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Locations: Multiple outlets, find out more at https://www.pgcake.com/get-in-touch
Telephone: Differs according to outlet
Email: enquiries@pgcake.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pgcake/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pgcake/?hl=en
Website to order: https://www.pgcake.com/
Operating hours: Differs according to outlet
About The Pine Garden
With more than 32 years of history, The Pine Garden has evolved from a heartland-boutique bakery into a household name that spans generations. Boasting traditional freshly-baked goods alongside modern creations, The Pine Garden has managed to garner a strong local following, placing much emphasis on connecting with its community.
However, not all was rosy for The Pine Garden; in its 20th year of business, they were faced with the possibility of closing down their business, due to fierce competition from new bakery chains in shopping malls. The business was saved by Mr Wei Chan, who simply could not bear for his family business to shut down. Being the former Regional Marketing Manager of a US-based MNC, Mr Wei Chan used his expertise to transform the business. Since then, The Pine Garden has opened two outlets at Ang Mo Kio, as well as four kiosks at Compass One, Century Square, Northpoint Shopping Centre and AMK Hub.
Striving to put forth an authentic Singaporean heritage, on top of service excellence and personalisation, The Pine Garden offers a wide range of products at extremely affordable prices!
Product Selection
The Pine Garden offers a few categories of cakes, such as the Exquisite Cakes, Special Creations, Premium Creations and General Cakes.
Exquisite Cakes
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There are four tiers of their Exquisite Cakes, ranging from $58 to $152 for 1 to 1.2kg respectively. The Bird’s Nest cake is the star of the show, comprising a light green apple mousse topped with double-boiled rock sugar bird’s nest. The decadent Cat Mountain King Durian king consists of multiple layers of CMK durian pulp, together with fresh cream and vanilla sponge.
Indulge in the luxury Kyoho Grapes and White Chocolate cake, which has little Kyoho Grape gummy bits embedded in a light white chocolate cream, sandwiched between Kyoho Grape cake. The Avocado Gula Melaka MilkSh- cake is a sure crowd pleaser, as it’s modelled after the flavours of the greatly-loved avocado milkshake. The Mango Pomelo Sago cake transforms the popular dessert into a cake, putting forth a combination of whipped cream, mango puree, soft mango sponge cake, as well as layer upon layer of sago and pomelo.
Special Creations
Every celebration needs a centrepiece, so why not make it the cake? Check out the unique flavours of their Special Creations cakes, which are priced at $48 for 1kg.
The Apple Vera Martina cake contains crunchy Martini-soaked green apples and aloe vera – how’s that for a party! The Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Crunch cake is loved by adults and children alike, containing soft chocolate sponge cake layered with rich peanut butter and caramel crunch balls.
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The Pandan Coconut cake boasts moist pandan sponge layered with coconut cream and a grated coconut filling. The Sea-Salt Caramel cake, on the other hand, comprises a vanilla orange peel sponge cake, filled with sea-salt caramel cream and coated with home-cooked caramel.
Durian lovers won’t be able to get enough of the D24 Durian, which contains plenty of D24 durian mousse! Vegetarians will also be delighted to know that The Pine Garden has a Vegetarian Eggless Cake (minimum order of 2kg) that’s available in either vanilla or chocolate.
Premium Creations
If, however, you just want to go for the more classic flavours, The Pine Garden has you covered! These go for $44 for 1kg.
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Be spoilt for choice with the Black Forest, Chocolate Fudge and Fresh Strawberry Cream cakes. If you’d like to indulge in more local flavours, try their Gula Melaka Attap Chee cake, which consists of pink sponge cake filled with gula melaka fudge and attap chee; the Pulut Hitam cake, containing pulut hitam mousse sandwiched between soft sponge; or the Yam Orh-Ni Chiffon, which takes its inspiration from the classic Teochew dessert.
General Cakes
Priced at $38 for 1kg, choose from the usual strawberry, chocolate, vanilla or coffee cakes.
If you’d like to try an assortment of flavours, The Pine Garden also has a variety of assorted sliced cakes. They also roll out a special design every month; the September Design of the Month is a Raining Hearts cake, where you can choose to have it in the flavours of Lychee Martini, Orange Zest Chocolate, Triple Layer Chocolate, Hazelnut Chocolate Crunch, Baileys Chocolate Crunch, Brandy Martini, Apple Vera Martini, Mango Passionfruit, Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel or Pandan Coconut.
They also have a range of cakes catered for occasions like Father’s or Mother’s Day, or a variety of tiered cakes for weddings.
Bread
The Pine Garden also offers a variety of delicious bread and buns that many people love! These are sold at their physical outlets and are unfortunately, not available on their website.
Placing Orders
Placing orders with The Pine Garden is easy; simply head to their website and click on the ‘Online Ordering’ section.
Customisation
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Every occasion is special, and so is every cake that goes along with it. The Pine Garden prides itself on creating design and custom cakes that are suitable for any occasion. Simply look at their range of design cakes for some of the available customisable cakes. Otherwise, you can drop their team an email or give them a call to get the conversation going!
Delivery
Delivery charges are $18 per location, and $28 for the Tuas and Sentosa areas. If your location falls within the latter, the Pine Garden team will follow up with a phone call after the order has been placed to confirm your details. Orders above $280 are also eligible for free delivery!
Upon check-out, you will be prompted to select your desired delivery date and time. You’ll be able to choose between two delivery time slots, namely 11am to 3pm, and 3pm to 7pm.
Self-collection is also available at these outlets and timings:
- Ang Mo Kio #01-2369: 9am to 9pm, daily
- AMK Hub and Northpoint Shopping Centre: 1pm to 8pm, daily
If any of the collection slots are shown to be full, please contact the respective outlets or kiosks to place a manual order. Online orders are also not eligible for pick-up at their Century Square kiosk.
Payment Options
Payment can be made via credit card, cash or cheques made payable to ‘Pine Garden’s Cake Pte Ltd’.
If you sign up for a Members Retail Privilege Card, you’ll receive a 10% discount on all regular-priced retail purchases and advance orders for standard whole cakes and design cakes. You’ll also enjoy a 15% discount during your birthday month! These privileges are valid until 31st December 2021, terms and conditions apply.
Customer Service
Customers seem satisfied with their experience with The Pine Garden, as they have a review of 3.5/ 5 on their Facebook page. However, there are some complaints regarding their staff being rude, or orders that were damaged.
Final Recommendation
The Pine Garden seems like a great choice to get your cakes, especially if you like more unique localised flavours.
Cakes: 8/10
Customer Service: 7/10
Delivery Offering: 6/10
Overall Rating: 7/10
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