Arbite. Hearty Dining for an Honest Day's Work

I always have dinner outside. Renting a room in Singapore, staying with the landlord family, it’s not that convenient or appropriate to use or occupy the kitchen for cooking. The most I do is blending a fruity smoothie for breakfast. Light cooking like doing instant noodle is allowed, but I seldom like that. Food courts and hawker centres are always my usual place. But every now and then, I will explore little dining places or cafes nearby, just to have a different tint in taste and life.



It’s a vacant evening after work, and we went to Arbite [ahr-bahyt], a café at Serangoon Garden Way, which was not too far away from my work place. It’s one of my favourites for a hearty meal after an honest day of work :) The main courses served range from about S$16 to S$29. Breakfast, what they’re quite famous for --- about S$14 to S$15. (Here for their menu.) To me, they aren’t cheap at all, but it’s the food and ambience that appeal to me. I also like the fact that they are on the first floor, with a big glass window. It gives a meal time of getaway.



I’ve never been there in the morning, but Arbite’s breakfasts are available all day. So I had this breakfast for dinner: Sea Salt Caramel Banana Pan Cakes. Loved it caramelised but not too sweet. The touch of sea salt was perfect for me!



And there’s this “Today Special” --- Pork Rack With Mushroom Risotto Infused with Apple Red Wine Sauce. Pork Rack was just ordinary, but we liked the mushroom risotto (Italian rice).



That’s all we ordered for the day. A savoury dish plus a main-course dessert, along with two glasses of water were so much enough for the two of us. I don’t like over-ordering, covering the whole table, over-stuffing myself and wasting food. I used to be addicted to bingeing. Now, being able to eat the right amount that’s just nice for myself is so blessed :)

Arbite
66A Serangoon Garden Way, Singapore 555962   |   (65) 6287 0430
Tue to Fri 11:30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10:30pm   |   Sat to Sun 11am - 10:30pm   | Closed on Mons