Stateland Cafe is a well-known industrial-themed cafe that many in your social network would have visited. It is particularly famous for its Red Velvet Waffle after it was featured in mainstream media. I was really looking forward to my visit to Stateland and thought it would be as good as most reviews paint it to be.What struck me immediately upon entering the cafe was the severe lack of space. The tiny shop had hardly any room to walk, or even snap any pictures. Most of the blog posts I have read gave me the impression that it was spacious and airy, but no. We had to squeeze through the aisles and look, I can't even take a picture of the shop properly without having my companion's elbow in the shot! (He was trying his best to dodge my camera).
Eggs Benedict — S$14.90I really enjoyed cutting through the tall tower of the eggs benedict. The mushrooms tasted great despite the lack of gravy or sauce. I guess the mushrooms are the only delicious part of their eggs benedict.Look, these are merely soft-boiled eggs! Certainly not how eggs benedict are supposed to be...The yolk WASN'T runny, and I thought I might as well make this myself at home.
Red Velvet Waffles — S$14.90I was really excited to try the much-raved about Red Velvet Waffle. It looked grand upon arrival! Seems like the trio really know how to present their food well. However, the waffle looks burnt, doesn't it? Not red at all.True to its outward appearance, the Red Velvet waffle tasted burnt. It wasn't very sweet despite all the swirls you see. In fact, it tasted really weird.Cutting through the waffle, it seemed to me that artificial red colouring was used, rather than the traditional beetroot extract. Why should I pay a whopping $14.90 to kill myself? Most other reviews describe how delicious Stateland's food is; perhaps my visit was only a one-off disaster. But nope, I don't think I'll be returning any time soon.

If you are looking for a place with great ambience, Pies & Coffee is the place to go. They are really strict with the no outside food and drinks policy.. i had an empty cup of drink from Texas Chicken hoping to find a bin to recycle, and got a stern warning from the cafe crew there as they clear the tables.i guess it's just the ambience that you will be going for if you ever visit pies and coffee. the waterfall is a great touch to helping you feel relaxed.Caffe Latte (10 oz) - SGD5.42
Honestly, I don't know why they priced it so strangely. anyway their latte art was really weird too, but the fragrant of the coffee was strong. i felt it was too bitter and needed a lot of sugar.. the temperature of the coffee was not hot at all, so i think perhaps there is something wrong with their coffee machine and the hot liquid may not be able to thoroughly press the coffee bean enough.New York Cheese Cake - SGD6.45
i really question why the new york cheese cake was so expensive. i thought it would taste better than any other new york cheese cake but it felt like it was there for several days. it wasn't fresh and even the way the cake was placed (with the sauces on the side) look frightening. it turns out the sauce was some strawberry sauce but doesn't it look like CHILLI?!!i wouldn't visit the cafe ever again, i don't think it's worth it! they don't have service charge but it is so expensive (you have to order from the counter and also pick up from the counter, really troublesome).

I recall eating a huge chunk of chicken in taiwan.. and their brand was also blue in colour. I was really excited when I saw that it has come to Singapore!While visiting my friend in aljunied, I bought a chunk of chicken as i wait for him.i was deceived by this garlic-powdered chicken (SGD3.80).. thought it was really huge but half of it was actually bone.their service is horrifying because they don't have a service that helps you to cut the chicken (no such service is available). HOW to eat such a huge chicken like that?it was too hot for me to hold.. the chicken chunk was already out of the plastic bag. i can't eat, can't even hold.. have to endure the painful scalds!not as nice as taiwan.. don't think i will buy again. there was too much oil oozing out.. they should drip the oil before selling.

Nando's have been around for several years, and has the standard drop? Are they rebranding their menu? Well, instead of choosing their usual signature chicken, i've decided to try their pita instead.The pita with chicken chunk set costs $9.90 and comes with 1 side of my choice. I chose coleslaw and they were really generous with the salad portion. I love the slightly burnt taste of the pita... but it was quite hard. They were quite stingy with their chicken chunks.

anyway, the service was horrifying because i asked the waiter about a particular menu item and what was it and he just shrugged his shoulders and walked away. i thought he might at least ask other crew what the food item was about, but no, he just decided to avoid and walk away.

I don't think I'll be visiting the store ever again.

Earlier on, I've tried the Mini Canelle which was a cameralized kind of pastry. The clue to know whether a cafe is good or not lies in their croissant.

Mini Croissant : $2.40 / 100gREALLY small in size, I thought it wasn't worth it. The baked good was not as fluffy and crispy after toasting it, and in fact it really tasted like there was honey and sugar sprinkled on top. It became slightly burnt and the sugar was really raw and bad. I would recommend you buying the mini canelle over this.. or not at all.In fact, it was rather oily too. Johan simply has a nice-looking logo, thats all. Service was slow and it was really crowded as well! Try to avoid peak periods.. maybe go in the morning for fresh good.