PUBLISHED October 19th, 2012 01:06 am | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am
Yes, you read right – tea and potatoes. While it may sound a little unorthodox, this little café in the heart of Tiong Bahru makes it work, with an assortment of wonderful teas, accompanied by a small but thoughtful menu with a spotlight on the humble potato.
We ordered two iced fruit teas – the Lychee Peach and the Mango Apricot ($5.60)– and two hot ones, Camomile and Sencha tea ($6.80 per pot).
All the teas were excellent, but my favourite was the Mango Apricot tea. Served in a tall mason jar-looking cup, it was honey-sweet from the fruit with just a hint of an underlying tea scent, and thick with shreds of ripe mango.
Ice-cold, it was just what I needed to forget the warm, humid air outside. That said, while its prominent real-fruit flavour is a thumbs-up in my book, I can imagine how it might not be – wait for it – everyone’s cup of tea (You knew it was coming). Ahem. Such a person might be tempted to order just the Camomile or Sencha hot teas. These pair beautifully with the heavier and richer main dishes, washing them down and leaving a soothing aftertaste.
We had a great start with the Sweet Potato Tartletts ($6.80) – think crumbly, buttery crust under sweet potato mousse, with smoky chicken chunks pulling it all together. Mmmm.
We then had the Asparagus Soup and Clam Chowder ($5.00/$8.20)– simple, but we especially liked the Asparagus Soup because it was lovely and creamy without any nasty fibrous bits.
The Buffalo Wings ($10.00) were sticky-sweet and tender, and really quite delicious, though the experienced buffalo wing eater might be disappointed by its lack of a distinct buffalo-wing taste. I guess another way of putting this would be, as another nomad remarked, that they were great wings, but they didn’t taste like buffalo wings. If you like sweet and sour chicken, however, you should definitely give these a shot!
We also had a sandwich (from $8.80) with some signature PoTeaTo crisps. These bite-sized crisps came with a delicious honey mustard sauce which we proceeded to devour.
We were quite, quite stuffed at this point, but as they say in England: Keep calm and eat cake. Well, they don’t say that exactly, but you get my drift. At the end of our very substantial meal, we managed to put away, among other things, the delicious tea-scented Tea-ramisu ($6.20), with it’s ice-cold cream core creating a little party on our tongues! Definitely worth every last calorie.
It’s a bit of a hike from the MRT station, but if you happen to be in the neighbourhood, we highly recommend you pull up a chair at PoTeaTo and soak in the old-new vibes of Yong Siak Street over a cup of delicious tea.
Written by Scramble