Strictly Pancakes-Room for improvement (review)

The menu on the first story--I love how the chalkboard menu invokes a sense nostalgia

I love this quote <3

My dad and I came across a programme advertisement featuring Strictly Pancakes and he decided to bring my mum and myself(my sis woke up at 2pm so she wasn't with us) to Strictly Pancakes before the crowds flock to it when the actual programme shows.

Reviews from my friends (Vanesse and Joey) were generally positive so I had pretty high expectations of the food at Strictly Pancakes.

Thankfully they didn't disappoint(for most part)!

Apple and Cinnamon Pancakes-ordered by the table beside mine. The cinnamon aroma was extremely strong, but I am sceptical of how drenched(maybe even soggy) pancakes will taste.

Tiramisu Pancakes--Comes with Chocolate Pancakes, a scoop of vanila ice cream and mascarpone cream--$12

Chicken A-la-King--$14

Pancakes are like instant cakes. They only require 5-10 mins of cooking and you'll get a cooked pancake. If done well, the pancakes will be thick, fluffy and flavourful.

The pancakes at Strictly Pancakes certainly met the minimum requirement of a thick and fluffy pancake. However, I have one gripe against it--that it was flavourless on its own.(for the plain ones that accompanied the grilled chicken) I would have hoped that it was a little tastier(maybe saltier or sweeter). However, with the butter (my dad picked the salted one), the pancakes tasted lovely :)

The chocolate pancakes that accompanied the tiramisu pancakes were slightly better. The chocolate flavour was strong and it tasted like eating a real chocolate cake. However, the vanilla ice cream , although spotting vanilla beans, lacked the fragrance of vanilla and tasted merely creamy. The mascarpone cream was slightly better, though I would have hoped for a more generous serving of it instead of the mediocre vanilla icecream.

For drinks, I ordered the iced vanilla latte, which unfortunately, was too sweet and left a bad aftertaste.

In conclusion, the pancakes at the pancakes Strictly Pancakes nailed the texture but still requires certain refinement on the taste. Given that pancakes are the main focus at this eatery, it would be in the best interest of them to improve on their pancakes.

For those comparing Strictly Pancakes with the pancakes available at Hatched, those at Strictly Pancakes are definitely nicer and more consistent.

A 6/10. I probably would return in a month's time and hope that further improvements are made.

Cheers!

Michelle