me went eat coz me rem the papers got review b4.
Crepe House
Foong Woei Wan Sun, Oct 28, 2007
The Sunday Times
CREPES are thin and light pancakes in theory. But in fact, many
of them get soggy and leaden fast from their fillings, even as you
are racing against time to eat them.
I once ordered what I believed would be a light breakfast of
crepes at a bakery. Two and a half pancakes later, I felt as if I
had eaten a horse and almost went into a food coma.
So the sweet and savoury crepes at the Crepe House stand in
Jurong Point Shopping Centre are a surprise.
The skins are as thin as popiah skins but tastier: They are
eggy, moist and deliciously soft.
The fillings have a base of mayo, fresh cream or custard but
taste light. You feel you can wolf down a few of these rolls
without getting comatose.
And I did just that the other night, when I went to the stand
with two friends and we had dinner on the spot - straight out of
paper cones. (For the record, we didn't get any food on our clothes
but I did get some on my face and fingers.)
I began by taking bites of my friends' ham and cheese sandwich
($5.80) and tuna and egg sandwich ($5.80).
Both were good meaty, creamy mixes of textures and tastes. But
my bratwurst sandwich ($6.50) was even better. The sausage was
succulent and satisfying with sweet mayo, crisp lettuce and silky
crepe.
I also had the lion's share of dessert. We asked for one crepe
with strawberries, strawberry sauce and fresh cream (above right)
($4.80), one with sweet bean paste and fresh cream ($4.80) and one
with Japanese chestnut paste and chocolate ice cream ($5.50) - and
I ate most of them.
I have always been partial to the lovely, layered chocolate
chestnut parfait ($9.80++) from Sun With Moon Japanese Dining &
Cafe. The crepe with chestnut puree felt a little like that parfait
to me except it was cheaper. Perfect.
Crepe House is a Japanese chain brought in by businessman Mave
Yeo. The master franchisee in Singapore plans to set up 10 to 15
shops.
The crepes are made here by his staff, he says, but the batter
is from Japan.
So are ingredients including fresh cream, custard, sweet bean
paste and chestnut paste.
They have been flown all this way so you need not go too far for
a few good crepes.
Crepe House
02-K3 Jurong Point Shopping
Centre,
1 Jurong West Central 2
(S) 648886
Open: 10am to 10pm daily
Rating: ***
