Café Iguana

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I really dislike the restaurant's open-air concept. Seriously, when will restaurateurs learn that going completely alfresco is just not suitable for Singapore's hot, humid and muggy weather? Even if the fans were twirling at full speed, all I felt was warm, muggy air. In the end, we were all perspiring throughout dinner!

Service was great though - smiley, cheerful and extremely prompt with the replenishing of our iced waters. Food-wise, they were pretty alright - grilled meats were moist and tender, and packed with just enough flavour. As and when it was applicable, we requested that the kitchen held off the cilantro.

We had:

1) Smoked Duck Platter ($28): pretty enjoyable. Tender, well-flavoured meat lined with fatty flavoursome skin, was paired with spiced rice, mushy black beans and grilled mild jalepeno peppers and onions

2) Grilled Chicken Fajitas ($27): served on a sizzling platter with sauteed onions and peppers, and accompanied by flour tortillas for wrapping, and classic Mexican dips such as sour cream and guacamole. The chicken was well-done, tender and moist breast meat that was well-marinated

3) Red Snapper Enchiladas ($25): house-made tortillas surrounding ancho chilli coated fish, topped with tomatillo sauce and melted cheese was served with Mexican rice. With the exception of the spiced rice, everything else was laced with cilantro. That said, the fish could have been fresher. The robust cilantro couldn't quite mask its slight fishy scent and taste

Was walking around looking for a decent place to have dinner at with my cousins when we chanced upon this. I have heard so much about this place but never had much of a chance to visit. The place was presentable with both indoor and outdoor seating. It was not too crowded and for what it's worth we could see, more drinks then food were ordered probably because of their generous money saving tips on alcohol (alcohol got cheaper by the jug after each jug).

Dessert seemed to be like a safe choice since the main courses looked huge. Though, there was a veggie friendly version of a couple of things on the menu which made me pleased. May try them out the next time! Bad call though, I ordered a crepe like dessert which came with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream. Was shocked to find it so huge and could not really stomach the entire thing! It was probably fit for sharing between 4-5 people.

It really did taste like crepe with its crispy exterior and flaky interior. The dessert was not too sweet and tasted quite good. The vanilla ice cream was also of good quality We also ordered a jug of beer. Staff at the outlet were very approachable unlike most places. Waiting time was not too long. Staff even came back to update us about the last call for food as the kitchen was closing.

I also really did like the view, being there around 11pm, did show a whole new side to clark quay with its vibrant lights.

Price was, was pretty steep; may not be back because of that but I guess you pay to have a good time with company and soak in the ambiance.

xx

2012-12-05

SGD 20(Supper)

I was here by chance, I had a short business meeting and I don't have a venue. Thus, I just landed here. It was a wrong call, I did prefer to have some drinks and chill plus gossip rather than to order some food and talk about business.Food wise, I don't know what is nice so I standby to my dessert.Food presentation is great but portion too big for one. Thus, if you are heading here better to have great companions so you can share the food around.It taste like pizza with sour cream on top.

2012-07-24

I was here with my friends for dinner after work
I'm not a fans of Mexican food but it tasted quite nice
We had the cheese & mushroom were served with a delicious tomato-based dip that had a hint of smokey bacon ,it tasted a bit weird
blackened tuna soft tacos-a few discs of blackened tuna were served on circles of soft tortilla, sprinkled with cabbage & served with rice & some beans. The tuna, though slightly overdone, was still very well seasoned and tasty.
After all it was pretty good dinner & service was good
Overall i rate 7/10

After work I went to café iguana to chill with some colleague. Love the atmosphere, very relaxing, great place to unwind after a long day of work. I ordered their house margarita. It cost me $11.99. the blend was good. The service was quite ok, we need not need to wait long to be served. I quite recommend this place to those who want to hang out and chill.

Café Iguana is located by the riverside of Clarke Quay, specifically the Riverside Point. I know there used to be another outlet at Greenwood but it's now replaced by a western seafood restaurant.

Beside being a chill-out after-dinner place for drinks and chit-chat, Café Iguana also serves main courses for dinner, like pasta and others. My friends and I however, went there after our dinner elsewhere for margarita and the complementary nachos with salsa! In fact, it was a birthday celebration for our friend!

It was on the birthday girl's boyfriend. He ordered a bottle of tequila , which they'd gladly blend for us. They have two flavors of mixers; strawberry and mango.. we had one jug each first. We were pleased with the strawberry hence for the third jug, we had another of that.

We also requested for shot glasses, salt and lemon slices. We made our own tequila shots with them. A side note I have to add, the staff service was pretty horrible and rude though.

Still, it was a lovely night, leaving everyone happy.

2011-02-04

SGD 220(Other)