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Bistro Délifrance – Questionable Lava Cake

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By Veron Ang

A friend recently asked me, “Since you dine out all the time, do you review every single eatery that you visit?”

The answer is no. There would simply be too many pictures to take and too many posts to write! The rule of thumb I follow to decide if the place is worth writing about is that it must be either of the following:

Nice place with good food, for e.g.: graze, Aerin’s or Wild Rocket
Cheap and good, for e.g.: Gu Zao Ren, Rong Guang BBQ Seafood or Riverside Indonesia BBQ
Interesting and unique concept, for e.g.: Lagnaa, Eclectic Attic or Sho-U
So bad that I feel you guys must be warned! For e.g.: Mushroom Pot or Mussel Guys

And in my opinion, the chocolate lava cake at Bistro Délifrance falls under the classification of being “so bad that I feel you guys must be warned”!

Fondant de Chocolat Chaud

Fondant de Chocolat Chaud
S$6.95++
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First of all, chocolate lava cake or fondant is my most favourite dessert. It should be moist and chocolatey, with a thick and viscous chocolate lava at its core. Something like this one at Bakerzin:

Warm Chocolate Cake

Now compare it with Délifrance’s…

Fondant de Chocolat Chaud

I mean, what the heck is that? It just looks all wrong! In fact, it even looks a little dirty to me.

Fondant de Chocolat Chaud

I wouldn’t have minded the way it looked if it tasted good. But no, the chocolate cake was dry and crumbly, like stale cake! The chocolate lava was rather watered down and tasted a little funky.

Actually, it looked like one of those instant lava cakes that you can find at a supermarket. You know, the kind that you pop into the microwave oven and eat afterwards. Looks like I’m gonna give it a miss from now on.

Bistro Délifrance (

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- 510 Bishan Street 13 #10-520
- Chinatown Point, 133 New Bridge Road #01-07/08/10/11/12
- Lot One, 21 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 #03-12
- Tampines Mall, 4 Tampines Central 5 #01-38
Website

I’m always on the hunt for good chocolate lava cake. The ones I’ve had so far come from the following places:

- tcc
- The Olive Ristorante
- White Dog Café
- Bakerzin
- Wild Rocket at Mount Emily

Know any other good places? Leave a comment!

Tags: Bishan, café/bistro, Chinatown, Choa Chu Kang, chocolate, dessert, Halal, lava cake, Lot One Shoppers' Mall, Tampines, Tampines Mall, western

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Kyo
54 comments

You can try the one at Giraffe. It’s nice too.
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Posted September 14, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Jasmine
23 comments

Thanks for warning us. I’d never eaten lava cakes before. Will try the one you’d recommended at bakerzin.
One question though, how do you manage to be slim and yet enjoy so much good food? Haha. :P
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Posted September 14, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Felly
1 comment

Do you find that Delifrance’s service is like TERRIBLE????? oh man
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Posted September 14, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Jiun
3 comments

Tanglin Club serves pretty decent Chocolate Lava (and really nice apple pie a la mode).
Need a member to take you in though.
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Posted September 14, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Miccheng
90 comments

Yummy…
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Posted September 14, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Kyo: Ahhh… Haven’t been to Giraffe in a while.
Jasmine: Oh no no no. I’ve put on so much weight over the past 2 years (ever since I started making more money and being able to afford more food).
Felly: I rarely get any service from them… Okay, I see your point.
Jiun: Now I just need to make the right friends. Kidding!
Miccheng: ><
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Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:52 am
Joyz
43 comments

You are on one of my fav topic…desserts!! Well, the Delifrance one really looks kinda gross. So far I found one that is on par with Bakerinz and that is the one at Morton’s! It is their most popular dessert! The choc used is from Godiva and the ice cream from Haagen Daaz…ahh, pure heaven…but you really pay for the quality. For a size of about 3/4 of your palm, you have to fork out $28 for it!
Ever thought of making one yourself? Check this out!
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-chocolate-fondant
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Posted September 15, 2007 at 10:14 pm
moby
3 comments

It looks like something the CSI team should take a look at. Not appealing at all, to say the least!
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Posted September 15, 2007 at 10:29 pm
pkchukiss
82 comments

Wow, that sounds like you’re accusing Delifrance of lying to you that the mess on the plate is actually called a “lave cake”!
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Posted September 16, 2007 at 12:56 am
andrea
2 comments

try the one at au petit salut! it’s great!!
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Posted September 22, 2007 at 2:02 pm