Coffee Club, Raffles City Shopping Centre
It must have been about 8 years since I last caught up with Jer and it was so wonderful that we just picked up where we left off. It's amazing how we've both evolved, separately, from being party animals to settled-down persons. We met for dinner at Coffee Club at Raffles City, as it's got a fairly quiet ambiance in contrast to the very lively food basement.
The western cuisine at Coffee Club is usually quite good, so I was surprised that our food choices that day just fell flat.
The Spicy Beef and Pineapple Sandwich ($13.50), with pineapple salsa and spicy sliced beef made for a tantalising introduction, but the creamy mayonnaise dressing was an unsavoury combination to the otherwise smash hit.
The sauerkraut, tangy, grill-caramelised pineapples, spiced beef, and creamy mayonnaise created a catastrophe of flavours that just didn't work. They all just clashed terribly.
The Skipper's Delight Penne ($13.90) of dory fillets encrusted with rosemary, garlic and lemon was set atop a bed of penne and slathered in robust lobster sauce wasn't much better. The herb crust made the fish very dry, and the lobster sauce was sickeningly rich. I didn't finish my dish.
Their drinks were still good though. The Iced Macadamia Nut Coffee ($6.50) was fully-flavoured, with just a hint of rich nutty macadamia.
I liked how the lychee bits lent texture in the milkshake-like Strawberry Lychee Smoothie ($6.50).
Coffee Club
252 North Bridge Road #03-30
Raffles City Shopping Centre
Tel: 6336 8208
Open daily from 10am to 10pm
Website: www.coffeeclubworld.com
The western cuisine at Coffee Club is usually quite good, so I was surprised that our food choices that day just fell flat.
The Spicy Beef and Pineapple Sandwich ($13.50), with pineapple salsa and spicy sliced beef made for a tantalising introduction, but the creamy mayonnaise dressing was an unsavoury combination to the otherwise smash hit.
The sauerkraut, tangy, grill-caramelised pineapples, spiced beef, and creamy mayonnaise created a catastrophe of flavours that just didn't work. They all just clashed terribly.
The Skipper's Delight Penne ($13.90) of dory fillets encrusted with rosemary, garlic and lemon was set atop a bed of penne and slathered in robust lobster sauce wasn't much better. The herb crust made the fish very dry, and the lobster sauce was sickeningly rich. I didn't finish my dish.
Their drinks were still good though. The Iced Macadamia Nut Coffee ($6.50) was fully-flavoured, with just a hint of rich nutty macadamia.
I liked how the lychee bits lent texture in the milkshake-like Strawberry Lychee Smoothie ($6.50).
Coffee Club
252 North Bridge Road #03-30
Raffles City Shopping Centre
Tel: 6336 8208
Open daily from 10am to 10pm
Website: www.coffeeclubworld.com
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