Following our meal at The
Chop House, we are looking for something to satisfy our sweet tooth.
Quick check on desserts location around Vivocity, suggested St. Marc
Cafe to be on the top of the list.
Apparently St. Marc Cafe
originated from Japan with more than 300 outlets in Japan. This
Japanese with French influence café promise to 'provide good
quality service, vibrant atmosphere, freshly brewed coffee and other
varieties of drinks, and freshly-baked breads for a reasonable
price.' Their most popular product is Chococro.
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| Chococro & White Chococro |
Chococro is made from the
best blend of Ghana and Ecuador Chocolate beans, wrapped with crispy
rich buttery flavour Croissant dough. Unfortunately, Chococro - $2.40
(& White Chococro - $2.60) do not send my tongue wagging. The
dough is not flaky, but it seems to be a little stale, the chocolate
is just average, although it has good balance and not overly sweet.
Maybe it was near closing time when we get there, or you can blame it
on the recent rise of artisan bakery in Singapore, that expose us to
better croissant base products compare to St Marc. (Chococros rating
6/10)
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| Drinks Sizes |
The coffee are produced
from a fully automated machine. The latte ($4.50) is average, diluted
with very airy frothed milk. The latte that I tasted in 7-11 in
Taiwan is better than this (rating 6/10). St Marc Hot Chocolate ($6)
fare better than their latte, it has a nice blend and a good balance
of sweetness and creaminess. (rating 7/10).
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| St Marc Hot Chocolate |
However, what is worth
your stomach space here. Little Fuji ($6.30). This combination of
soft serve vanilla ice cream with brown butter Danish is just
excellent. The Danish is very soft and flaky, while the soft serve
ice cream has a perfect sweetness, texture and flavour. Beautiful.
(Rating 8.5/10)
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| Desserts Options on Display |
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| Little Fuji |
For something with green
tea flavour and chewy, Miyako ($8.20) is a good option. Green Tea Ice
cream, with Soft serve vanilla ice cream, mochi and a dollop of red
bean. It is refreshing and it has most of the traditional Japanese
desserts ingredients and most of the texture are well represented
here. Yum Yum! (Rating 8/10)
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| Miyako |
The other positive factor
about St Marc is their vibrant atmosphere. From far away, the cafe
seems to invite you to come in and spend some time in the cafe. As
promise, St Marc does provide a friendly and good service to a
certain extend, most of the stuff is basically self service.
Overall, St Marc Cafe
really deliver on its promise of good service and vibrant atmosphere.
Their Chococro is not to my liking, however there are plenty of other
breads and desserts that are worth coming back for. So if you are at
Vivocity or Marina Square, give this place a try. Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 7/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
7.5/10
Ambiance:
8.5/10
Budget
per Person: $11 - $25
St. Marc Bakery & Bar
920 East Coast Parkway
#01-09/10, Parkland Green @ECP
Singapore 449875
T: +65 6342 1786
Op Hours:
Mon – Thu: 12.00
– 21.30
Fri: 12.00 - 24.00
Sat: 09.00 - 24.00
Sun:09.00 – 22.30
Check their website for other location.
Previous location:
Singapore 098585
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