The Coffee Nations

I finally met bestie for lunch yesterday & decided to check out this place. The Coffee Nations is situated at a 2 storey shophouse at Bali Lane. We sat at one cosy corner on the 2nd floor which was facing the open field just across Raffles Hospital.

The Coffee Nations

Where we were seated ~ a little corner all to ourselves :)

The cafe serves soup, salad, tapas, main course, pizza, pasta, sandwiches & desserts. They also have a separate drink menu which covers a variety of coffee, tea (classic & floral) & smoothies. What a good selection they have!

We over ordered a Bianco Vogole for our starters & 2 main courses (the Hawaiian Chicken & Gallus Gallus Platter) for sharing. For drinks, bestie ordered her fav Tiramisu Frappe (as usual without the whipped cream) & I ordered a floral tea.

Whilst placing our orders, we realized that there was a promotion going on whereby if you ordered a main course, you can just add on $5 to include the soup of the day & a drink (coffee, tea or smoothie). So we decided to go for it. Thus I changed my floral tea to a strawberry smoothie. =)

I immediately fell in LOVE with the Strawberry Smoothie! Not only was it eye capturing, it was simply refreshing! Good way to kick start my meal!  =)

Strawberry Smoothie

The Tiramisu Frappe (without the whipped cream) was a good choice. It was not too sweet & the concoction was perfect *thumbs UP* It even came along with a packet of biscotti (which we found it amusing). The biscotti was yummy & for those who have tried the "Lotus" brand cameralized biscuits, the taste was pretty similar!

Tiramisu Frappe

The Biscotti

The soup of the day was Mushroom soup. If you are a mushroom lover, you would love this soup as it was smooth & creamy with big mushroom pieces in it! Is really a soup made from scratch with the freshest ingredients!

Mushroom soup

We absolutely love the Bianco Vongole ($8.90) to the bits (literally!) Haha, we even finished the soup base! ;) That's how good it was! The clams were succulent & fresh. The soup base was spicy due to the small chillies used which gave this dish a real FIERY kick to it! It is a MUST order for chilli & clams lovers! ;)

Bianco Vongole

The Gallus Gallus Platter ($13.90) comprised of the Spicy chicken debreziner, chicken cheese sausage, wedges & fresh greens. The sausages had a firm texture to it & the wedges were crispy & soft inside! Good for sharing :)

Gallus Gallus

The Hawaiian Chicken ($14.90) is one of the cafe's signature dish & after tasting it, I can totally relate as to why it is a MUST order! It came with grilled chicken thigh, pineapple & topped with a piece of chicken ham with tangy BBQ sauce! I love the arrays of colours for this dish. The chicken thigh was well executed (almost to perfection!). As they used chicken thigh, it was exceptionally tender & the chef still managed to retain the juiciness of the meat! Really tantalizing to the tastebuds! *THUMBS up!*

Chick Hawaiian

As we were too full, we did not order any desserts even though our initial plan was to have a sweet end to the meal! Nevertheless, this meal is really satisfying & I am very contented with the food served :) I would surely come back again to try the other dishes & next time round, I will definitely try their desserts! ;) (hehe, the cafe is also giving out a $5 voucher for next time visit & is valid all the way till 30th September 2011).