Cafe Review: Twenty Grammes @ Bugis (753 North Bridge Road)
Twenty Grammes
753 North Bridge Road S198721
Opening Hours
Sun-Thurs: 1200H-2200H
Fri-Sat: 1200H-0100H
No GST or service charge!
Opened since 2014, this cafe specialises in gelato, coffee and their waffles. From their website, they now pride themselves as a local dessert boutique. They serve a variety of gelato with unique flavours.
Their most recent menu (CAA August 2019) can be found below:
I came down on 3 separate occasions - 15/08/19, 21/08/19, 23/08/19. Will keep this post updated if I visit the Cafe again. Pro-tip: Twenty Grammes is also on Eatigo which entitles you to up to 50% discount on all items excluding their gelato and drinks.
1st Visit 15/08/19
Peanut Butter Maple Banana Toast ($4.50)
- Really thick peanut butter with some crunchy peanut bits
- Hearty thick cuts of firm and fresh bananas
- Thick wholemeal bread that was soft and fluffy but was a tad too dry
- You can see the drizzle of maple syrup on the sliced bananas but it was too little that you can hardly taste it
Price: 8/10
Taste: 8.5/10 (As I like peanut butter)
Overall: 8.5/10
Sassy Fellow with Vanilla Gelato ($12.90)
Sea salt caramel sauce was warm, thick, buttery, flavourful and sinfully delicious. Waffle was really thick - crisp on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. However, I could not make out any banana supposedly infused into the waffle. The vanilla bean gelato had a very strong vanilla fragrance. I don't think it was as creamy as the one I had at Seasonal Tastes but the flavour was definitely stronger.
The sea salt caramel sauce helped to tie everything together by providing a distinct saltish contrast to all the other sweet elements of the dish - subtly sweet waffle batter, natural sweetness of the banana and the subtly sweet vanilla bean gelato. It also helped to prevent the waffle from becoming too dry after awhile. The walnuts were definitely not an afterthought as well, helping to add that earthy nutty notes and perhaps making you think that what you are eating may actually be good for you.
Taste: 9.5/10 (Really comforting dessert)
If you do happen to order both their peanut butter toast and the waffles, you should add the peanut butter to the waffle, provides yet another saltish contrast to the waffle.
2nd and 3rd Visit 21/08/19, 23/08/19
My next 2 visits were motivated by the sumptuous waffle I had earlier. However, they were not as satisfying as my first visit...
Mocha ($5.50 for hot)
The almond cookie provided was delicious and not overly sweet or buttery.
The mocha itself was smooth and velvety, without being bitter. There were strong cocoa notes at the end and it was very milky.
Taste: 7/10 (Will give an average rating for now as I cannot say that I've tried enough mocha to give a fair comparison, it was a decent drink though)
Isabelle Waffle ($16.50) + Tiramisu Gelato ($4 for premium flavour, $3 for normal flavour)
Waffle was crisp and thick but could have been fluffier and more moist on the inside. Unlike their buttermilk version, this was way more crumbly causing it to crumble into pieces simply by attempting to cut it with a fork and a knife. I resulted to using a spoon and a fork.
The tiramisu gelato was really creamy and milky but would have liked a stronger espresso flavour.
Overall, its a good attempt to try to make waffles healthy but the ingredients do not complement one another. There needs to be a sweet sauce or gelato to make the waffle more moist and to complement the tartness from the fruits. The greek yogurt simply does not provide sufficient moisture unless the waffle was made more moist. All the elements on their own are good but together, they unfortunately do not complement one another and it wasn't a very satisfying dish.
Taste: 5/10 (Will not get it again)
753 North Bridge Road S198721
Opening Hours
Sun-Thurs: 1200H-2200H
Fri-Sat: 1200H-0100H
No GST or service charge!
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| Very elongated cafe |
Opened since 2014, this cafe specialises in gelato, coffee and their waffles. From their website, they now pride themselves as a local dessert boutique. They serve a variety of gelato with unique flavours.
 |
Their most recent menu (CAA August 2019) can be found below:
I came down on 3 separate occasions - 15/08/19, 21/08/19, 23/08/19. Will keep this post updated if I visit the Cafe again. Pro-tip: Twenty Grammes is also on Eatigo which entitles you to up to 50% discount on all items excluding their gelato and drinks.
1st Visit 15/08/19
Peanut Butter Maple Banana Toast ($4.50)
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| Multi-grain toast with chunky peanut butter spread, bananas and walnuts. Served with maple syrup. |
- Really thick peanut butter with some crunchy peanut bits
- Hearty thick cuts of firm and fresh bananas
- Thick wholemeal bread that was soft and fluffy but was a tad too dry
- You can see the drizzle of maple syrup on the sliced bananas but it was too little that you can hardly taste it
Price: 8/10
Taste: 8.5/10 (As I like peanut butter)
Overall: 8.5/10
Sassy Fellow with Vanilla Gelato ($12.90)
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| Banana infused into Belgian waffle, banana slices, walnuts, maple syrup, sea salt caramel sauce, accompanied with either vanilla or honey-scotch gelato (They ran out of honey-scotch gelato) |
Sea salt caramel sauce was warm, thick, buttery, flavourful and sinfully delicious. Waffle was really thick - crisp on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. However, I could not make out any banana supposedly infused into the waffle. The vanilla bean gelato had a very strong vanilla fragrance. I don't think it was as creamy as the one I had at Seasonal Tastes but the flavour was definitely stronger.
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| You can even see the specks of vanilla bean in the gelato! |
The sea salt caramel sauce helped to tie everything together by providing a distinct saltish contrast to all the other sweet elements of the dish - subtly sweet waffle batter, natural sweetness of the banana and the subtly sweet vanilla bean gelato. It also helped to prevent the waffle from becoming too dry after awhile. The walnuts were definitely not an afterthought as well, helping to add that earthy nutty notes and perhaps making you think that what you are eating may actually be good for you.
Taste: 9.5/10 (Really comforting dessert)
If you do happen to order both their peanut butter toast and the waffles, you should add the peanut butter to the waffle, provides yet another saltish contrast to the waffle.
2nd and 3rd Visit 21/08/19, 23/08/19
My next 2 visits were motivated by the sumptuous waffle I had earlier. However, they were not as satisfying as my first visit...
Mocha ($5.50 for hot)
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| Most beautiful latte art I've seen (Was wondering why my drink was taking so long) |
The almond cookie provided was delicious and not overly sweet or buttery.
The mocha itself was smooth and velvety, without being bitter. There were strong cocoa notes at the end and it was very milky.
Taste: 7/10 (Will give an average rating for now as I cannot say that I've tried enough mocha to give a fair comparison, it was a decent drink though)
Isabelle Waffle ($16.50) + Tiramisu Gelato ($4 for premium flavour, $3 for normal flavour)
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| Charcoal waffle, greek yogurt, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, banana, granola, pumpkin seeds, maple syrup, dusted with icing sugar |
Waffle was crisp and thick but could have been fluffier and more moist on the inside. Unlike their buttermilk version, this was way more crumbly causing it to crumble into pieces simply by attempting to cut it with a fork and a knife. I resulted to using a spoon and a fork.
The tiramisu gelato was really creamy and milky but would have liked a stronger espresso flavour.
Overall, its a good attempt to try to make waffles healthy but the ingredients do not complement one another. There needs to be a sweet sauce or gelato to make the waffle more moist and to complement the tartness from the fruits. The greek yogurt simply does not provide sufficient moisture unless the waffle was made more moist. All the elements on their own are good but together, they unfortunately do not complement one another and it wasn't a very satisfying dish.
Taste: 5/10 (Will not get it again)
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