Privé Cafe

Since I'm in a series of long overdue posts, let's not start every post with the same words. Just note that from hence forth, if many posts have outdated information, it's because the blogger hadn't been working very hard despite eating very hard. Haaa

Privé Cafe. I love this place. We first saw it when we visited Privé Grill a few years back. Then one fine day, after a dinner at Yakiniku Tei, we wanted a place for dessert and to chill and to chit chat. We thought of TCC at Keppel Bay, because it has a nice view. And because we can now access it as I finally start driving. However, TCC was full. So we roamed around and settled for Privé Cafe. And have never looked back since.

Since we were so full from dinner, we settled for a simple dessert to share. Banana chocolate filled filo pastry, which was deep fried and served with ice cream. The pastry was light, and the filling rich. The portion was perfect for the two of us. However it is now no longer on the menu. For drinks, Lynn got her favorite Earl Grey tea, while I opted for hot honey lemon. I loved it, and she regretted it. My honey lemon is served in a little pot, which can give you approximately two and a half cups. The pot helps to keep the residual drink warm while you enjoy from the cup. The honey and lemon portion were very nicely balanced, and this quickly became our favorite drink for subsequent visits. I also introduce it to every single person I bring and they all loved it as much as I did. No pictures, but it is a must-order item.

Banana chocolate Filo pastry with ice cream

Although the first time we went we only ate the dessert, which is currently taken off the menu, both Lynn and I have been back several times since either together or individually with others. Photos featured here are from a visit with my neighbors on a Sunday for their all day breakfast.

Another must-order item is their mussels. I love the one with white wine. The broth is sweet from the mussels and fragrant from the garlic and herbs. The mussels were perfectly cooked, and absorbed the flavors from the broth. I ate the mussels, and slurped all the broth. The mussels were served with crunchy fries. A hit with adults and kid alike.

Mussels in white wine

I've been eyeing their all day breakfast for a while, because I love breakfast, but the breakfast menu is only available until 5pm. Which means I can most likely only go on a weekend. So when the opportunity arose for the celebration of I's birthday, I suggested a tai-tai mid-afternoon brunch at Privé. I had the Eggs Royale, SY had the Eggs Benedict, and the birthday girl took the Ultimate Brekkie. I liked their poached eggs. Done perfectly, smothered in Hollandaise sauce, and served with wild rocket. Since I prefer smoked salmon to canadian bacon, my Royale was perfect for me.

Eggs Royale

The Ultimate Brekkie is everything breakfast in one plate. 2 eggs (any style), chicken sausage, bacon, roasted tomato, sautéed button mushrooms, potato rosti and homemade wholemeal toast. She opted for poached eggs. Although we expected the portion to be huge, it was actually comfortable for one pax.

Privé's Ultimate Brekkie

Privé Cafe offers both indoor and outdoor seating. The nice thing is the outdoor seating has a non-smoking section too. So on nice weather days, you can opt to sit outside and enjoy the breeze and the view of the marina. Downside is, for some unknown reasons, there are a lot of flies both indoor and outdoor. Was disturbed continuously by a housefly trapped indoor, and on another occasion, by fruitflies at the outdoor table. This was highly irritating.

Another problem Privé Cafe has is the lack of attention from the waiters. They have A LOT of waiters. They don't look shorthanded. But the waiters tend to do their own things and I can stand at the door for a good 5 minutes totally ignored by about 7 waiters, who actually didn't look super busy. Same problem after being seated. It's quite a feat to get their attention for orders, drink top ups etc. Lynn joked that maybe we should start rating restaurant service by the time required for a waiter to serve us from the point we raise our hand.

Nicest thing about Privé Cafe is that after or before your meal, you can take a nice walk around the marina and a jetty across the road to enjoy a bit of sea breeze and maybe the sunset. And you may chance upon people fishing too. This turned out highly entertaining for SY's 30 month old daughter.


Privé Cafe
No. 2 Keppel Bay Vista

Singapore 098382
T: +65 6776 0777 

F: +65 6376 2830 

E: info@prive.com.sg