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2013-09-15
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I can't believe nearly another year has passed (birthday clock-wise), another year older, another year wiser(?) or so the saying goes haha...As is our tradition now since completing our course three years ago, a group of us always come together to gather once a month to celebrate each other's birthdays and September happens to my birthday month~This year, wanting something simple, yet casual with a lot of choices and not wanting to go down the buffet route, I decided Cafe Causette was the ideal
As is our tradition now since completing our course three years ago, a group of us always come together to gather once a month to celebrate each other's birthdays and September happens to my birthday month~
This year, wanting something simple, yet casual with a lot of choices and not wanting to go down the buffet route, I decided Cafe Causette was the ideal location.
Connected with the Mandarin Cake shop, be entranced by the artistic displays of chocolate sculptures which change on a regular basis and enticed by their sweet delights of cake, chocolates or bakery selection, before going to the hostess desk and asking for a table.
Lighting is quite dim making for more of an intimate setting, but not to worry as it is still suitable for groups larger than two. I was the first to arrive, but happily kept myself entertained with their warm crusty roll, smearing aromatic tomato paste and cream cheese all over it
When everyone finally arrived, then came the daunting task of choosing what to order. As I mentioned before their menu contains a large variety of choices making everyone encounter a moment of indecisiveness, but luckily that soon passed.A couple of light appetisers to share, traditional Caesar and Caprese salad. The Caesar salad is always a crowd pleaser, pre-tossed so that the crisp lettuce leaves are lightly covered with dressing accompanied by two rounds of bacon fried to a crisp and a hard-boiled egg where the yolks are still slightly runny. The Caprese salad arrives as two balls of tomatoes balanced by a snowy white sphere of Mozzarella cheese. Such a refreshing starter, bites of juicy tomato paired with a creamy yet slightly grainy cheese and of course it is necessary to drizzle the sweetly tart balsamico vinegar all over it~
To share with Miss K, we ordered a serving of lobster bisque which was stomach-warming and creamy with diced pieces of lobster adding some texture to the soup.
For mains the Hainanese chicken rice was quite popular with three of us ordering it. Having had it before, it is a more than generous serving of chicken where you can choose to have breast or thigh fillet, served to you deboned over a bed of bak choy vegetables. Of course, Hainanese chicken would not be complete without an accompanying bowl of fragrant rice and the one served here has all the flavours of chicken stock and warming notes of ginger in every bite.Mr. K and Miss I decided to have steak. I did not ask which cut they chose, but it looked tender enough and cooked to a lovely medium rare.
I wanted lamb that evening and Miss. K chose to have the same. Three cutlets of Australian lamb seared to the recommended medium state. I found the lamb to be a little fatty in places, but it was still enjoyable, especially with generous smears of mint jelly~
Like with most Western places, Cafe Causette tries to serve the whole table at the same time. This of course, is an agreeable action, but only if the kitchen staff can manage it well and keep everything warm until it is served. Maybe they were a little understaffed that evening or their timing was off, but the cabonara ordered by T and Miss R came out cold. Even when they requested them to re-heat it, the pasta still came back barely lukewarm. Disappointing as the spaghetti strands were al dente and the cream sauce quite well prepared.No desserts (but if you do happen to stop by for dessert I highly recommend their bread and butter pudding with vanilla ice-cream) because there was cake~ Opera cake~! Delicate layers of alternating coffee and alcohol soaked sponge cake spread with cream, finished with a glossy chocolate glaze. Just one bite fills the palate with a lovely coffee aroma, perfect for coffee lovers.
I will always have a soft spot for Cafe Causette, especially knowing that if at any time I am unsure of what I want to eat, they will have something that I like. A lovely birthday dinner and even better company. Thank you~
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