Lola's Café @ Kovan

I decided that I should explore the restaurants around my quaint area of Kovan across the stretch of Simon Road. There are restaurants like Ice Edge Café and Joe's Corner but since I've already tried out these places and was getting tired of the food there I decided to go to Lola's Café.

Lola's Café is busy almost all the time so it's quite hard to get a seat (also because the place is small). However, we went in for an early lunch at about 12:15 pm and we managed to get a seat. Lola's serves brunch from 10-3 pm and so we fell under that category. Although there were only 5 dishes in the menu, each of them looked good and tasty to me.

Farmer Bratwurst Roll (Funky Name!)

The Farmer Bratwurst Roll ($8) was rustically served on a wooden oven pan and consisted of a hot dog with ketchup and melted cheese in a sweet bun, with classic fries. The sausage was tender just like the sweet bun, but in my opinion, the cheese was a bit too heavy for a brunch. However, the tomato sauce was tasty and blended well with the hot dog. Overall, an elegant simple dish with generally good tasting flavours, neatly presented. 

Rating- 4/5

Mushroom Melt

The Mushroom Melt ($10) consisted of a brioche bread, baked with Swiss white mushrooms and mozzarella cheese, served with a simple garden salad, dressed with a balsamic dressing. The brioche bread was baked just right, giving it a crusty texture. However, I felt that the mushroom and cheese together was too overwhelming for a brunch as the mushrooms were extremely creamy, and therefore this dish leans more towards a lunch than a breakfast. The salad was delicious as the lettuce was crispy, but what really made it wonderful was the balsamic dressing, which gave a touch of citrus which really elevated the salad to a new level, and blended in beautifully with it. Overall, I felt that the dish was good, but a bit to heavy on the stomach for a brunch. I feel the dish needs to be more balanced generally. 

Rating: 3.5/5 

Iced Mocha (Home-made) 

Apart from the food, Lola's Café serves their own home-made coffee with roots from Brazil, El Salvador and other places. I like my coffee strong, and I was hoping to get a coffee that way, which was why I ordered a mocha instead of a latte. The coffee tasted quite strong, which I like, and there was also some chocolate content and cocoa powder. The iced mocha tasted fantastic, but I felt they could have reduced the milk and chocolate content of the coffee to bring out the natural flavours of the coffee. Overall, it is a coffee I would come back to drink. 

Rating- 4.5/5

My overall experience, at Lola's Café was fantastic, but a few areas of the food can be tweaked and improved on, but generally no major issues in the food; no wonder they're making great business. The service is friendly and the food comes out considerably quick. A good thing about Lola's is that they don't have the 10% service charge, and so tipping may be done. Lola's Café serves simple, non-pricey food, with nothing going over $16, and friendly service; definitely a place I would come back again.

Service- 4.5/5

Overall Rating- 8/10

Total bill- $30

Address- 5 Simon Road, S- 545893

Nearest MRT- Kovan (NE13) (180m)