wide variety. We especially love their durian mousse and will definitely order this to eat at the shop or take away. This is $5.00 per portion if I remember correctly.

In their shop, they also have several miniature display of these cutesy restaurant setups that looks like HK cafes.

Sometimes we pack back.

Will I Return to this Outlet: Yes

Got Service: 6/10

Address: 80A Serangoon Garden Way (Same stretch as OCBC bank)

Magnum Pop Up Store @ Nex

The magnum pop up store at Nex is not a novelty concept since the first pop up store was opened in Clarke Quay some time ago. But we have never visited any until today.

This pop up store just opened and is located just outside the defunct Cafe Cartel at Nex B1. I think it will be there until end of April 2014.

The magnums on display looked awesome and I thought the ice cream is gonna be at that size. But....

Anyway, although it is a make shift pop up store, the interior is quite decent. When we stepped in, the manager was very friendly and immediately told us that he will reserve a table for us while we order our ice cream.

For the magnum ice cream, we can choose 3 toppings and 1 coating. Each ice cream will cost $7. Kinda expensive actually but must at least try once for the experience.

There is milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate. I try not to take milk chocolate cos it tends to give me pimples. So I chose white chocolate coating.

This is the outcome of my customised magnum. It looks grossly unappetizing but its good! Esp the rose petals... i love it! The stars werent that fantastic but the popping candy is not bad. Its not too sweet.

The experience is not too bad. We will probably try again if there is a chance.

Website: http://www.magnumicecream.com/

Will I Return to This Outlet: Yes
Got Service: 

The Coffee Daily

I have a penchant for rainbow stuff. I have been seeing rainbow cakes on all sorts of social media sites and knew that there is one cafe serving rainbow cakes near my place.

So after dinner, we decided to head there for some dessert.

B4 we stepped into the cafe, I was quite turned off by the outdoor seats which was so near to the entrance door with patrons smoking. I'm not pro smokers and with a toddler in hand, obviously such smoke is not welcome.

As we enter the cafe, it was narrow. Lucky we were early (8.30pm), we found ourselves a table. Seats were limited and tight. As you can see from below pictures, seats were not aplenty. Yet there were students occupying the tables with just a drink. I think that should not be allowed especially during peak hours such as evenings and weekends! They are depriving genuine patrons a place to eat and chill. There was also a lady studying and occupying 4 seats to herself with just a drink!

The good thing about this cafe is they serve unlimited old school biscuits and iced water. The biscuit is good as treats for kids.

The only thing I like about this cafe is these seats but unfortunately when we arrived, there was a reserved sign. When we took away a stool from the sofa side as we had 3 of us but the table we had only had two chairs. The two ladies sitting next to the sofa area saw and quickly went to shift the reserved sign onto the sofa. During the times we were there, no one occupied the sofa seats at all! :( #whylikethat

We ordered a slice of rainbow cake to share. I like that the cake is coated with white chocolate rather than milk or dark chocolate and how they had decorated the plate to remind us that its TGIF! Taste wise, there is nothing to shout for. The lady next to our table didn't even finish her rainbow cake. To be fair this rainbow cake tasted better than the one we had at Le Chocolat Cafe. But still I doubt we will be back for another helping.




Another reason why we will not be back. The cafe is managed and served by teens. There is really nothing wrong with teens... just that a couple of such cafes we have been to... we noticed teens are not very service oriented.

The cup of hot coffee hub ordered and when served, the expressionless girl just plonk the whole cup of coffee right smack infront of my toddler. Would a toddler drink coffee? What if the cup of hot drink spill onto the toddler? A service oriented staff should have asked who had ordered the drink and place it accordingly infront of the guest. It also does not make sense to put anything (especially if it can scald the kid) infront of a toddler.

Being sensitive and mindful to your customer is really important. That will determine if your customer feels comfy and safe patronizing your outlet. Obviously, they don't mind if the customers are not comfortable at all.




Based on the above experience, I doubt we will be back.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/thecoffeedaily75
Would I Return to This Outlet: Likely No
Got Service: 3/10

Address: 75 Brighton Crescent, 559216
Phone: 6284 8894
Hours: 12:00–10:30 pm