Sunny
Cafes are likened for a wholesome experience, the usual cafe, or eggs fare. But a dark, soulful atmosphere? Rouse cafe was a bit too hard to handle.
Muslim-owned, but not halal certified. A mean salted egg on the menu. Or Jalan Besar, the most cooling neighbourhood behind Little India. Nearest station being the Downtown Line or Little India station.
And that Rouse was going to be closed in a day's time? What a hipster, it wouldn't even be around the next day.
Outside the cafe was the motherland of Little India, such sounds, and colour. Even if there wasn't any Waffle Crisp rainbow cheesecake or grape Vitagen (peanut butter jelly) cake, there was still the salted egg yolk.
Muesli Brioche Toast
I wasn't surprised that the compote was homemade. Dark-coloured berry compote, with whole, fat blueberries. Blackened to a char, whatever that was muesli on the sides of the bread was dehydrated, hard, tasting like popcorn. There was a faint whiff of eggs along, French, or like what they said brioche toast.
Salted Egg Calamari Roll (SGD 12.90)
In a Boston lobsteresque London buttered roll, however an autumnal treatment was given to the fries or chips. Orange and purple sweet potato and purple potato chips. The calamari was heavy in taste, complete with curry leaves and chilli padi, you thought you were at a local smokin' bomb till you find yourself bread again.
