Tiong Bahru Bakery (Raffles City Shopping Centre)

Had always wanted to pop into this bakery and finally I did. The name gave the impression that it was one of our heritage recipes, however the bake items were pretty new age and more ang mor (western recipes) with chocolate croissants, parfaits, tuna foccacia sandwiches and even the coffee they serve is the espresso, cappuccino kind.

This outlet is a little bit in the middle of no where, noise level was high however area kept cool by air-conditioning and ambience casual with a large round fountain by the side. Ceiling is kinda a hole from level 1 which made sound control slightly better.

Service was almost non-existence except the clearing of plates and at the point of purchase. So we went in, grab a seat we like then proceeded to the counter to order our best liked breads and drinks, make payment then go back to our seats. The bakery selection was good and very colourful however we took long to decide because we just felt like trying e everything, however drink selections were miserably few with mostly coffee based drinks.

While back at our seat, we noticed a service counter which is where you get your free flow of sky juice (iced water), cutleries and serviettes. Love how the water was held in bottles made it felt safe for us to drink.

The entire experience was good and food was merely better than average however price is rather high i must say. I was expecting something authentically old and memorably singaporean or tiong bahru and i found none... So much for a misunderstanding :) My friends did enjoy the casualness of the place and the comfy seats, so its more like a meeting point and not so much for the great food.

Location: 4/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Selection of food: 4/5 Selection of drinks: 2/5 Service: 3/5 (pretty fast overall) Food Quality: 3/5 Price: 3/5

Handicap friendliness: 4/5

Will I return: yup Will I bring my friends: Yup