Riders Café

First of all, I must wish Singapore a Happy National Day !! We are 43 years of nation building today... and May our nation be peaceful and properous always!

On this special day, I will share my little delightful secret...! This one’s a real hidden gem. Located within the Bukit Timah Saddle Club. We stumbled upon this place by chance and I really love it! I thought I had travelled to Australia. The nature, the greenery is such a welcoming change for us. Driving in along Eng Neo Ave into the Fairways Drive, the white ranches lead you to think that you are already in the countryside and escaped from the hustle and bustle of the busy city. Finally nestled in the greenery, you see the horse stables.

Riders Café is located between the horse stables and beside the Mimolette. The café is not air-conditioned and is in a good old charming single-storey black and white block retaining its colonial flavour . Its housed within this block with the “Bukit Timah Saddle Club” signboard hung outside.

Lucky for Ted and me! We were offered the lovely Members Lounge Area – these are balcony seats at the patio overlooking the children’s playground and the horse stables! Lovely except that it can be quite hot in the day. But thankfully, there are fans installed at the patio though.

The friendly staff came over and we ordered our lunch. Light and healthy is our motto these days. I would recommend this place for a good breakfast or lunch too. I had the BLT (Bacon Light Toast @ S$9.95) while Ted went for the Appetiser – Portobello Mushroom (@ S$8.95) as he was going to be “extra light”. We also ordered a Pot of Camomile Tea (@ S$5 per pot) to share.

The meal surprisingly came in portions we desired. The appetiser was well cooked with the balsamic vinegar and looks like a piece of art when it was served. Compared to the Portobello Mushroom bun we had at the Green Café Room the other day (See post on The Green Room Café), we felt this simple dish appears to be somewhat better. The salad greens were fresh too and felt like one of those picked from the green fields outside!

The BLT was normal in my opinion. The Bacon seems to be too hard, perhaps overcooked and was a little too tough on my teeth! Ouch. The salad green was fine.

The white pot of Camomile Tea came served with a small pot of honey. The nice aroma of the Camomile Tea gave a lovely calming effect and brought the meal to a nice close for the two of us, chatting away at the patio overlooking the horse stables...

Riders Café is at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, open to the public. It’s a a drive along Eng Neo Avenue with a turn into the small road leading to Fairway Drives, when you see the Bukit Timah Saddle Club signboard.