Cafe Swiss 2

The utilisation of Dad's Feed at Raffles voucher brought us back for a second round of Swiss sandwiches. You could call this a complete made-to-order, where total flexibilty is granted for the DIY Sandwich selection. Choices were plentiful and you get to pick your preferred bread, filling, cheese, veggie and sauce.


Walnut Bread with Smoked Salmon ($17)

Smoked Salmon, Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Dijon Mustard. My choice of bread was clearly not a mistake- it tasted fresh and nothing out of stale flour. A bowl of corn tortillas and creamed new potatoes also added to substantiate the meal.


Rye Croissant with Tuna Mayo ($17)

Tuna mayo, cheddar cheese, tomatoes & wasabi mayo were his choices. Every component looked enticing and the rye croissant a delightful healthier intake.

We faced some issues with dessert-ordering but still got our sugar-fix eventually. The entire confusion between the irresponsible captain, the dessert chef and that indian waiter sure managed to amuse me.


Engadine Walnut Tart with Mocca Crisp Icecream ($11)

After all the trouble to get a taste of this, we realised how worthless it was. Except for that vanilla nougatine, the other two components (mocca icecream and walnut tart) were simply unrewarding. Way too sticky to please.

Return to Ochacha

More good treats uncovered.


Furikake Salmon Sandwich ($5.90)

They serve sandwiches too!

That certainly inccured my first smile for lunch. The activation of a press-grill presented Panini bread as its best, coupled with smoked salmon slices and a dash of furikake. Completed with a ramekin full of salad tossed in japanese dressing and a handful of chips.


Green Tea Financier ($1.80)

The first thing Dad enjoyed was his financier. He couldn't resist starting off with this dense almond teacake before approaching his sandwich. Done egg-mayo style with a touch of pinkish grated ebi.


Sakura Ebi Sandwich ($4.80)


Sencha ($6.90)


Okucha ($7.20)

As you gleed over those affordable food items, be forewarned that their drinks required a greater investment. Dad & i had a tea each, both of different styles but equally rich in depth. I ended off with a dessert.


Matcha Cotton Cake ($2.90)



The lightest, cotton cake i ever encountered! The fluffyness was like never before and lifted by a blissful center of cream. Highly recommended.

OChacha
252 North Bridge Road
#B1-44F Raffles City Shopping Centre

O'Briens Sandwich Bar

I'm pretty amazed by their system here- you do not pay as you order, you pay before you leave. Certainly not opened by a local, this Central outelet is ran by an odd but approachable Middle Eastern fella who would initiate sentences with his customers.


Smoked Salmon Sandwich ($8.90)

O'Briens is an Irish establishment, which really blanks me since i saw no form of irish culture in the food. I went for my comfort choice with acceptable slices and a secure match of cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce. Their specialty wholemeal bread, thicker than usual came without any wonderful display in the mouth. If only they could give it a little toast. Also had chips by the side (i think the caucasians love it).

O'Briens Sandwich Bar
6 Eu Tong Sen Street
#01-58/59 The Central @ Clarke Quay

Coffee Bean Supper

The measly SQ fish dish aboard my return flight from Hong Kong made me felt so empty that i dragged dad supper at Coffee Bean. I just needed some sandwich to fill while he went for a low-fat muffin with a cup of Morrocan Mint tea.

Panini, Pita, Ciabatta, Foccacia or sundried tomato focaccia- this issue of variety can be taxing sometimes. I had a hard time making my decision, so dad did it for me.


Smoked Salmon Ciabatta ($7.70)

I thought a smoked salmon sandwich sounded assuring enough since none have yet to utterly disappoint me.... until this one came along. Putting aside that stale tough bread, the fillings of salmon, boiled egg wedges and dill cream were far more complainable about. They have never tasted so dull and lifeless. Yucks (but hungry me cleared it anyways)


Low-fat Cranberry Muffin ($2.60)

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Airport Boulevard
2F Changi Airport T2- Public Area

The Soup Spoon

Soups and sandwiches could easily put off as a perfect pairing in western countries- perhaps for the dieters . For lunch i made a decision to tuck into hot, comforting soup together with my favourite smoked salmon in bread.


