The Lawn @ Biopolis

Had an archers gathering with Adriel and Sam, somehow Buona Vista seemed like the most compromising location to meet. I suggested trying out The Lawn which is located at Biopolis, a 10 minute walk from Buona Vista MRT (that's if you do not get lost).

The Lawn is a nice cosy setting which serves huge portion of salad cum grill. I love their concept albeit not a new one. Basically you get to choose a grill and rice + side salad for $9.90 or a grill + 5 toppings + 1 dressing for $9.90. Only problem is... you smell like whatever they are grilling; they should really consider investing in some kick ass exhaust piping system.

I had the Mojo Cheeken Grill with Olives, Tomatoes, Cashew Nuts, Beet roots and more olives cos there wasn't much option, sadly. I picked the perky sesame ginger which was reviewed as one of the better sauces but it made my salad really oily and garlicky tasting which I didn't quite care for.

Mojo Chicken @ $9.90

Adriel had the Butter Dory which was really good too. I thought the Dory was slightly on the salty side but it paired really well with the lettuce and the potatoes. Adriel had the honey ball sauce which resulted in a really great dory salad combo.

Butter Dory @ $9.90

Sam had the Chicken with Herb Infusion which wasn't really herby. Nonetheless, it was tender and juicy, just like my Mojo Cheeken. Sam picked the premium dressing: Manly Mango and had to add $1 for it. I thought the sauce was ok, not worth that extra $1 though.

Chicken with Herb Infusion

As a whole, The Lawn is really a great place to have a hearty healthy meal.  However, I suggest going to The Lawn for lunch as most of the toppings ran out by dinner. Besides the lack of interesting toppings, I thought the grills were pretty good and is definitely worth a second trip. 

The Lawn does sell some cakes however they didn't look too appealing and so we headed back to Rochester Park for Cakes at Pies & Coffee (I know it sounds misleading but they do have cakes in Pies & Coffee).

Pies a& Coffee at Rochester Park

We were deciding between their Double Chocolate Cake and Carrot Cake; both were priced at $9.80.  We chose Carrot Cake in the end as it looked way too good. On hind sight, I should have listen to the chocoholic in me, as the carrot cake was such a huge disappointment.First of all, the cream cheese "frosting" was more of an icing which I absolutely hate. And as if icing wasn't diabetic enough, they had to sprinkle powder sugar onto the cake. Furthermore, the cake was dry and was just overall diabetic-ally sweet. I think the service level of the staffs were pretty dissatisfying too. The staff at the counter was kinda rude and nonchalant to our requests. 

Honestly, I had quite high hopes for Pies & Coffee. Unfortunately, I doubt I will be returning to Pie & Coffee anytime soon.

Carrot Cake @ $9.80