I told my mom about the taro waffles at Froth Cafe after hearing about it from a friend and she was (figuratively) almost frothing at the mouth to go. HAHA ok I had to make that lame pun. But yes, so le mom and I headed down to try them, and before I go on to the food I'm just going to make a disclaimer. DO NOT go on the weekends because service is extremely slow! We didn't even order mains and already we spent over 2 hours at the cafe mostly just WAITING for our food to come. The service was by no means unfriendly, but they were just very very slow with the food. Perhaps they need to expand their kitchen? Or maybe train service staff to be faster? Not sure exactly what it was that held up the food but yeah, something to take note of. Anyway, the cafe is located in the Bugis area in a hotel called Big Hotel.
Tons of people were at the cafe so we had to wait in the lobby.
Mixed fries! It was supposed to be sweet potato fries, truffle fries and yam fries but apparently they were out of yam fries so we had to settle for just more of the other two. This bowl is HUGE so I'd recommend sharing among 4 people. Way too much for just the two of us. The fries weren't bad, but I thought the sweet potato fries were cut way too thick. The seasoning was fine, but because the fries were so thickly cut the fries weren't quite as crisp as I would have liked. The truffle fries were fine, although I kind of suspect the fries are just frozen fries that have been seasoned well, because the cut of the regular fries is so inconsistent with that of the sweet potato fries.
Taro Cheesecake. I'd say pass on this. The taro sauce was really good, but the cheesecake itself wasn't spectacular and the biscuit base was way too thick. Tastes pretty generic, like the Hershey's cheesecake slices that they sell at Burger King.
And lastly the star of the show, the Taro Waffles! We had ours with Earl Grey ice cream and it went SO well with the taro flavour. The waffles are infused with taro, which make for a dense, chewy waffle instead of a very light and crisp one, but I really liked that sort of texture, and I loved how it gave an intense taro flavour to every bite. It's served with dollops of pureed taro (heaven!), taro sauce (yum) and blueberries (why? Personal bias, I hate blueberries). My verdict? Come for the waffles, if nothing else, because it's worth it, especially if you're a huge taro lover like my mom. It's not just Instagram-worthy, but genuinely delicious!
