Another visit to Ardent's, Flor's and Bonheur Patisserie

First of all, a HUGE happy birthday to Ai wen! 

Yup, I am back at Ardent's again as one of my darlings wanted to try out the place. This time round, the cafe was quite empty with only less than half its capacity filled. But nonetheless, we still made a reservation just in case. 

 .Menu @ Ardent's.

 .Ardent's Big Breakfast. $22.

This time round we ordered smoked salmon, sauteed mushroom, poached eggs, snail sausage and ROSTI! The poached egg tasted quite ok with the addition of the hollandaise sauce but I kinda felt that it seems like a lazy way to poach an egg. The other components of the big breakfast were good :) A little small serving to be shared with two peeps if you guys are looking for a fulfilling brunch though.

 .Smoked duck and mushroom pasta. $22.

Honestly a little pricey for a smoked duck pasta with button mushroom pasta. But I was glad that the dish turned out to be better than just edible :) I was expecting the smoked duck to be more fragrant though.

As usual, Flor's patisserie is definitely the default dessert place that you have to visit when you are on Neil road or Duxton Hill :) So off we went for our little treat after the satisfying brunch for another round of confectionary pamper.

.Mont Blanc. $6.50.

Another irresistible treat from Flor's. A classic dessert with special genoise sponge and chantilly cream, topped with whole and chopped sweetened Japanese and delicate strands of French chestnut cream, combined as a symphony of perfect texture. 

.Napoleon. $6.50.

A Flor's Patisserie classic. The Flor's rendition of tradition napoleon is modified with a twist with its signature puff pastry which gives the cake a crunchy texture in contrast with the soft sponge cake. 

 

.Bonheur Patisserie.

Just down the road, less than 10 minutes walk away from Flor's lies another patisserie :) This place was closed for a macaron cooking class the other time I visited this place. Thank goodness it was open today (but there was an ongoing cooking class in it though).

.Strawberry Balsamic. $7.50.

Bonheur's signature cake. A slightly sour and fruity top layer followed by a green pistacio sponge cake layer, a creamy strawberry layer, egg-custard vanilla layer, pistachio layer, home-made strawberry jam layer and ending with a layer of sponge cake. The overall combination was quite alright but honestly we weren't that fascinated by the cakes in Bonheur, probably cos we already had 2 awesome cakes before this and the presentation of the cake was pale in comparison with the Japanese cakes. $7.50 is a little pricey for a small slice of cake but it's justified by the effort to create this layered cake.

Ending off with a group shot of the three of us in Ardent's!

Ardent's Cafe Bar
80 Neil Road Singapore
Tel:  6325 7077

Flor Patisserie

#01-01, 2 Duxton Hill Singapore
Tel: 6223 8628

Bonheur Patisserie

70 Duxton Road Singapore

Tel: +65 6221 1148