The Ranch Home Ben & Jerry's on 12/12/08

The Ranch Home Ben & Jerry's
CA * California
8 Dempsey Road #01-14, Dempsey Hill Singapore 247696
Tel : 6472 3231

At The Ranch Home, they understood the pain of finding the perfect match of sweet treats & ice cream.
Therefore with CAL's Sweet Creation, we can simply sit back and indulge ourself with CA*California sweet treats paired with world-famous Ben & Jerry's euphoric ice cream.

First Visit on 27/09/08

the exterior

CA * California Signboard

The California Experience $16.90

Food / Beverage 9
This experience is for people who can't make up their minds on the abundance and delectable cakes they offer.
For independent platter, it comes with 4 selections with a scoop of B&J
For twins platter, it comes with 6 selections with 2 scoops of B&J
For squares platter, it comes with 10 selections with 2 scoops of B&J

all i can comment on is their choices of cakes available is really really good, yummy, delicious.

Pear Temptation $10.50

Food / Beverage 8
The puff pastry with crispy skin is filled with pear & almond cream.
A bite of the pastry with a scoop of Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream drizzled with caramel is enough to make me melt in coldness & warmness.
Perfect combination!
Pear Temptation is baked fresh upon order therefore there is at least a minimum waiting time of 15mins, definitely worth the wait!

Second Visit on 12/12/08








(there is this cute little van outside, gotta take with it!)

Molten Chocolate Cake $12.90

dark chocolate oozing out

Chef's proud, special creation.
Edmund told me that there was this 1 girl whom insist that the best Molten Chocolate cake she tried was from Bakerzin and Edmund dared her to take up the challenge in trying CA's one and she lost.
She changed her mindset and insist now that the best Molten Chocolate cake is from CA.
Edmund then dared me do i dare to take up the challenge and i took up.
The chef then was informed of this challenge, went inside the kitchen to start the battle, took quite some time in preparation but when it was served, the dark chocolate smell was simply enough to make me melt.
Food / Beverage 9
CA's hot chocolate cake is made with 55% dark couverture chocolate, served with vanilla sauce and B&J vanilla ice cream accompanied with fresh strawberries & blueberries.
Sweetness of the cakes goes just right together with the ice cream.
It's definitely, no doubt marvelous but didn't quite hit the oomph-factor.

The Cheesecake Factory $12.90

Food / Beverage 9
yes, cheese lovers definitely will go ga-ga over this trio super sinful Praline Cream Cheese, super rich Kahlu Cheesecake and B&J Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream!
SUPERB!

and what i like best about CA's creation is that their creations are always adorned with yummy sticks, waffles, biscuits, small bits of white/dark chocolate!

Double Belgian Waffles $12.43

B&J Flavor - Chunky Monkey

the waffle actually comes with only 2 scoops of ice cream, but the girl whom helped me to pick the flavors of ice cream out of e overwhelming selection - Deborah scooped the wrong flavor and to make it up, she gave me the right one Free!

so for my waffle, it comes with 3 scoops -
B&J Flavor - Chunky Monkey
banana ice cream with fudge chunks & walnuts

B&J Flavor - Coffee, Coffee Buzz
Expresso roasted coffee ice cream with expresso bean fudge

B&J Flavor - Cheesecake Brownie
cheesecake ice ream with brownie chunks

Food / Beverage 10
seriously, their ice cream flavors are all so.. .. ..INDESCRIBABLE!
and together with the waffle Deborah has put in effort to make,
Crispy, warm, sweet, thick waffle with Cold, sweet, chunks of ingredients of ice cream..
this dish hits e limit of my tastebud!!

B&J Flavor - Strawberry Cheesecake

The first time i visited, Edmund gave me a scoop of ice cream free because birthday was coming.
The second time i came, he again gave me a scoop free.
Food / Beverage 9
strawberry cheese ice cream with strawberry & thick graham cracker swirl
If i have to pick my top 3 B&J, this will definitely be inside.

Magic Moment $5.50++

inside of the cake

Food / Beverage 8.5
this is their latest cake which is very nicely given by Edmund to me for free.
first time trying such an unique flavor - earlgrey.
the fudge, the mousse, the chocolate all sums up to a word = YUMMY!
the tea flavor isn't very overwhelming, pleasant & soothing in fact.
though there is chocolate & earlygrey, both taste, uniqueness didn't cover up one another.
Best of all, it sets you refreshed after eating!
GOOD!



Value 9

Service 9
even though it is super hetic & busy, staffs there are always on a smile, ready to take your order and assist you in any ways!
in particular Edmund & Deborah

Ambience 9
the 2nd time i visited was on a Friday and there was this band concert.
for band lovers, Friday night will be the day to pop down but do take note that it is really crowded there at night hours.
There are alfresco seats available too.

Overall
this place is really great for hangouts, chilling, get together and their desserts there will get you running back for more.
For desserts lover, this place is a MUST VISIT!

The Asian Kitchen City Hall on 24/12/08

Ice Lemon Tea $4

Fresh Rice Paper Rolls $4.90

Food / Beverage 6
the skin is ordered from supplier, not handmade therefore it doesn't taste really fresh.
In my opinion, it's too thick, taste not strong enough. Need e sauce to support it.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimps $14.70

Food / Beverage 7.5
this one was strongly recommended by the manager - Tim.
The taste is pretty normal, nothing special but its good.
The sauce is exceptionally tasty, enhancing the overall taste.

