Loola's by Awfully Chocolate

Sometimes you just happen to find nice restaurants by accident. That is how I found this nice place at Singapore's Esplanade Mall. My mom actually went there to go to this awesome chocolate cafe called Max Brenner, well, we got there eventually but not just yet because it was still closed when we got there, soooo we walked around the mall and found Loola's by Awfully Chocolate. The place is so bright, cool and nice with a lot of white elements. Their dishes are western style and many of them are not like what you can find on lots of other western restaurants.

Loola's Salad & Creamy Tomato Bacon Soup

My mom orders two dishes for her, Loola's Salad and Creamy Tomato Bacon Soup. I tried the salad and my favorite part is the crispy bacon and baked honey pecans. The greens are rocket leafs , and well, honestly I'm not a big fan of them, but hey, eat 'em together with the bacon and pecans, and I'm happily helping my mom finish the salad. The Creamy Tomato Bacon Soup tastes delicious. The creaminess is right and the bacon adds a nice taste to the tomato soup. By the way, we ordered Acqua Panna for our drink and I just love the graphics on the bottle, had to compliment it #offtopic :P

Souffle Omelette

The highlight of this lunch would be SOUFFLE OMELETTE. Write that in capital 'cause it is that good! They described it as the fluffiest omelette in the world and they're not kidding, it is the best omelette I've ever eaten in my life so far.

The texture of the omelette is quite crunchy on the top and super soft on the inside. I can tell that the outer crust is made of some cheese. The mushrooms have the most vivid taste, it really balances the omelette, tomatoes and toast well. Put all of those elements in your mouth and BAM a beautiful explosion of flavor. Overall this dish is a really well-balanced dish that leaves my taste buds super happy. Definitely must-try! :D
Since this restaurant is by Awfully Chocolate, I'm curious in trying the dessert but my tummy was already so full at that time and mom still wanted to go eat dessert somewhere else, so yeah, didn't try any of 'em :( But when I'm around at Singapore next time, I'll come back to this place, try the desserts and write it here :)

Address:
Esplanade - Theaters on the Bay
8 Raffles Avenue #02-14 Singapore 039802
Price:
$23-$36
Rate:
9/10

Ah Mei Cafe

The next morning in Singapore, me and mom wanted to just have a quick breakfast. There's this place my mom loves called Ah Mei Cafe in Paragon Mall just across the hotel we're staying at. We went there at around 9am and that place was already pretty crowded. Since the tables are not so many, we ended up having to share table with a stranger which is actually quite normal there, strangers sitting with strangers (reminds me of some awkward wedding parties, where you just feel like eating as fast as you can and change spot lol).

The specialities here are the toasts (peanut butter, kaya, etc.) and the milk tea. Mom ordered a toast pack with some Kaya toasts and milk tea. These things are what she loves to get here and man, they're good. The Kaya toasts are crispy and you can taste the butter melts with kaya perfectly in your mouth. I loooove butter <3 The milk tea is delicious and it somehow works kinda like coffee; kept me up and wiped away all sleepiness. The other thing my mom get was a portion of half-boiled eggs with 2 eggs per portion. We ate one each. The eggs are......gooey, but while some people may find gooey eggs disgusting, I find them delicious :D Something happened though, while I was chatting with my mom, the cleaning service auntie took my egg bowl away so quickly that I have to drink the egg right from the shell. Once I drank that egg up, I found out that Singaporeans usually pour the eggs ito a bowl, pour some soy sauce, sprinkle some pepper, stir 'em a bit, then eat them. I tried that the next day, grabbing on to my egg bowl so the auntie won't take it again, and it was delicious (y)

Address:

Orchard Paragon, 290 Orchard Road, #B1-37/38

Price:

$6-$15

Rate:

8/10

Tonkatsu by Ma Maison

One fine day in Singapore, a teenager and a mom walks into a Japanese Tonkatsu restaurant near the Mandarin Orchard Hotel, the name is Tonkatsu by Ma Maison. We went there immediately from the airport because mom said that this place had awesome pork dishes and I soon found out why. The place is not so big and is cramped with hungry people happily munching and chatting. I'm loving the air already. We ordered the recommended Black Pig Tonkatsu set. When it came out, yes it is amazing.

Mom, happily posing with the tonkatsu set

The set consists of the tonkatsu, radish, a mount of cabbage salad, miso soup (if you're lucky you'll get some pork bits there too!), and rice. My mom ate it with multi-grain rice, while I ate it with the usual long-grain rice. The tonkatsu is awesome, the meat is flavorful, lean, and the crispiness is just right. It is wrapped in golden brown bread crumbs. We took time to just chew and enjoy every bite of it. There are two condiments for the porkies, the spicy tonkatsu sauce and the non-spicy tonkatsu sauce. The spicy one is not to be afraid of really, just a hint of spiciness in it. The sauce is sweet which compliments the tonkatsu nicely. This restaurant is also serving radish to accompany the tonkatsu, they also promote how good radish is for the body, "A Radish a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!". Another thing I love is the cabbage salad with the sesame sauce. The sesame sauce is so flavorful that I end up eating the whole salad though I'm not usually a big veggie fan. They provide the sauce in a bottle at every table for the "all-you-can-pour" sensation, yay!

Black Pig Tonkatsu Set

In the end, we leave that place full and happy. The price might be quite expensive but the food was worth every money paid. A comeback will surely be planned when we visit Singapore next time, while hoping this place will open in Jakarta :9

Address:
333A Orchard Road, #02-35/36 Mandarin Gallery, Singapore
Price:
$21-$40
Rate:
9/10

The Very First Hello

Well hello there, whoever is reading this greeting! I...really don't know what to say for a first greeting post. I go by the web name of Sherchle and I started this blog out of the love of eating out and photographing them foods (but, no, people, I'm no instagram user). Okay, honestly, this blog is created partly as an excuse to make culinary trips feel more "productive", you know what I mean ;P Thanks to my dear culinary buddy, Bikki, for the idea!

I love culinaring around, taking pictures, and so here I am writing this blog. Enjoy! :)