'Joey's Blog': FYP mates

One fine day, this FYP whatapps suddenly became so active, prompting to have dinner together. After discussing the date and time, we finally settled our dinner venue at Holland village on Thursday. We opted for MU Parlour because I have been hearing people talking about the charcoal bun that they offer.

MU Parlour is one of such, well-hidden on the 2nd level at Lorong Mambong, above Thai EXPRESS. Though it was name-dropped by a few friends over the past year, I visited it only recently.

Mu Parlour is a Café located at the second level along the streets of Holland, and if you're not meticulous enough(I know we weren't), you will probably miss it! There's only a narrow-ish stair case leading you up. But upon reaching, you will be delighted homely this place feels, not too big, not too small. If you're lucky enough to pick the right seat, you can glimpse out to have a liberating view of the streets outside, and see gorgeous ang mohs.

The interior of Mu Parlour is very Victorian and classy, yet casual and relaxing.

The fact that they don't charge us GST but yet we still have to pay for their service charge. By paying that, we still have to proceed to the cashier to order our food eh. Aren't they supposed to take down our orders from our table?

I heard that the desserts were a hit, especially the red velvet cake and passionfruit cheesecake but unfortunately, they ran out when we got there. Many people highly recommended the burgers and I had say that it’s worth a try- not only for the unique experience of trying the charcoal buns but the different burger combination seemed appetizing.

Just so when all the girls ordered from the brunch menu, I had to psycho Marcus to give the charcoal burger a try! And I managed to get him to order it.

Eggs benedict ( $11)

Poached eggs, Brioche, Rocket salad

What really was disappointing was they have run out of poached eggs and therefore the assistant requested us to change to sunny-side up or scrambled eggs. Leena chose the scrambled eggs instead. While waiting for the rest of the food to be served, her dish turned super cold and the brioche became harden.

Poached eggs with Spicy Sausage ( $14)

Poached eggs, Brioche, Spicy sausage, salad, fries

This plate was a good deal with the large quantity amount on it. What I dislike was the brioche which was tasteless and hard. The truffles fries were too good that you might want to order another plate.

Signature Cheese burger No 1 ($15)

Beef, Monterery Jack, Streaky bacon, Gharkin with Garlic fries and Salad

An insta worthy shot for this charcoal burger which I managed to psycho marcus to order. How nice was him to cut a piece for me to try.

Eggs any style ($16)

Any types of eggs, brioche, salad, spicy sausage, bacon and fries

The difference between Poached eggs with Spicy sausage to Eggs any style will be an additional add on of Bacon which cost another $2 more. Only Joanne ordered different eggs from us. She chose sunny-side up.

Last but not least, while waiting for Jue yu food to be served, we were super famished and kept complaining about how slow her food was, pressurized her to rush the chef in the kitchen.

Anyway, she ordered beef with runny eggs ($13)

Beef patty, sunny side up, salad, fries

In all honesty, Mu Parlour is rather pricey especially for their desserts which I feel you can get at some other store. However, it is a good place to chill and just catch up with friends so you can go there if you haven't been for a new change.

Plus, their garlic fries are worth it. Really.

MU Parlour

Location: Level 2 & 3, 16A Jalan Mambong

(Above Thai Express)

Telephone: +65 6466 9336

Opening Hours: Sunday-Thurs 11:00-23:00

Fri-Sat: 11:00-02:00

We skipped their dessert there because they have not many left and proceed on to our next destination for dessert.

After my unsatisfying dinner at Holland V., I decided to pay my third visit to The Daily Scoop @ Chip Bee Gardens. As crowded as per usual, this is a clear illustration of the popularity of the small cafe and the attention that she is receiving from teenagers, young adults and the older crowd. Be prepared to experience loud chatter and chuckles.

The Daily Scoop is probably a venue for one to let loose of one’s serious self and to indulge in an affair of joy and laughter. The Daily Scoop is a chilly cafe with simplistic furniture and cartoonified prints on the wall which seem to add on to the ambiance and liveliness of the the cafe.

Waffle Set with 2 scoops of ice cream (S$9/-)

Ice cream flavour: The Strawberry Shortcake is amaze balls. You get actual shortcake pieces in this strawberries and cream ripple base. Even though it sounds like a crazy sugar high, it was in fact not too sweet.

The Thai milk tea is perfectly creamy and strong on flavor. If you've ever enjoyed a Thai iced tea, this one's for you. And if you're in the mood to try something exotic, this one's for you, too.