Mr Holmes Bakehouse @ Pacific Plaza: Cruffins Cafe Food Review

by - August 02, 2021

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Hey friends! There's been this really pretty-in-pink bakehouse popping out all over social media recently, and it's called Mr Holmes Bakehouse - located at Pacific Plaza. I actually wasn't planning to go there because I expected the queue to be really long - and it was - but I just happened to be in the area and the pretty pink decor really drew me in, so I thought why not? Mr Holmes Bakehouse is extremely eye-catching and is most notably known for its Instagrammable pink door and delicious cruffins which is basically a croissant and a muffin.
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Pacific Plaza
My boyfriend and I visited Mr Holmes Bakehouse on a weekend afternoon around 2.30pm, and there was a significant crowd both inside and outside the cafe.
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Pacific Plaza
Fortunately, we only needed to queue for about 20 minutes. Upon entering the cafe, we first approached the counter to place our order and make payment, before collecting the pastries and going to our seats.
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Pastries
Looking around, the bakehouse is quite big and there are ample seats for everyone. The seats by the window were the most popular since there's just enough natural sunlight to take really amazing pictures.
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Interior
If you'd like, you can even check out some of their merchandise!
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Merchandise
We actually didn't order many items as we just had a super filling sushi lunch and our tummies were close to bursting, so we just got one pastry each. I got the Tiramisu Cream Cruffin (S$5.80) and Chocolate Cream Donut (S$5.80).
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Mr Holmes Bakeshouse: Tiramisu Cream Cruffin & Chocolate Cream Donut
Do also note that they only accept card payments at the moment!
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Interior
The Tiramisu Cream Cruffin had a rather thick crust and was difficult to slice into, but I absolutely loved its crispy texture! It was also lightly sprinkled with some sugar (?) which made the cruffin sweet yet savoury. The inside of the cruffin oozed with a dense Tiramisu cream which was not too sweet but just enough to satisfy my sweet food cravings. Eating this cruffin was also an incredibly messy affair and crumbs were all over the table at one point.

While it was a simple pastry, the Chocolate Cream Donut was also delicious. The chocolate cream inside had a similar texture to the cruffin but a little sweeter, and the bun itself was extremely fluffy. Most importantly, the donut was very easy to eat and didn't cause a mess as much as the cruffin did!
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Mr Holmes Bakeshouse: Chocolate Cream Donut

View the Mr Holmes Bakehouse menu


My boyfriend and I were pleasantly surprised by how good the pastries were and are actually looking forward to coming again. The only downside is that it's pretty obvious that the bakehouse is understaffed, so much so that we couldn't even order coffee because they only had one barista on site and he was on his lunch break! There were also numerous unseated yet uncleared tables in the bakehouse as the staff were really busy placing the customers' orders and did not have time to wipe down the tables.
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Mr Holmes Bakehouse: Interior
I'd like to think that I'm not a very fussy person - so truth be told I don't mind waiting 20 minutes or so to eat at a cafe if the food is good, which in this case it is! Mr Holmes Bakehouse does not take reservations for now, so I recommend you to come down on a weekday or earlier in the afternoon.

That's all for today's blog post, thanks for reading and see you next post.
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Mr Holmes Bakeshouse: Pacific Plaza
Mr Holmes Bakehouse @ Pacific Plaza
Address: 9 Scotts Rd, 01-01/02/03 Pacific Plaza, S228210
Telephone: +65 6334 0308
Website


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