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2013-07-02
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Located in the quaint Tiong Bahru estate, Flock cafe is non-pretentious, reasonably priced and cosy enough to hang out with your friends. Its actually a walkable distance from the MRT so feel free to find your way there on foot via the trusty google maps!! -The walk is well worth it.The glass casings let you see through to the tantalising array of sweets ranging from carrot cake, banoffee, tarts and quiches. They all range from $4-$6+ so the prices here are pretty reasonable for home-baked, qual
The glass casings let you see through to the tantalising array of sweets ranging from carrot cake, banoffee, tarts and quiches. They all range from $4-$6+ so the prices here are pretty reasonable for home-baked, quality goods!
Really adore the decor of the whole shop and its layout. It's small enough for you to feel cosy, yet not as cramped as cafes such as maison ikkoku -there is ample walking space without having to slide sideways.We ordered one sandwich and one item off their breakfast menu, as well as their cake. The Prosciutto sandwich was $12.90, the French Toast was $9.50 and the Banoffee was $6.50 a slice.
The banoffee was such a great choice! It was moist, with hints of banana and a luscious, toffee top that was a perfect complement. The toffee was a lovely caramelised color and it wasn't overly thick so the cake still retained its taste of bananas. The cake was really moist and slightly dense - I would have preferred it a bit more light and springy but really no complaints. The taste was great -wasn't too sweet too!
The best part of this sandwich was the lovely, crusty bread toasted to perfection. The parmesan went well with prosciutto ham (stellar combination!) even though it would be slightly dry to some. I do believe that the original taste of parmesan and prosciutto has this slightly dry and flaky feel to it so perhaps it's because I'm used to it. The sandwich was lovely -the tomatoes and lettuce were a definite must too, as it made the sandwich complete. I was a bit disappointed by the lacklustre salad though -ice berg lettuce and 3 cherry tomatoes. Could have been better but ....the salad isn't the star. it was just a detail that I wished they had paid a bit more attention to.
The French Toast was good -the brioche (i'm guessing!) was evenly coated with the french toast mixture and it had a slight aroma of eggs in the mix which was nice. It was pan fried to a lovely golden brown and then coated with strawberries, bananas and a good drenching of maple syrup. Maple syrup always has this sophisticated sweetness to it that isn't sugary and that really made the french toast even better than it already was. Bananas and strawberries are always an excellent combination so kudos to that power combi for french toast. While I agree that this dish is something that can be made at home, it's always nice to know that there's somewhere you can go to for this exact 'feel' when you don't feel like doing the work! Great price too!!Flock Cafe offers honest, wholesome food in a comfortable setting that you can chill out in. Water is self service so you can help yourself to water with lemon! Brunchtime is also when it gets crowded so be sure to go at odd timings if you want the place really empty!
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