I admit I was drawn to this cafe due to its unique name - Bakerzin. After surfing their website, it made me more determined than ever to give it a try. Thus, I dragged 5 other friends down with me to their Paragon branch for dinner!
Ok firstly we had a hard time finding the place. I had to call up Bakerzin to get directions from a staff working there. After reaching the place, I found myself disappointed with the small space of the restaurant!
They had 2 parts - An interior and exterior dining area. The interior area had only about 7 small round tables that could sit maximum of 4 people. On the outside, they cramped around 10 or so rectangular tables.
We had to join 3 tables together for the 6 of us. Menu was given to us promptly after we were seated. I observed that there were only a few waiters on duty despite the heavy traffic of customers!
Menu was not too bad, we could choose from pasta, pizzas, sandwhiches or appetisers.
We ordered:
- spaghetti with meatballs
- linguini in mushroom cream sauce
- macaroons
- fruit flavoured sodas
FIRST MISTAKE: They do not serve ice water!!!
I detests restaurants that do not serve ice water to their customers. This is an underhand way to make us order drinks from their menu!
SECOND MISTAKE: Unfriendly Service
While waiting for our food, my friends & I went to their cake display to choose our cakes for desserts. There was only ONE waiter inside the cake counter while there were 2 groups of customers choosing cakes.
The waiter was not paying attention to us. He was inside cleaning some utensils, treating us like we're invisible!
After we managed to get his attention, we ordered our cakes by pointing to him. He took what we wanted and put it on a plate after which he placed the plate on the cake display AND TURNED TO ATTEND TO OTHER CUSTOMERS.
Ugh!!! It was like leaving us hanging there!!! My friends & I were so puzzled on what to do next.. so I stretched out my hand wanting to take the plate of cakes back to our table.
However, the waiter turned to me and took the plate away from me saying "No no, we will serve it to you!". I was so embarrased after she said that! After all, it was my first time there so I did not know their service patterns.
The food was average, the cream sauce pasta was too creamy that my friends had a hard time finishing it. The meatball spaghetti I had was tasty enough to pass but not fantastic.
On the whole, I have nothing to rave about this Bakerzin branch. I would like to try their desserts in another branch though!
PS. We even took about 15mins or so to foot the bill because they were seriously short of staff!
My advice: This branch is good for a cuppa tea/coffee and some cakes. Big groups should avoid this branch as it is cramp and not suitable for group meals! :)
This was my first time at Fish & Co.'s Changi Airport branch and I was thoroughly impressed when I first stepped in.
The ambience of the restaurant was soothing, with dim lighting and soft sofa seats. There was no queue when I went there on a Sunday afternoon and there were less than 10 occupied tables.
We were approached by several different waiters while waiting for our seats. They were friendly and approached us with a smile. We requested for a table we wanted and we were given it after they cleared it.
My friends and I took quite some time to look at the menu as it was filled with a vast variety of seafood and cooking styles. From their signature Fish & Chips to seafood platters and grilled salmon, we were spoilt for choice!
After much consideration, we ordered:
- Seafood Platter For 1
- Tuna Salad
- Pasta & Shrimp Salad
- Swordfish Collar
The food was served in 20 minutes which the waiter politely informed us while taking our orders.
I had no complains about all the dishes that we ordered!
Seafood Platter For 1:
My favourite dish for the day! This platter contained all their specialities - Grilled Calamari, Grilled Prawns, Grilled Dory Fish and Mussels were served with a big portion of fragrant butter rice and fries! All were fresh, huge and tasted perfect with Fish & Co.'s tartare sauce and chilli.
Pasta & Shrimp Salad:
A generous amount of medium size crunchy shrimp with cold pasta and a variety of greens. The sauce was abit too little for me though as I like my greens soaked in salad sauce. However, the shrimp did manage to pull up the points for this dish.
Tuna Salad:
Huge chunks of tuna that looked like beef to us were placed on top of a portion of greens and cherry tomatoes.
Swordfish Collar:
We were amazed by the size of the swordfish! It was the size of both my palms, and what more.. we had TWO pieces! The collar was deep fried till perfect golden brown and there was a crunch to the meat. Fries were genorously piled at the side. The mango vinaigrette tasted so refreshing and yummy that we asked for a refill!
Service:
Our waiter was polite and friendly, apologising for the 20 minutes wait and smiled at all times when serving us. Our ice water were refilled without prompting and plates were cleared after we finished every dish.
