House of Singapore

I am strangely drawn to places that have been 'converted.' 'Oh this use to be a convent where nuns used to pray. Now they serve Spanish tapas.' or 'This used to be my mom's house, but I kicked her out and turned it into my dream restaurant.' So, it was only fitting that I visit a place called Dempsey Road. It's an area of Singapore that used to be army barracks (are you shocked as I am that this place even needs an army? I have lived here or one year and saw a police officer once. It was at the police station to file a lost ID card.) which has now been converted to a series of restaurants on a road called Dempsey. Here you will find a large number of expats as well as locals dining a range of Mexican, Italian and American cuisine. 

House is a combination of things: spa, restaurant, bar and/or living. However, I went for the Sunday brunch. The place serves your basic American breakfast with its own unique twists on the average sunny side up eggs and pancakes. A tad on the expensive side, think NYC prices. When I arrived I was immediately drawn to the 7-layer pancake with nuts and other various delights on the menu. Sadly, when the plate of pancakes arrived I was completely taken aback. It was 7-layers of pancakes alright, but what they forgot to mention was that they weren't going to serve 3/4 of the rest of the pancakes. What I got was actually 7 slices of pancakes. Deceiving. I took matters in my own hands and went back home to create the same exact dish --with my own added touches of course. And yes, they look exactly like the ones at House. ;)

Making 7 stacks of pancakes takes a long time! I could only do 3 stacks before I got hungry.

Each layer had nutella inside with toasted almonds, pistachios, green raisins and dried figs. Don't forget the maple syrup!

Dempsey House

8D Dempsey Road, Singapore 249672

Singapore