Foodie Adventures: Cucina Cafe & Restaurant

Hi hi :)

The other time, while Sammie and I went to Mu Parlour, some one sold us this card whereby we can enjoy one for one deals at Cucina.

275 Holland Avenue

Holland Village

Singapore 278993 

Tel: 9248 6662 

Operating Hours: 

Sunday - Thursday, 18:00 to 23:00; 

Public Holidays, 11:30 to 15:00; 

Friday - Saturday, 18:00 to 23:30; 

Eve of Public Holidays, 18:00 to 23:30

It is located right beside D'good cafe :)

I went there twice, so I'll compile the photos, and I might add on more as the deal is valid till December hehe.

The first time I went, it was after school, around 2-3pm, so the lunch crowd was gone.

It was nice because we got to enjoy :)

Wild Funghi soup ($9.90)

This is good in my opinion, it wasn't too thick, like you won't feel sick after drinking it.

But then again, it's a little pricey for me. Haha.

Seafood risotto ($28.90)

This wasn't very good though. I thought risottos are supposed to be stickier?

Maybe it's just my personal preference. Even Sammie said there was nothing fantastic about it.

Smoked salmon with caviar in vodka cream ($23.90)

First, I couldn't taste the vodka LOL

But then, this was nicer than the risotto HAHAHAHA.

Okay, so, of course, we were only charged for the risotto because of the one for one deal :)

Then I went back there the next day for Theo's belated bday celebration with my level 5 short wing girls.

Hawaiian Pizza ($18.90)

Thin crust pizza haha. It wasn't that bad, but to me, pizzas all taste the same LOL

I still love the Classified chicken one from Domino's :P

Sausage pizza ($20.90)

This was a bit salty for me, probably because of the sausage LOL

But still not that bad :)

Clam Vongole ($18.90)

The amount of clams in this is ridiculous. HAHA

But it's good because I like clams. However, I can't taste the spaghetti. Look at how little spaghetti there is :(

Bacon Aglio Olio ($18.90)

THIS THIS THIS.

This is a must try! Even though it's a bit oily, it's really delicious.

It's also spicy, so if you can't take spicy food, you'll have to be careful LOL

JUST TRY THIS WHEN YOU GO THERE! :)

Oh and, did I mention, the coupon/card thing I bought came with a free bottle of red wine.

I don't usually appreciate red wine, but it was quite good, even my friend who drinks wine said so!

In the end, we couldn't finish because we had to rush back for coach supper, which was another round of calories accumulation HAHA.

As you can see, the dishes here are slightly pricey, and I wouldn't have eaten here if not for the coupon I bought. I'm not that rich, even though I like to eat at cafes ><

But anyway, I think it'll be a nice place to go to for a special occasion. With that said, it is definitely not comparable to those super atas (high class) restaurants. Speaking of restaurants, maybe I should check out restaurant week and try out some restaurants :)

Foodie Adventures: Windowsill Pies

TGIF!!!!!

But no, I've got a paper tmr morning :(

Anyway, the week before the start of my reading week, I went to Windowsill in the woods:)

http://windowsillpies.sg/

78 Horne Road

Singapore 209078

Opening hours:

Tue-Thur: 11am – 9.30pm 

Friday: 11am – 10.30pm 

Saturday: 10am – 10.30pm 

Sunday: 10am – 9.30pm 

Closed on Mondays

It's a really pretty place and because I love things made of wood, I love it even more :)

It is located right opposite the Jalan Besar stadium and the nearest MRT station is Lavender.

It stands out quite a bit because the shops beside it are all older looking, so you won't have difficulty finding it :)

When you enter, you will be greeted with a lot of pies 

(okay, squidward looks creepy)

The staff are really nice and guess what, there's no service charge and GST!

Well, but most of the things are self serviced, except for the plain water and your drinks which they'll serve you, otherwise, cutleries and all, you'll have to get them yourself.

I told you the interior looks pretty right? :)

I love the wooden ceiling piece because it's really unique and the lights that come down from it makes the place looks cute.

They have an area with books and magazines and well, the cool yellow fridge is for the chilled water they serve everyone :)

And guess what, they have a humongous teddy bear for your to hug and take photos with!

But then.. I guess many people have hugged it and all, so if you're allergic to dust, please do not risk it!

So, enough for the pretty interior, now for the yums hehe.

I ordered Aloe Vera Rooibus ($6) which was a non-caffeinated drink which smells like peach.

I know because I worked at a teadot cafe before.

Lemon strawberry meringue, grasshopper, white chocolate & truffle (not on the menu on site)

$7 per slice

I loved the lemon strawberry meringue one because it wasn't too sickening.

I get sick of chocolatey stuff easily.

However, I liked the white chocolate pie more than the grasshopper one.

Oh btw! The grasshopper one is mint & chocolate HAHAHA.

I'm gonna come back and try the other pies soon because they all look so good.

Okay, now for more photos!

Then, we took a photo of each other LOL

My dear Sammie :)

AND ME!

And this aspiring photographer took the magazines and the flowers on the table and started snapping photos. She even took photos of me for me!

I'll blog about those photos separately :)

Oh and yes. I'm gonna blog about my Electric Run experience, so maybe if you're interested, you can join next year! ^^

Here's a sneak preview!

Okay byeeee <3

I need to continue mugging for finals :(

7 more days till I'm free!!!!

Foodie Adventures: Mu Parlour

I'm sure many of you know that Holland Village is one of the places with tons of cafes (as well as bars and pubs) and maybe you might have missed out on this place simply because you didn't look up.

MU Parlour 

16A Lorong Mambong 

Holland Village 

Tel: +65 6466 9336 

Sun to Thu: 11am – 11pm 

Fri & Sat: 11am – 2am 

It is located right above Thai Express. 

My friend and I almost missed it while searching for it LOL.

I always love the staircases that led to the cafes, this looks especially good with the rustic brick wall.

The one at D'good Cafe had a staircase too and had the alfresco area which was freaking pretty at night! LOL. I digress.

Anyway, we went right after class ended, at like 6pm :(

School's a burden.

According to Lady Iron Chef, their desserts are so-so. 

But I was there to try their burgers! The black ones, yes, black. HAHA.

Anyway, here's more of the interior of the cafe.

I love how comfy the place feels and the white brick walls.

I love cafes with unique chairs and tables, it makes them different from the rest.

It does get a bit dark at night though as their lights are quite dim.

But a good ambience, just that it's rather bad for photo taking. heh.

Anyway, we bought plain vanilla cupcakes to Mu Parlour to enjoy.

Such bad customers, but hey, it was a rainy day and we were craving for some cupcakes.

And can you believe it, it was my first time trying PV cupcakes. No, don't judge me.

I've only tried twelve cupcakes like last year? LOL.

I know about them, just that I always don't get a chance to buy them, if not, I'd be lazy, broke, too full or whatsoever la. (excuses hahahaha)

My friend ordered the eggs benedict while I ordered the burger.

She got chamomile and I got earl grey tea.

See how pretty edited photos are. HEH.

The subsequent ones aren't edited because I'm lazy

So awesome to just chill and enjoy a meal with my friend ^^

Oh and, I chose this table because it would look good in pictures. I can't stand myself at times. HAHAHA.

The burger was good! No idea why the buns are black.

There's different fillings for you to choose from and I chose the beef patty with avocado, cheese, bacon.

It's really delicious. Although I have to say, the avocado taste got sort of overpowered by the patty and bacon. BUT, it was still delicious.

What more, the garlic fries were hot and crispy and fragrant. For a garlic lover, I loved it :)

I have to admit, I did have a bit of a hard time eating it, I had to dissect it bit by bit with my knife and fork. But if you're not afraid of dirtying your hands, go ahead and use your hands ^^

They should have a rockets salad, I love rockets.

With that said, the eggs benedict is really not worth it. This plate costs $11-ish I think.

And guess what, the bread isn't even toasted, the eggs were meh and the hollandaise sauce was meh too. Totally not worth ordering.

I have to be honest. I think D'good cafe serves better eggs benedict. However, Fika sells better aglio olio than D'good hehe.

I'd definitely encourage all you people to try their gourmet burgers because they are really good to me.

Doubt I'll ever order eggs ben from them, but you can always try and make the judgement yourself.

I might just go back to try their desserts, but hey, I've got too many cafes to strike off my to-go list to revisit places I've been to :( 

Sigh.

Hey look at the sink! It's damn cool too!

Or am I too easily amused? I don't know LOL.

That's all for now! <3 <3

I've still got a few food posts to last me till after finals. Can't find time and money to go out now </3