Restore is a little cafe cum vintage store located along Tanjong Pagar Road. Other than the usual desserts and coffee, Restore also sells vintage furniture such as chairs, home-ware, and little knick knacks.
The cafe is divided into two distinct sections - a dining area for customers, and a space for the display of vintage furniture. I like how they display the chairs!
A couple of reviews mentioned that Restore serves pretty good bagel. Unfortunately, they didn't have bagels when we visited on Sunday.
I find that there's little variety on the menu. Most of the things they serve are desserts (I consider waffles to be dessert as well...), and they have very few savory options! If I'm looking for a cafe to have a filling full meal, I probably wouldn't choose to visit this place.
The open concept kitchen is manned by one lady, and another lady takes care of the orders. Given that it's pretty much a one-man show in the kitchen, I would say our orders came rather on time-Except for our request for plain water, which only came after we've finished our meal.
Lemin and I ordered the Portobello Market Sandwich, and we were both rather disappointed by how it turned out. Firstly, it wasn't the type of sandwich we were expecting. We thought it would be the Subway Sandwich kinda sandwich, but it turned out to be 2 pieces of toast. Secondly, we thought the serving portion of portobello mushroom was going to be a lot more generous.
To be fair, the mushroom wasn't too bad, but I think overall the dish just lacked in terms of substance. For $10, I really don't think this is worth the price.
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| Portobello Market Sandwich |
Ade ordered the Roasted Eggplant Sandwich, which was quite similar to ours. I'd very much prefer to have the caramelized onions instead of the tomatoes!
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| Roasted Eggplant Sandwich |
Alicia ordered the Lemon Bundt Cake which I thought was a little dry. lol, but I think it's the prettiest dish on our table. I even like the design of the plate that came with it!
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| Lemon Bundt Cake |
All of us ordered their coffee, except for Ade who had rootbeer float. I wasn't expecting much since Restore is not known for it's coffee, and true enough, the coffee turned out to be pretty average.
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| Hi LM! |
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| Alicia! |
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| ~Ade~ |
Overall, we felt that the food at Restore was mediocre at best. I think there're many cafes out there with better quality of food at similar price point. With the emergence of cafes like Carpenter & Cook, the concept of a vintage furniture store cum cafe is no longer new. A good thing about Restore is that it's not too crowded, and you can take your time to slowly enjoy your meal. Given that there are still a lot of quirky little cafes which I've yet to explore, I don't see myself rushing to visiting Restore again.
Had a great time meeting the girls and Beng! Hahahah, it's always nice to have a guy around to help us take pictures. I think we spent about 2 hours in the cafe just chit-chatting. Next time we must visit Wimbly Lu okay!! Confirm y'all will be more than satisfied!
Restore Living Pte Ltd
124 Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore 088533
6222 3510
Opening Hours
Mon: Closed
Mon: Closed
Tue to Fri: 11am to 7pm
Sat & Sun: 11am to 6pm
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