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another direction that i want to gear this blog towards to is doing reviews. and as you can tell from my plus-size figure, ahem, food is definitely one of my vices. especially when it comes to dessert, i get a little hedonistic. Food Review Venue: Bakerzin Paragon Time: 4pm Accomplice: Shaiful  you know how your legs start to hurt after going through one store after another. or when you start to get a little sore after elbowing other people at the Zara sale. well yeah, shopping can be such hard work sometimes. so i use this as an excuse to have a little tea break with my friend in between all the retail mayhem. since Bakerzin is nicely situated in the heart of one of my favourite malls in Singapore, Paragon, we decided to pop by for a little tete-a-tete. oui? after being shown to our seats and examining the menu, shaiful decided on the Sweet Pleasure cake.  now this cake comes across to me, taste-wise, as the result of a union between Kit Kat and Kinder Bueno. a little bit too crumbly and dry for my liking though. you see i like my cakes to be rich but not overtly creamy. the portion is just nice for one so you wont get incredibly jelak (that sick taste) after you nibbled the whole slice.  for drinks, he ordered an italian soda called Strawberry Lavender Lime. the thing about italian sodas are that they're really refreshing, i'm a big fan of the Peach Lychee one from Pastamania. in my case, i can never be satisfied with just one measely dessert so i had to have 3.  i went for the Vanilla Creme Brulee. very yummy indeed. tasted very much like the filling of egg tarts being slightly burnt at the top without the crust. i like it.  then i went for the Caramel Panna Cotta. the caramel tasted more like bitter coffee though. not very nice.  and my third dessert was this Banana Pizza with Cinnamon Ice Cream. the banana pizza was a little soggy and tough to cut and when it was served to the table, the ice cream was already half melted. the whole taste was very reminiscent of a soggy goreng pisang with vanilla ice cream. nothing special.  i chose the Macchiato to sip in between desserts. personally, i'm a big fan of macchiatos, i usually get myself a venti caramel macchiato whenever i need a caffeine perk. and from my knowledge macchiatos have a lot of milk in them. this had none. it was just expresso with a dollop of foam. what happened to my milk?! i didnt like it one bit by the way. oh wells. Service-wise. the service wasnt very prompt at all. it was 4pm and i admit it was a little crowded with other customers having their tea break as well. we had to ask a waiter walking past to show us to our seats before we got one. the service staff were either really busy moving around or they've just probably perfected the art of acting busy (good skill for those who want to sign on with the army). obviously, service with a smile was never in the staff training syllabus either. though i wouldnt say the staffs were being rude, i guess they took the word customer service really, literally. as in take the order and serve the food. period. well, we did however get prompt service at one point of time. that is when we called for the bill. they look really keen in clearing our plates too. and since they like clearing the table it so much, i do hope SembCorp, our friendly neighbourhood waste disposal company, are hiring. i might put it a good word or two. well then. overall i wouldnt say it was an unpleasant experience. it was just 'like that lor' kind of experience. nothing overwhelmingly pleasant either. note: if you're going there, and important thing to bring is really good company. that was my only salvation. Overall Bakerzin Paragon gets 2 out of 5 stars from me. last but not least, a picture of your food critics. lol!!   okay till my next entry, enjoy the weekends. loves, ali joe |
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