tom's palette, shaw tower.
near the end of our less than satisfying meal at deli moroccan, we were brainstorming about what to eat for dessert. L wanted waffles, so i was trying to come up with (less overpriced) waffle places in the area. suddenly recalled that i've always wanted to try tom's palette (for a few years now it seems- every time i walk past i tell myself i want to try and then promptly forget about it) and brought it up. amazingly enough it has also been on her to-try list for ages, so we headed there.
before we reached i already knew what i wanted- the salted egg yolk ice cream has been calling out my name every time i walk past. while choosing flavours we still tried it though, and it was just as good as i'd imagined. the other flavour was harder to decide upon. after trying a myriad of flavours, some of which left us startled (maple apple nutmeg sounds good, but it wasn't for us), we finally settled on the roc-star. the roc-star was made of ovaltine, chocolate and honey stars- familiar, comforting flavours and nothing too out of this world, though i initially wanted something more exciting.
one of the things that makes tom's palette different from other ice cream places is that they allow two flavours for any size! good for indecisive people like me.
we ordered the waffle with two scoops of ice cream ($12.40) and it was served to us after a short wait. we were there at about seven-thirty on a saturday evening, not quite dessert time, but the place was quite packed and business was brisk.
the waffles came on a long white plate, with the two scoops of ice cream separate on the other end. i liked that they served the scoops not on top of the waffle, which makes the waffle less prone to sogginess. also came with cookie crumbs- bonus! didn't like that they poured syrup onto the waffle though, but that's just personal preference since i like my waffle plain and simple (i poured it out before it got too soaked into the waffle).
the flavours we chose went really well together. the salted egg yolk ice cream reminded us of moon cakes. mm. the roc-star, while a safe choice, didn't disappoint as well. it was chocolatey and had bits of chocolate bar inside, providing a textural contrast.
can't express how much i loved the salted egg yolk ice cream. will be back just for it. makes up for the meh dinner that we had. the ice cream here isn't as good texturally as creamier, but they make up for it by having exciting flavours. some of them don't quite work (for me), but the salted egg yolk is enough to make me come back. the waffle was alright, but i suppose they're good for their ice cream, anyway. added bonus that it's so accessible- just a short walk from bugis.
tom's palette
shaw tower #01-25
