Groupon Review: Dazzling Café Singapore

I’m back! Wanted to post about my Taiwan and Beijing trips but I figured they will be pretty lengthy so decided to post this first.

Since I’m always buying coupons from Deal and Groupon, I’ll be posting reviews occasionally to let you guys know if it’s worth it or not. Just remember that I’m usually easily satisfied so if I say it’s good, please take it with a pinch of salt.

I was really happy when I came across the deal on Groupon (apparently it’s still on) as I’d heard so much about their popular honey toast and amazing ambience.

Immediately fell in love with the décor the minute I spotted the place.

So pretty! And don't ask me why but I like seeing silhouettes of girls like the one on their board so that attracted me even more.

These were the choices we were given from the Groupon deal.

The deal

• 1 set meal (for 1 to 2 people) for $49.90 instead of $73.47
• 2 set meals (for 2 to 3 people) for $94.90 instead of $146.94

Set meal includes

Main dish (choose 1 for 1-set meal option / 2 for 2-set meal option):

• Truffle mushroom risotto with freshly shaved truffles
• Bacon and mushroom fettuccine
• Mushroom and zucchini fettuccine
• Mentaiko spaghetti in cream sauce
• Scallop and crabmeat spaghetti aglio olio
• Spicy seafood tom yam tomato spaghetti
• Pan seared duck breast spaghetti in orange mustard sauce
• Black truffle and wild mushrooms spaghetti

Signature honey toast (choose 1 for 1-set meal option / 2 for 2-set meal option):

• Party in your mouth honey toast
• Banana chocolate honey toast
• Matcha with azuki beans honey toast
• Hazelnut chocolate honey toast
• Cheddar cheese danish toast
• Dazzling classic honey toast
• Strawberry lover honey toast
• Mango and coconut gelato honey toast

Drinks (choose 1 for 1-set meal option / 2 for 2-set meal option):

• 1x cocktail
• 2x non-alcoholic drinks

Iced Hazelnut Cocoa 

This was one of the best cocoa drinks I've had in recent times! The chocolate was thick and mixed really well with the hazelnut, way better than the ones I had at Cocoa Colony and Awfully Chocolate.

Normal price: $9

Iced Strawberry White Chocolate Mocha Latte

The BFF had this, the white chocolate was pretty thick as well. 

Normal price: $8

 Pan Seared Duck Breast Spaghetti

The duck was tasty and tender but I expected the orange mustard sauce to be more creamy than tangy so I did not really like this entire dish.

Normal price: $24.90

Hazelnut Chocolate Honey Toast

With hazelnut-filled cubes of toast under that huge chunk of cream, ice cream and chocolate sauce, this was really an indulgence, but it was so yummy! 

Normal price: $19.90

The thing is, I didn't read properly when I was buying the Groupon and thought it was $49.90 for 2 sets instead of just 1 so we were kinda surprised when we got there and realized it was for one set. Kinda expensive to be paying $49.90 for one person. However, after the shared meal both of us were full so no complains there. Total savings of $11.90 but like the BFF said, we could've gone there and ordered other things which might have come up to around the same price, without the limited options of the deal. 

I actually went to Dazzling Cafe Pink, its first store in Taipei, during my recent trip and wasn't very impressed with the decor.

It was similarly girlish like the Singapore one, but it looked a bit dull and worn out, perhaps because it's already 5 years old. And for some reason, Tweety Bird was all over the cafe. Felt like it just clashed with the sophisticated theme of the place. The prices were a lot cheaper and food quality was similar as well though.

Overall, the deal was pretty worth it as an opportunity to try the items Dazzling Cafe Singapore offer, but I wouldn't buy the Groupon again and if I do go back, it will probably just be for their drinks and toast.

Dazzling Cafe Singapore
15 Stamford Road, #01-85 Capitol Piazza, 178906

6384 3310
Mon- Sun: 12-10pm

Great Eastern Women’s Run 2015 Race Day + Restaurant Week: Wooloomooloo

Sunday was an extra activity-packed day for me and since I’ll be going to Taipei and Beijing from 4-15 Nov, I decided to post abit before I fly off!

Great Eastern Women’s Run 2015 Race Day

We did it!

Happy with this run coz for the first time ever I was able to jog all 10km! However, wasn’t very pleased with my timing which was about 10 minutes slower than the previous run. Will work harder for the next one!

Refuel pack

I would have very much preferred normal bottled water instead of the fancy sparkling grapefruit flavoured water they gave us. I already dislike gassy drinks and what made it worse was that it was sugarless! But after the run, anything in liquid form was like a Godsend so I finished it promptly.

We walked around the Live Great Race Village after the run and it was SO PACKED.

There were 3 drink tents serving small cups of drinks and we went to the Magnolia one to get milk then went to the Hotdog collection tent to claim our hotdog (one per pax). Didn’t take any photos coz my phone was dying and it was packed. Next to it was the Snack tent and they were giving out muffins and apples. The muffins ran out within the 5 minutes we spent queuing and they just left a few boxes of apples in the open, free for all. The way some of the women snatched the apples you’d think they haven’t eaten anything for days. I’m not kidding when I say that it was literally a rampage.

But overall, I was happy with the route as there were no bottlenecks and the after race activities were alright too. Definitely will consider signing up again next year!

Restaurant Week: Wooloomooloo

I heard so much about this place from my steak-loving friends, so I was kinda disappointed when the place was initially fully booked when I checked the website. But luckily I continued checking and some slots opened up, probably coz of cancellations or something. So, I booked immediately then asked the BFF if she wanted to go (I knew she’d say yes coz she loves beef too!).

Was so excited just entering in anticipation of the juicy steak! Apparently this place is up there with the likes of Morton and Lawry’s when it comes to steak.

We were served some nice warm bread rolls after we ordered. Even their bread rolls look more sumptuous than normal ones, what with the onions and all!

Smoked Salmon

I love anything salmon but always find smoked salmon a little too salty, so the avocadoes and watercress were a good mix to counter that.

Normal price: $19 (This item doesn’t seem to be on their menu so I took the Garden salad’s price for comparisons sake)

Australian Grass Fed Filet Mignon

This was quite disappointing, to be honest. Maybe it’s because I had high expectations, but I found the steak to be quite average and a little dry. Moreover, I requested for a medium well doneness and it seemed just very well done. However, Jace said that her medium rare was good, so maybe it was due to the doneness level.

Normal price: $62

Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

I don’t normally like bread and butter pudding but this was yummy! Probably coz it was chocolate and the custard sauce complemented it very well. 

Normal price: $19 (This is for their normal Bread and Butter Pudding as the chocolate one wasn't in the menu either)

Lemon Curd Citrus Tart

Jace had this and found it abit too sourish, as did I. 

Normal price: $20 (For the Wooloomooloo Lemon and Lime Tart)

The lunch set cost $40++ instead of the usual $25++ as it had a Dining City star so I saved $60! Woohoo! Will give it another try the next time around and order a medium done steak to see if it's any better. 

Anyway, I'm posting this as I am boarding my flight! So, sorry if there's any weird alignment of photos and text! I'm off to Taipei for now!

Wooloomooloo Steakhouse
2 Stamford Rd, Level 3 Swissotel The Stamford, 178882
6338 0261
Mon-Sun 12pm to 2:30pm / 6:30pm to 10pm