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Nature’s Nutrition

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-My Order-

Make Your Own Bowl ($11, 1 protein, 2 base, 3 toppings, 1 crunch, 1 dressing)

  • [Protein] Buffalo Chicken Breast
  • [Base] Romaine Lettuce x2
  • [Toppings] Spicy Broccoli, Slow Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Shaved Green Apples
  • [Crunch] Sourdough Crouton
  • [Dressing] Lemon Yogurt

-The Review-

Must Try: Spicy Broccoli & Lemon Yogurt Dressing

This broccoli was seasoned with a touch of mala spices. It was appetising and they managed to pull this off without making the broccoli too oily. If you love mala this is something you should order.

The Lemon Yogurt Dressing is also worth trying! It is very light and a very good palette cleanser. It balances out the mala spices in the broccoli very well.

Unfortunately, the sourdough croutons were soggy and lacked finesse.

Selecting Mixed Roasted Nuts for your crunch might be a safer choice.

Portion is decent

My bowl weighed around 550g, which is a lot of food for $11. However, it is worth noting that I was the last customer for the day and they might have given me a bigger portion than usual. Here is a breakdown of what’s in my bowl.

  • 75g Romaine Lettuce
  • 120g Buffalo Chicken Breast
  • 90g Spicy Broccoli
  • 160g Slow Roasted Tomatoes
  • 60g Shaved Green Apples
  • 16g Sourdough Crouton
  • 35g Lemon Yogurt

-Information/Hacks-

Address: Far East Square (weekdays only), Millenia Walk, Aperia Mall

Hours: Hours differ with each branch

Other information/Hacks: You can pre-order for self-collection on YQueue, which costs the same as purchasing the salad bowl in store. Ordering on other food delivery platforms are more expensive.

Cafe Coldrea

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-My Order-

Design Your Bowl ($9.90, 2 base, 4 toppings, 1 protein, 1 dressing)

  • [Base] Romaine Lettuce, Mixed Greens
  • [Toppings] Pumpkin, Button Mushroom, Broccoli, Shredded Beetroot
  • [Protein] Sous Vide Chicken Breast
  • [Dressing] Hot and Spicy Dressing

-The Review-

I am pleasantly surprised at how much I actually loved this salad bowl and am so happy to find a good quality salad bar that opens till late on the weekends.

Quality ingredients

The ingredients are of such good quality that their natural tastes are enough, without the need for any seasoning. For instance, this has got to be the sweetest tasting steamed pumpkin that I’ve had from a salad bar. I am definitely ordering the pumpkin again the next time I patronise this store.

Their broccoli looked unassuming because it appeared a little yellow (one hack that salad stores use is to boil broccoli with sugar so it maintains its bright green colour). Nonetheless this also means I can tell that Cafe Coldrea used fresh and not frozen broccoli which is so commendable. Moreover it is actually boiled just right, maintaining its crunch without it tasting raw. I am genuinely amazed at how well-made this simple dish was.

The Sous Vide Chicken is also cooked perfectly, maintaining its juiciness and natural sweet tastes. I again love that they didn’t have to overly season any of their ingredients because it is of such good quality.

The only ingredients that seem to come out of a can are the button mushrooms and the Tuna. Then again, these are typically canned ingredients and for how much preparation their other toppings seem to require I could easily let them off the hook for this one.

All that for just $9.90

The bowl is very well balanced, I had enough sides to taste a different texture with every bite of my greens. If anything I’d say they can consider giving less sauce because it is too much for one bowl (but they do have separate packaging for that should you require it and I kept my leftover sauce for the next meal). The bowl was about 450g including the sauce.

  • 50g Romaine Lettuce
  • 60g Mixed Greens
  • 70g Sous Vide Chicken Breast
  • 60g Broccoli
  • 16g Shredded Beetroot
  • 78g Pumpkin
  • 45g Button Mushroom
  • 70g Hot & Spicy Dressing

-Information/Hacks-

Cafe Coldrea July 2024 Menu
Cafe Coldrea Menu July 2024

Address: Esplanade XChange, B1-44, 1 Raffles Boulevard, S(039593)

Hours: Mon-Sun, 9AM-8PM

Other information/Hacks: You can order for self-pickup using their website. Do also ask for a loyalty card so you can get some freebies and 20% off on your 15th stamp ($8 = 1 stamp).

Bowl Voyage

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-My Order-

Make-Your-Own-Bowl ($9.90, 2 base, 1 protein, 4 sides, 1 sauce)

  • [Base] Romaine Lettuce
  • [Protein] Baked Vietnamese Five-Spice Chicken
  • [Sides] Roasted Mushrooms, Roasted Pumpkin, Roasted Broccoli, Japanese Cucumber
  • [Sauce] no sauce

-The Review-

If you’re looking for a salad bar in town on a weekend, this is the perfect place to visit!

Simple and nice old school salad bar

Their cooked vegetables are mostly roasted, while their raw vegetables are cubed. Although simple, their dishes are cooked very well. The pumpkin was perfectly cooked, retaining a slight bite while being soft. The mushrooms are just how I like them—not overly seasoned and without the spicy aftertaste that Shiitake mushrooms often have.

The Five-Spiced Chicken is very fragrant

Instead of sticking with my usual chicken breast, I decided to give their Vietnamese Five-Spiced Chicken a try because it was the most unique item on their menu, and I’m glad I did. It wasn’t too oily because the chicken they used was very lean; even the skin was thin. I also really enjoyed the taste of star anise, cloves, and cinnamon—these are not flavors you typically find at a salad bar.

Serving size is quite decent for their price.

Everything is well-portioned. Here’s how much everything weighed: it was about 345g of food, but I requested no dressing. Adding dressing will make your bowl approximately 370g.

  • 60g Romaine Lettuce
  • 110g Baked Vietnamese Five-Spiced Chicken
  • 55g Roasted Brocolli
  • 40g Japanese Cucumber
  • 40g Roasted Mushrooms
  • 40g Roasted Pumpkin
Bowl Voyage July 2024 Menu

-Information/Hacks-

Address: 90 Bras Basah Rd, B1-33 Esplanade Xchange, Singapore 189562

Hours: Mon-Sun, 11AM-8PM

Website: https://bowlvoyage.sg

Other information/Hacks: You can order via FoodLine.sg for self-collection and you’ll get $5 off your first order with no minimum spend. You can also earn $3 after you leave a review for your order, and earn points on the platform for your next purchase.