Sevens Cafe: Glossy New Brunch Cafe at Joo Chiat

It’s not everyday a new cafe by a real estate developer opens up, but Sevens Group has done just that— with it’s foray into F&B the aptly titled Sevens Cafe, a swanky new coffeehouse at Joo Chiat.

Combined with Sevens Atelier, a smart-home showroom, you can expect Sevens Cafe to look and feel just like a showroom rather than a coffeehouse.

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The interior feels plush, with accents of gold and beige throughout the cafe.

Based on a modern Australian concept in decor, the curves and arches are meant to bring to mind sand dune landscapes, complete with sandpaper-like wallpaper.

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You’ll also find an Australian-inspired menu, with all-day breakfast, pastas, and mains available on offer.

Starting with the Spicy Chicken Burger (S$18), this features a fried chicken patty paired with ranchero sauce and sandwiched between brioche buns. A pretty bog standard dish with fries on the side, it felt a bit more like your average diner offering. I personally did not find the ranchero sauce all that spicy, and was a tad disappointed that the chicken patty was fried and not grilled. Overall, it was fine but nothing terribly exciting.

Next, the OZ Buttermilk Chicken Pancakes (S$18).

Crispy buttermilk chicken tops the thin pancake slices with pink peppercorn maple syrup and whipped butter, and is finished with a sprinkling of gold flakes. Sounds good on paper, but the execution was a little lacking. The fried chicken looked and tasted about the same as the fried chicken on the burger, and the pancakes were the kind you can get at any fast food joint for a fraction of the price.

That’s not to say that food overall was bad, it was fine, just not something I’d be willing to pay cafe prices for.

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Over on the drinks menu, we had the Flat White (S$5.50) and Iced Dirty Houjicha (S$8) which were decent.

I will say that the staff here are pretty attentive, and did ask for feedback, which is sadly not something a lot of new cafes bother to do, which is more a reflection on how commercialised and impersonal most eateries in Singapore have become.

Water on the table was always topped up, and they were always around on hand.

They did try to push the desserts quite a bit, though I imagine they were just instructed to do so as their Autumn tarts had just been released.

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Unfortunately we didn’t get round to trying any, but the Kyoto Hojicha Swiss Roll did look quite enticing.

Overall, Sevens Cafe has a beautiful interior that sets them apart from most cafes. The food could do with a little fine tuning, which if they manage to improve on would put them up there with the better cafes that have opened this year.