rider's cafe

It was a beautiful Tuesday with great weather.

I was worried it would rain in the afternoon, but my friend didn't even pack an umbrella. Fortunately, the weather held up and we had a slightly cloudy day with lots of sun.

Looking at the Google Maps, the nearest mrt was Sixth Avenue. From there, it was a 22 minute walk to the cafe. Halfway along the road, my slipper broke. We then limped to the nearest shopping mall at Grandstand to hopefully buy some slippers. Some misadventures and searching afterwards, I managed to get a pair of polka-dots-bright-pink slippers. From there it was just a (short) 15 minutes along roads, and ulu places (including a place smelling distinctively of horse poo), before we reached the cafe.

At the cafe, we were greeted by views of the stables, and the brown horses inside. Halfway, we changed tables to the one closer to the outside, for a better view.

We ordered each; one Rider burger, with additional top-up of Wagyu patty for me and truffle and parmesan fries for my friend. The wagyu patty was exceedingly soft and flavorful. It blended perfectly with the bun and cheese in the burger. The truffle fries had a strong smell and taste as well and went smoothly with the cheese in the parmesan. We also got a flat white and an iced latte each, separately. After all our (mis)adventures, it was nice to just relax and sip the homely taste of the specialty coffee.

From there, we had a nice talk and was entertained by the horses doing their exercise, doing trotting practices, bathing, and seeing riders ride on their respective horses.

We also ordered a crepe suzette. We were expecting a crepe being professionally burnt with skill, and finesee. However, it was hardly burnt at all. Also, at first, we thought that the ice cream was vanilla and happily dug in. However, upon realizing it was a coconut ice cream, we felt confused as it did not go well with the citrus jam or the crepe dough..

It looks pretty though..

Later, we adjourned back to the mall, and looked around at its vast and particular selection of groceries before taking the shuttle bus back home.

'Twas a great day spent with good company! :)