The Duel of the Creams

Was talking to my colleagues few weeks ago, got to know about a joint that is selling ice-cream, good ice-cream, at Serene Center. And Ahpui Soh also mentioned about another joint at Clementi Arcade, selling well, also good ice-cream. How can I give good ice-cream a miss, so I decide to check out both store.


Daily Scoop :
Hidden deep inside Sunset Way, next to Ulu Pandan River, is Clementi Arcade, where the store lies. The is really a bit ulu indeed. The 'day special' was Ginger Ice-Cream, well, I had tried Garlic Ice-Cream, not ginger. But I am not in the mood for ginger today. I am looking forward for Cherry Brandy, Lychee Martini and other more funky flavours. Sampled some, a bit disappointed here. Indeed, there are lots of exciting, not your usual, flavours for me to choose. But the taste, or I should say after taste, don't not give me 'ormph' feeling. No really close to Haagen Dazs or Ben& Jerry. It feels a bit weak. But don't want to waste my effort in coming all the way here, I brought a tub of Lychee Martini (400ml) $8.80, 700ml for $14.50.
Well, after eating 3/4 of a tub, I feel quite satisfy. Not as good as my favorite Summer Berry Cream (HG) or Cherry Garcia (B&J), but it is a good change in taste.


Island Creamery :
Smack right at Serene Centre, facing Bukit Timah Rd, it enjoys a good student crowd. When I was there, most of the tables are taken up by customer in their teens or early twenties. All the different flavours were nicely display at the counter, and of course, plenty of eye candy around the eatery :p
They have some unique flavours like local themed : Tiger Beer Sorbet, Teh Tarek, Pulut Hitam, Chendol and others like : Brandied Cherry, Mango and Apple Pie. A scoop for $2.50 (for all flavours), and a tub of 500ml cost around $8 and for certain flavours like Brandied Cherry or Tiger Beer Sorbet will cost $11. (well this part I don't really understand, why same price for a scoop of any flavous but different price when we want to buy in a tub?)
I got a scoop of Brandied Cherry, which I would say it is GOOOD ! I can really taste the brandy and there are bits and pieces of cherry in it. I also sample Teh Tarek ... and well, it really taste like Teh Tarek, frozen Teh Tarek in fact. And AhPui Soh brought a tub of Chendol Ice-Cream, which to me, well, it is basically a tub of frozen Chendol.
Will I still come back ? Yes, of course I will. For the Brandied Cherry and ... erh, well the view is good too :p Sweetness for your tongue and candy for your eyes ;)


Daily Scoop
41 Sunset Way
Clementi Arcade, #01-04
AhPui Score:7/10

Island Creamery
At the Junction of Bukit Timah Road and Farrer Rd,
Serene Centre #01-05
AhPui Score:8.5/10