Necessary
Provisions ('NP') are only a handful of cafes that are located in the
west part of Singapore. Opened by the group of like minded people
behind Smitten Coffee, it offers a unique open cafe experience to its
diners.
To say
its location is pretty accessible is an understatement, as it is
located in the middle of housing estate. If you don't have your own
set of wheels, you will have to depend on bus or taxi. However, once
you are at the place (the relaxed and most open concept cafe I've
ever seen) will encourage you to stay back and have a few more drinks
or chow before you hit the road again. You have the choice of indoor
or outdoor seating as well.
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| The Coffee Machine |
For
coffee lovers like myself, you can have Espresso Based Coffees (one
price for all sizes), Black ($4.5 for 1.5 oz or 5 oz.)
and White ($5 for 4 oz., 6 oz. or 8 oz.). This is truly value for
money. I ordered the 4oz latte. It has a nice, simple Rosetta latte
art. The coffee is smooth however the fruity acidic after taste is
more than what I prefer in my coffee. So not my type of beans.
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| 4oz Latte |
We
ordered the Buta Don ($8) which is NP version of wok-fried pork with
Japanese sweet sauce. The pork are tender with a slight wok hei taste
in it. The onions and sweet sauce provide a natural sweet flavour to
the dish, while the bean sprout provide the crunch. The rice is
slightly undercooked and it can be better if it use a short grain
rice that have more starch.
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| Buta Don |
Fresh
Crisps ($6) is a must try here. Basically it is homemade fried
artisan sprouts (combination of potatos and sweet potatoes). It is
crispy and lightly salted. Who can say no to this.
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| Fresh Crisps |
Meanwhile,
our friend A ordered the Pork Burger with Apple Sauce ($16). Our lady
friend that love porky to the bone, only gave one thumb up, instead
of two thumbs up. Not porky enough, as the arugula kind of mess up
the flavour of the burger. For the price, the portion does not
delivery on value.
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| Pork Burger with Apple Sauce |
Service
is friendly but minimum. You place your order at the counter, make
payment and they delivery the order. You can help yourself with cold
orange infused water.
Overall,
NP provide you with a unique cafe experience, starting with their out
of the box price for coffee and Asian inspired food. Although the
food and coffee are not agreeable with my taste buds, others might
beg to differ. However, I have to say, the environment is just so
'cosy' that LD need to drag me out. (Another cafe that listed as a
must-try list but does not deliver 'wow' feeling except for the
coffee) Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 6.5/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
6.5/10
Ambiance:8/10
Budget per Person: $11 - $25
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