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\"Roosevelt
\nI can’t drink coffee after 3pm because I won’t be able to sleep. But that evening, I figured “horse piss” was\u00a0fine, “horse piss” wasn’t coffee, right? How did horse piss taste like? I’m ashamed to admit I have never drunk\u00a0it before, so I have no comparison. I’d imagine it\u00a0to have a strong ammoniac stench but the latte<\/strong> ($4.80) was strangely devoid of pungency. Supplied by artisan local Smitten Coffee<\/strong><\/a>, it was neutral, in between robust and weak, in between acidic and mineral. Not the best coffee I had in my life, but definitely not the worst. It was a coffee that sought to please everyone. Well, almost<\/em> everyone.<\/p>\n

\"RooseveltTo be fair, Roosevelt isn’t a cafe; it’s an American bar and diner<\/strong>, and I’d go so\u00a0far as to assert, more bar than diner. You can deduce their direction from their menu. Just a thumb length of coffee choices but a long list of wines and 16 whiskeys<\/strong>. If Shiying is around, ask her for wine recommendations. Her knowledge and passion for wines are inspiring. Wines are priced reasonably,<\/strong> because the bosses collect wines from all over the world, years pass, and they don’t know how to price\u00a0them, so they price them from a consumer’s point of view.<\/p>\n

Whiskey Wednesdays<\/strong> are a steal at $10 a glass. For instance, a glass of 17 year-old single malt Old Pulteney<\/strong>\u00a0usually goes for $22 but voila! magic on Wednesday. It is\u00a0smooth, woody, and sweet with notes of butterscotch, peach, kiwi and guava; and comparable to\u00a0my favorite whiskey, Yamazaki\u00a0<\/strong>(12 year-old, $19).\u00a0The Ardbeg\u00a0<\/strong>($19) is\u00a0unique, and if you like BBQ food, you’d like it. It is\u00a0peaty, iodinated and extremely smoky that long after you’ve swallowed it, your mouth remains an aroma of BBQ pit. Drinking this reminded me of a BBQ at a beach during secondary school on a sunny day\u00a0(Iodine=chemistry class=secondary school.) Happy days.<\/p>\n

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Food<\/strong>-wise, Roosevelt’s serves all-day breakfast<\/strong>, American classics<\/strong>, sandwiches<\/strong>, burgers<\/strong>, salads<\/strong>, and milkshakes<\/strong>. Definitely get the\u00a0salted caramel milkshake<\/strong> ($8), which was more balanced and more salted than the disappointing one I had\u00a0at\u00a0Once Upon A Milkshake recently.<\/p>\n

\"roosevelt
\nThe recipes come\u00a0from the bosses who have lived in US for some time. The burgers<\/b> were so-so:\u00a0Teddy’s classic bacon cheese burger<\/strong> ($20), using two types of beef,\u00a0was\u00a0a tad salty, and Asian-inspired\u00a0lemongrass prawn burger<\/strong>\u00a0($18) was a prawn patty with lemongrass, ginger and garlic.\u00a0All three of us favored\u00a0baby back ribs<\/strong> ($22 half\/ $28 full), fall-off-the-bone tenderness that, at first bite, tasted herbal which mellowed into a mild sweetness.<\/p>\n

\"Roosevelt
\nThe jalapeno mac & cheese<\/b> ($11, above), made from\u00a0three cheeses and topped with crumbs to give it a crunchy texture, had a vote of 1-vs-2. I said\u00a0it was dry but Huccalily and a friend overruled me, claiming it was addictive, and the jalapeno complemented the cheeses.\u00a0Huccalily, on a diet, couldn’t resist nibbling and nibbling and nibbling at the\u00a0truffle snapper pie\u00a0<\/strong>($19, below) until it was gone. Goodbye, snapper, goodbye, diet. The pie could be more packed with fish but the truffle scent filled the breath, especially when I burped, and I thought how nice it would be\u00a0to kiss\/inflict someone with my truffle breath.<\/p>\n

\"roosevelt<\/p>\n

Too bad, we didn’t have stomach space for more. Otherwise, I would have requested for an interesting sounding\u00a0pork belly Cubano sandwich<\/strong> ($14); and\u00a0southern fried chicken<\/strong> ($18), their specialty, which the next table ordered and I, Oliver Twist, looked at the spectacular dish with envy.<\/p>\n

\"Roosevelt
\nFor\u00a0desserts<\/strong>, the\u00a0apple forest berries crumble\u00a0<\/strong>($8) had a great crunchy texture, and a nice balance between sweetness and berry-sourness; and was a better option than\u00a0buttermilk waffles\u00a0<\/strong>($12) with banana and chocolate sauce, from the all-day breakfast menu<\/strong>, that didn’t taste quite right.<\/p>\n

\"Roosevelt
\nOn the whole, the\u00a0food<\/strong> was okay, priced very fairly, and enhanced by the industrial chic\u00a0decor<\/strong> of naked bulbs, orange Vespa, and metal chairs. A\u00a0good selection of\u00a0wines<\/strong> and whiskeys.\u00a0<\/strong>Great for\u00a0large groups <\/strong>or dates.<\/strong>\u00a0Not horse piss, on\u00a0all\u00a0counts.<\/p>\n

Roosevelt’s Diner & Bar Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

331 New Bridge Road, #01-02 Dorsett Residences, Singapore\u00a0088764
\nT: 6538 3518
\n<\/a>M-Th: 8.30am-10pm; F-Sat: 8.30am-12 midnight; Sun: 8am-10pm
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\n<\/a>Rating: 3.313\/5 #NotHorsePiss
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Written by\u00a0A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

ps: Thanks, Amanda and Shiying, for the hospitality.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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