The Lab

My sister and I came here on the recommendation of a friend, and so glad I got to try this little lab-​themed café.
The décor is very creative. There are copper pipes twisted on one wall to spell «The Lab.» Our menus hung on a wire grid, from little hangers. By the counter, glass jugs, mason jars, and flasks hold different teas, snacks, and knick-​knacks.
On the drinks:
My sister ordered the «Pear-​Mango Basil Sparkler.» I ordered a Piccolo Latté (served hot only), which is served in a smaller glass compared to a Latté.
The sparkler was delicious and refreshing. One suggestion from my sister would be to slice the chunks of fruit into smaller pieces so that they’d be easier to sip through the straw. Other than that, the Pear-​Mango Basil sparkler had flavors mixed to perfection, and makes you finish your gulp with an «aaaaaaah!»
The latte was pretty standard, and had some fancy latte art, but nothing to write home about. I didn’t have the chance to try the food here, but a lot of the other patrons that day ordered food. I would have, if I didn’t stuff myself with Turkish food from around the Arab Street area before heading over here :)
All in all, the creativity in their drinks is very fun, and I feel like people would come to The Lab for the atmosphere. If I ever came to Singapore again, I’d love to sip an iced latte out of a humongous Erlennmeyer flask (remember those from chemistry?!). So fun.
For all the non-​coffee drinks out there, you’re in luck because their sparklers taste amazing. The fruit, basil, mint, and all the other ingredients get to steep and mix well in glass jugs, kinda like an old-​school apothecary, and your drink will be a true concoction at the hands of the baristas.

My friend recommended me to try out this place so why not. I was around Bugis so might as well take a short walk over.
Okay let me preface this by saying I’m American. BUTTT…
What is wrong with the Bacon here? It’s like a thin piece of plastic that’s so hard to eat. Why would you even bother. I ordered the Heisenberg burger (15sgd) and I just straight up pulled out the bacon. It was so difficult to eat. Why would you even put that in? Sigh. The burger itself was pretty good minus the bacon. Meat was moist. Inside was blue cheese and meager amounts of mixed greens. It came with fries/​sweet potato fries and a little beaker of ketchup.

Nice quirky café. Not sure if I would call it the Lab but I guess that’s easier than calling it Random Junk Spread Around The Place café. Instagram worthy? Sure. Espresso? Decent. The Nutella Rocher cake? Eh. It’s ok. Tastes a bit old.

Been here twice and I love their Heisenburger. It’s so good! One of the best tasting burgers because of the crunch from the bacon strip and veggies but of course, you can’t forget the sauce. The chicken wings is also good and they have different levels of spicyness to choose from which is useful but beware that the mild is enough to give your mouth a burning joyride.
The service is also very prompt and approachable. Friendly bunch of people which is well appreciated.
Downside is you have to be early if you intend to come by for dinner as waiting time could be daunting since their seating capacity is limited and reservations are only taken if you have a party of 8 or more.
Be back for more :)

The owners of this café have put quite the effort in sticking with the ‘scientific lab’ theme. Although personally, I feel they could really replace more of their utensils with other lab apparatus to make it more authentic. I just felt some of their stuff were… unharmonized. I guess, seeing that the business is quite new, you will need to give them more time for interiors’ improvements.
It’s quite interesting how they serve some of their cold beverages in big flasks with a complimenting syringe in it. My colleague ordered Iced Latte and she was served with a flask of milk and a syringe pre-​filled with coffee in it. Ingenious! And to sweeten it up, you just need to grab a syrup bottle and use its dropper into your flask. Of course, being us girls, we’re an impatient lot. Just open the bottle, pour the syrup into your drink, stir it and voila!
I was quite unimpressed that the only dessert they had on their printed menu was their waffle. Of course you can get to the counter to see what cakes they have to offer for the day, but still… oh well!
We ordered Salted Caramel pretzels, Raspberry cheesecake, Heisenberger, waffles. Salted caramel was just… caramel. They seriously shouldn’t be too stingy with the salt. Cheesecake was nice, just wished it was served cold instead. To sum it up, the food was not as superb as we had expected. They were all passable but not something I’d go back to.
And yeah, they might want to consider getting new table numbers. Those metal stands were alarmingly loud whenever someone accidentally failed to balance it properly… and may I add that the small base makes them difficult to stand.