Smoked Salmon Focaccia, Broccoli and Crab Bisque ($6.90)

Available exclusive for the week is a special greenish and intoxicating soup. This creation made out of my favourite vegetable is an extreme hit-miss with the masses- you either love it or hate it. For me it went well, full-bodied and finished off to a thick creamy consistency, along with a rustic multigrain ball for dipping.


The Souper-Value deal at $3.80 was an extra choice of a half sandwich and a drink. I picked smoked salmon featuring red onions, alfafa, greens and tartare sauce in dense focaccia slices. Trust me, this is one substantial meal.


Velvety Mushroom Stroganoff ($5.90)

Satisfyingly thick and chunky, this is just perfect for mushroom lovers. Every spoonful comes bursting with fresh mushroom bits.


Roast Beef Wasabi Sandwich

While the soup scene meets its rampant downfall with diluted stocks, they arise to ensure bowls of quality sips. Good soup plus good bread is a match that will ensure my return.

The Soup Spoon
Paragon Shopping Centre
Basement 1 Unit K4/K7

Dome Cafe

Dropped by for quick sandwiches today after settling our airtickets at Krisflyer Lounge. This french cafe is new to me- a recent introduction by Dad.


Latte

Thank goondess they offered a Create Your Own option because their combinations were either weird or not suiting to our fancy. Main fillings of your choice come at a fixed price based with each additional filliing at $1 more.

A range of bread selections- Focaccia, Sundried Tomato Focaccia, Brioche, Multigrain, Croissant or Sunflower Seed Bun.


Smoked Salmon Sandwich ($9.90+1)

+$1 for tomatoes. I wouldn't have added it if i had known a side salad would come. Pressing was done (oblivious from the flat bread)and kind of overdone to some extent. But i did like their multigrain bread, mainly because of the delightful variety of seeds thrown in... even walnuts.

Quite a generous insert of soft smoked salmon but the tomatoes looked much like a mistake, turning sour from the heat with moisture sogging the bread really badly. Oddly i still managed to relish everything up positively.



Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich ($6.50)

Dad gone for egg mayonnaise with sauteed mushrooms and avocado additions (+$2). An utter mess of paltry fillings all out of place and pretty gross in sight. Egg appeared more like scrambled egg.

Dome Cafe
290 Orchard Road
#01-25A The Paragon

Coffee Bean's Club Sandwich

Egg Club Sandwich ($6.90)

Toasted ciabatta bread sandwiching ham, a fluffy cooked egg and cuts of thick cheese semi-melted to sticky goo. A display of the usual suspects i would crave for. Chose vanilla ceylon tea to match, for its rich buttery aroma.

Cafe Swiss

Ever tried Swiss sandwiches? Well, at least i haven't.



At dinner here i stared into a menu full of unfamiliar breads... Rye "Buerli", White "Tessinerli", Zurcher Loaf. erm, hello mr strangers? Only after some assistance from the waiter did we manage to make our choices.

Dad grabbed a pre-designed sandwich off the list for convenience while i chose to assemble my own. Approrately picked my classic smoked salmon to go with Rye "Buerli" bread, rocket salad and tomatoes. Grain mustard as condiment, nothing too gimmicky.

The final product did surprise.


Rye "Buerli" with smoked salmon, rocket salad & tomatoes ($17)

I'll first pinpoint on the bread. Considering this is my first rye attempt, their rustic version sure gave me a fairly good impression. It was interestingly dense and hard with charred edges all-round.

Then for the salmon, they threw in a reasonable portion of shaved mild tasting ones. These probable home-smoked stuffs were well-sufficient to justify its hefty pricetag. Mustard was yums and those fresh corn chips with baby potato salad made suitable sides.



Honey-glazed Farmer Ham with tomato & gherkins on Rye "Buerli" and Fruit Chutney ($17)

Dad's chef selection sandwich (supposedly safer) took him aback as well. His version of rye came as three dainty balls connected together instead of typical flat slices. But because he prefers it crusty like that, it was conclusively an unregretted choice.


Warm Bitter Chocolate Fondant with Berries Compote ($11)

Our dessert took 15 minutes- a sign of it being freshly baked but with a slight letdown by the portion. This flat paltry thing was obviously insufficent to share but we still did so anyways. Surface was crusty with a tinge of molten middle and it passably beared the gist of bittersweetness.

