The newly opened Antoinette, a lovely French patisserie with luxurious, elegant furniture that exude grandeur, looks set to be the latest chi-chi spot for a cup of fine tea and some exquisite cakes. It may be located in an unlikely area, close to Lavender MRT, but that never deters Singaporeans!
Pastries on display. How they tempt!
The lovely interior – chandeliers and all.
Tart Cafe Caramel
There’s a wide array of cakes on display, some of which are reminiscent of Canele’s creations. Actually, quite a lot of the offerings on the menu reminded me of Canele’s, which doesn’t come as much of a surprise as the owner of Antoinette was the former executive chef of Canele. Nevertheless, there are variations and additions to his menu. The Tart Cafe Caramel is a crumbly shortcrust tart with fleur de sel and coffee elements, and I can find little fault with anything with sea salt caramel!
Antoinette
There’s just something about the Antoinette which was highly addictive and quite sublime. A milk chocolate mousse infused with earl grey, earl grey tea crumble, chocolate biscuit, dark chocolate earl grey cremeux, and raspberry coulis that looks very much like a wobbly egg yolk sitting atop the whole cake. The mousse was silky smooth and airy light yet rich in taste, and I loved the crunch elements. A worthy namesake and a must try!
French Toast with Salty Caramel
The French Toast was divine as well, something I’ll order again in a heartbeat. The salty caramel was delicious, I licked it all up. Plus points for lots of vanilla bean seeds in both the caramel and the chantilly cream!
Scrambled Egg Gratin
Our only savoury of the day, the Gratin with tomato fondue, Paris ham, sauteed mushrooms and parmesan cheese was light and fluffy, and a much needed savoury hit with all our sweets. Good, but nothing particularly outstanding. Sweets are the star attraction here for sure.
An all day breakfast menu, crepes, pancakes, and lots of amazing cakes – I’ll be back within a week, that’s for sure. I promise a part II, and real soon!
Antoinette
30 Penhas Road, Singapore
6293 3121
Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10pm
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great pictures of the interior, so wanted to visit this patisserie but out of reach from where I live, looks like I have to make a trip there regardless, the tarts and cakes are so so tempting..
Hey adel! You most definitely should, even if just once! It’s right up there as one of my favourite spots in Singapore right now! :)