The Communal Place, Joo Chiat (Singapore)

Upon entering the restaurant, an eye-catching and elaborate rustic floral display created by Windflower Florist stood to the left of the entrance to welcome us. According to the staff, the other floral decorations around the restaurant were also done by the same florist as part of their collaboration. At certain points, the restaurant got a tad noisy when many tables of people were talking. We ordered the hot chocolate, which tasted super legit. It was smooth, milky and chocolatey – so good that my husband got himself a second cup! For the main course, I had the beef cheek ragu linguine while my husband had the fish and chips. Pretty standard fare, was nice but not fantastic. My main could’ve used a bit more salt and pepper for flavour. Lastly, our dessert was a brownie with a scoop of ice cream. It had a unique feature of a charred brownie base, leaving a smoky roasted taste which my husband thoroughly enjoyed. However, it felt more like eating burnt bits to me, not appealing at all. Plus there were chunks of walnuts in it too (I rarely eat nuts), so I just spent a lot of time picking stuff out from my dessert – that wasn’t very fun. My overall rating of the experience: 3 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #exploresgtogether #tripmoments #momentssg #restaurant #fusioncuisine #singapore