Cedele (Ngee Ann City)

Leisure place to chill~ Wanted a nice quiet lunch / brunch place after the holiday craze and a friend recommended this. The place was strangely quiet at about 1230pm on the 2nd day of the New Year but just as well.

I like the decor of the place, furnished in wooden tables and chairs with some comfy sofa seats as an alternative. Menu was quite comprehensive with additional brunch options. We had:

Bubbles & Squeak ($14.80) - I have no idea why its called what its called. It was onions, mushrooms, and potato cakes, and 3 patties of it. The description says its 'pancakes' and technically its not wrong but still I found it a little misleading. Not too bad for the taste with the cakes nicely browned outside and the insides still hot and fresh, but can be less oily as the otoil gets to you after 3 patties of the same thing. Served with a side of salad.

Blueberry Pancakes ($13.80) - Nice! 2 pieces of fluffy pancakes with real blueberries, so you get the natural sweetness of the berries on top of the aroma of the pancakes. Served with 2 short sausages which was quite bland actually.

Americano ($4.50) - They didnt have this on the menu, only the ready brewed coffee which I didnt want. It took some effort before the clueless staff understood what I wanted: Expresso with hot water.

Pomegranate tea ($4.50) - Light and very fragrant, a very good alternative to coffee!

The place started to fill up about 1pm onwards but generally still a getaway from the usual Taka crowd. Good place to catch up with friends but beware of clueless staff. Worth a place to revisit as the cupcakes on the shleves looked very very tempting~