I must have been away from Singapore too long that it was a delight when I discovered that you could dine amongst lush greenery in the middle of Bishan Park!
YS & I were famished by the time we got there so we picked the first restaurant we saw to dine at - Canopy Garden & Bar, an Australian style cafe.
I was excited by the whole alfresco dining amidst lush greenery concept and was (pleasantly) surprised to see that the place was rather empty. That gave us a great, quiet place to catch up on old times.
YS ordered the Carbonara pasta (fusilli tossed with sauteed bacon, onion, mushroom, and light cream sauce, SGD17 / USD 14) which was just so-so/ you could easily cook it at home.
I also noticed another restaurant right next door called The Green Room Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant which has pretty good reviews. It partners with Aramsa Spa at the same site and I was instantly reminded of Sonya's Garden in Tagaytay, Philippines.
There's also another Western Fusion Bistro by the name of The Cornerstone in the same cluster but I didn't get a chance to check it out. Reviews don't look too good though. All in all, it was such a pleasant evening that I'd love to be back again!
Foodprinted on 5 Nov 2012, Monday.
YS & I were famished by the time we got there so we picked the first restaurant we saw to dine at - Canopy Garden & Bar, an Australian style cafe.
I was excited by the whole alfresco dining amidst lush greenery concept and was (pleasantly) surprised to see that the place was rather empty. That gave us a great, quiet place to catch up on old times.
At first glance, I thought that the prices were quite expensive (mains are in the $40s). But I guess you're paying for the ambience more than anything else. Service was so-so here although other diners seemed to have had a bad experience.
I had the Smoked Duck pizza (homemade thin crust topped with smoked duck, pomodoro, mozzarella cheese, shredded apple, rocket salad and truffle mayo , SGD20/ USD16) which was very, very good! The crust was really thin and crunchy (low carb!) and the toppings were generous and flavorful. I don't suppose you can go wrong with apple, rocket and truffle mayo! :)
My back-up dish would have been the Prawns & Mango Salad (fresh prawns and sweet mango on a bed of mixed greens with cherry tomatoes and spicy mango basil dressing), which is supposedly pretty good too.
YS ordered the Carbonara pasta (fusilli tossed with sauteed bacon, onion, mushroom, and light cream sauce, SGD17 / USD 14) which was just so-so/ you could easily cook it at home.
I also noticed another restaurant right next door called The Green Room Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant which has pretty good reviews. It partners with Aramsa Spa at the same site and I was instantly reminded of Sonya's Garden in Tagaytay, Philippines.
There's also another Western Fusion Bistro by the name of The Cornerstone in the same cluster but I didn't get a chance to check it out. Reviews don't look too good though. All in all, it was such a pleasant evening that I'd love to be back again!
Foodprinted on 5 Nov 2012, Monday.
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