TO-GATHER CAFE

C: Reservations recommended if you wish to get a good seat or risk being elbowed while dining.

S: I'm pretty sure you'll get elbowed either way, the space was tiny.

Oddly the starters arrived before the drinks.

Mexican Quesadilla ($6.50) was basically "Tortilla with grilled chicken slice, sauteed mixed bell peppers, mozerella and fresh tomato salsa". Honestly, it was a lot better than we thought it was. We were worried they would serve us some cheap microwave quesadillas but it was pretty good and enjoyable! The chicken, although diced pretty small, wasn't dry at all! Plus the tortilla wasn't oily and the sauteed bell peppers added an excellent sweetness to the combination. Although it did feel a little boring, maybe some jalapeños would have been nice to spice it up just a little. Refreshing salsa with a 10/10 taste, totally worth a try.

Finally, the drinks were here! Or rather, oh god the drinks were here. 

Iced Butterscotch Cafe Latte ($4.70), first looking at the menu maybe you'd think: "Oh my what cheap coffee" but caffeine addicts here for their daily dose would be so disappointed. It was very milky with a very weak espresso.

C:I rather be drinking Kopi from the coffee shop nearby.

S: Get me a milo while you're there  

The Iced Dark Chocolate ($4.00) suffered the same fate. It was terribly milky and the "dark" component of the drink was drowned out by the whiteness of the milk. How disappointing. If we had paid any more than $5 for these drinks, we may have thrown a fit. Maybe we should have gone for their teas. 

We have not quite gotten over our Carbonara Parmesan scare (See: Supply & Demand), so to play safe we stayed away from the pastas and ordered the Baked Salmon Fillet and Grilled Pandan Chicken Chop instead.

Grilled Pandan Chicken Chop ($8.90) was served with light Coconut Sauce, Pineapple Salsa, Fries & Fresh Salad. It has a lovely pandan aroma and the Pineapple Salsa did a good job from keeping the dish from becoming too cloying. Sadly, the chicken was too dry and tough and the fries were extremely inconsistent (look at the photo like come on man). The fries served under the chicken were drowned in a mixture of oil (did all that moisture leak out causing the chicken's dryness??) and coconut milk, and not to mention some were overdone on the outside but undercooked on the inside. But to "make up for it" we also had others the total opposite of the latter. Such a pity. It could have been a great dish.

C: Such variety of fries but not one perfect one. I recommend coconut milk and fries to only brave adventurous souls 

We also got the Baked Salmon Fillet ($11.90) which was served with lemon butter sauce, Mashed Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables. Surprisingly, they asked how well done we would have liked our salmon when we ordered it but they didn't deliver. We requested medium but it came slightly over well. But it's okay because the sauce, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables were delicious. If they can perfect their salmon, they can perfect this dish. 

We hoped to end our trip here on a sweet note with their insta-video-worthy Matcha Molten Lava Cake ($6.90) and Homemade Chocolate Brownie ($5.90).

Yup they do use butterscotch in everything. The homemade brownie served with ice cream was delicious! One thing though, the nuts. They seemed a little off? But other than that, it was a fantastic dessert. 

We'll be back soon!



Food: 7.5/10
Well, for food this reasonably priced we definitely lowered our expectations a little! But they still met the standards!

Ambience: 5/10
Beautifully decorated but oh so squeezy. Everything was so crammed it kind of made us a little uncomfortable.

Service: 6/10

Service-wise, we found the staff really friendly but not as approachable as the previous cafes, but we did find the in charge that day to be a little unenthusiastic and insincere when showing customers to their tables.

C: Thank goodness there was no service charge

To-Gather Cafe 

Located at:
84 Bedok North Street 4
#01-25/27
Singapore 460084

How to get there:
Nearest MRT - Bedok
Buses - 9, 24, 31, 222

Opening hours:
Sunday to Thursday - 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday to Saturday - 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
*Closed on Mondays*