Pizzeria L'Operetta

I planned a birthday dinner for one of our friends at Pizzeria L'Operetta awhile ago. Having heard of their Vera Napoletana Pizza which is a first in Singapore, I was excited to bring my friends to this place. There were 7 of us and we shared 3 pizzas.

VPN pizzas aren't your normal pizzas. There are many criteria to meet before they receive certification to be VPN pizzas. I was particularly excited about the pizza base which was supposed to be soft and elastic.

We had calamari fritti - $12++ (no picture!) which was just a basket of a few calamari rings which were not impressive at all. I mean, if your calamari is so ordinary, maybe you can serve dips that are unique?

Bismark  - $28 ++
Tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushroom, ham, poached egg, parmesan

Being a meat lover, i managed to convince my friends to order this. I felt that it was okay


Pescatora - $30 ++
Tomato sauce, garlic, prawn, squid, octopus, oregano, basil

Sadly, this seafood pizza did not meet our expectations.


Panna e Prosciutto -$28 ++
Cream sauce, mozzarella, cooked ham, basil, parmesan

This was our favourite pizza out of the three. We adored the cream base which is something different from the usual tomato base. Pretty interesting. But we wouldn't say that it's really good. Slightly above average maybe.

I was disappointed with the design of the place as I'd expected it to be prettier and maybe to look more like a pizzeria. Or maybe I just didn't like how open the place was. As for the pizzas, they were alright. The crust wasn't really outstanding to us. I guess the pizzas were a tad too expensive for their portion. And for the price that we were paying, we were expecting tastier pizzas of better quality. Although my friends were still hungry, they felt that the price wasn't justified for what they were getting and we went for more food elsewhere.

Well, you can guess I sure was embarrassed. Being the supposed "foodie" of the group, I brought my friends to a place that is not really worth a mention.. I will not recommend this pizzeria but I guess the pizzas are worth a try if you're interested to taste VPN pizzas. But there are definitely better pizzas you can get at such prices.

12 Gopeng Street #01-78-81
Icon Village Singapore 078877

Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3:00pm
Dinner: Mon-Sat 6:00pm-11:00pm
Last Order:10:00pm
Closed on PH and Sundays.

Love,
K

K's rating of Pizzeria L'operetta : 4.5/10

Old School Delights

Looking for a place where you can dine and relive your childhood memories? Look no further. Here it is!




Located along the busy Thomson stretch, it was no mean feat locating this gem. Parking lots are available just outside the shop.


Look at the vintage metal biscuit tins and all the cute toys and accessories!!
Oh and those Enid Blyton books, I still have like 60 of them now haha.
Memories.








I absolutely adore the whole chalkboard idea, cement floor, and how they put in so much effort to decorate every single part of the shop.


Array of cakes


Look at the fudgeeeee. It's calling out to you, isn't it?


The menu!


Every table has one of this box which contains kuti kuti, country erasers and a pack of old maid/snap/etc cards. X was quite excited and wanted to challenge me to an eraser fight. HAHAHA.


That's a list of things that act like a checklist so you can see if you're really old school! Haha.


We loved the paper table mat. May I emphasize again the amount of effort that was placed into the whole design and concept?


Barley Lime - $3.50
X LOVED it. Hahaha it was really thick and pretty good!


Chocolate teh-cino -$4.50
There was more tea than chocolate. And I was hoping for the opposite. I still liked it though! Interesting twist to your usual teh tarik.


Laksa that X said was gooood.


I was too full from a birthday party earlier and so I only ordered this.

Basket of Wings! They came with this homemade sauce that was creamy and spicy at the same time. We couldn't stop talking about how good the sauce was. So unique and what an impression it left! Thinking about it now brings me back to that moment when I was savouring the wings, with the sauce of course. I can literally taste the remarkable sauce in my mouth right now.

And there my tummy goes.. Rumbling again.

We enjoyed our late dinner at Old School Delights and would definitely go back for more! Will love to try their fudge cakes and other old school items on their menu! I know X really liked the place. He has this thing for chalkboards and cement floors. And he likes cute places that are elaborately designed. (: How do I know that he really liked OSD? He actually said "I wanna blog about OSD!" Hahaha now, that's rare.

215M Upper Thomson Road

Tue - Fri:	11:30	-	23:00
Sat - Sun:	11:00	-	23:00

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Love, K

K's rating of OSD : 7.5/10

Boon Lay Power Nasi Lemak

K and I have always been envious of how the east has so much good food and the west has none. Well, that is not exactly true as we found out. Here is a rare place in the far west that is so good , the queue never ends.
Boon lay power nasi lemak. While all the other stalls in the hawker centre are closed for the day, Boon lay power nasi lemak operates into the wee hours of the night. Sounds like a superb idea for supper.


