The Cheesecake Cafe

The east has many many good food and hidden finds and after spending most of our time scavenging in the west and central area i decided to hit the roads to uncover some of the interesting places further out east.


One of these places is the Cheesecake cafe. We went to the Cheesecake cafe for dessert after our friday's night dinner date. The Sun usually has tuition classes till late on fridays, so it wasn't a difficult choice deciding on this place as it is one of the few that opens until 12.30am.

It is located along east coast road and that stretch itself has lots of other nice places like temptations , obolo , pave chocolate, ice cream chef etc etc. And this is only desserts! Would love to stay near there!

Upon reaching at the cheesecake cafe, our attention were immediately attracted by the bright yellow sign board. Parking is available across the road among the private estates but park at your own risk! The cafe was packed as it was a friday night and we had to wait outside for about 15 mins before our table came. There is an empty space outside the cafe which i thought could be used as alfresco dining when i was waiting outside, but once i went into the cafe, i know why they would rather their customers wait and experience the decor inside.

The service was pretty good, they were quick to take our orders as we waited outside and once we were seated, our cakes came with little fuss. I like how they used dvd covers as menu! something i've never seen before.

Cute signages that fits the theme of the restaurant

waiting area and main entrance. you really couldn't tell what is awaiting you inside.

TADAH ! the moment i went in, i was in a state of awe. The place was very meticulously decorated. The setting within the cafe was set in like, Victorian / Gregorian times. An entire shop filled with paintings, sculptures, water features, chandeliers. It is so beautiful inside you almost forgot it is a modern cafe selling cakes! If Antoinette is minimalistic and classy then the cheesecake cafe is a form of chaotic opulent. And you could never have figured out that a shop name like the cheesecake cafe has such a beautiful surprise hidden inside.

a roman statue

Just talking bout how nice the place is, is distracting me from our main objective there, the cakes. I'm pretty fond of cheesecake, the classic kind so i ordered the classic american cheesecake. It was good, a good mix of creamy cheesy taste with that bit of sweetness in it. Good biscuit crust at the bottom as well.

The sun wanted to order their special brownie chocolate cheesecake but was sadly sold out. She ordered the peach jelly cheesecake in the end. It was supposedly the shop's specialty as well, but i'm not too sure im a fan of the unique combination. The sun quite like it though and thats all thats important (:

wall filled with portraits and ceramic sculptures

A water feature in the centre of everything

I've mentioned before in an earlier post that i do like my good food and beautiful places to come with a nice toilet. And for such a nicely thought out cafe, their toilet didn't disappoint. Fits the theme to a T. Grade 1 !

Granite tiles and sink

I would start another tag from this post onwards, and thats "First dates places". Definitely, you will wow your partner. (:

685 east coast road, Frankel estate
Opening hours:
3.30pm – 12mn (Sun/Wed/Thu)
4.30pm – 12.30mn (Fri/Public Holidays)
3.30pm – 12.30mn (Sat)

★ ★ rating of the place: 9/10

★ ★ rating of the cakes: 7.5/10

love,

★ ★

World Netball Championships and Food #03 at Post Museum

The Star gave me this as a clue to our destination.







It took me pretty long to guess where we were heading but I still got it right! Haha The Star brought me to watch the finals of the World Netball Championships where the traditional powerhouses Australia and New Zealand battle for the title.



It's been pretty long, a good half a year since I've touched the ball and while watching the game, it made me want to play again. Sometimes I wish I can rekindle that passion I once had for the sport I once loved so much. And the worst part is, I am given so many wonderful opportunities to play and yet I choose not to. Ohwell.. Okay all that aside, the finals was exhilarating!



With the Aussies lagging behind by 6 goals at some point in time and fighting back to match point to point with the All Blacks. The game went into extra time when the Aussies scored the last and winning goal at the final moment, winning their rivals by just one point. Reminds me of the times when I had to fight really hard to win our games. Haha. Anyway, congrats to the Australian team for clinching the title. Really admire their never-say-die spirit.





After the game, The Star drove me to our dinner destination which was a mystery too. He drove to Little India and I kept on trying to guess where he was taking me. Well, I couldn't have guessed it right because I've never heard of the place! He brought me to Food #03 at Post Museum! It's a quaint little cafe with really cute decorations made of recycled materials. You'll feel as though you travelled back in time with the old school utensils and lighting. There was even a large space next door that had many items going at flea prices.


















Love the glasses








I forgot the name but its pasta with mushroom in cream sauce


Mushroom risotto with barley grains. Really interesting. The barley grains were very chewy and everything went well together. However, after awhile I got a little sick of it. Interesting dish though, I'll recommend it!


We were very amused by the coaster and took a picture of it then the lady boss came to us and said "you want is it, I have a lot I give you" HAHAHA so cute and nice!

Food #03 is very old school and I love old school places. Very chill and laid back. Although service was a little slow and the food took pretty long to be served, we were pretty occupied by the cute little things lying around. And the staff were really friendly and warm! I love nice service staff haha. There were rumours of them relocating or ceasing operations but I'm not sure about their latest updates. It will really be a pity if they cease operations ): Do check out this precious little gem tucked away in the heart of Little India!


109 Rowell Road
Opening hours :
7-11pm (Tue-Thu)
7pm-12am (Fri)
4pm-12am (Sat)


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of Food #03 : 7.5/10

Antoinette (Penhas Road)

The queen has recently descended at Mandarin Gallery and will descend again soon at The Scarlet. I think I'll always love the one at Penhas the most. I love where it is located. Quiet and exclusive. Antoinette just stands out so much from the shops around it. Can't help but fall in love with it at first sight.

Antoinette was so amazing it rendered The Star and I speechless.

As we drove past Antoinette, I was wowed over by its beautiful exterior. As we searched for a parking lot, I couldn't wait to get to Antoinette, I couldn't wait to see what was in store for the both of us. Antoinette did not disappoint at all.

With an interior so beautiful that The Star wanted it as his home, to say it's pretty, classy or elegant will be a total understatement. I can't find words good enough to describe the place but trust me, you'll love it.

The furniture, the pretty wall paper, the utensils, everything was so perfect together.


We were greeted somewhat warmly by the service staff who were dressed smartly and it kinda made the whole atmosphere classier. We felt like royalty. The extensive display of chocolates, macarons and cakes had the both of us gasping for air at the counter.

The Star chose the famous Antoinette

While I picked (as always), the chocolate cake, Verseille

Antoinette was an electrifying mix of earl grey and milk chocolate with a touch of raspberry. We love how they go so well together.

I love the Verseille too. The dark chocolate cake was really delightful.

The cakes are around $9 but they were worth every single cent. I even considered getting the Antoinette as my birthday cake haha. I called them up one day to enquire about the cakes and Chef Pang was really nice and helpful. Plus points for the friendly and talented chef.

Bought my favourite boy a marshmallow teddy cause he loves marshmallow

The Star loves pretty toilets hahaha and so as usual, he went to explore the toilet and couldn't stop praising it. I guess he really wants to stay there haha.

Even the toilet paper holder is classy. The gold complements the wallpaper really well don't you think so?

The cakes had us grinning from ear to ear as we savoured them. They had us feeling like we were in heaven and The Star was so happy haha. We love to end our days with awesome desserts. Even if the rest of our meals were disappointing, fantastic desserts will make up for them. It's time for you to head to Antoinette if you haven't already done so!

Love, The Sun

The Sun's rating of Antoinette : 9.5/10