And there was more to that vanilla-looking scoop. It offered little bits of granola-like crunch with a sharp harmonious sugar rushes tasting like nougat.


The total amount for our sandwiches and dessert hit just right for our feed at raffles voucher. I must say this was a good experience for us, having the most special sandwiches eaten. swiss style!

Cafe Swiss
2 Stamford Road
2F Swissotel the Stamford

Swissbake

Fresh is the first word that comes to my mind here. Not only the bright cherry interiors gave a clean feel, the confident work team of a male caucasian chef and amicable female servers further boosted more assurance.


Salmon Sandwich ($4.80)

While most promising-looking places tend to crash anticipation, i am glad they didn't hit the extremes. My request for a pure salmon (minus those tuna and egg included) on their homemade kraftkorn bread saw evidences of being grilled into a thin flattened sandwich. Just two slices of semi-cooked salmon on the dry shrivelled side with lettuce & tomatoes that undesriably sogs the bread wet.

Far-fetched from the one at Toast, but hearty homemade feeling and a relatively cheap price would make up for its the shortcomings. Maybe because i was hungry as well.


Swissbake
80 Marine Parade Road
#B1-83C Parkway Parade
http://www.swiss-bake.com/

Toast

Finding this place can be quite a challenge.

Nestled in a corner away from the vibe of Ngee Ann City was a quaint stylish cafe under The Marmalade Group. The place strikes with an stylish appeal of using baby pink tiles and warm lighting, perfect for a cosy cuppa or afternoon tea.

Despite the obscure location, it still manages to attract a steady stream of executives and shoppers. Fullhouse even on a late wednesday afternoon! I wonder why.


Smoked Salmon Sandwich ($6.50)

Simply adored both the excellent bread and salmon. I could easily claim this as the best multigrain rendition ever tasted... soft with a shiny fresh sheen, emaciating a mild sweetish goodness as you chew. Slices of salmon were of appropriate thickness, oh-so-tender and substantially packed with the smoky flavour. Wonderfully scrumptious!

If only the cucumbers tasted less raw, this would be flawless.


Realising they also offered a good selection of in-house sweet treats, i'm determined to return for their cakes and of course sandwiches. Now i see the rationale behind its popularity.

Toast
391 Orchard Road
#02-11 Ngee Ann City
Singapore 238872

Sandwiches at New York New York

Dropped in for a light lunch with Dad. It is his first sandwich attempt here after my multiples raves about their New Yorker. Ironically, none of us picked that.

And my new choice did not disappoint.


Smoked Salmon Velvet ($8.90)

All i wanted was a simple smoked salmon sandwich with all that fanciful salmon mayo stuffs eliminated. It became so neat and delightful.

Once again an outstanding grilled whole-wheat bread, together with an assemble of marinated tomatoes, roasted red peppers and sauteed onions... it all went so well with those thin semi-cooked smoked salmon slices. Quite salty but still good.



Egg Mayo Sandwich ($6.90)

Dad kept his choice even simpler. Apparently this classic appeared too tasteless for him that he had to sprinkle more salt and pepper.


Latte ($4.80)

Pleasurable yet affordable sandwiches. Need i say more?

New York Deli

A walk around Terminal 1 found me a new dining distraction. Clearly not a very fitting piece to the foodcourt context (and contrasting its noodle stall neighbour), it was evidence of catering to the angmohs; and wanna-bes like me.

So they serve a typical deli fare of cakes and premade sandwiches- at a limited variety but extraordinary rates.


Grilled Chicken Ciabatta ($6.80)

Talk about economical dining at a foodcourt. I found this a total ripoff which could get me something more decent at Coffee Bean instead. A sandwich encasing some pathetic capsicum & bland chicken strips, taken off the fridge then pressed under a grill for a minute or so. An attempt to excite things up with a dollop of BBQ sauce was totally redundant.



Blueberry Cheesecake ($4.95)

Not giving up i grabbed a slice of cake as well. Seemed more american style with its density, cheese richness and use of sourcream. Plus an interesting jam infusion layer at the base- which was softer and different from the usual ones. At least more reasonably price too.


Such food would probably be able to satisfy some hungry small boy but certainly impossible to impress the westerners. They would be better off patronising Coffee Bean, Starbucks or even Delifrance.

New York Deli
Airport Boulevard
3F Changi Airport T1
Public Area