Nectarie

Finally!! A long-awaited post! I'm sorry people.! I know that the last entry on this food blog was like in May... some 6 months ago! One friend asked if I stopped eating after that buffet at The Line! He must have thought I died of over-eating for being that greedy. Hahaha well truth is... I've been eating even more! It's just that after May, I got my internship at one of the Statutory boards in Singapore and I was pretty busy holding forts at work, tuition, functions etc etc... And after my three-month internship, university started. I'm now in my honours year and well, going about eating so much... it's really hard to keep a record!


Clark Quay at night
(Picture courtesy of my Canadian friend Jonathan)

I have so much entries to catch up! But I'm really happy I have this blog. Though the updates are far and few, I feel that whenever I look back at these memories, I feel so happy knowing I felt happy eating those at that point of time! hahaha... Man, now I know why the mind is such a powerful tool. Imagining food can be as happy as eating them! hahhaa...

Some of you eagle-eyed people out there would notice that I've changed a few stuff here. Actually I think I'd have continue letting this blog stagnate at the buffet blog, but yesterday someone left a note for me with regards to my pictures on Blue Magnolia's cakes. Hahaha people actually read this blog?

I decided to start with something small after such a long haitus! The Nectarie!! :)

If you are a night-person like me, chances of you hanging out at the Clark Quay belt probably are quite high. For me, it's one of those few places at night that's still so lively and 'open' (as in not 'open' in the liberal sense...). As can be seen, I enclosed a picture of Clark Quay above. I love hanging out at Clark Quay because of the 'buzz' there. Some people hate it for its crowd and over-commericalisation or whatever they call it. But being at Clark Quay and around there makes me feel alive. Anyway, back to the food... For the past many months, I've noticed this wonderful dessert bar that serves beautiful desserts. The best thing was that it was still open in the late hours alongside the bars. It's open till 2am on Friday and Saturday nights! The name of this place? Nectarie (le Dessert Patisserie).



The interior of the dessert bar
I love the chic warm design of the place!


Yummy pictures of pastries adorn the counter...


The beautiful cakes that make me salivate



Another look at the cakes
I didn't get to try much of the cakes on display though. My Canadian friend Jon was in town and we were touring about the area, but we were both too full to stuff another cake down our throat. So we shared a slice while catching up.



The Chocolate Truffle Cake
And finally the cake!! The Nectarie serves savouries, meals and drinks but I only tried this Truffle Cake. I will have to go back again for another taste of their beautiful cakes. My cake looked so pretty! :) I paid SGD$7 (USD$4.79) for this cake(Based on the rates of USD$1=SGD$1.46). I'm so happy the Singapore dollar is rising against the USD!! Hahaha now I can do online shopping and go back to America for some more tours!!

The chocolate truffle cake was very delectable! The chocolate was of a mousse-like texture which was very satisfying- thick, creamy, smooth and the sweetness was balanced by a tinge of bitterness. The sponge was moist, light and complimented the mousse texture very well. Overall, it was a very satisfying Chocolate Truffle Cake- unlike many deceiving truffle cakes that turn out to be dry, hard and cloyingly sweet. 4/5

More cakes!!


Parfait of Dark & White Chocolate
(picture courtesy of Jon :) ) I would love to try these delightful looking domes one day!! :)


Mango Mousse
Picture from Jon again. See... I love his pictures... a DSLR really makes a difference! But I love my new Fujifilm F50! :) I think Fujifilm cams really rock! Anyway back to the review... I love Mango but Mango cakes aren't really my cup of tea. :) I love the presentation of the cakes and the wonderful decorations! :)

Ambiance: The place is a rather small place, thus if large groups wish to have a gathering there, it would definitely pose some problem. There are tables outside though and since the night air is always cooler, groups might find it better to be seated outside. Apart from the size, I love the ambiance there- with the warm dimmed lights and the cosiness that stems from it being a small bar, I had a great time catching up with my friend and having a break from the touring. Most of the chairs inside the bar are high chairs though, so for girls like me who's wearing a dress, I had some difficulty getting up the chair while preserving my modesty at the same time! 3.5/5

Service: The girls at the place were rather friendly. Something to note though is that they don't serve ice water! So you have to pay absurd amounts for a bottle of ice water or a drink of smoothie. I still find this a sore point, when restaurants refuse to serve free ice water, I get upset at them because I feel that customers shouldn't have to be compelled to buy a drink just for them to chalk up more revenue. The surprising thing though is that they don't charge service charge in the final bill. I wonder if it was because I only bought a slice of cake and if the same rule applies for meals there. 3/5

Food: On the whole, I liked what I ate and I will go back if I am in the vicinity while hanging out. I will be too biased if I based the restaurant's ranking on one cake, so I shall give the overall grading a miss. But for the cake, it was definitely a 4/5!!

Nectarie
Contact. no: 63056727
Address: Blk 3C River Valley Road #01-05
Clark Quay Singapore (179022)

Opening hours
Sunday- Thursday: 12pm-11pm
Friday- Saturday: 12pm-2am

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