Twenty Eight Cafe (And Catkin By Huishan)
28 Wilkie Road #01-06
https://twentyeightcafe.com/
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| Bangers & Mash With Scrambled Eggs (SGD $23) |
Hearty Plates Power-Up Cozy Cafe
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 8
Food & Beverage: 8
Service: 9
Value for Money: 8
Spent about SGD $33 per person.
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Founded in February 2018, Twenty Eight Cafe is a casual cozy cafe serving large hearty portions of mains, all-day breakfast, and pastries. They're known for being a great place to work remotely, with plentiful seating, free wi-fi, and ample power sockets. The folks at Twenty Eight Cafe welcomed a new in-house concept in December 2022 of Catkin By Huishan, an artisanal gelato and plated dessert bar helmed by renowned pastry chef Soh Huishan. Supported by business partners Cynthia Lim and Benjamin Goh (who also operate fine-dining restaurant 28 Wilkie), Twenty Eight Cafe and Catkin By Huishan is well positioned for the future.
Ambience at Twenty Eight Cafe (And Catkin By Huishan) exudes a modern industrial feel, with warm lights over a spacious place in shades of white and brown, neatly arrayed with sturdy wooden furnishing. A centrepiece bar takes up the middle, while potted plants dot the sides. Some ambient buzz around, but the place is never noisy. There's strong stable wi-fi throughout, along with ample power sockets, great for working remotely.
Service at Twenty Eight Cafe (And Catkin By Huishan) is friendly, professional, and accommodating. While ordering and payment is done digitally, staff are able to answer queries and offer recommendations, demonstrating good product knowledge. They clean up quickly when diners leave, and sometimes offer to clear finished plates proactively. While there's a 90-minute dining time limit, this is seldom enforced unless the place is packed and a queue forms to get in.
Food at Twenty Eight Cafe (And Catkin By Huishan) is Modern European and Modern Singaporean, influenced by British, American, and Italian cuisines. They offer all-day breakfast, pastries, and mains, all freshly made and served in large hearty portions sized for individuals, but are best shared as it's really filling. Gelato is made in-house daily, as are their artisanal plated desserts, drawing on local Singaporean flavours and memories. Prices are reflective of most cafes, budget about SGD $33 per person.
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| Twenty Eight Cafe Signage |
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| Twenty Eight Cafe Exterior |
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| Twenty Eight Cafe Interior |
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| Seating |
The Iced Earl Grey Tea With Strawberry (SGD $6.90) is served sugar-free, garnished with slices of fresh juicy strawberries, and is nicely refreshing. Carries an earthy fruity floral sweet flavour, yum. Worth ordering!
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| Iced Earl Grey Tea With Strawberry (SGD $6.90) |
The Long Black (SGD $4.90) has a smooth velvety texture, with medium strength. Carries a toasty earthy flavour without any bitter taste. Good!
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| Long Black (SGD $4.90) |
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| Long Black |
Got the Flat White (SGD $5.90) with low-fat milk, and it has a smooth velvety texture, with medium strength. Carries a toasty earthy milky flavour without any bitter notes. Good!
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| Flat White (SGD $5.90) |
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| Flat White |
Visually, it's obvious telling apart the Latte Single-Shot (SGD $5.90) & Double-Shot (SGD $6.80), with the former being lighter and the latter being darker. Compared to the other coffee I've had here, this seems slightly stronger in depth. Good!
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| Latte Single-Shot (SGD $5.90) & Double-Shot (SGD $6.80) |
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| Latte Single-Shot & Double-Shot |
The Croissant Spam & Scrambled Eggs (SGD $12) features a large crisp outside soft inside croissant bread, filled with thick tender slices of spam luncheon meat, and fluffy creamy soft scrambled eggs. Each bite carries a satisfying bready meaty salty eggy sweet savoury flavour. Actually quite filling for a snack. Highly recommended!
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| Croissant Spam & Scrambled Eggs (SGD $12) |
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| Croissant Spam & Scrambled Eggs |
The Croissant Tuna Mayonnaise (SGD $12) features a large crisp outside soft inside croissant bread, filled with fresh crisp lettuce, juicy sliced tomato, and chunky tuna fish mayonnaise. Each bite carries lovely bready vegetal fishy savoury sweet flavour. Actually quite filling for a snack. Highly recommended!
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| Croissant Tuna Mayonnaise (SGD $12) |
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| Croissant Tuna Mayonnaise |
The Barramundi Fish & Chips (SGD $18) features medium sized boneless fillets of beer battered barramundi fish, crisp crunchy outside and flaky tender inside with gentle sweet savoury salty flavour. It's accompanied by crisp mesclun salad (baby spinach, mizuna, rocket leaves / arugula, lettuce) with vegetal herbal bitter sweet flavour, and crisp fluffy spiced potato fries with starchy salty spice flavour. A drizzle of lemon juice to lend fruity zesty sour notes, and a creamy garlic tartar sauce with milky spice sweet flavour, completes this dish. Good!
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| Barramundi Fish & Chips (SGD $18) |
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| Barramundi Fish & Chips |
The Seafood Aglio Olio (SGD $22) mixes it up with silky al-dente spaghetti pasta noodles tossed in hae bee / dried shrimp, garlic, and chili, giving it a distinct shrimpy savoury salty spice flavour that tingles the palate. Bits of juicy tomato and wispy alfalfa sprouts lend vegetal bitter sweet flavour, while chunks of tender deshelled crab meat within lend sweet savoury flavour. Completed with large crunchy shell-on prawns, which burst with smoky sweet salty savoury flavour when bit. A robust tasting dish with strong flavours that work well together. Good!
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| Seafood Aglio Olio (SGD $22) |
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| Seafood Aglio Olio |
Loved the Bangers & Mash With Scrambled Eggs (SGD $23). This features a bed of smooth chunky mashed potato with starchy sweet flavour, together with juicy grilled shiitake mushrooms and crisp wilted spinach with vegetal earthy sweet salty flavour, beside an add-on of fluffy creamy soft scrambled eggs with eggy sweet savoury flavour. Topped with a duo of juicy snappy crunchy pork sausages with robust smoky meaty salty savoury flavour, accompanied by a rich veal gravy with meaty salty savoury flavour, and thick tomato ketchup with vegetal sour sweet flavour. Highly recommended!
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| Bangers & Mash With Scrambled Eggs (SGD $23) |
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| Bangers & Mash With Scrambled Eggs |
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| Bangers & Mash With Scrambled Eggs |
The Waffle With Kaya Toast Ice Cream (SGD $18) features a hand-made brown butter waffle, crisp dry and fragile in texture, with toasted bready sweet flavour. We selected the unique kaya toast ice cream, which was creamy soft and enhanced with a drizzle of pandan kaya / screwpine leaf coconut egg jam, resulting in a beautiful floral earthy sweet flavour. Served with thick maple syrup with floral honeyed sweet notes, and a knob of creamy smooth butter for luscious buttery salty milky flavour. Waiting time of about 15 minutes. Highly recommended!
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| Waffle With Kaya Toast Ice Cream (SGD $18) |
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| Waffle With Kaya Toast Ice Cream |
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| Waffle With Kaya Toast Ice Cream |
The Umeboshi Shiso Ice Cream (SGD $6.50) is a unique artisanal creation, infusing the fruity sour salty sweet flavours of umeboshi / pickled ume fruit and the vegetal herbal earthy flavours of shiso / beefsteak plant, into the creamy smooth ice cream. Beautifully presented and alluring, this was a surprisingly intense treat. Good!
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| Umeboshi Shiso Ice Cream (SGD $6.50) |
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| Umeboshi Shiso Ice Cream |
The Lemon Butter Cake (SGD $7.50) is warm and soft, infused with addictive notes of lemon and butter. The cake carries a nice zesty tangy sour sweet fruity flavour, yum. Worth ordering!
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| Lemon Butter Cake (SGD $7.50) |
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| Lemon Butter Cake |
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