The queue that never ends. It has nothing to do with the speed of their service, in fact they are pretty quick. The crowd just keeps coming.


Stall frontage, displayed with numerous awards and newspaper cutting , true singaporean style.


And after that patient wait , you will be rewarded with a plate of delicious nasi lemak. Crispy chicken wings, fragrant rice,  tasty burgerdale ( Fried potato patty) and the most important of all, the sambal chilli. Really makes a sinful but very satisfying meal. Worth a try.

Boon lay place food centre
#01-106
Daily: 5pm - 2am

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X's rating of the food : 7.5/10

Love, X

Ah Teng's Bakery

Ah teng's bakery has been on our to-go-list for quite some time. So one fine day when we finally decided to head there for lunch, both K and i were super excited.

Ah teng's bakery shares the same premises as Empire cafe.

A quirky chinese-named bakery in Raffles hotel, doesn't that stir up your curiosity ?

Retro looking cupboards, pots and kettles

Cakes galore

The seating area of ah teng's is rather small, but i guess you dont need such a big seating area when you only serve simple food like sandwiches, cakes and pastries.

The setting of the bakery is like in a 60s coffee shop with rustic looking hardwares, retro wall paper and wooden tables and chair. I think my parents would have enjoy the ambience within the bakery.

Pain Au Chocolat

Egg Tart

Chocolate Muffin

Sandwich with smoked salmon and picnic ham - $13 for lunch set (includes a drink)

For the expectations i had for the bakery, their sandwich is pretty disappointing. The bread was too hard for my liking, the smoked salmon and picnic ham were ordinary. There wasn't any flavour packed in the sandwich, all i tasted was bland veggies and meat. Maybe it was a wrong choice to come to Ah teng's for lunch since they are better known for their cakes and desserts. However, the waitress said that their sandwiches are famous.. Well, I tried not to be too critical but, their pastries of egg tart, croissant and muffin were all mediocre. Choupinette's chocolate danish easily beats their croissant. I really thought Ah teng's would be better.

Iced Cappuccino

I would definitely go back one day to try their cakes and dessert before making my final judgement on them. Hopefully, their cakes can live up to the expectations i've always had for them.

1 Beach Road

Raffles Hotel

Breakfast: Daily - 7.30 am to 11.00 am

All-day Dining: Sunday to Thursday and Public Holiday
- 11.00 am to 10.00 pm
Friday, Saturday and eve of Public Holiday
- 11.00 am to 11.00 pm

Afternoon Tea: Daily - 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm

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X's rating of the food : 5.5/10

Love,
X

Selfish Gene Cafe

Selfish Gene Cafe is the latest addition to the famous Duxton area.
It has only been in operation for over a week. X and I headed there after brunch to try their desserts. When we got there, we were surprised to see that the cafe was FULLY packed. We weren't expecting such a crowd. Turns out that there was an event for the Instagram community of Singapore or something along that line. Although our plan to avoid the crowd failed but we thought it was really nice of the owner, Gene, to lend his space to the Instagram community.








X loved the beams, lighting and decorations of the cafe










I really like all these small jugs


Banana Cake - with caramelized banana, crumble and peanut butter sauce
$5.80

The banana cake was REALLY good. We really liked it! Was hoping that the peanut butter sauce was caramel instead but banana and peanut butter is a great combination too! The crunchy crumble provided a contrast to the soft, warm and moist banana cake and it was delicious. The banana cake in itself was full of flavour [:


Chocolate Fondant - $5.80
Molten chocolate cake, served with cream

I wanted the chocolate tart but they were out of it ): So I picked this! This molten cake is not like your normal lava cake. Instead of having your warm chocolate oozing out as you dig into the cake, the chocolate is stored in a crater on the cake. Pretty interesting! Also, instead of vanilla icecream, the cake is served with fresh and light cream. I'd have preferred the cake to be warmer though. Other than that, it was pretty good! The light cream with the dense chocolate cake was yummy.

We enjoyed the reasonably priced desserts at Selfish Gene! And we liked the place too! Will be back for more definitely! (:

40 Craig Road
(parking is available at The Pinnacle- 5 minutes walk away)
Monday : 10am-6pm
Wed- Sat: 10am- 6pm

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Love, K

K's rating of Selfish Gene : 7.5/10

Happy news!

Hi fans!

We will like to congratulate Miss Alina Hoon and Miss Cheryl Tay who are the two lucky winners for our Jimmy Monkey Contest!

They have been notified and will receive their vouchers shortly. We wish them a pleasant trip to Jimmy Monkey!

Also, we will like to thank all participants who have taken the time to take part in our contest! We'll be having more of such contests in the future so do stay tune and participate!

Have a good weekend! (: