One should always take the advice of foodbloggers! I learnt my lesson after trying out White Dog Cafe at Vivocity despite a blogger's warning.

We saw the affordable set lunch priced at $10.80 ++ and decided to give it a try, needing some variety.

After being given comfy seats at the full-glass window looking over to Sentosa, we thought, hey this isn't such a bad place after all.

Then, we decided to order. Nobody came to take our orders for close to 10 minutes. The service was terrible - our table did not even have napkins and was missing one place of cutlery, upon request the waitress only brought us one napkin. Upon leaving, we realised that almost all the tables around us had iced water while we did not. The waiters seemingly lacked initiative. Even calling for the bill took a few minutes, and even so, the bill reached us after 10 minutes.

Here's what we had:

Soups - Chicken Consomme and Lobster Bisque (+$4 to set price)


The Chicken Consomme which came with the set was light yet delicious, reminiscent of a home-cooked broth. However, the Lobster Bisque did not have any aroma or taste of the shellfish, and only came with a piece of lobster smaller than a baby crawfish.

Main courses - Pan-fried Salmon with Japanese Glaze, Chicken with Mushroom Sauce.


The salmon came as an unpleasant surprise. Pan-fried became deep-fried which made the salmon very dry and unappetising. The sauce was too salty and poured over the salmon, instead of being glazed as stated in the menu.


The chicken was decent, but more at the standard of hawker fare. But then, one cannot expect much for the affordable set price. The side of buttered rice on the other hand, was delicious.

Dessert - Crispy Hazelnut Cake (+$3.50 to set price)


The only crispy part of the cake was the cornflakes strewn around. The base was much too thin, and the amount of cream on top did not balance well.

The total cost came up to 35+ dollars (incl. GST and svc charge) for two people, and at that price I'd prefer to eat at the nearby Kim Gary restaurant which has fast efficient service and excellent food.

White Dog Cafe
VivoCity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-131/132 Singapore 098585
(65) 6376 9970

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My favourite pineapple tarts and could possibly be one of the best in Singapore!

The store used to be in chinatown and it moved, so for quite a period of time, we couldn't find out where the store was situated at. My mum used to buy it in bulk, especially during Chinese New Year for my family and relatives. Usually half of it was for me because I would end up gobbling most even before the festive season started (as you can see in the picture, half of the tarts were already gone before I realised I needed to take a snapshot of it)!

As opposed to other pineapple tarts that used jam-like pineapple, this shop utilises real pineapple. You could literally taste the strany pineapple fibres and the shop is really generous with the pineapple. The tart is neither too hard nor too soft-- it's just nice. It doesn't crumble when you bite into it and you don't feel like you're going to drop a teeth trying to bite through the tart.


A big box of pineapple tart costs $17. They used to cost $15, but the price probably increased due to the pricier location the shop moved to. I got a small packet of almond biscuits free. The biscuits are are crunchy and filled with bits of nuts. Other than pineapple tarts and almond biscuits, the shop also sells prawn rolls.

Joyus Pastries
Tanjong Pagar Xchange
Tanjong Pagar MRT Station
#B1-03
9618 1238

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