Tuesday, September 8, 2009

*~ Caramel ~*

Was back in Singapore recently and met up with Amrita during her office lunch break at this really quaint cafe called Caramel.

Amri & I - We were both dressed in canary yellow that day! Lol!

I heard it had just opened its doors and not many people knew of its existence (yet). Which probably explains why there were only about 10 people (Amri and myself included) seated indoors at 1pm - Singapore's peak lunch hour.

Caramel charmed me at first sight. It felt.... English and whimsical.... Kinda like Alice in Wonderland.... The Madhatter minus the havoc. =) And the bunnies.


I'm not complaining - I do hate the lunch crowd after all - but I am rather shocked as the food was good, albeit pricey, and definitely interesting. The menu came in a charming B4 size and was printed on both sides.

As you must have surmised, there weren't many choices for food and I thought that that was a rather pleasant change from the norm. Too many choices lead to uncertainty and uncertainty leads to 10mins worth of juggling between meal A and meal B.

So, for the first time ever, I made my decision in under 20seconds. Unbelievable but true.

Here's what I ordered:-

Tofu Salad with Toasted Walnuts and sesame dressing. YUM.

And Amri got herself:-

Grilled chicken sandwich with sesame dressing. Yum too!

Being girls.... And dessert lovers, despite how stuffed we were, we still had an extra tummy for desserts and I was enchanted by the cute and colourful array of cupcakes and other desserts sitting in their cooler. Without hesitation, we pounced on three cupcakes....

Cupcake #1: Apple Cinnamon

Yum! It smelt sooo good!

Delicious! The apples were coated not only in cinnamon but plum powder too! Tangy, zesty and interesting.


Cupcake #2: Rum & Raisin

Never a big fan of rum & raisin but this was surprisingly good, though a tad dry and too strong after a few bites.

Raisins were soaked too long in too much rum. *wince* The cake was also a tad dry.


Cupcake #3: Chocolate Mint

Looked/Sounded fab.

But this was the biggest let down of the lot. It was dry, tasteless and had no mint at all! Bah.


Final verdict: Worth a visit. Decent prices, but cupcakes need improvement..... A gooey centre perhaps?

contact

Caramel Cafe
100 Beach Road
#01-50/52 Shaw Towers
Singapore 189702

Tel: 62952188

hairloomandcaramel@gmail.com

Operating hours
Mondays - Thursdays
12pm - 8pm
Fridays & Saturdays
12pm - 10pm
Sundays & Public Holidays
Closed

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