Food Review: Canele

Hi guys! another post on food again!
dropped by Canele (shaw building outlet) for dinner after Japanese class. Sadly i didn't get any cakes or dessert this time round since i already ate so much earlier on! (double scoop icecream - chendol & apple pie) hee.

Minestrone Soup:

(Apologies for the photo quality! Taken with my phone.) i think this the best minestrone i've had so far. The soup is just the right consistency. Some are just so watery its disgusting and some shops add starch to reduce cost (how dumb).

It has so much stuff inside as you can see. Zucchini, onions, carrots and celery all diced. A spoonful and you get like 5 or 6 of 'em. :D

The taste of it i guess you could say its normal. However it isn't as tomato-like as some others i've tried. Enough for two people who aren't ravenous!

Comes with three types of bread as well. One is just plain, one has seeds inside and the last one i'm not too sure cause mum ate it already!

I rate You: 8.5/10
*i decided to rate each dish!

Canele Salad:

i. just. love. this.
I can't get enough of this wonderful salad. I'll tell you the ingredients used first : REAL crab meat, hard boiled egg, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, normal salad veggies, RIPE tomatos.

I'm not too sure on the dressing but if i remember correctly, most of the taste comes from the crab meat as it has the juices and has been marinated (right word?). Hardly any dressing.

PLUS POINT! the tomatoes are ripe! RIPE i say! I cannot stand salads with unripe tomatoes. or when theyre all red but taste sour.

Best part: just look at that crab meat. I love Canele for being so generous with the crab meat. Its really lovely. Though its been flavoured the crabby taste is still there. When you bite into it, the juices ooze out. Uber YUM. I'm getting all excited typing this! This is a must try. I was shocked with the amount of crab meat they gave the first time i ate it. Enough for 2 people too!

I rate YOU: 10/10

Tomato & Crab Pasta:

Another crab dish! can't see how much they gave in the photo but i gurantee you its A LOT. My last spoonfuls were all crab meat. hah.

Sauce: it says tomato but thankfully its not one of those SUPER DUPER tomato sauces. I can't take those since after 3 bites you feel sick. This one's more oil based. No tomatoes at all. If you savour the taste in your mouth, you can taste the chili padi used. Gives it a someone oriental taste.

The crab meat's more shredded than the crab meat in the salad.

I've nothing much to say for this dish just that i like the oily sauce. and all that meat baby!

I rate YOU: 9/10

OVERALL!
nice place to hang with friends ( if u get a table that is) to get a meal, have tea or just to sit there and have coffee. They have the indoor seats and the outdoor. I suggest outdoor seats. Its surprisingly cooling and the chairs seem nicer to sit in :)

Waiters are REALLY friendly. They greet you with a nice smile (not those fake ones) and they're very courteous. When we left the waiter standing there was really cute and went "thank you! bye bye! :D" haha!

slightly pricey though, cheapest soup is $8 however i think whatever i ordered was worth it. Good food, nice ambience, friendly waiters. I don't mind :)

i rate you: 9/10

i need to do one on their cakes someday. currently i suggest you try the blackforest. It looks like a cube with a berry on one of the corners. I unknowingly chomped down on the berry thinking it was just 'another' berry. but NO! it was totally filled with liquor and BAM! okay this is getting a bit crazy.

xxhj