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2011-12-15
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This is a great find from TV program, ever since I have seen it presented on food and infotainment program. I longed for visiting them. It was nestled in an industrial/HDB area. This is definitely a gem in that area. It was a rainy Monday, I managed to have the afternoon free from work. My friend and I decided to have a relaxing high tea there. We reached there around 3+pm, there were already few tables filled. We were led to a 2-seater table, chairs are really comfy. As this was my firs
This is a great find from TV program, ever since I have seen it presented on food and infotainment program. I longed for visiting them. It was nestled in an industrial/HDB area. This is definitely a gem in that area. It was a rainy Monday, I managed to have the afternoon free from work. My friend and I decided to have a relaxing high tea there. We reached there around 3+pm, there were already few tables filled. We were led to a 2-seater table, chairs are really comfy. As this was my first visit, I couldn’t help but marvel at the opulent Parisian essence setting, it gave out a grandeur décor theme.
I was really impressed with the exquisite furnishing and the conscientiously-designed layout of Antoinette, seemingly inspired by a typical French patisserie. The lay-out is segregated into different corners for the various groups of customers, which might probably denote the respective individual private corners or personal spaces for each duo or group.
We combined lunch and high tea into one meal. First we ordered Club Antoinette because of the type of bread Pain de Mie they used. If one who is careful with the calorie count, Brioche is being used for most of their bread dishes, eg, French toast. Both of us liked specially the real crab mayonnaise, the sweetness of crab meat still attained, the rest of the ingredients were fresh and crisp. The sandwich was still lukewarm when served.
I have a pot of Earl Grey tea to go with the food as it could clear the savoury and sweetness tastes with a long lasting tea fragrance afterwards. Whereas my friend chose Rose tea, I have tried a cup, Rose flavour was mildly released.
Here came our favourite meticulously crafted cakes, mine was Antoinette, a pretty little chocolate cake, make up of milk chocolate mousse infused with earl grey and dark chocolate cremeux, a base of chocolate biscuit gave crunchiness to overall texture. The raspberry coulis in the form of a sour tang neutralised the sweetness of it, burst it and let it flow over the whole cake, one mouthful of it one would know what is called chocolate heaven!
My friend has Saint Honore L’Amour, she is so kind to let me have a taste of the rose petal and mini choux pastry. The edible rose petal was slight bitter as it should be, it has mini syrupy dots on it so it could defuse the bitterness. Choux pastry was just alright.
The waitstaff was politely and patiently serving customers. They would not ban customers for photo shooting, probably the more photos we took the merrier the own would. We were very happy to have a relaxing afternoon there, it was a memorable experience though, dining at a French patisserie without flying over to France.
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