Bucktile St. Cafe

Bucktile St. Café is a hidden gem nestled within a cluster of semi-detached houses in Faber Terrace. Founded in 2014, Bucktile St. Café is famous for its blue velvet cake and waffles, bringing a unique variation of desserts to the local café scene.

The washed wooden wall and large red doors of Bucktile St. Café is a striking contrast to its monochromic neighbours, and the conspicuous exterior is the lighthouse, providing guidance to its patrons after the long journey there.

Our first step into the café reveals a capacious interior, and it’s decked in a minimalist theme. The seating area is large and spacious, and towering cupboards filled with vintage décor lined the walls. From ornamental carousels, jewelleries and notebooks, to merchandises of the Little Prince, the photo worthy cupboard provides trinket-lovers a sight to see. Clocks displaying the time of different countries are also plastered high up on the wall, with the café having a mixture of modern and anachronistic design.

The serenity of the neighbourhood reflects the homely café as well; signs of its Wi-Fi password and power plugs are everywhere, welcoming patrons to stay for the day – be it for a study session or a business meeting. With soft music being played in the background, a comfortable ambiance is emanated in the café, allowing its patrons to settle within their own world in this pleasant environment.

The menu, an imitation of frayed parchment, is filled with a wide variety of main courses, desserts, beverages, and their speciality cakes. The cake rack by the counter displays all the available cakes for the day, for those indecisive to make their choice upon the visage. After contemplating in search for the perfect tea break, I had then settled on their Earl Grey Lavender cake and their signature Blue Velvet cake.

‘Mr Gray will see you now’ – an apt moniker for their Earl Grey Lavender as the cake was indeed exquisite enough for patrons to make an ‘appointment’ with. As I cut a small portion, the cake crumbled to reveal a spongy filling of tea brown. I took a tentative bite, and to my pleasant surprise, it was a decadent delight.

The rich taste of the Earl Grey was ambrosial, and the faint lavender aftertaste had a sweet tinge to it. The unique combination of the different tea leaves was fine, it was neither too saccharine nor too bitter, and it was a sapid delicacy. With tea leaves sprinkles as garnishing, Earl Grey Lavender had also proven to be a picturesque dessert.

I had tried the highly raved Blue Velvet cake as well. This distinctive adaption of the usual Red Velvet had a vibrant shade of blue; however, its taste did not variate in contrast. It was a smooth and creamy chocolate cake, slightly sweet on the upside. The cake was crumbly and had sweet moist filling; with little chocolate balls dotting the slice, it’d made a lovely Instagram photo. While the taste was neither rich nor too different from the usual chocolate cake, I could only say that the blue shade was the only novel rendition.

I had ordered Crème Brulee Latte, one of the bestsellers, as my accompaniment to the desserts. For coffee-lovers, this is a must-try. The rich bitterness was well balanced by the sharp peppermint flavouring, and this piquant drink was smooth down the throat. It did not leave me feeling too bloated after and had proven to be the perfect drink for the day.

One of the attractions of Bucktile St. Café is its wall featuring a Bucket List board. The name Bucktile St. Café is actually an anagram of the words ‘Bucket List’. In the café, patrons are able to write down their to-dos in their bucket list on the board which is especially dedicated to the dreamers. The entire board was covered with post-it notes, filling the café with silent hopes and wonderful dreams.

Bucktile St. Café may be out of the way, but it is definitely worth a visit. It was a day well spent in the café – reading a book with a cup of coffee while enjoy my new favourite dessert – the Earl Grey Lavender Cake.