Food

tuckshop.

my colleague brought me here for lunch one day and my oh my, I’m really surprised at this really simple, nice, chilled cafe in the midst of the industrial park work area that I work in. definitely a good place to escape to for an hour or two during lunch if you needed something to cheer up your work day.

 

and yes, you heard me right. its called tuckshop. nostalgic eh? doesn’t it all reminds you of our primary school days. ok. maybe not everyone but those around my age will know what I’m talking about.

 

and when I say its hidden, its an understatement. this place is a secret! it resides within an industrial building with no signboards or whatever on the outside, and its not even on the ground floor. its also hidden from the lift entrance when the lift door open on the 7th floor and I almost had the feeling my colleague was lying when I didn’t see the cafe. ok. I guess its not that secret after I blog about it.

 

it sure doesnt look much, but imagine working in an industrial area when lunch options are very much restricted to hot, rowdy coffee shops packed with people vying for seats, this place is haven.

 

it offers a simple menu of affordable soups, starters, sandwiches, salads, and a couple of main dishes like fish and chips, burgers and a good selection of desserts!

 

I was really really famished as we stepped out 1hr after our stipulated lunch time (my colleague’s meeting overrun) so I just ordered whatever caught my eyes and anxiously waited for the food so I can’t quite remember the exact names of what I ordered.

 

they also have various set meal combos available for selection which I found really helpful and flexible. like a soup & coffee/soft drink set and a soup & dessert set and some other combis. 1 of my colleague is a vegetarian and couldn’t take any of the soups so they gladly gave her a soft drink & dessert combo that wasn’t on the menu. I don’t do carbonated soft drinks and they had my drink changed to mineral water and that made me rather pleased. great service there if you asked me!

our soups – mushroom and potato soup. both are thick and creamy. the mushroom soup is very impressive considering the price, filled with shroomy goodness.

vegetarian burger for my colleague, filled with cheese, zucchini, lettuce, tomatoes and mushrooms.

my potato salad laced with a generous topping of almond flakes (and garlic!) and my colleague’s coffee. I find it really cute that they serve the coffee with 2 tiny pieces of old school biscuits that I was really fond of as a kid.

my vegetarian sandwich. no where near my usual choices of food but at that moment, I really wanted to eat some grilled vegetables, especially the zucchini.

4 cheese sandwich. this is yummy! the portion is not small and I kinda regretted ordering the potato salad on the side cos I couldn’t finish everything! I was struggling with the food towards the end and decided I just had to waste half the plate of potato salad because there is no way I couldn’t even stuff an additional almond flake down my throat.

the cashier counter area with a quiant little baby chair as decoration and the kitchen area right behind.

 

I love the quote that they had there on the black board where it says..
I have been on a diet for 2 weeks and all I have lost is 2 weeks – totie fields

 

we all agreed that we’ll be back soon and I was super excited that although it’s a tad far, it is a walkable distance from my office!

 

tuckshop is located at:
178 paya lebar road #07-02
opening hours:
Mon – Fri 9.00am – 8.30pm
Sat – 9.00am – 4.00pm
Closed on Sundays.

 

if you do visit this secret haven, do tell what’s your verdict!

Hi there! Thanks for popping by. I'm Cherie, a ftwm (full-time working mum) to 3 lovely kids (2 boys & a princess) and my motto in life is to BE HAPPY. Sure, life isn't all that smooth but it's the mentality that counts, no? This blog documents my life. Or rather, snippets of my life that has passed me by. I love capturing life memories in the blog and being able to read back and laugh at myself (or anyone). I love to eat (A LOT), travel and paint my own nails so the blog is mostly about that. Is that considered lifestyle? Of cos, the family is also very much an integral part of me so there would be loads of memories about the husband and my kids - Jerry (9yo), Jerome (7yo) and Leia (2.5yo) and everyone else that's close to me. I like documenting the kids' milestones, their growing up years, their achievements (and sometimes, mine), and my struggles and battles with motherhood. It sure ain't easy. I love seeking out good food and travelling, is trigger-happy, love new gadgets, love exploring new places and strives to live life to the fullest. I aspire to travel the world as much as I can, to soak in the different sights across the various continents and visit all the Disneylands in the world (almost there!). Have fun reading and do drop me a comment to say hi! Love, Cherie Lim Find me on Instagram.

6 Comments

  • booron

    My office is next door! Orion Building.

    I’ve been to Tuckshop once and although food n deco were good, I ended up stinking like a tuckshop after eating as the ventilation is quite poor..

    • cherieladieblogs

      OOhh! our office quite near! I’m a ubi ave 1. 🙂 I didnt remember smelling bad tho. either it was because it was very packed that day or that the long walk in the sun back to my office helped with eradicating the smell.

  • Anonymous

    Babe, hang on there. You will definitely be able to ride it out. It’s really difficult to be juggling so many demanding roles, moreover you are heavily pregnant now. But you can do it, and you will ride out of this a very capable woman whom everyone recognize!

    Your mum really meant well and probably didn’t know how to put it across nicely, it’s really nice to have a great family support. Plus so many other factors, probably led to your breakdown.

    Take care k, let me know if there’s anything we can help with 🙂 hugs!

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