d’Good Café

To be able to enjoy a good breakfast on a weekday morning is indeed a privilege; one which I rewarded myself last Friday morning with Chu Fang after a hectic week of school. I have never quite found the opportunity to step into random quaint cafes to enjoy a slow breakfast or lunch meal before (life moves just too fast most of the time), thus when we both could find some time to meet, I jumped at the opportunity to enjoy a nice meal. 

Holland V. That's all we agreed on. The next thing I knew, we were in the cozy d'Good Cafe. We sneaked in via the backdoor into the three-storey establishment where there are two levels of seating area in four different settings- The Bar, The Lawn, The Attic and The Balcony.

Before we got seated, we curiously explored the entire place and were wowed by the simple yet beautiful deco as well as the conduciveness of the place for studying or even holding a birthday party (there is a hidden lift to bring all your guests up!). Cool aircon (refuge from the heat outside), beanbags to rest on, lovely view of the outside and a great music playlist; all made the cafe a definite choice for us that morning!

Hungry and a little greedy that morning, we chose the largest meal on the menu - the English breakfast set ($16.50), topping the meal with an ice chocolate drink ($3) to share. That's not all, we wanted to try more; A thick waffle ($4), topped on with French Vanilla ice cream ($3) followed after. We returned to our seats with a buzzer that rang when our food was ready to be collected.

Food arrived swiftly and we were happily (but irritatingly) snapping pictures and instagramming them. The appeal of both dishes was really strong, we couldn't decide which to start on first, so we had both at the same time.

Although the cafe specializes in coffee, we aren't coffee lovers so we had an ice chocolate instead. We expected it to be somewhat like ice milo but it turned out to be much better. Rich in cocoa and appropriately sweet, it was interesting to have it cold because chocolate is usually served hot.

The English breakfast set was normal but wholesome - scrambled eggs, a baked tomato, bacon strips, a bockwurst sausage, baked beans, toast and herb-seasoned mushrooms. We really enjoyed the bacon strips although they were a little too overcooked while the herb-seasoned mushroom pieces were baked nicely with a tinge of pepper. The scrambled eggs were sweet to our surprise, not the peppery kind. We were glad we shared the set because it would have been too much a portion for us to have one individually.

Fragrant, thick, warm, soft and yummy; adjectives most apt to describe a waffle which was simply just good! The French Vanilla ice cream was rich in flavor, not too sweet and went well with the waffle.

Two hours in the cafe was definitely insufficient, I would have loved to stay there for the entire afternoon! Coming in earlier in the morning to secure a good seat is advantageous as the cafe gets crowded with both students and office workers towards lunchtime. Would definitely be back for a longer period of time, earlier!

Words by Esther Ho

d'Good Cafe
273 Holland Avenue #02-01/02
Singapore 278992
Sundays to Thursdays: 10am to 10pm
Fridays & Saturdays: 10am to 11pm
62199807