Rokeby

So glad I managed to plan a brunch date amidst all the crazy things happening. Before college day last Sat, Heyse, Jolene and I decided to have brunch at Rokeby cause we needed smth to look forward to hahahahaha. School for 7h on a Saturday is just depressing. Even though we were back to celebrate the school's 25th anniversary, it still feels as if we were going for a morning lecture on a weekend.

Initially, there were suppose to be 7 of us but Jia Lin fell ill, John and Leeyin decided to skip school and Jezreel overslept hahaha! So it ended up being just the 3 of us. It was a little embarrassing cause we actually made a reservation but we had to tell them there's just the 3 of us.

Smoked Salmon Caesar Salad ($11.90)

Chicken Caesar Salad ($9.90)

Doing the reviews for both salads tgt cause they were pretty much the same. It wasn't bad but Jo and Heyse didn't look overly enthusiastic about it. Personally, not a salad person so I gave this a miss!

Freo's Fish n Chips ($16.90)

I thought the presentation of this was really pretty! Really simple and clean. But other than that, nth much to rave about. The skin of the fish actually stuck to the white paper so I was pretty much just eating the meat of the fish. Couldn't finish it cause we actually ordered sides and I wanted to save some space for dessert!

Truffled Parmesan Fries ($8.90)

According to Jo, there wasn't enough truffle in this. I have to agree cause towards the bottom, it tasted like normal fries. I thought the top half was pretty good though! The serving is quite large as well so definitely worth the $8.90 quantity wise.

 Fruits and Nutella Waffles ($11.90)

And here's the reason why we wanted to check out Rokeby! My sister has been raving about their waffles after her visit there and I told the cafe hopping group about it. And as expected, it didn't disappoint! The waffles were crispy and fruits with nutella is a perfect combination. They do have other sides if you're afraid it'll be too sweet. If I'm not wrong, their waffles are one of their most famous dish and you definitely must order this if you're dropping by!

We were all a little disappointed to find out that their brunch ended at 12noon from Mon-Sat cause their brunch menu looks really good. It's quite weird actually cause don't most cafes have brunch all day ): I'd come back to Rokeby to try their brunch someday and hopefully, their brunch would be better than their lunch dishes! 

If you're paying Rokeby a visit, I'd advise to call and make a reservation first cause it's quite small. You wouldn't want to wait outside under the hot sun! Speaking of their size, the 3 of us were quite irked by the fact that it was insanely noisy. It's like we had to shout across in order to sustain a conversation. Definitely not a place to have a chat with a friend but oh well, we still tried our best to have a conversation haha!

And here's a photo of the 3 of us to end this post(:

 

Rokeby - 15-9 Jalan Riang

"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."

Frances Ann Lebowitz