 |
| Fried Chicken Sandwich |
Rookery is a café by day and
gastropub by night located in Singapore CBD. Rookery was founded by 3
individuals Daniel, Michelle and Sue-shan, who loved food, coffee and to drink.
Inspired by the Australian and American casual dining culture, Rookery presents
a unique dining experience with an emphasis on the raw rustic nature of our
locally sourced ingredients.
 |
| Rookery - Capital Tower |
Rookery recently refreshes their Brunch
and Lunch/Dinner menu and we have the opportunity to taste it first-hand at their
Capital Tower outlet. All the items below are available from 11.30 onwards, except
for smashed avocado toast.
 |
| The Bar |
We start with Smashed Avocado Toast ($15), available from 8 AM. This
superfood is one of the must-have on every café’s menu. The combination of rich
creamy avocado, crispy and chewy and oozing egg yolks is just so appetizing.
The furikake add some sparks to this creamy mix
 |
| Smashed Avocado Toast |
Roasted
Cauliflower & Quinoa ($17). An example of a vegetarian dish that can be
tasty. Cauliflower, cucumbers, baby radish, cherry tomatoes and pomegranate
bind together with sesame dressing. You have crunchy and juicy texture from all
the vegetable mix and I especially like the contrasting salty and chewy texture
from the halloumi in this dish.
 |
| Roasted Cauliflower & Quinoa |
Fried
Chicken Sandwich ($21), a deluxe sandwich for meat lovers. The combination
of juicy fried chicken with homemade glazed bacon chop is just badass. Lettuce,
tomato, gouda cheese and honey mustard mayo complete the sandwich fillings.
Instead of using regular white bread, Rookery uses the sourdough bread that are
able to hold the ingredients together and not making a mess. Yum Yum.
|
| Fried Chicken Sandwich |
Scallops ($22) a must try item on
this new menu. Juicy, sweet and plump seared Hokkaido Scallops cooked with
seaweed and miso butter. The top part of the dish might turn you off because it
looks oily, however, it is actually clarified butter. The bottom part is where
the good stuff are. You can taste the rich, creamy and umami flavour of the seaweed
and miso butter. The lemon supposed to help in balancing the richness in the
dish, however, it also gives this dish a different flavour. It was so good; we used
up all the toast plus the toast from other dishes to polished up the butter. Definitely, a dish that I will return for.
 |
| Scallops |
If you prefer prawns instead of
scallops try their Gambas al Ajillo ($18). Butterflied
tiger prawns cooked with garlic and chilli oil. The moist and tasty prawns,
together with the flavoured oil goes nicely with the toast. I still like the
scallops though.
 |
| Gambas al Ajillo |
Grilled Mackerel ($24), a well-grilled mackerel fillets served with potatoes, garlic and tomatoes white wine stew. The tangy flavour stew nicely balances the strong flavour of the mackerel.
 |
| Grilled Mackerel |
Sakura Ebi
Capellini ($14). A dish that getting popular in Singapore dining scene. The
key here is to find the right balance of each flavour. I like the crunchiness of
the sakura ebi and flavour of the truffle oil. However, the pasta is slightly undercooked
and the saltiness level is on the high side. A bit of tweaking will make this
dish much better and value for money.
 |
| Sakura Ebi Capellini |
Crabmeat
Pasta ($24). Another winning dish here. The al-dente tagliatelle carries
the tomato cream sauce nicely. I was worried that the strong creamy sauce will
cover the taste of the crab, instead, I can still taste the sweetness of blue
swimmer crab meat in each bite. Yummy.
 |
| Crabmeat Pasta |
US Kurobuta
Bone-In Pork Chop ($29). Nicely seared with good crisp externally, while
the meat remains juicy and succulent internally. Served with curly fries and
mesclun salad, it is simple yet delightful. Oink Oink.
 |
| US Kurobuta Bone-In Pork Chop |
Meatballs ($17). This dish
reminds me of spaghetti meatballs, except this one come with toast instead of
pasta. The beef meatballs are well seasoned, cooked in tomato sauce and
finished off with loads of cheese and baked. Expect a bold flavour from the
tomato sauce and the cheese, best eaten together with the toast.
 |
| Meatballs |
We were almost full from all the previous
dishes, however, we manage to leave some space for Dark
Chocolate Lava Cake ($14). We were slightly disappointed to find that the
lava was not oozing out when we cut the chocolate cake. However, the solid dark
chocolate flavour mixed with French Vanilla Bean Gelato and mixed berry compote
sure make up for the aesthetic disappointment. A comforting dessert anytime.
 |
| Dark Chocolate Lava Cake |
As Rookery turns into gastropub
by night, you have to expect loud and energetic music played. It is best to
keep your conversation in the small group. The décor casual with an industrial
touch to it. Rookery offered indoor and outdoor seating, depends on your liking.
There will be Live music on Thursday and Friday night at Capital Tower Outlet.
 |
| Liveband on Thursday and Friday Night |
Overall, Rookery is a casual modern
all-day dining destination in CBD. Café during the day and gastropub to chill
out after work. The food is modern and creative and you can easily find
something that you like here. I recommend their Scallops, Fried Chicken
Sandwich (or something with their homemade glazed bacon chop) and Crabmeat Pasta.
Cheers!!
 |
| Mojito (not mine) |
Thank you very much, Kris(Msginginly) and Rookery Team for the tasting invitation.
Food & Drinks: 7.5/10
Value: 7.5/10
Service: N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance: 7.75/10
Budget per Person: $11 - $25, $26 - $50
Menu and Reservation available from the website
