Ice Edge 2 Cafe, Upper Thomson

Ice Edge 2 Cafe is a second outlet located at Upper Thomson Road, after it's first outlet opened in Kovan more than two years ago. The cafe offers mainly western cuisine and a delectable selection of dessert and gelato.

 

Ice Edge 2 Cafe's Entrance



Cafe's interior is basic with minimal decoration

We opted for a set menu which comes with a soup and a drink (coffee or iced tea) for an additional $5 or $7 if you select their premium soup.



Crab Bisque
$7.80 ala carte

We went for the premium soup, the Crab Bisque, served with two slices of garlic bread. The soup was average and I wished there were bits of crab meat thrown into the soup for good measure. What I liked was that the soup was piping hot when it arrived at our table.



Seafood Aglio Olio Spaghetti
$15.80

The Seafood Aglio Olio Spaghetti comprises of fresh prawn, mussel and calamari cooked in pressed garlic, olive oil, chilli padi and chopped parsely and is chef's recommendation on the menu. I would have prefered the pasta to be done more al dente, but the dish was flavourful with it's chokeful of pressed garlic and seafood. This dish appeared almost on every table, I would say, go for it.



Salmon Steak
$18.80

Another chef's recommendation on the menu was the Salmon Steak, which was grilled salmon, served in cream butter sauce with potato gratin and salad with balsamic dressing. It scored high marks for it's presentation, but I was slightly disappointed to find that the portion of salmon miniscule. It's execution was only average at best, but I thought the potato grain was good.



Mao Shan Wang Lava Cake
$13.80

The highlight of the day has got to be the Mao Shan Wang Lava Cake. Served with a scoop of gelato of your choice, the standing tower promised immediate gratification when we sliced open its soft exterior to reveal its inner treasure. We cheered in delight as the golden trail of goodness oozed from the cake. Accompanied with Mao Shan Wang ice cream, this is a must have for durian lovers.



Mao Shan Wang Lava Cake



Iced Lemon Tea



Gelato Ice Cream

Ice Edge cafe also serves a decent range of gelato. We sampled a few flavours and they were all good- we were spoilt for choice!

 

Hits and misses for the main courses, but the gelato and desserts were wonderful. 

 

Ice Edge 2 Cafe

203 Upper Thomson Road, S(574344)

Second Outlet

 



Ice Edge Cafe (1st Outlet)
2 Kovan Road, Simon Plaza, #01-10, S(548008)

La Petite Cuisine, Upper Thomson

I wouldn't have decided on this place if not for the many favourable reviews on the affordable and good French fare at La Petite Cuisine. At first glance, it seems hardly impressive with its barely lit interior and shoddy furniture.

We also read about the bad service but we did not expect to experience it first hand. The service staff was rude and snapped at us when we were asking for recommendations. In fact, she blatantly ignored us when we signaled to ask her for a piece of cutlery. It didn't bother us much, but I could see why people were complaining about the apalling service - it definitely was not an exaggeration.

The menu was limited to 8 choices for mains so it didn't take long for us to place our orders.



Additional mains could also be found written on the glass panel.

Complementary warmed bread rolls

 We were served warmed bread rolls before our mains and I appreciate the fact that they were warmed.


The Sirloin steak with french frites and salad
$16.50

The Sirloin steak with french frites and salad turned up to be a disappointing small slab of meat. Portions aside, the steak was quite good and done the way we liked it- medium well.

Dory with white wine butter and rice
$12.50

Most of us had the Dory with white wine butter and rice. The fish was nicely pan-fried and soaked in savory butter sauce. I thought it complemented the buttered rice rather well. I thought this dish was pretty good. You can change the rice to fries, salad, pasta or gratin for an additional $1.

Assorted fresh sausages (lamb, beef & pork) with frites and salad
$14

The assorted fresh sausages (lamb, beef & pork) with frites and salad were decent but I would go for the other mains. 

Pear chocolate mousse 'Belle Helene' layer cake
$4
or $3.50 with every main course

The pear chocolate mousse 'Belle Helene' layer cake is definitely worth mentioning. It stands as one of its kind with the different layers of sponge cake, vanilla ice cream and pear chocolate mousse topping, creating a wonderful soft blend of flavors- I loved it! I would come back for this cake.
Other desserts of the day include items like Opera cake with chocolate sauce, Mango passion cake with coulis of Passion fruit, and Creme caramel.

Probably a decent place to go for affordable French fare, if you don't care about the service.

La Petite Cuisine
227 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore

Tel: +65 6459 0553
No GST or Service charge

Little Pancakes, Upper Thomson

Touted as a cafe that is completely devoted to pancakes, Little Pancake unveils of a number of pancake combinations that is categorised into Sweet, Savory and Asian on the menu. Located at Thomson Imperial Court, it is almost easy to miss out the cafe, given the new slew of lively eateries just opposite the road. 

Little Pancakes

Counter of Little Pancakes

Unless you have already decided on what you want, the best time to come is probably not at 12 noon when they open as you would probably have to wait for a long time if you happen to be the last few from the initial crowd to place your order. A 10-15 minutes of preparation time is required for each item, so we had to wait almost an hour as we were the 8th in the order queue.



Something Blue
$8.50

Something Blue comprises of a stack of mini pancakes served with blueberry compote and either your choice of vanilla ice cream or cream cheese. We opted for ice cream and our only gripe was that the ice cream was too small a portion. All items come with complimentary maple syrup and butter and you can add additional toppings such as Azuki Beans, Kaya, Raisins, Crushed Almonds, Jam, Maple syreup, butter at $0.80 per topping as well as an additional serving of ice cream ($3.20 for single scoop and $5 for double scoop).



Ham and Cheesy
$8.50

We were recommended the Ham and Cheesy dish instead of the Big Fan of  All Breakfast, as the dish was purportedly more interesting given it's burger-like presentation. You would find ham and cheese sandwiched between two miniature pancakes stacked like a burger, served with potato salad and greens. The savory profile of the ham and cheese complimented the two lightly buttered pancakes and I thought it was a good recommendation.



Cresmy potato Mash topped with bacon bits

Most patrons were seen having the Big Fan of All Breakfast ($10.90), which comprises of a set of pancakes, scrambled eggs, special glazed sausages, potato salad and greens. Another recommendation would be the Going Nutella for you ($8.20), with pancakes topped with chocolate chips, wafer cubes, almonds and a scoop of chocolate ice cream.

Novel concept but the portions are a little too small. I wouldn't come for a main meal but it would probably be ideal for high tea or desserts.

Little Pancakes

200 Upper Thomson Road, #01-04

Thomson Imperial Court, Singapore

Tel: +65 6258 8515