Stir-fried Dou Miao $7.90

Food / Beverage 8.5
couldn't decide to get Kailan or Dou Miao & so we asked the manager - Tim to make the final decision.
The dou miao is fine, making the overall taste very scrumptious.
a bit salty though.

Pork Dumplings $3.90

Food / Beverage 8.5
their signature dish - pork dumplings are yummy!
The soup inside is plentiful, meat is very fresh, taste is sweet!
GOOD!

T.A.K Chili Soft Shell Crab Noodles $11.90

sauce of the noodles

Food / Beverage 8.5
the softshell crab isn't the usual ones found outside, its big.
asked the chef to separate the sauce from the noodles & crab.
Taste of the crab is fresh and meaty. Though it looks soggy, it is chewy.
Sauce of the noodles taste like chili crab sauce except its sweet and not spicy.

Value 8

Service 8
manager and staffs both are attentive in meeting the needs of customers.
makes you feel welcome.

Carls Jr Marina Square on 24/12/08

Beef Cheese Fries $4.90

Food / Beverage 9
OH! YUMMY!
heard many praises for this beef cheesy fries and finally tried.
wasn't disappointed at all!
and praise Lord for blessing me with the very friendly manager tt served me who suggested to add on more cheese and meat to add more punch to the taste.
EXCELLENT!

1A Crisy Puff

Food / Beverage 9
The curry potato filling is watery and very tasty.
watery in a good way, not dry, not thick compared to e ones at Old Chang Kee.

Though 1A puff is much smaller than Old Chang Kee and e price is e same AT $1.20,
the quality, the taste of the way is way much much better.
The skin of the puffs is soft and flaky therefore making the combination of filling and skin superb.
Unlike Old Chang Kee puffs, the skin is very thick and has this strong flour taste.

Chinatown Food Centre on 08/12/08

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Traditional Kaya Toast $1

Floss Thick Toast $1

Kaya Thick Toast $1

Food / Beverage 7
Value 7
Pictures displayed and what was actually served differs a lot. The toast in the displayed pictures are thick with spread but the ones customers got is different.
Toast is good, no wonder the queue but the spread could have been thicker. Yes it is only $1, what do you expect? but if that is what you have put in the pictures, shouldn't it be consistent?

Long Ji

Egg Century Porridge $2

Food / Beverage 7
Value 8
Much to my amazement, the porridge here serves are very cheap! For the scallop porridge, it's going at only $1.20. And they have quite a lot of choices available.
Got the egg century porridge to try, it was surprisingly good.
At only $2, they are not stingy with their ingredients. They sliced up 1 whole egg century. The porridge is soft, taste is mildly sweet, have those homely feel.
Nice!

$2 noodles from Top 1 Handmade Noodles

Food / Beverage 8
Value 8
I heart the noodles from Top 1. It is smooth, slippery, not too strong of a flour taste. The price of their noodles usually goes at $2.50 and up so when i saw this going at $2, decided to get it.
Turns out to be just a normal noodle, with all the basic ingredients - pork chunks, ikan bilis, mushroom & a lot of veggies.
Still taste excellent though!

Duck Rice from a very Long Queue stall

Food / Beverage 6
My daddy being a typical Singaporean - "long queue, must queue, food must be good" went to queue and got back 2 plates.
Taste?
Normal, disappointing. The braised duck meat flavor isn't strong enough for that kick and in my opinion, if food is served in a Styrofoam plate, it is pretty annoying. The scraping, the anytime plate might fly off as the food is finishing.
Their chili is good though. Specially made i supposed.

Fu Cheng Homemade Springroll

Popiah $1.20

Food / Beverage 7
Couldn't really remember anything special but it's good.

From some stalls selling traditional Hong Kong Dim Sums

燕饺

Food / Beverage 7
First time eating it, taste something like wu xiang. Except this is bigger.
The veg inside gave the dumpling a pretty fragrant taste and though it is fried, it isn't overly oily.
Good.

Chee Cheong Fun

Food / Beverage 6
Normal

Chicken Claws

Food / Beverage 8
This is good!!!
The sauce they have marinated their chicken claws with is superb! The claws upon chewing is filled with the taste of the sauce. The sauce is spicy but not overly spicy till it will get you running off for water. The spiciness gives you that kick.
Yummy!

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ieat reviews here
hungrygowhere reviews here

Black Sesame, Peanut & Almond Pasta and Gingko Barley

Cantonese style desserts are all specially grounded with mill which is rare, allow me to repeat RARE in all desserts shops.
Yes, all might claim that their desserts are authentic blah blah, traditional but their desserts ultimately are still made from machines.
Therefore the desserts served here are soft, like really soft, while sipping, you can have the picture of the mill grounding what you are drinking therefore the impossibly soft taste.

Black Sesame
Food / Beverage 6
Being a fan of black sesame, this was not up to standard. It taste burnt.

Peanut
Food / Beverage 7.5
Yes, good! Peanut taste is not too thick not too watery, nice!

Almond
Food / Beverage 8
The almond taste is strong, one more bowl please!

Gingko Barley
Food / Beverage 8
I heart the Gingko Barley here. The tiny slices of tofu or egg skin, with abundance of soft gingko and barley is wonderful!
Sweet but not overly sweet.
Heart!!

Overall
Food / Beverage 9
Value 9
It ONLY cost $1.20 for a bowl of really good desserts
Service 8
Auntie & uncle there are warm & friendly despite the long queue.