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Monday, November 27, 2006

White Dog Cafe - Chew On It

after seven days of eating waffles, barbeque and mexican food in dallas, i was having a serious craving for pasta. it didn’t matter where it was or how much it cost. just as long as someone served me a big plate of good ol’ pasta, i would slurp it all down anyway.

my wish was granted at a hip little restaurant at vivocity. it had a quirky name — white dog café! the choice of pasta? fettucini aglio olio!

Fettucini Aglio Olio

Fettucini Aglio Olio
Price: $16 + 10% Service Charge + 5% GST
Dish rating: Dish ratingDish rating

my first pasta in weeks turned out to be a huge disappointment. for a start it definitely didn’t look too appetising — a little dull even. at one glance i knew it wouldn’t go down too well. i was right.

i found the entire dish pedestrian, even though it had been recommended by the waiter. the fettucini was simply too chewy and the taste bland. i left most of it untouched and worked on the few prawns instead. the prawns were, thankfully, large and juicy, and just enough to satiate my hunger.

Chocolate Lava Cake

High Tea Set of Chocolate Lava Cake & Coffee
Price: $6 + 10% Service Charge + 5% GST
Dish rating: Dish ratingDish ratingDish ratingDish rating

the high tea set offer looked rather tempting, especially with the chocolate lava cake beckoning to me from the glass cabinet. warm chocolate cake oozing hot chocolate lava. it’s simply impossible to go wrong! there’s nothing like lounging out on a nice, sunny afternoon with chocolate cake and hot coffee!

i should spend some time talking about the atmosphere too. even with the below-par pasta dish, i did like the whole breezy and casual ambience of the restaurant. like many restaurants at vivocity, white dog café is situated on one side of the mall that’s facing the sea. diners can enjoy a good view of the sea through the full length windows, with sentosa in the distance.

with the comfortable armchairs available, you can simply kick off your heels and relax over a nice afternoon tea. one drawback though, is that kay poh (nosy) singaporeans walking along the deck would be constantly looking in to check out the food you’re eating!

White Dog Cafe
VivoCity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#02-131/132 Singapore 098585 [map]
(65) 6376 9970
Service rating: Service rating
Posted by Veron Posted by Veron · Category Food category · Total number of reads 13,479 views

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  1. The Chocolate Lava Cake look sinful…. but I bet it taste great. :P View all comments by DK

    Posted by posted by DK SINGAPORE Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted November 27, 2006 at 11:32pm · Direct link to this comment link



  2. Oooo…. the chocolate cake looks so so so delicious! View all comments by Keropok Man

    Posted by posted by Keropok Man SINGAPORE Mac OS X Camino 1.0.3 · Time posted November 27, 2006 at 11:59pm · Direct link to this comment link



  3. Yes! The way the chocolate syrup was drizzled in that neat pattern contributed a little too I think. Keropok is delicious too! View all comments by Veron

    Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0 · Time posted November 28, 2006 at 12:01am · Direct link to this comment link



  4. Yummy… I miss home… :( View all comments by Ed***

    Posted by posted by Ed*** CANADA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted November 28, 2006 at 5:14am · Direct link to this comment link



  5. Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0 · Time posted November 28, 2006 at 9:39am · Direct link to this comment link



  6. super yummy i lovin it View all comments by tricia

    Posted by posted by tricia SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted December 4, 2006 at 12:33am · Direct link to this comment link



  7. hello,seach a nice pasta ,cakes& DRINKS.

    keep up
    the good job

    WHITE DOG CAFE @ VIVOCITY View all comments by .................some,one

    Posted by posted by .................some,one SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted December 11, 2006 at 2:41pm · Direct link to this comment link



  8. my experience:

    the food was great, but the service: not so.

    nope, it wasn’t crowded.

    =) nice blog. love the food. View all comments by cake

    Posted by posted by cake SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted August 7, 2007 at 10:24am · Direct link to this comment link



  9. [...] can check out dese few blogs: Mr miyagi on white dog’s Aglio Olio(or shld be Alololo) Sparklette.net chews on it Yum.sg’s reviews(not too bad, though i dun understand y sum ratings dun match their comments [...] View all comments by White Dog Cafe « I love Food… Who doesn’t?

    Posted by posted by White Dog Cafe « I love Food… Who doesn’t? WordPress MU · Time posted August 10, 2007 at 2:22am · Direct link to this comment link



  10. can i bring my dog along? View all comments by LYQ

    Posted by posted by LYQ SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted September 9, 2007 at 5:54pm · Direct link to this comment link



  11. White Dog Cafe serves very very good spaghetti bolognaise in my opinion. Try it! U can add on extra pasta too for $1 or $2 I think cos the serving is a bit small… The sauce is however excellent like the way they do spaghetti in the good old days. U can really taste the beef! The soups are great esp the lobster bisque n the mushroom soup. The soft shell crabs are really value for money, quite alot given n crunchy on the outside, soft n tender on the inside! Wonderful. Their unique drinks are delicious too,,, the staff is often friendly and the manager is attentive n willing to listen to your comments to improve n better the service n food. There is also a great dish of chicken breast cutlet w mango slowly melting in the centre n its a tangy exciting mix of flavours. Forgot the name of this mango chicken dish though… quite a big serving though. What is great is the manager is always willing to seperate out the sauce for you if you wanna cut down on salty sauces etc n limit the sauce intake so esp fried foods dont go soggy. Water is always fresh n cold… alot of their dishes also comes with crisp good quality raw salad for good health. It is really worth trying and the seating both at the booth seats n the window single seats are all rather comfortable. Their takeaway menus are value for money too… A MUST TRY!!! View all comments by QUITE GOOD RESTAURANT

    Posted by posted by QUITE GOOD RESTAURANT SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted January 12, 2008 at 3:15am · Direct link to this comment link



  12. mmm… the chocolate cake make hungry..
    looks so delicious! View all comments by Mr Dogy

    Posted by posted by Mr Dogy SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15 · Time posted July 11, 2008 (3 weeks ago) at 5:25pm · Direct link to this comment link



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