Category: Food

Review: Spize Rifle Range @ Temasek Club

I have been to Spize Rifle Range @ Temasek Club multiple times, and it never failed to amaze me. I love the food, the service and the ambience. Overlooking the swimming pools and the beautiful greenery of Bukit Timah Nature Park, I highly recommend this restaurant for your next visit.

View outside Spize Rifle Range overlooking the pool and the greenery of the Nature Reserve

The most recent experience I had eating here was with my secondary school friend, Maisarah. We went during the month of Ramadan. As expected, it was pretty full-house. Luckily, I managed to reserve two seats for us for iftar.

Do you need a reservation?

Most of the time, you can get seats pretty quickly without any reservation. However, it is highly recommended to do so during peak hours (lunch and dinner). Even though Spize Rifle Range @ Temasek Club is pretty out of the way (literally in the middle of a Nature Reserve!), other users of the country club do patronise the restaurant because of the delicious food.

How to get there?

There are no public buses that directly drops off at Temasek Club. You can either:

  1. Drive
  2. Take the shuttle bus from Beauty World MRT – check out the times here.
  3. Drop off at the nearest bus stop and walk (uphill!)

My Recommendations

My favourite was the Wagyu & Portobello Stack Burger. I simply have a love for grilled portobello mushrooms in my food. The flavours are elevated – I highly recommend it! Sadly, the mushrooms were unavailable when I returned in April this year. Hence, I opted for the “Angus Royale”. It’s absolutely delicious and great for those who love caramelised onions.

The prices were pretty fair for a restaurant, though it would be better to dine in with more than three pax to share meals. The portions were average, though slightly on the larger side.

I have never ordered any other beverage other than their Iced Yuzu Black Tea. Somehow my sister and mother don’t like the taste. I love how perfectly bitter and savoury these two combinations can get. I can never replicate it in my own kitchen.

Maisarah had the Moroccan Roast Chicken, and we both had the hummus to share. The hummus arrived first, so that was a great appetiser to start when we both broke our fasts.

Would I recommend this place?

Absolutely. It’s a perfect place for a date, a work appointment, a family gathering and so on! Barring the out-of-the-way location, I still think that Spize Rifle Range should be on your list of to-go places. While my food review is rather subjective, the ambience of the restaurant is worth visiting once.

Check out their menu here (June 2022).

Address: 131 Rifle Range Rd, #03-04, Singapore 588406

Opening Hours: 8.30AM-10.30PM (Sundays – Thursdays), 8.30AM-11PM (Fridays and Saturdays)

27 July 2022 Add Comment

Review: Lola Faye Café

My partner and I were craving something in the late evenings. Most cafés in Singapore close around 10 pm – which is pretty acceptable, but we just… wanted to get fat (haha!). Add a halal-certified cafe to the mix, and you get Lola Faye Café!

Lola Faye Café

It is a little bit far for us since we both stay in Jurong. However, we were chilling by East Coast Park, and the café was convenient to go to!

  • Address: 35 Hamilton Rd, Singapore 209204
  • Opening Hours: 2 pm to 2 am every day, closed on Mondays
Surprise, surprise! This café’s operating hours start at 2 pm, and end at 2 am. Perfect for those who like to chill in the middle of the night. I’m so envious of those staying in the East… 

The area is also peppered with bars and other cafés and Mamak shops. You’re also a stone’s throw away from Jalan Besar Stadium and *cough* my ex-workplace (People’s Association) *cough*. I’d chill around these areas more often to explore the other cafés (mostly non-halal-certified).

When we arrived around 10 pm, there was a pretty long queue. Good thing for us, we were only two people, and seats were almost available after 15 minutes of waiting. The café’s ambiance was cozy for customers, and the aesthetics were excellent for Instagrammers.

Unfortunately, I didn’t take photos of the café, but I did take pictures of the food…

What did we have?

  • Peachy Peaches Milkshake
  • Oreo Strawberry Milkshake
  • Biscotti Ice cream with Buttermilk Waffle
  • Hokkaido Milk Ice cream with Charcoal Waffle and Chocolate Drizzle

Do We Recommend?

Yup! I think it’s a solid 4 out of 5 for me. The Buttermilk Waffle was slightly chewier than the Charcoal Waffle. The combination of the ice cream and waffle was a hit. I would skip the Chocolate Drizzle (a top-up of $1) because it overwhelms the Hokkaido Milk ice cream.

The drinks were a little sweet for my taste, but I’m so used to drinking 25% and 0% bubble teas, so there’s a bit of a bias there. Note: I’m not a food reviewer by any means, so please take my review with a pinch of salt!

25 June 2022 Add Comment