A Room with a Meal

I decided to pop by the recently-opened Alexandra Retail Centre and found that they offer a wide range of F&B for the busy office crowd. It was evening time when I was there so it there wasn't too much of on-the-go white collared people. Hence, I could take my pick on where to dine (instead of opting for the place with the shortest/no queue.

Eventually, my friend and I settled on Room Coffee. Bar. It is a little quaint-looking cafe located at the heart of the mall so you can't miss it.

The menu is pretty comprehensive, with selections ranging from sandwiches to burgers to pastas.

Since there was a 1-for-1 pasta promotion, we decided to give them a try. We ordered a Spaghetti Aglio Olio ($8) with prawns (meaning an additional $5), and Spaghetti Bolognese ($13). Both of them were served in a pretty powl (plate-cum-bowl). Interesting presentation I must say but the taste was to be seen, I mean, tasted.

Generally, the pasta didn't taste as good as they looked. However, I must say that they are pretty generous with the portions.

The Aglio Olio came with 5 prawns, which were crunchy but felt somehow artificial. The pasta was a teeny weeny too tougher than I'd like it to be.

Many a time, the minced meat in the sauce comes in pathetic portions but not this one. There was a heap of chicken--probably half the amount of pasta so I thought that was cool. While the texture was fine, unfortunately, I felt that the amount of salt was enough the make someone with hypertension do a double take. 

Room Coffee.Bar also serves an array of desserts which looked decent, such as carrot cake, red velvet cake and muffin. There's also a great range of coffee and tea, of which I tried the Organic Chamomile by Taylors of Harrogate and was incredibly satisfied.

Address: 460 Alexandra Road #01-18, PSA Building (Alexandra Retail Centre)
Rating: Worth one try