ever since vivocity, the largest shopping mall in singapore opened, i have been going there pretty often. after all it’s just a shuttle bus away from my workplace. do i like the place? no. the layout is horrible and there is no easy way to navigate. the building interior is divided into several wings, all of which look identical so you wouldn’t know which wing you have visited and which you haven’t. it becomes extremely difficult to locate a particular store in such a huge place. due to the bad design, you would frequently find yourself walking the entire length of one wing only to find that the store you are looking for isn’t there after all.
so why do i keep returning anyway? well it has enough stores to keep me interested even though half of them are not open. whatever i need, i know i would be able to find it there. the exterior of the building looks great at night, and i love the fact that its restaurants offer al fresco dining by the sea, overlooking sentosa.
i was there again recently and had a light snack at toast box, the sister chain of our favorite bakery, breadtalk. breadtalk’s most popular bread is undoubtedly the pork floss bun. so it comes as no surprise that toast box offers a similar rendition. pork floss thick toast, that is.
Price: $1.40
Dish rating:
i find that i prefer the original floss bun. pork floss doesn’t go as well with toast because the bread is too rough and dry for it. but that’s just my opinion of course. of course, tearing the bread apart with picks is always fun. so it still makes for a delightful snack, especially if you pair it with a piping hot cup of traditional coffee.
Price: $1.30
Drink rating:
as i was slowly savoring the coffee, i realised something: toast box’s coffee rocks! it really trumps ya kun’s coffee by miles! well i never really liked ya kun’s coffee anyway so toast box may just provide enough reason to keep me from patronising ya kun ever. heavy-bodied with a smooth finish… i never knew traditional coffee can taste so good!
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goes by the name veron (english) or wanting (chinese). a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
vivo city’s designed by toyo ito, a world renowned architect.
design’s based largely on futurism… :) View all comments by khang wei
doesn’t sound like he’s based in singapore, which means he isn’t the end user of this dysfunctional design.
that explains everything. View all comments by Veron
means ur workplace pretty near mine…
speaking of good kopi..i rode up on my motorbike to kluang, 100km in johor for supposedly the best kopi, kaya toasted bun (not bread slices) and half boiled eggs in malaysia… the best part..they have to be closed on the day i went.. View all comments by jkaiser
hahaha better luck next time! what’s the exact name of this place? i need to check it out! View all comments by Veron
can’t remember the name… @ the railway station in kluang, johor..thinking either tml or next sun try again.. View all comments by jkaiser
nice to meet you. I search for Toast Box result by google, and get the result link to here.
leave a comment say hi :) View all comments by felix
Toast box sounds interesting, am interested to find out if it will be possible to open such store here in Manila, Philippines. we do have Breadtalk already. View all comments by dorian dee morente
toast box tea is the super tea i ever had before..i m working at changi T3..i m very fond of the tea there..but when the guys does the tea it taste good and i love to drink up to 3 cups a day..
there is a old lady who has been serving tea lately n it taste horrible..when i order i have to indicate more milk make it sweet..
today i went to toast box ordered for two tea when the lady was making it i told her to put more milk,she thought i dnt understand chinese and was talking to the cashier abt my order and the cashier told her not to bother and make as she wish..when i n my friends drank it , it was so disguisting n my fren throw it away.
pls explain why is she spoiling the image of the toast box..why cant she make the drink like other guys who does it..and it was rude of them to talk in mandarin thinking i dnt understand..
i n my friends have decided to stop buying from yr store unless she stop doing the same thing..we are paying money its not free but still why we dnt get wat we wan..
pls reply, i want to know wat is her problem? View all comments by zeerah
To clear things up (since apparently they aren’t clear enough already), this is just a blog that is in no way affiliated with Toast Box. Sorry to hear about your displeasure with that old lady. Probably she just prefers drinks to be less sweet? View all comments by Veron
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