The Orange Thimble, Eng Hoon Street

The Orange Thimble stands as one of the many cafes located around Thiong Bahru. Known for its coffee and some of their desserts, the cafe is simplistic with a no frills menu at affordable prices.  

 



Long Black

The English $11.50

The English ($11.50), comprises of 2 eggs (sunny side up), pork sausage,streaky bacon, sauteed mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and home-made baked beans served with 2 slices of toast. A very basic big breakfast dish, and we liked the decent portion.



The Orange Thimble Egg Mayo (Veg)
$8.50

 The Orange Thimble Egg Mayo (Veg), was Egg mayo mixed in a special spice blend, crunchy watercress and tomato served with wholemeal bread ($8.50). The sandwich was rather large in portion, and shaped in a adorable heart-shaped fashion. The egg mayo was well seasoned and I liked the concept of including wholemeal bread on the menu.



Miss Portobella (Veg)
$7.50

Miss Portobella (Veg), was Portobello mushroom baked in honey and balsamic vinegar sauce, topped with melted cheese and caramelized onions and garlic served with wholemeal roll ($7.50). The mushroom was well marinated and lusciously topped with melted cheese. Simple, but satisfying.

I wouldn't be back specially for the food. Despite the limited menu, the simple and affordable breakfast dishes that makes The Orange Thimble a good place to hang out for brunch.

The Orange Thimble

56 Eng Hoon Street

#01-68

The Mayor of Tiny Town, Cantonment Road

The Mayor of Tiny Town is a cosy cafe located along Cantonment Road. It was pouring heavily in the afternoon when we were there and we were glad to seek relief from the rain in the warm cafe.

 



Teriyaki Chicken with Mashed Potato
$14.90 with drink

The weekend special was the Teriyaki Chicken with Mashed Potato. We loved the dish. The teriyaki chicken was flavoursome and tender, presented on a creamy bed of mashed potato.


Blue Salmon
$15.90

The Blue Salmon was Seared salmon fillet with Bols blue curacao infused lemon ginger mint tea butter on baked eggplant puree with mixed greens. The dish particularly outstanding despite the interesting description and intriguing flavored butter. The baked eggplant puree was rather tasteless and tasted rather odd with the salmon. The portion could have been bigger and the flavours, stronger.



Iced Latte



Long Black

Still, nothing beats a warm cup of coffee on a rainy afternoon.

The Mayor of Tiny Town

61 Cantonment Road

Tel: 62227089

 

Tsujiri Tea House, 100 Tras Street

We made a trip down to the 152-year old tea house, Tsujiri Tea House, established in Kyoto Japan by Riemon Tsuji, specialising in green tea drinks and desserts.

The cake counter was almost bare and understandably so because the store only features O-maccha Chiffon Cake ($4.2) and O-maccha Roll cake ($4.50).



O-maccha Roll cake
$4.50

 We made a beeline for the O-maccha roll cake, served with a dollop of of whipped cream and red bean. The roll was average, it became a little too overwhelmingly sweet after a few bites into the cake.

We were spoilt for choice with the other choices as the menu spans a wonderful variety of various green tea combinations. With some recommendations from the staff, we proceeded with Tsujiri Shaved Ice (O-maccha), comprising of layers of matcha flavoured shaved ice and matcha ice cream, topped with chestnut, mochi balls and red bean paste. We loved the bitter-sweet matcha ice cream which was filled with green tea goodness.




Tsujiri Shaved Ice (O-maccha)
$7.80



O-maccha Milk Ice Blended
$5.50/M, $6.50/L

O-maccha Milk Ice Blended ($5.50/M, $6.50/L) had a beautiful combination of matcha, milk and ice, presenting a rich yet refreshing drink for the afternoon.

Never too much green tea, we'd love to be back for the other items on the menu.


Tsujiri Tea House
100 AM, 100 Tras Street,
#01-14B
Singapore