Located just across from Cake Love and Fluff Bakery (the popular halal cupcake shop) is another halal café, The Lab SG. The café was supposed to be opened at 12pm, we sat outside till about 1245pm till they pulled up the shutters.
When left approximately at 120pm, there was indeed a queue outside. The Lab SG can accommodate maybe 30 pax, it is quite a small café.
From the front to the back of the café, there are alot of small tables to accommodate 2 – 4 people.
As we were rushing for time, as we had expected to have ordered our food at 12pm, not 1245pm, we ordered the infamous Heisenburger, which reminds of the TV show «Breaking Bad», Terefrank Buffao Wings and 3 daily concoctions.
Daily ConcoctionsHere were the 3 daily concoctions available, when I visited. At $ 5 each, they’re not too expensive.
1. Daily Concoctions $ 5 (Thyme Earl Grey Tea, Soursop Green Apple Thyme Tea and Lychee Thyme Lemondade)
The drinks were all nicely chilled, with fruits in there. The green apple cubes were sour, but the lychees were sweet, probably from cans. The drinks itself were a bit bland, which is why, they provide syrups.
Drip some syrup into the daily concoctions to make it more refreshing.
2. Heisenberger $ 12.90
Served with sweet potato fries which were super fresh and heavenly, the main highlight of the dish was the sweet lychee chilli. Dip the super moist and yet crispy sweet potato fries into this sweet lychee chilli and enjoy!
The beef patty itself with sautéed onions in tomato sauce was very nice, the bun though, was a bit dry. But the patty being all juicy, saved the bun!
3. Terefrank Buffalo Wings $ 8.90
We got the least spicy version, Yek Elek, but it was still covered with spicy chilli flakes and it was still too spicy for me. The drumlets were juicy and the skin was crispy. The sweet chilli sauce was also provided with the drumlets, which made the drumlets super sweet and delicious.
The bill for our meal. Everything is nett priced, so it’s relatively cheap, even the burger for $ 12.90 is cheap!

Came here at around 12.10pm with Mel Y. and her foodie friends but it wasn’t open for business at that point. Waited for another ½ hour before they let us in.
First look — interior design. Pretty neat decorations they have at the space and the color contrast were appealing. The tables were wooden tables but they painted over it making it inviting to the customers’ eyes.
As Mel and her friends know what to get and we were rushing to head to our next destinations, they ordered the food. They ordered Heinsenberger, Terefrank buffalo wings & concoctions (experimented beverages) of the day!
The food came pretty fast. The burger looks big for one person so as planned we split the burger into four. There were sweet potato fries and purple fries on the sides as well. The burger consists of a big patty, bacon strips with grilled onion and melted blue cheese. It was definitely flavorful and the patty was cooked right.
The buffalo wings we tried the Yek Eleh spicy level and it comes with Lychee sweet chili. It was pretty flavorful too and I could taste the powdery chill on the sides of the buffalo wings. The sauce combined with sweet potato fries left a tangy flavor on the tastebuds (try it out).
The beverages, not too fond of them. Tasted three types but even though I enjoyed fruity taste to it, I tasted more of the rosemary instead. Wasn’t my cup of tea.
Service was pretty fast and one of the staffs came over to check with us whether the food we ordered arrived. Price wise it was considered affordable as four of us chipped into one main, one appetizer and three beverages. Do take note that the seating area is not large group friendly and depending on the time you come, you might have to wait outside till they have an empty seating on the inside. They do have two outdoor tables but if the weather is inconsistent, I would rather sit on the air-​con space.