{"id":26637,"date":"2014-05-08T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=26637"},"modified":"2014-05-07T01:02:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T17:02:38","slug":"rouse-cafe-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/08\/rouse-cafe-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouse, Dunlop Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/08\/rouse-cafe-singapore\/img_1742-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1742.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399203670&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rouse Cafe Singapore review\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1742.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1742.jpg?resize=388%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rouse Cafe Singapore review\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nRouse, a <strong>Muslim-owned<\/strong> cafe, is dark and sexy. Light from naked bulbs is absorbed by the wall with peeling paint and raw brick floor. An old radio stands defiantly against time. Are you aroused yet?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/08\/rouse-cafe-singapore\/img_1754\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1754.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399204829&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rouse Cafe Little India menu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1754.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1754.jpg?resize=388%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rouse Cafe Little India menu\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nThe food is different from usual cafe fare of eggs and ben. The delicious <strong>crab cakes<\/strong> ($17.90, above) were tangy, and rather spicy, drizzled in a sweet mango compote. A crispy crust contrasted with packed, shredded, briny, moist crab meat. Less impressive was the <strong>quinoa quake<\/strong> ($16.90, below), a quinoa patty topped with poached egg and smoked salmon. The salmon wasn&#8217;t salty enough, the quinoa too starchy, making the dish flat.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/08\/rouse-cafe-singapore\/img_1748\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1748.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399204729&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rouse Cafe Dunlop Street Price\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1748.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1748.jpg?resize=388%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rouse Cafe Dunlop Street Price\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beans from <strong>Dutch Colony<\/strong>, Rouse has their special blend that is closer to our local <em>kopitiam<\/em> palate, than westernized blends in other cafes: it was burnt, nutty, robust, pleasantly bitter, and gamy-sour of goats&#8217; milk, even though they used cows&#8217; milk. (don&#8217;t ask me why.) I couldn&#8217;t stop sipping on my delicious cup of <strong>flat white<\/strong> ($5.50). The barista obviously knew\u00a0what he was\u00a0doing.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/08\/rouse-cafe-singapore\/img_1747-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1747.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1399204221&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rouse Cafe SG \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1747.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/img_1747.jpg?resize=388%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rouse Cafe SG \" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Compared to older, established cafes, Rouse has to play catch-up in terms of food taste. And there were no interesting desserts. But when compared to new cafes and other halal cafes, Rouse is superior. It has <strong>good service<\/strong>, and a sexy <strong>ambience<\/strong>, and\u00a0serves decent food AND coffee, something I can&#8217;t say for other new cafes. We <strong>paid $45 for two<\/strong>, slightly pricier than other cafes.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rouseondunlop\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rouse Cafe Singapore<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>36 Dunlop Street Singapore 209364<br \/>\nT:\u00a06292 2642<br \/>\nM-Th 11am-9pm; F &amp; Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 10am-7pm<br \/>\n<strong>Rating: 3.409\/5 stars\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Written by\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;color:#ee4e00;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/1\/108878679194863181230?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author\">A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rouse, a Muslim-owned cafe, is an all rounder: sexy ambience, decent food, fantastic service, and a unique blend of coffee. 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