I’d often heard my friends rave about Bakezin but I’d never actually visited any of the outlets before. So, when I was at Jurong Point last weekend, we saw several promotions and, wanting a good meal to de-stress from our endless exam cramming sessions, we decided to give the new outlet a try. We picked the all-day $13.80++ set meal, which comes with an unlimited serving of bread, a soup of the day, a main course (for those not happy with the selection there is also a $16.80 version with another list of dishes) and a drink. I chose macaroni with clam in tomato broth, which was the only interesting looking one on the list.
While waiting for the dishes, we helped ourselves to the bread selection, which was pretty good. There was a conveyor belt toaster for the bread, which also came with vinegar and olive oil dips, a refreshing change from the butter and jam of other cafes in this range.
The cream of corn soup came with corn chunks. The taste was OK but the soup was a bit thick to be drunk on its own and performed much better as a bread dip.
The macaroni was disappointing. It had a distinctly homecooked flavour and felt like something any housewife worth her salt could have whipped up in a home kitchen. The soup lacked flavour and the entire dish lacked a certain oomph! With that said, though, the serving of macaroni was hearty and the helping of clams was surprisingly generous.
Overall the food was just decent enough and gave value for money, but it is not for those looking for a great treat.
