Loysel’s Toy

I don’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like - Adele

 

Last weekend, i visited this cafe as per recommendation by my brother, from its website, it's look like a very promising place to hang out, located in 66 Kampong Bugis, Singapore. Recently one of its Barista has just won the 2011 Singapore National Barista Championship. Love the location, it's near to Lavender MRT, you can easily swagger about 10 minutes then you arrive to this unique venue. It's kind of isolated area as its towards a dead end road towards Kallang River and there's  a park  just opposite of the cafe that make this cafe relatively breezy, tranquille and shady during the afternoon. This building was used as a warehouse before, until recently they renovated the ground floor and turned it into a cafe. The building its quite preserved as an old tired warehouse, you still can see its multiple storeys and white big gate at the entrance.

The cafe covers indoor and outdoor, the indoor area is a little bit cramp as their main operator kitchen cashier and station are all inside, the area is fill with tables and bar stool, I think it can accommodate max 20 persons. Outdoor area is much more spacious, tables and chairs are provided around its building but only some of the spot covers with marquees. Its really amazed me that this isolated cafe is crowded with guests, turnovers are non stop especially during weekends.

The name of Loysel's Toy is taken from Edward Lyself de Santais and his name is always link to coffee since 1855, as he created the world's first commercial coffee machine that can made over 1000 cups in an hour (quoted by its website). Since this place is famous for their coffee its goes without saying too that this place sell their own coffee bean in a special packaging. Apart from the famous coffee the most interesting part that catches my eyes is they provide bicycle with a children seat on the back for their guest to rent, of course in a reasonable price, they park all the bicycle just infront of the cafe itself. Its certainly a family friendly cafe.

The variety of the food hmm…quite disappointed, very limited, they serve breakfast menu, sandwiches, salads, couple of pastry and slices cake.

I ordered salad #1, hmmm which I feel mediocre to, the presentation as well as the taste.  Well nevertheless they are so generous in giving me alots alots of rocket salad which make the salad taste even bitter hehehehe…lucky I am a bitter person (as in personality) so i can overcome the bitterness..ciehhh…joking…on top of the salad they put some of tomatoes and cheeses. (well i expected a more slightly organise presentation, like cherry tomatoes, less rocket and serve in a wide salad bowl not a narrow squarish bowl) and for the drink we ordered a good ol fashioned ice tea, tasted the fresh lemon with an homemade brewed tea. Quite refreshing, its only a minor careless presentation that they serves us in two different glasses, one in plastic take away glass and the other one is in glass 'glass' :)

I won't purposely visit this cafe however I might pop by any chance if I trap in a heavy rain yearning for a hot coffee while strolling along Kallang River.


Opening Hours Tuesday to Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-07:30pm