P.S. cafe, an introduction...

P.S. cafe, an introduction...

In a city like Singapore, I am pretty surprised by the surrounding greens found near P.S. cafe. It all started with the 50 yummiest cakes article, followed by readers' comments and my email to P.S. cafe that leads me to this place.

Sitting in a cab searching high and low, the humble sign of P.S. cafe caught Yuan's attention, forcing the cab to a complete halt and surrounding us are tender green tufts with trees (no chirping of birds with occassional whirring of vehicles passing by), total simplicity.

Walking along the path leads us to a simple glasshouse that is glowing sedately in the rays of unadulterated sunlight but what is behind those doors was a pleasant surprise for cameras.

Every single corner of the cafe is carefully decorated, making this place a comfy place to chill out and unwind. The entrance of the cafe has sofas and cushions while a further walk-in leads you to a crowded and bustling Saturday afternoon. The wooden tables and mirrors to provide a rustic feel, while the outdoor seating against the tranquility of the surroundings provides an open feel of alfresco dining.

Those red-painted walls with scribbles of today's orders are painstaking written by the P.S. crew and I simply adore them. What surprises me was that they were cleaning the walls in the later part of the afternoon to replace the writings with the dinner special. How thoughtful...

The ornaments left on each table are different for lunch and dinner and we were simply amused by their presence, can't resist snapping a couple more pictures.

The ambience is similar to what we got at the Line @ Shangri-la and Brasserie Les Saverus of St. Regis. Those high ceilings sure make a strong impact.

All this photos won't be possible without Ms. Choo, the operations manager of P.S. cafe and Wayne, the duty manager for that afternoon. I sincerely expressed my greatest thanks to you and I am looking forward to my next visit, probably at the Palais branch.

For our reviews about P.S. cafe's desserts, here they are... the DOUBLE Chocolate Blackout Cake & Mango and Banana Crumble.

PS Cafe
28B Harding Road
Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road)
Tel: 6479 3343 / 9070 8782

Operating hours -
11:30am to 4pm [Lunch (Mon to Fri)]
9:30am to 4pm [Brunch (Weekend & PH)]
6:30pm to 10:30pm [Dinner (Daily)]
http://www.pscafe.sg/

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Banana and Mango Crumble...

Banana and Mango Crumble...

Although the array of cakes at the entrance looks tempting, our second order was Banana and Mango Crumble, which we thought it might be a refreshing alternative.

P.S. cafe's presents this hearty, warm dessert in a delightful manner; stewed mangoes and bananas with a layer of streusel topping, served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
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Fen's comments

So far, I have come across a couple of streusel-topped desserts with only 2 leaving a deep impression, namely the Strawberry Vanilla Streusel Cake from the Line @ Shangri-la and Granny Smith & Aloe Vera Crumble from Mykii. What makes these 2 good is the light and crunchy strusel toppings with a good mix of fruits.

P.S. cafe has its crumble warm, not overly sweet and of the right texture. However, the mangoes were sliced too thickly and were pretty fibrous, thus the fruits fails to have the "melt-in-your mouth" effect.

Don't ask me about the bananas, I was talking to the duty manager when Yuan finishes the entire dessert so I didn't get to eat the bananas.

Anyway, during the conversion with the duty manager, I understand that this dish has received a number of feedbacks particularly the use of mangoes. P.S. cafe wanted something different from a conventional apple crumble and thus they have sticked to this recipe and have been pretty well-received.

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Yuan's comments

The Banana and Mango crumble is really a unique combination for the adventurous. However I must warn readers that mango really isn't suited for a crumble. Mango is simple too smashy when baked. Further I really dislike the spice taste on the crumble.
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PS Cafe
28B Harding Road
Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road)
Tel: 6479 3343 / 9070 8782

Operating hours -
11:30am to 4pm [Lunch (Mon to Fri)]
9:30am to 4pm [Brunch (Weekend & PH)]
6:30pm to 10:30pm [Dinner (Daily)]
http://www.pscafe.sg/

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No. 30. Double Chocolate Blackout from P.S. cafe

No. 30. Double Chocolate Blackout from P.S. cafe

I have split the entries on P.S. cafe into 3 so that it will help in the classification while using the dropdown window...

So, first and foremost, how can sgcake missed out the most famous cake in P.S. cafe... or also known to be the Most Chocolately in the 50 yummiest cakes

Listed as No. 30. Double Chocolate Blackout, with the following description,
"This sinful, mile-high chocolate fudge cake is made for serious chocolate lovers. Eat is topped with New Zealand Vanilla ice-cream"

If one were to screen through the reviews written at HGW, most have recommended this cake, so how do we cake gurus find it.
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Fen's comments
According to one of the reviews posted by HGW (posted by Petite Mummy), the ice-cream served with the chocolate cake is from Movenpick. However, we didn't like the ice-cream so much because the one served with the chocolate cake has ice crystals and in terms of the strength of vanilla scent, it is pretty weak...

2 things I will look out for a chocolate fudge cake, namely the texture of the chocolate sponge and the richess of the chocolate fudge.

For the chocolate sponge, it is sufficiently moist and is no doubt rich. However, when the chocolate drizzle cools, the cake will also lose its softness, so do eat it when it is served warm.

Chocolate fudge, on the other hand, is pretty creamy, closer to what choc.a.bloc. offers.

Overall, most would have known that this is an insane portion which needs to be shared. If not, it is just too cloying.

One of my colleagues has it back to back with Lana chocolate cake and she felt that the double chocolate blackout wins hands down in terms of chocolate richness.
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Yuan's comments

Been working late for the past 2 weeks to type my comments. Anyway here are my views towards the Double Chocolate Blackout cake.

Despite, the generous serving of the cake and chocolate fudge, I find that this cake reminds me of the apollo chocolate cake. It has that chewy texture and the chocolate fudge tasted a little wierd. Not sure if I was getting picky with my chocolates.
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PS Cafe
28B Harding Road
Tanglin Village (Dempsey Road)
Tel: 6479 3343 / 9070 8782

Operating hours -
11:30am to 4pm [Lunch (Mon to Fri)]
9:30am to 4pm [Brunch (Weekend & PH)]
6:30pm to 10:30pm [Dinner (Daily)]
http://www.pscafe.sg/

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