Overall, this was such a pleasant dining experience! Our tourists would surely get a good impression of our service quality if they visit this Fish & Co. branch!
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Ok firstly we had a hard time finding the place. I had to call up Bakerzin to get directions from a staff working there. After reaching the place, I found myself disappointed with the small space of the restaurant!
They had 2 parts - An interior and exterior dining area. The interior area had only about 7 small round tables that could sit maximum of 4 people. On the outside, they cramped around 10 or so rectangular tables.
We had to join 3 tables together for the 6 of us. Menu was given to us promptly after we were seated. I observed that there were only a few waiters on duty despite the heavy traffic of customers!
Menu was not too bad, we could choose from pasta, pizzas, sandwhiches or appetisers.
We ordered:
- spaghetti with meatballs
- linguini in mushroom cream sauce
- macaroons
- fruit flavoured sodas
FIRST MISTAKE: They do not serve ice water!!!
I detests restaurants that do not serve ice water to their customers. This is an underhand way to make us order drinks from their menu!
SECOND MISTAKE: Unfriendly Service
While waiting for our food, my friends & I went to their cake display to choose our cakes for desserts. There was only ONE waiter inside the cake counter while there were 2 groups of customers choosing cakes.
The waiter was not paying attention to us. He was inside cleaning some utensils, treating us like we're invisible!
After we managed to get his attention, we ordered our cakes by pointing to him. He took what we wanted and put it on a plate after which he placed the plate on the cake display AND TURNED TO ATTEND TO OTHER CUSTOMERS.
Ugh!!! It was like leaving us hanging there!!! My friends & I were so puzzled on what to do next.. so I stretched out my hand wanting to take the plate of cakes back to our table.
However, the waiter turned to me and took the plate away from me saying "No no, we will serve it to you!". I was so embarrased after she said that! After all, it was my first time there so I did not know their service patterns.
The food was average, the cream sauce pasta was too creamy that my friends had a hard time finishing it. The meatball spaghetti I had was tasty enough to pass but not fantastic.
On the whole, I have nothing to rave about this Bakerzin branch. I would like to try their desserts in another branch though!
PS. We even took about 15mins or so to foot the bill because they were seriously short of staff!
My advice: This branch is good for a cuppa tea/coffee and some cakes. Big groups should avoid this branch as it is cramp and not suitable for group meals! :)
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The ambience of the restaurant was soothing, with dim lighting and soft sofa seats. There was no queue when I went there on a Sunday afternoon and there were less than 10 occupied tables.
We were approached by several different waiters while waiting for our seats. They were friendly and approached us with a smile. We requested for a table we wanted and we were given it after they cleared it.
My friends and I took quite some time to look at the menu as it was filled with a vast variety of seafood and cooking styles. From their signature Fish & Chips to seafood platters and grilled salmon, we were spoilt for choice!
After much consideration, we ordered:
- Seafood Platter For 1
- Tuna Salad
- Pasta & Shrimp Salad
- Swordfish Collar
The food was served in 20 minutes which the waiter politely informed us while taking our orders.
I had no complains about all the dishes that we ordered!
Seafood Platter For 1:
My favourite dish for the day! This platter contained all their specialities - Grilled Calamari, Grilled Prawns, Grilled Dory Fish and Mussels were served with a big portion of fragrant butter rice and fries! All were fresh, huge and tasted perfect with Fish & Co.'s tartare sauce and chilli.
Pasta & Shrimp Salad:
A generous amount of medium size crunchy shrimp with cold pasta and a variety of greens. The sauce was abit too little for me though as I like my greens soaked in salad sauce. However, the shrimp did manage to pull up the points for this dish.
Tuna Salad:
Huge chunks of tuna that looked like beef to us were placed on top of a portion of greens and cherry tomatoes.
Swordfish Collar:
We were amazed by the size of the swordfish! It was the size of both my palms, and what more.. we had TWO pieces! The collar was deep fried till perfect golden brown and there was a crunch to the meat. Fries were genorously piled at the side. The mango vinaigrette tasted so refreshing and yummy that we asked for a refill!
Service:
Our waiter was polite and friendly, apologising for the 20 minutes wait and smiled at all times when serving us. Our ice water were refilled without prompting and plates were cleared after we finished every dish.
Overall, this was such a pleasant dining experience! Our tourists would surely get a good impression of our service quality if they visit this Fish & Co. branch!
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!hahaha! i also had the swordfish collar, and i had THREE big pieces!! At paragon. lol
13 Jan 2008 at 11:30 am