Hweecat meow.
I'm back! Yes, it's been long - I was away in Taipei and Hong Kong with roomiecat on the first half of November, then Cat and I got busy with work and our 2nd anniversary cum engagement party. Oh yes, we are engaged - in both senses!
One of our resolutions is to source deeper and try out more food places beyond our comfort zones. So, our first review of 2016 shall be on Fatcat Ice Cream Bar, one of the most featured cafes on Instagram.
Fatcat Ice Cream Bar is well known for their Instagram-worthy gourmet Charcoal Waffles with salted egg yolk custard. What caught our attention, however, were the plated desserts which screams "fine dining" and "innovation". These plated desserts are seasonal to keep the menu fresh, so we just had to try these desserts before they get replaced.
If you love s'mores and toasted marshmallows, you would love this Reverse Smores (S$10) which looks like a campfire. This plated dessert features banana caramel sorbet sitting on a chocolate cookie base, wrapped up in a lightly-torched marshmallow and garnished by a bed of chocolate twigs and caramel espresso tuile. Take a bite of the tuile before digging into the gooey marshmallow for a cold pleasant surprise!
Summer Days (S$14) is reminiscent of summer and winter, with flowers, berries and white snow-like desserts. This plated berry-based dessert consists of yoghurt base, strawberry sponge and lychee sorbet topped with berries, flowers and strawberry tuiles. What we enjoyed most about the dessert is the popping sensation from the popping candies!
(Apologies for the flashlight; it was dark and I was using phone flashlight while taking this shot.)
The Indian-inspired Faux Passionfruit (S$18) is so magical - it is probably one of our favourite desserts so far. The dessert comes in two parts - the pre-dessert and the main. The pre-dessert consists of a pair of passionfruit bonbons which arrive at our table in a dramatic way - filled with dry ice smoke which flows over your table when the bell jar is removed. The passionfruit flavour bursts in your mouth when the white chocolate shell is broken - delightful indeed!
The main is a majestic display of creativity in terms of flavours and sensation. Within the purple white chocolate ball contains a fiery burst of passionfruit and curry - yes curry - that goes incredibly well with the coconut mousse and curry soil. The homegrown floral garnishes are not just pretty additions to the dessert plating but also edible and adds a subtle herbal scent to the dessert. It feels as if we are having a main course for dessert - in a very good way of course.
Harry Potter fans should pay attention to this as their interpretation of Butterbeer (S$14) is phasing out soon for newer creations. Proclaimed to be "Flown in fresh via Owl Post from the Three Broomstick in Hogsmeade", this alcoholic drink consists of Hoegaarden beer, butter foam, and "magic" which mixes the beer and the butter foam in a dramatic fashion. It is indeed better tasting than beer, but we are limited to two shots of butter foam. Oh well, their Butterbeer ice-cream does a good job in satisfying Butterbeer cravings too!
Fatcat Ice Cream Bar is well-featured on social networks for their photogenic desserts and deservedly so, and the service is pretty good with the service staff describing and explaining the plated desserts as much as possible. We have not tried the Gourmet Charcoal Waffles yet, but we know we fat cats will be back at Fatcat for more desserts soon.
Fatcat Ice Cream Bar
Blk 416 Bedok North Avenue 2
#01-25
Singapore 460416
Opening Hours:
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