Craft Bakery And Cafe

Had dinner with family here. Service staff was attentive and friendly which is great considering the general manpower shortage recently. Menu is not extensive but interesting, not the typical Italian fare. The beef tagliatelle, crab spaghetti, pesto linguine and pork chop are very good. We were pleasantly surprised by the consistent quality of the dishes and the portions are generous too. Would consider coming back again to try the pizza. Overall a great experience!

Quite small space located in the heart of Holland Village, this restaurant serves a wide variety of Italian cuisine. I had the Amex platinum card which allowed me to enjoy 50% off, but I also notice there are a lot of associated discounts and even 1-1 lunches. So the prices on the menu has to be marked up, and I definitely would recommend paying the full price as it’s not that level of quality. Ordered 3 mains for 2 pax and was stuffed: the eggplant parmigiana, cod fish on a bed of mashed potato and risotto. Everything was good, but not great and all had ways to be better. The eggplant was nicely cooked but if they had seared the eggplant before baking it it would have a much nicer consistency. The sauce was also too watery when served, would be better if left in the oven to have more char. The cod fish was nicely cooked with a crispy skin but the mash was just awful, to a point I wasn’t sure if it’s supposed to be a mash. It was pretty tasteless and 0 consistency in texture. The risotto was delightful and the colors and presentation made it looked appetizing, it was good but the ingredients felt cheap, quite sure the menu said prawns rather than shrimps. All in all, the dishes and ambience was more of a casual Italian fair rather than a high end venue, although the price before discount would suggest otherwise. Nonetheless, the host was very friendly and tried his best to be humorous which I’ll give it to him for the efforts.

Finally managed to eat at this cosy Italian restaurant in Holland Village. The service quality is attentive. Kudos to the team! The complimentary bread basket is delightful and tasty. We ordered the garlic bread and it did not disappoint. Also ordered the baked cod fish with potatoes and followed by dessert - lemon tart and a scoop of lime sorbet. The sorbet is refreshing and pleasant for the palettes. Overall experience is good. Will come back to try their legendary pizzas!

Had a set lunch there. Ambience is ok, but definitely is not a good place for a quiet catch up and talk at the indoor seating. It can be frustrating especially when there's group of diners around. Food is so so. The Set lunch menu which is the pork chop was not something you might want. Its so hard like chicken breast meat. It can be so hard that imagine cutting it and the table is moving. Anyway, didn't manage to finish it and go. Likely, won't be going back.

A friend of ours recommended this place! As usual, most Italian restaurants serve complimentary bread while we wait for our mains. Love the absolutely great service by one of the male service staff. Tried the deep fried risotto ball as the appetiser, thought it was a pretty interesting dish. Tried their Calzone! It’s pizza in a curry puff shape. Huge portion. The dough tasted superb when it’s dipped with tomato. The staff recommended the carbonara, my friend said it’s the best carbonara she has ever eaten. Haha. Just a suggestion, probably can have more sides, or for the calamari to be served with fries or something. Overall, truly enjoyed ourselves, and will be back again!