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2010-07-20
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Opened by a group of friends, the glass-walled cafe has a small indoor seating area (seems to sit about 20 or so pax) and a more spacious al fresco area.We trotted down during lunch time and both had the set lunch, which comes with a starter, main, and choice of drink.My starter of Salad comprised of a healthy portion of salad greens, some fresh cherry tomatoes and sundried tomatoes. A light start, though nothing extraordinary. I liked the concentrated, slightly salty and fruity sundried tomatoe
We trotted down during lunch time and both had the set lunch, which comes with a starter, main, and choice of drink.
My starter of Salad comprised of a healthy portion of salad greens, some fresh cherry tomatoes and sundried tomatoes. A light start, though nothing extraordinary. I liked the concentrated, slightly salty and fruity sundried tomatoes though.
For my main, I ordered the Shredded Beef with Buttered Rice ($14 for the set lunch), which was recommended to me by the staff. The beef, that was sauteed with onions and green and red bell peppers, was disappointingly tough and chewy. I had to leave more than half the beef untouched. The buttered rice however was fluffy and went very well with the peppery sauce the beef was cooked in – for a non-rice eater I actually finished all the rice.
We had the choice of coffee, tea, or soft drink for the set and chose tea, which surprisingly came as a fruity peach and passionfruit tea.
From what we tried, Raindrops Cafe doesn’t seem to offer much in terms of food quality. On the other hand, it could also be that their set lunch simply offered up items that are not their forte – I spotted more enticing choices like pan-seared Tataki Tuna which were not in the set. Plus, I believe they also have a greater variety of choices during dinner time – I think it’ll take a second visit before a better verdict can be passed.
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