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2010-10-12
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I love pancakes. Naturally, I was very excited when I learnt of Strictly Pancakes (SP), Singapore’s first dedicated pancake café! Located at 44A Prinsep Street, SP is open from morning till night so customers can have their pancake fix anytime during the day.In addition to the traditional butter-and-maple-syrup combination, SP also offers six sweet and six savory options, ranging from Chicken A La King (chicken chunks, sweet onion slices, cream sauce and asparagus) to Strawberries & Co (mixed be
In addition to the traditional butter-and-maple-syrup combination, SP also offers six sweet and six savory options, ranging from Chicken A La King (chicken chunks, sweet onion slices, cream sauce and asparagus) to Strawberries & Co (mixed berries, vanilla ice cream, strawberry coulis and cream).
I had set my eyes on the Black Forest Pancakes while browsing through their online menu, which was coincidentally recommended by the staff.
Black Forest ($12+): Chocolate pancakes topped with brandied cherries, a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate shavings, homemade chocolate sauce and cream
These were supposed to come with three chocolate pancakes but I accidentally served plain ones instead. Not that I minded though, ‘cos I find chocolate pancakes too sweet for me! However, I didn’t get receive any reimbursement for the error (chocolate pancakes cost $1 more than plain ones on the a la carte menu) but I was not charged for the rum and raisin butter (U.P. $0.50) which I had requested to try.
The pancakes were decently soft, and were in fact very much like a slightly thicker version of Mac’s hotcakes. While I enjoyed the combination of cold vanilla ice cream with warm pancakes, I definitely won’t be ordering dessert pancakes here again as I find them too sweet for my liking. Nevertheless, those with a sweet tooth will probably enjoy this. Although my favorite way of enjoying pancakes is to have them drizzled with lots of maple syrup, I will not be attempting the plain pancakes here as I have heard that the maple syrup served here is watered-down.
The Iced Blended Mocha ($5+) was decent- light, frothy and not too sweet. However, it was a tad icy.
Cedele’s superbly soft pancakes are still the best choice for those who like their pancakes on the thinner side. However, having heard positive reviews about SP’s savory choices and milkshakes, I will not rule out the possibility of a re-visit if I happen to be around the area. Oh, and students (like me) get 10% off the bill!
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