Thursday, 17 October 2013

Sun Ray Cafe

Sun Ray Cafe is located at 79 Brighton Crescent.

We went on a weekday afternoon, but the cafe was still pretty crowded.
Prices are standard cafe price. The pet-friendly area of the cafe is a little cramped imo for the dogs to play or mix around. Although it's really more of a pet-friendly cafe than a pet-cafe. Most of the patrons there on that day kept their dogs leashed/near them too, and not all tables at the pet-friendly area had pets! No interaction for Aubrey that day :(

The food offerings at Sun Ray Cafe are a lot better than other pet cafes though. Food here is definitely the highlight.

Top: Beer Battered Fish & Chips $16
Bottom: Poached Egg & Smoked Salmon $18

The beer battered f&c came with truffle fries, which according to J, were damn tasty. I didn't get to try the fries, so no comments. Also, they were J's first truffle fries so he doesn't have anything to benchmark it against.

The poached egg dish was very small in portion and wasn't worth the price imo, although the smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce were great (truffle too!).

Ice Lemon Tea $3 and Mocha $5

The ice lemon tea was very refreshing with herbs infused. The Mocha was okay, nothing spectacular.

On whole, Sun Ray Cafe is worth a visit! Perhaps on a more crowded day, there would be more pets roaming around :)



Sunday, 29 September 2013

iii Cafe

iii Cafe is located near Siglap Centre.
I've been to iii cafe thrice, and I've always had great service from the staff, they are really friendly and make you feel welcomed.

The cafe is really pet friendly (compared to K9 Kafe and Doggiestyle) with toys, pee trays and cleaning supplies available. Hand sanitizers are also available at every table! A really nice touch. I love the interior of the cafe, and it has a lot more running and moving space as compared to the previous 2 cafes too!

Also, an outlet of The Barkery is located within the store to offer meals and snacks for pooches.

The human menu is pretty limited in my opinion, and finger food can be a little pricey. I had the Japanese Curry Rice on my first visit (didn't take pictures!) that came with 4 crispy chicken ($10.90).

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Honey Midwings ($5.90)
The wings are tasty, but it is quite pricy for the portion.

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Roasted Half Chicken ($12.90)
I like their salad with yoghurt dressing, really refreshing! Although I could do without the celery.

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Strawberry pancakes ($6.90) that were a little drier than preferred.

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Special of the day - Honey Glazed Chicken ($12.90)
Probably the same sauce used as the midwings.

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Hot Mocha ($4.90)

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Iced Mocha ($5.90)


I guess that most Pet Cafes' selling point isn't their food, so iii cafe's food offerings are still pretty decent. I would reccomend and visit iii cafe again because of the friendly atmosphere and environment :)


Monday, 23 September 2013

Doggiestyle Cafe - Bad Food

Visited Doggiestyle Cafe at Nex today with J, because iii Cafe was closed (and we didn't check!) sigh. Wasted our time & parking tickets :(

I had previously visited iii Cafe & K9 Kulture with friends, but without Aubrey because she had not completed her vaccinations. iii Cafe has a nicer ambiance, but K9 Kulture's food is better. Shall blog in more detail about the 2 cafes the next time I visit them with Aubrey :)

Doggiestyle Cafe is located on the top floor of Nex, next to Pet Safari. Aubrey wasn't offered water until we requested for it (Perhaps because we entered the store with her in the carrier?). Granted, the water served was chilled. The cafe was pretty empty except for a table of 2.

(Didn't take pictures because I didn't intend to write a review actually)

Read that the menu had undergone several overhauls and the current pricings of human food were pretty steep. We got Calamari ($9.90), Carbonara Spaghetti ($12.90), Mocha Frappe ($6.20) and Vanilla Milkshake ($6).

Quite frankly, the calamari was possibly one of the worst I've ever had. The portion was pathetically small, probably about 8 rings, the batter incredibly hard and tasteless and several of the squid rings were overfried and became tough and dry.

Squid Jerky? Just horrible.

The spaghetti was cooked way past al-dente, but J said it was still edible and compared to the sad portion & taste of Calamari, it was 'more worth it'.

We were shocked that the frappes came in miserable small plastic cups. For that price (pricier than Starbucks/Coffee Beans), I was expecting way more in terms of quantity and presentation. Taste wise, they were still drinkable I guess.

Didn't get any dog food for Aubrey because she just had her lunch and we brought our own treats.

As for the cleaniless, there was no 'dog smell', but the floor could really do with some sweeping because there were fur everywhere.

This was on whole a really disappointing trip and I would not reccomend a visit (perhaps that's why there weren't customers in the cafe... I should have read hungrygowhere before visiting sigh).


A picture of the qtpie :)


Thursday, 11 July 2013

Bringing Aubrey home

I have gotten most of the items needed for Aubrey - cage, food (Barking Heads), toys etc. Got those items before I went to view Aubrey, and then the breeder said she was feeding on Science Diet Lamb Meal & Rice Small Bites, so I decided to get SD food, dog bowls (which is WAYYYYYYY too huge for her right now), nugi pee tray, ear cleaners, nail clippers and her slicker online. The kibbles, pee tray and bowl arrived today.

Aubrey is pretty well behaved, not whining (no barks!) for no reason etc.