Jalan Besar is known for it's hole-in-the-wall restaurants and it's range of new spiffy-looking, vintage vibe exuding cafes so foodies can feast their tummies as well as their eyes on. The Tiramisu Hero, located at 121 Tyrwhitt Road, is a small whimsical looking cafe tucked in the corner of Lavender, next to the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Aptly named as The Tiramisu Hero, it's known for it's adorable Tiramisu-in-a-jar, literally what you'd expect - and it's got a collection of delectable flavors to choose from: Rum n' Raisin, Durian, Oreo and Lemon lavender, the list goes on!
Look out for the zorro-esque cat icon that illuminates the evening sky!
So, naturally, (hah) I've been to The Tiramisu Hero before, but only for their desserts - it's known for it's delightfully delicious Tiramisu in a jar, so I've traveled there a couple of times before just for it. For chocolate lovers, their dark chocolate lava cake ($12.00) is brilliantly made, an exquisite deep flavor of chocolate that compliments it's soft spongy cake.
Walking into The Tiramisu Hero, their masked mascot, Sir Antonio greets you at the door.
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At first glance, the cafe looks quaint, something like from a fairytale, teeming with adorable paintings of their masked feline mascot. With further inspection, alongside it's fairy-tale grandiose aesthetics, The Tiramisu Hero is also the home to a small nick-knack store, where the dazzling panoply of locally merchandise are sold.
I've never really bothered to try their mains because, like most I'm sure, usually choke when they see the steep prices and wonder whether or not it's really worth it to get a meal at a cafe. Ultimately, when we buy cafe food, the worry is whether the portion + flavor is worth the price. Rarely, it is as such, according to reddit.
However, The Tiramisu Hero really did shine for all of us - even my Dad who doesn't particularly like cafe food.
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| Their Tiramisu is really to-die-for tho |
The three of us ordered three main courses alongside their set meals - Mom, as usual, refused to order a set meal because she knows, oh yeah she knows alright, that her children can't finish their food - not that she's complaining. I remember, mentioning briefly, with absolute confidence that "cafe food ain't a lot, we can finish it."
HAHAHA watch my words blow up in my own face.
So, within minutes, our drinks had arrived. Dad ordered a long black for his set meal. (Jed and I made a very vulgar joke here, and we received the stinkiest of all stink eyes from Mom)
Jed ordered an iced cafe latte.
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| You can see his veins because hes struggling to hold the cup. |
Jed, the boy who will sooner or later get himself diabetes, (he eats creamer powder for breakfast) thought that his iced latte was a tad bit bitter - "It's coffee," I told him, visibly puzzled. "What did you expect?" Thankfully, the waitresses were nice enough to give not one, but two cups of sugar syrup.
After a short wait, the food arrived!
Our set meal (+ $6.00) came alongside the beverages, as well as their mushroom soup. Chunky and savory, their mushroom soup was slightly cold but nonetheless very appetizing. The garlic bread dip really does complement the piquant soup, leaving a very nice taste in your tongue.
I ordered a fish and chips snackers ($12.80), and heck, I did NOT expect two huge pieces of breaded dory fish. I expected one lol. The main star of the entire dish was their tar-tar sauce - not saying that their fish & chips were bad, it's scrumptious and I LOVE how light their batter was. Well prepared and seasoned, it's soft and melts in your mouth.
You know how some fried foods can cause a very heavy feeling because of it's thick over-breaded crust? This one has NONE. In fact, I do say, I think The Tiramisu Hero's fish and chips has officially won my heart. This will remain number one in my books, until I find another one.
BUT the tar-tar sauce. Oh-la-la. It's just sooooooooooooo good with the fries, I'm actually drooling right now thinking about it. It's nectarously salty-sour-sweet combination that's surprisingly tangy-toothsome is something I did not expect.
Who made it? I NEED TO KNOW.
It's worth it. It's so worth it. (I couldn't finish it so you know it's worth it for its portion size)
Dad ordered a Risotto Al Fungi ($15.80), a cream-based risotto accompanied with strips of bacon, button mushrooms, organic baby spinach (haha, we all thought it was kale: not all green vegetables are kale, Evelyn) and pesto sauce.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to taste much of it because Dad doesn't like to share *evil side-eye*. I managed to bite off a small part, mostly tasted of cream cheese and idk 'healthy' (?) - kinda overpowered everything else. Maybe not my kinda thing, but Dad sure liked it.
Jed, for the love of god knows why, ordered the Breakfast Galette ($19.80) because he thought it wouldn't be a lot. So the waitress told us that the Breakfast Galette was basically all the ingredients baked onto a crust - like a pizza, and that if we wanted something not baked like a pizza, we would've to order the Sir Antonio Mega Breakfast.
The brother wanted his pizza, so the Breakfast Galette it was.
Baked with gormet sausages, white button mushrooms, onions, spinach, baby spinach topped up with slices of tomato and eggs, it was covered in delicious melted ricotta and mozzarella cheese sitting daintily on top of a well baked crust.
For two, it stated on the menu.
For three, my mom and I agreed for it's actually really huge.
What's Tiramisu Hero without their Tiramisu? I ordered a Lemon Lavender flavored Tiramisu ($7.50) because I do so lurrve my Lavender flavored snacks. It was delightfully light, a dash of lemony zest that tickles your taste-buds and complements the creamy lavender alongside the soft spongy cake.
I'd say though, I had the Rum and Raisin the previous day before and it was much more flavorful, the oozing taste of rum and the small bits of raisin really made it taste delectable! Not too sweet, just right!
The tip box at the cashier corner always gets to me.
"They say women tip better than men. Really?"
I always laugh at how ingenious this is.
The Tiramisu Hero Cafe
Address: 121 Tyrwhitt Road, Singapore 207548
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheTiramisuHero/
Opening Hours: 11am - 10pm (Daily)
