Foodie Paradise

The Cheesecake Cafe
Frankel Estate
685 East Coast Road, S(459054)
Tel: 64487725

Operating hours:  Sun/Wed/Thu: 3.30pm-12am, Fri/PH: 4.30pm-1230am,Sat: 3.30pm - 1230am

Ratings: 6.0/10 

New York Cheesecake or was it American Cheescake?
Sorry, I’ve forgotten the name of the cheesecake 

 
Peach and Jelly Cheesecake 

The Cheesecake Cafe was recommended to me by Bal.  When I first heard the name "The Cheesecake Cafe", the first image that comes to my mind was a very happy image: a bright and cheery cafe selling lots of delicious-looking cheesecake.  

I was so wrong.

The only thing that I was right about was the delicious-looking cheesecakes that you can see the moment you stepped into The Cheesecake Cafe, but it was definitely not a bright and cheery cafe.

The Cheesecake Cafe is a cool chill-out spot in the Siglap area.  With comfortable sofa seats, dim lightings with candles dotted around the cafe, chill out music in the background, and a lovely angel fountain, The Cheesecake Cafe has the perfect laid-back ambience where you can sip some wine and enjoy some cheesecake with a group of your friends as you chat the night away.

With such an ambience, you might be thinking along the line of a hotel lounge or a cool spot in town.  But no, located in the Siglap neighbourhood, you’re warmly welcomed even if you are clad in just your berms.  There’s absolutely no pretence at The Cheesecake Cafe.   

The moment you step into the cafe, the service staff will warmly welcome you.  They’ll also never hesitate in making their recommendations to you.  I can only nit-pick on the fact that they seem to clear the plates really quickly the moment you finish the food, which makes the service a tat intrusive to some, but I was okay with it. 

Too bad I didn’t take any photos of the drinks that I had when I was at the Cheesecake Cafe.  I love the drinks best at The Cheesecake Cafe.  I love the tinge of bitterness in the ice milo that I was having that night.  I also took a sip of the Cafe Latte.  It was great coffee and definitely not the sweet and mild Lattes I usually get at the coffee joints such as Starbucks and Coffeebean.

As for the cheesecakes, which is the focus of the cafe, I was actually slightly disappointed by them.  At $6.90, I thought the price for the cake was expensive, especially since the slices were small.  The peach with jelly cheesecake was delicate with a nice peachy flavour and a soft jelly layer in the middle of the cake.   Similarly, the New York Cheesecake was delicate and pleasant.  Maybe it was the delicate taste of the cake; somehow, the cakes just didn’t leave any impression in me or cause me to develop any cravings for it.  Maybe it’s because I prefer my cake to be more strongly-flavoured, so that there’ll be a oomph factor when I taste the cake.

However, I do like the variety of cakes that they offer at The Cheesecake Cafe.  They have plenty of unique flavours for the cheesecake (unique because I have never seen most of these flavours before).  Besides the all-time favourites such as the New York Cheesecake and Oreo Cheesecake, they also have Blueberry Cheesecake and Peanut Butter Cheesecake, which I’ll have loved to try if I have additional stomach space.   

I will definitely visit The Cheesecake Cafe again if I’m in the Siglap area because I love the ambience there so much.  However, should you want to grab some of those sofa seats in the cafe, I suppose you’ll have to make reservations in advance, because those seats are really popular.

Settler’s Cafe

Outlets:

1. 39, North Canal Road (Clarke Quay MRT Exit A), Singapore 059295
2. Blk 15 Holland Drive #02-98 Singapore 271015
3. 107 East Coast Road Singapore 428799

Ratings: 6.0/10

Settler’s Cafe is a cafe where you can munch on food while playing various board games in a cosy setting.  The game list there is really extensive (you can check them out on their website).  Furthermore, the friendly staff there will also never hesitate to offer you advice and help on what games to choose and how to play the various games.

I have always wanted to visit Settler’s Cafe ever since I heard about the place last year.  Finally, I managed to visit the place with my friends last weekend.  

My conclusion about the place: lots and lots of riotous fun! 

Organising group activities are always a headache.  I always have problems thinking about what to do, where to go and how to accommodate the entire group.  There is always the usual coffee sessions for gossips-trading, the movie outings that are entertaining but solitary activities, the KTV sessions where only some people in the group will hog the microphones while the rest watch in boredom, the drinking/clubbing session that is not always a popular choice among many.  

Settler’s Cafe, on the other hand, offers an excellent alternative hangout for group outings.  It’s definitely one of the better outings I had with that group of friends for a long time!

There is nothing to rave about the food there at Settler’s Cafe, since the focus of the place is on the games.  However, I do feel that having better food there will definitely not hurt the business of the place but might promote business instead.  The food is a tat on the pricey end, especially when the food there isn’t nice.

The key way to enjoy the visit at Settler’s Cafe: let the inner child in you out.  

P.S: Just remember to make reservation beforehand as the place can get really crowded during the weekends.