Laurent Bernard Chocolatier

Tucked along the row of eateries along Robertson Quay, Laurent Bernard gets really packed especially right after meal times. It serves up predominantly pastries, cakes and desserts. However, special mention goes to their famed souffles. They bake up really fluffy and tasty souffles that I'm sure it satisfies most people.

<Grand Marnier souffle> 

Look at that syringe sticking out! You get to squeeze the liquor out to suit your own taste buds. The souffle was really light and fluffy on the outside and moist on the inside. The edges of the souffle also provides you with a different crunch as it was dusted generously with sugar before it was baked.

<Lemon Souffle>

Similar to the Grand Marnier souffle, this was also baked to perfection. What I would like to highlight is the taste. This was sublime! I loved how the light fragrant of the lemon slowly accentuated with each bite. The more I ate, the more I was engrossed in it. If you prefer something heavier, you might want to order their chocolate souffle which is served with Raspberry sorbet instead of cream. I had it during my previous visit and it was really good as well.

Verdict
Ambience - Good
Food - Good
Cost - $15+ per pax
Overall - Try it!

Address
The Pier at Robertson Quay, 80 Mohammad Sultan Road #01-11, Singapore 239013
http://www.nibschocolate.net/

Opening Hours
Monday: 6pm -11pm
Tuesday to Thursday: 1pm - midnight
Friday to Saturday: 1pm -1am
Sunday: 1pm - 11pm

Brussels Sprouts

 <Soupe a l'oignon>

Belgium's version of onion soup. It tastes quite the same as the French version which typically uses beef stock as the base. This rendition was so-so at best. But I probably would skip this for something else next time.

<Assiette De Charcuterie>

Essentially consisting of Parma ham, duck rillette, Saucisson a l'ail, air dried beef, rosette served with gherkin salad and garlic bread. A really decent platter of cured meats. My favourite was the Parma ham and the rosette. Both had really strong and salty flavour and it went well with the garlic bread and mustard. The gherkin salad was particular good. It was light, refreshing and tangy. It successfully cuts through the saltiness of the meats and garlic bread.

 <Cabillaud Roti>

Roasted cod fillet with tomato braised mussels and duvel beer sabayon. A perfectly cooked fish with light crisp vegetable drenched in delicious sabayon sauce. Good for any non-meat lovers!

 <Rhubarb Creme Brulee>

Was a big let down! Zero hint of Rhubarb at all. It tasted just like a regular creme brulee. Felt a little scammed to be honest.

Verdict

Ambience - Good

Food - Good

Cost - $40+ per pax

Overall - Worth a try

Address

80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-12 The Pier @ Robertson, Singapore 239013

http://www.brusselssprouts.com.sg

Opening Hours

Mon: Closed
Tue: Thu: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am

Fri: 5:00 pm - 1:00 am

Sat: 12:00 pm - 1:00 am

Sun: 10:00 am - 12:00 am

Cookies for Sid

A newly opened shop that sells only cookies along Citylink Mall. They have a wide variety of flavours and I quite like the texture of their cookies. They are slightly crisp on the outside but yet chewy on the inside. Kinda like the best of both worlds, ain't it? ^^

Going clockwise from the left we have, Brown Sugar; Mocha Espresso and Earl Grey Almonds. My favourite would be the Earl Grey, followed by Mocha and then Brown Sugar. You could hardly taste the brown sugar in the cookie and that made it kinda like a typical sweet cookie. The mocha cookie had a very good and strong balance of both mocha and espresso. The earl grey cookie was really good. You could taste a light hint of early grey, it had finely chopped earl grey tea leaves mixed in and those almond provided an additional dimension to the overall experience.

Verdict
Ambience - Only for takeaways
Food - Good
Cost - $1.50+ per cookie
Overall - Worth a try

Address
Citylink Mall, B1-10, 1 Raffles Link, Singapore 039393
http://www.cookiesforsid.com

Opening Hours
11am to 9pm

Dim Dim The Hong Kong Pantry

Located in a sparsely populated Marina Link, this obscure Dim Sum place actually serves good food. Any initial skepticism I had of the place vanished once the food was sent into my mouth. In fact, the place is packed full of customers on weekends. The price of each item is also decent.

<Custard Bun>

Comparable to the ones served by Paradise Group in my opinion. Not too sweet, not too salty. You could still taste both the custard and the egg within. The bun is also soft and light.

<Deep Fried Shrimp in Bean Curd Skin>

Shrimps were super plump, juicy and fresh. Every bite consist of at least one shrimp. Really generous. Though it is kinda oily, but it is still at an acceptable range for me.

<Steam Cheong Fun with Prawns>

The shrimps here were also really fresh and juicy. You can see how each segment has shrimps popping out of them? That is how generous they are with it. The rice roll is also thin and smooth. Only problem I have is which the gravy. I'm not quite sure, but it taste very different from all those I've had before and I didn't find that it matched the dish.

Verdict

Ambience - Good

Food - Good

Cost - $4.50+ per dish

Overall - Try it!

Address

6 Raffles Boulevard, B1-16 Marina Square, Singapore 039594

https://www.facebook.com/dimdim.marinalink

Opening Hours

11am to 9pm

Lady M

Lady M - A famous confection from New York opened their first outlet in Singapore at Marina Square. Quite a few celebrities raved about their love and support for the brand. So my wife and I just had to try it out to see what the fuss was all about. The decor of the cafe was simple, classy and inviting. However, as it was their first day of operations, quite a few things didn't go smoothly. Such as the flow of ordering and paying up your bills. It was kinda all over the place. I'll leave it at that and move on to the goodies~

 <Signature Mille Crepes>

Taste was really good and very vanillanish. Everything wasn't mushed despite how moist it was. Each layer also had a good distinction between them. However, when it first reached our table, the whole thing sorta slanted to one side and I had to guide the layers back in place before a picture could be taken. Nevertheless, flavours were good and was my favourite out of the 3 we had.

 <Checkers>

If you ask me what are the water droplets on top of the cake, I wouldn't be able to answer you. But I guess the temperature difference between the fridge and the air-conditioning of the cafe wasn't handled well. And for me, this cake was alright. I like the chocolate ganache but felt that the overall cake had a very strong buttery taste to it which I didn't enjoy that much.

 <Strawberry Shortcake>

This was my 2nd favourite. It had a really nice light strawberry taste to it and wasn't too sweet. The cake is really light and fluffy too. I reckon I can chomp down at least 3 slices of this on its own. However, my wife felt that the shortcake from Rive Gauche was more to her liking.

Verdict

Ambience - Good

Food - Good

Cost - $7.50+ per slice

Overall - Worth a try

Address

Marina Square Shopping Mall, 6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-103, Singapore 039594

http://ladym.com.sg/

Opening Hours

11am to 9pm