Nothing Outstanding. 2013-10-01 The Chosen Glutton (124 Review(s))
With the increasing trend of diners frequenting ice cream parlours after their main meals, ice cream parlours themselves have surged too. Or at least, they’ve appeared more apparent to the general public. Well, Economics students would tell you, with demand comes supply.
The most recent set-up that has come into the limelight is Salted Caramel. Its secluded locality is solely to be blamed for me to take so long to patronise this frozen dessert joint. Established at the Upper Thomson Road neighbourhood, it is asking too much of me to reach there. Unless well, for this instance, a car is involved.We tried quite a handful of flavours, ranging from Nutella, to Stout and Chocolate, to Earl Grey Ice Cream. Of course, we had its, we supposed, signature flavour – Salted Caramel. I must say, I am a fan of how individual flavours taste. I can imagine one enjoying the ice cream with relish.But, because we’ve all had so many different ice creams from different parlours, from Andersen’s to Haagen Dazs, from The Daily Scoop to Ice Cream Chef – it is easy to relate and compare which has a better taste. For me, Salted Caramel is on the losing end. Not only is their location not ideal, the ice cream isn’t too.
There are two parts to ice cream. First – its flavour. Second – how heavy and how long it lingers in your mouth. Salted Caramel’s ice cream doesn’t have this density to them, making the taste of the ice cream easily forgettable. To know exactly what I mean, try a scoop of Andersen’s and a scoop of Salted Caramel’s.
Its price is reasonable though. 1 scoop – $3 2 scoops – $5 3 sccops – $7 Service is also on the no-complains side.
Would I go back again? Probably not, unless my dining partners want to try it. Moreover, Udders is just housed beside them.
Visited this store on a hot weekday afternoon as I have been hearing a lot about the ice cream from my friends. Ordered the salted caramel and earl grey ice cream on a waffle bowl. Ice cream was really good in my opinion, I especially liked the earl grey one as it had a really nice fragrant tea aftertaste, salted caramel one was not bad as well, might be a bit jelat after a few bites. Still really yummy nevertheless!
Recommended Dish(es): earl grey ice cream Date of visit: 2013-08-07 Spending per Head: $5 (Tea)
Ratings : Taste4 Environment4 Service4 Clean4 Price4 yummy ice cream until my tummy screamed 2013-06-03 Iamlordess (3 Review(s))
Salted Caramel is an ice cream haven for all ice cream lovers. I ordered salted caramel and earl grey ice cream to go with my hot and fluffy waffle. One scoop goes for $3 but you get a discount of $1 if you order two scoops at $5 while the waffle is $3. Hence, i paid a total of $8. The portion is quite big and i can share it with another friend. Personally my all time favourite flavour is salted caramel. There are many other flavours available so do check them out.
Recommended Dish(es): salted caramel,earl grey Spending per Head: $8 (Tea)
Ratings : Taste5 Environment3 Service3 Clean3 Price4 What a fantastic ice cream find! 2013-06-01 tanyachloe (163 Review(s))
Salted Caramel is definitely underrated (maybe not to the residents of Thomson though!). For those of us who don't live in the area, a trip to Salted Caramel is testament to their devotion towards this artisanal ice cream creamery. It's just next to the Thomson Udders and maybe 2 units down from The Prata House (making this a must-try stop for post-prata sweets!)This place is quaint and has a homey feeling to it, they offer waffles, coffee, tea & of course, their delectable selection of ice cream ^^ Around 10 flavours are available at any given time and the flavours rotate/new ones are churned out.. Earl gray, horlicks, you name it! You can always expect something fresh during your next visit. We opted to share the double scoop cup ($5). Can I just say that this cup of ice cream is SUPER WORTH IT. Comparing to other ice cream places that probably charge the same price for a single scoop, at Salted Caramel you get to try 2 flavours for the price of 1. Fantastic!
The salted caramel here surprisingly isn't as good as I expected, though. I very much preferred the one I tried at Tom's Palette @ Show Towers (they have the best salted caramel ice cream iv tried!!!). We decided to pair the stickysweet + savoury Salted Caramel flavour with a fruitier, alcohoholic rum & raisin flavour. I'm really picky with rum & raisin -Udders' is too strong and Marble Slab is too melty etc. My fav is at Anderson's, particularly for the texture of the ice cream. Comparing based on taste alone, this comes the closest to Anderson's rum & raisin. However, texture wise, it's less chewy/stringy.
Service is not too bad, the ice creams are definitely decent and the price is good too. Coming back for more!
Tip: salted caramel & rum raisin is a perfect pairing if you're going for the double scoop. salted caramel on its own isn't much to shout about, but when complemented with the right flavour, it really brings out the unique flavour of salted caramel.
Recommended Dish(es): Salted Caramel,Rum & Raisin Date of visit: 2013-05-24 Spending per Head: $3 (Tea)
Ratings : Taste4 Environment3 Service3 Clean4 Price4 Salted Caramel Ice-cream 2013-06-01 Domopi (40 Review(s))
Salted Caramel is located at Upper Thomsom Road where all the late-nighters hang out for supper! My friend faved to me about its ice-cream with pancakes and unique flavors of ice-cream available, hence, I was there to check it out!
My review - I've ordered the pitachio and their salted caramel flavor. Perhaps I'm not a pitachio lover, hence, on first try, it really yucks, there is this coarse and sandy taste. As for caramel, I'm not a caramel fan either. So hmm, nothing fantastic about it! Although the claims of long queues and unique flavors are all true. It does not catered to my liking. Nonetheless, the price had been rather reasonable and no harm for a try isn't it.
Date of visit: 2012-09-14 Spending per Head: $4 (Other)
Ratings : Taste3 Environment4 Service4 Clean4 Price4
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). We decided to pair the stickysweet + savoury Salted Caramel flavour with a fruitier, alcohoholic rum & raisin flavour. I'm really picky with rum & raisin -Udders' is too strong and Marble Slab is too melty etc. My fav is at Anderson's, particularly for the texture of the ice cream. Comparing based on taste alone, this comes the closest to Anderson's rum & raisin. However, texture wise, it's less chewy/stringy.