PODI, Paragon Orchard

We ventured to the newly opened restaurant, Podi, at Paragon for high tea on a Saturday afternoon when we had some time to kill before dinner.  

 

Open concept restaurant

Cakes counter

The cakes selection was not extensive but decent with some interesting selections such as their whoopie pies and some of the cakes like the Rose Dragon lifht cheesecake.



Cinnamon Spiced Cake with Honey & Toasted Hazelnut Frosting

$12/slice or $15 with ice cream

We opted for Cinnamon Spiced Cake with Honey & Toasted Hazelnut Frosting and almond cappuccino ice cream because I wanted something more sponge-cake based than cream-based. The dessert was very rich with its strong flavours of spices and generous serving of nuts. The cake was topped with buttery biscuit crumbs instead of your usual cream frosting. The chef pulled it off well because the cake could have been very dry if the sponge cake was not moist enough. It was interesting but I found it a little too overwhelming as the flavors were very strong. Perhaps a lighter flavoured ice cream, like Vanilla bean, would have complemented the cake better.

Other items on the food menu include dishes such as Seared chilled grass-fed NZ rib eye steak ($32), Lean chicken fillets ($24), Tamarind chilli prawns with brown rice ($26), and Grilled sea bass with brown rice ($26). Breakfast dishes, available from 8am to 12pm, features a smaller selection with items such as Herb omelette wrap with grilled chicken ($20), Poached eggs with spinach on toast ($22), and Black forest pancakes ($17).


Podi, The Food Orchard

290 Orchard Road

#01-20A Paragon

Tel: 68875303