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Out of the Pan – Storm in a Teacup

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By Veron Ang

I like Raffles Marketplace, located at the basement of Raffles City Shopping Centre, with its range of stores such as Crumpler, Roxy, MPH bookstore. Of course, what’s even better is the extensive lot of restaurants such as Din Tai Fung and Aerin’s, and take-out outlets like Chippy British Take Away. On a recent evening I paid a visit to the crêperie, Out of the Pan.

Located right next to the fountain, with part of the place lying beneath the skylight, out of the pan offers casual dining pseudo-alfresco style. I’m not too crazy about crêpes, nor do I get what the big deal with crêpes is, but I decided to make a meal out of seafood crêpe anyway.

Seafood Jungle

Seafood Jungle
S$15+++
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I probably should have gone for a dessert crêpe as that would have been a safer option. The seafood crêpe I had was on the boring and bland side. The taste was monotonous and certainly didn’t excite for a dish that’s named “seafood jungle”. But I guess all healthful food tend to taste boring!

One thing noteworthy about the dish was the generous number of shrimps that had been stuffed within the crêpe layers. But that was it.

Coffee Oreo

Coffee Oreo
S$5+++
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Anyhow, the number of calories that I saved by eating that healthy dish instead of a regular high-fat meal was undone when I washed it down with a tall glass of coffee Oreo. Well I had no idea when I placed my order that it would be two feet tall. It also didn’t help that it was mostly milk and Oreo chocolate rather than coffee.

All in all, Out of the Pan is a place for casual dining or a late afternoon tea session with friends. The service and food is nothing to shout about. And with such stiff competition going on at Raffles marketplace, I would likely give this place a miss in future.

Out of the Pan
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road #B1-45
Singapore 179103
Tel: +65 6431 6103
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Tags: café/bistro, casual, City Hall, French, Raffles City

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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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jkaiser
17 comments

hmm tuesdays are/were crepe 1 for 1 days if i recall correctly..
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Posted November 1, 2006 at 2:23 am
Veron
3438 comments

that’s a lot better! gelare cafe has 1-for-1 waffles on tuesdays too.
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Posted November 1, 2006 at 10:32 am
wei ting

i didn’t really like it too. the food wasnt fantastic and the service is just not up-to-notch. when i went there to celebrate my friend’s birthday previously, they chased us out when we tried to consume the birthday cake within its area, even though all 7 of us had ordered a crepe each. it didnt help tht they didnt sell birthday cake and had the nerve to chase us out.
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Posted November 1, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Veron
3438 comments

That’s very ugly of them. I heard that over at a certain Ya Kun outlet, when a group of friends brought in a cake to celebrate someone’s birthday, not only were they not chased away, the waitress even accommodated them by bringing them forks and plates and all. And Ya Kun doesn’t even levy any service charge on top of their already affordable food!
When you compare these two, Ya Kun really puts Out of the Pan to shame. That’s it, I’m boycotting this place.
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Posted November 1, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Mai
9 comments

These are not even real French crepes. I was so disppointed.
I would recommend the Crêperie Ar-men, 37 Duxton Road…their meal crepes are even better than in some restaurants I’ve been to in France.
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Posted April 8, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Miccheng
90 comments

Guess what? I’ll be going there this evening. Hope its improved.
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Posted November 27, 2007 at 11:16 am