Cafe Review: Five & Dime Eatery

Along the relatively quiet stretch of River Valley Road, you’ll find a quaint stand alone building wearing a coat of white with panels of glass for pockets of sunshine to peer through and black shutter windows atop for shade.

Interior

It’s not difficult to fall in love with the interior of Five & Dime Eatery if its minimalistic exterior didn’t impress you even a slightest bit. They say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, now doesn’t it?

I love how their chairs carry that pop of mint on the sides, breaking that almost synonymous hue of brown throughout the shop. Apart from their robustly chalked up black board menus hung up against the brick wall, my favourite spot has to be the white pegboard holding pairs of totes and frames.

Menu/ Food & Drinks

Five & Dime offers quite an exquisite array of cocktails, which seem to be quite the catch. But it was just past morning and we were looking more for a couple of perk me ups for that lazy Sunday morning — Coffee!

I’d only been to Five & Dime once before, for dinner, more than a year back but I distinctly remember how amazing their Mentaiko Pasta ($18) was. Definitely a must-try whilst you’re there. We were also recommended the Eggs Benny ($16), which didn’t disappoint one bit. The pair of poached eggs looked and tasted just about perfect, with a good and proportionate coat of hollandaise sauce going on.

It might have been the eggs and warm brioche taking centre stage on the plate but the breakfast potatoes and fruit salad did put up a fair supporting act. I certainly appreciated the latter for the two mouthfuls of freshness to ease the heavy combination of egg yolk and hollandaise.

Eggs Benny ($16) with breakfast potatoes and a fruit salad

Mentaiko Pasta ($18) topped with pops of cod fish roe

Corned Beef Hash ($16) with two sunny side up eggs, breakfast potatoes, thick toast and a fruit salad

Banana milkshake with rainbow sprinkles!

My lovely brunch companions/ The Chandler + Joey in my life

On the whole, I adore the food and decor at Five and Dime in addition to its homey and wholesome atmosphere. My only qualm is its slight lack of convenience. Whilst there is a bus stop just opposite the building, the restaurant/cafe is a fair bit of a walk from the nearest MRT station, Somerset. Drivers needn’t worry about parking because the eatery has their very own car park just past the bright red gates on its left. It’s free too!

Five and Dime Eatery
297 River Valley Road
Singapore 238338
For Reservations, call 9236 5002
Opening Hours:
Monday – Thursday : 12pm – 10pm
Friday : 12pm – 12am
Saturday : 10am – 12am
Sunday : 10am – 10pm

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