Much has been said about this place, and I’m probably very late in the game, but I was simply wowed by the ambience as I stepped in. Not wowed in the sense of St Paul’s Cathedral kind of ‘floored’, but wowed in the sense of stepping into a very cosy, warm setting where I feel I can curl up in a corner with a good book and a pretty slice of cake, sipping tea for hours.
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| ornate. idyllic. alluring |
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| Belgian-esque boxes |
Fairy lights, near the glass roof that spanned a good half of the cafe, dangling whimsical mobiles of birds and kites made from scrapbooking patterned paper… quite a wonderland indeed.
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| glass roof – pitter patter go the drops atop |
My sis-in-law is a huge fan of the place, and has been there more times than I can imagine, but she had no clue why it was thus named. A quick search reveals that the quaint title is actually a combination of the owners’ names (they live above the shop! I know cos I watched a CNA documentary on it heh).
The hubs thought it had a New York feel (I suppose it was the glass roof), but I thought it was quite European… in any case, other-worldly. It’s good to escape from the shiny solid surfaces of Singapore sometimes, for however short a time.
We had two cakes for dessert, and both were lovely. They have exciting concoctions such as root beer cakes, but the traditional brownies and cheesecakes were yums too.
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| Cosy nooks |
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What was lacking in terms of baby chairs, they made up for in terms of children’s books! Nothing warms my heart towards a cafe more than a good selection of literature – for the little ones and the not so little ones.
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| Madeline! |
We had a great time, especially since we were conveniently seated next to the water dispenser, which was an interesting metal thingymajig, rather than the usual plastic canister. It just makes for a much more pleasant dining experience when you can tell that significant thought and investment has been put into the surrounds.
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| Loves of my life |
The girls really enjoyed themselves, digging into cake and hamming it up for the camera. We were glad we managed to find seats on that crowded Saturday evening! Staff are a-plenty, so service is not comprised by customer volume. The key challenge is that area remains the parking! Good luck!
I’m going to sound so greedy for saying this but I never noticed the glass roof. Those glass panels nearer the door entice me too much with the goodies they hold…. I walk in and go straight for the cakes!
I really love this place (the place more than the food) especially the glass ceiling and fairy lights. I’m a huge fan of fairy lights :p I read an article about the owners’ house upstairs too! It’s done up just as nicely I remember 🙂 didn’t know about the children’s books. Shall look out for that next time.
I love glass roof and for that I will go. Thanks for writing about this. We are on a hunt for nice quaint cafes ! 🙂