Lady M @ Marina Square

Lady M @ Marina Square (Score: 3.0 out of 5)

International boutique coffee shops seem to be the trend here in Singapore. Though I'm not that familiar with this one, wifey's officemates were raving about this place. This place has its roots from New York. 


Since we were in the area anyway, we decided to give this a try. Lady M, by the way, is located in Marina Square's Dining Edition. Now, lets see how they fare against Singapore's coffee shops.

Our Orders

Lady M Mille Crepe (Left) - $7.50 and Strawberry Mille Feuille (Right) - $8.00

We were not able to take pictures of the drinks but coffee was nice. The real reason though for the visit was not the coffee or tea but the cakes. Lady M serves a "Mille Crepe" cake. What is it? Well, lets just say its layers and layers of crepe and creme formed as a cake. Does it work? Definitely! It had a smooth silky feeling in the mouth and it wasn't sweet. 

The Strawberry Mille Feuille is a different story though. We were expecting something similar to the Lady M cake but unfotunately it wasn't. It just didn't have anything special to it. Not even sure where the "Mille Feuille" came from as it didn't have any. It's not that it wasn't good but at $8.00 a slice there must be something more from a cake.

Price and Value

We paid $40 for 2 cafes and 4 drinks (combination of coffee and tea). That's a bit too steep for a weekend coffee for 5 people given that we only had 2 slices of cake. I wished the strawberry mille feuille had more substance or even surprise on it but sadly its difficult to justify the value. It's worth a try though specially the signature Lady M Mille Crepe.

Rating:

Food - 3.5

Ambiance - 3

Value - 3

Service - 3.5

Overall 3.0 of 5

Repeat Factor (No!! No! Yes Yes! Yes!!): 

Yes

Address: Marina Square Shopping Mall, #02-103 Singapore, 039594
Tel no: +65 6822 2095
Website: http://ladym.com.sg/

Riders Cafe @ Bukit Timah Saddle Club Round 2

Riders Cafe @ Bukit Timah Saddle Club (Score: 4.0 out of 5)

Its not often that we go to a place for two consecutive weeks but given that we had visitors, we just had to take them here. This place is that good and as you will see, it actually got better.

Our Orders

Blackstone Benedict - $16.00

This time around the first serving was perfect. The eggs were runny inside and simply oozed out after breaking the yolk. This is a must have for people who loves eggs benedict. My mom loved this and she's not a very breakfast type of person.

Cream Corn Polenta - $16.00

My sister had this and that cream polenta is simply delish. Its served with a medium sized portobello mushroom toast and poached egg. Wish I had this type of breakfast everyday.

Pacific Benedict - $18.00

Since I had the Blackstone Benedict last week, I decided to try the Pacific Benedict. The eggs were again cooked perfectly and the combination of crab meat, egg, tomato, hollandaise, and brioche is a winner. I can easily recommend this to anyone who would prefer a seafood style benedict.

Tamarind Zing - $6.50

I didn't see this last week but I just had to try it when I saw it in the menu. I love sour/tangy stuff and making a tamarind flavoured carbonated drink is something that I should do myself more often. On a bright sunny day (which it was), this is a perfect drink to have.

Brioche French Toast - $16.00

Ahhh... this should be easy to make.... French toast, sweet banana fritters, slices of toasted ham, butter and maple syrup. Sounds simple enough right but trust me other restaurants here in SG just can't serve this quality of food. This is good. You don't like eggs? Order this instead and you wont regret it. You like eggs??? Well order this still. This is a must try here.

Death by Chocolate - $13.00

Ahhh.... what is brunch without dessert. Luckily we didn't order the caramel brioche anymore. This was so rich that 5 of us barely finished it (everyone was just full after this). Order some coffee with this just to balance out the sweetness. Is it good? If you like what you see in the pic then I think you'll love it too.

Price and Value

We paid $145 for all of the items above (missing the burger) and you know what, it was still worth it. So far I've tried the best sellers already (benedict, burger, and brioche french toast). Well, I'm not sure if these are the best sellers but the other tables seem to think so too as they order these as well. There are still other items to try but I think my next brunch will be in Wild Honey.... heard they had better benedicts there... Watch out for that review.

Rating:

Food - 4

Ambiance - 4.5

Value - 4

Service - 4

Overall 4 of 5

Repeat Factor (No!! No! Yes Yes! Yes!!): 

Yes!

Address: 51 Fairways Drive Singapore 286965 Bukit Timah Saddle Club
Tel no: +65 6466 9819
Website: http://www.riderscafe.sg/
Reservation is recommended specially on weekends (you've been warned). Walk-in wait is about 30 mins to 1 hour.