Singapore’s first Coach Coffee Shop now open at RWS’ Weave — here are our thoughts

Hot on the heels of the world’s first Coach Bar opening in Singapore in May, comes the launch of Singapore’s very own Coach Coffee Shop at Sentosa.

You might have already heard the buzz about Weave, a new lifestyle hub situated at Resorts World Sentosa. 

Our island’s first The Coach Coffee Shop joins the F&B fray there, with a prominent first-floor unit. It’s just a few steps away from the much-anticipated, first Pierre Herme outlet in Singapore and also situated at the front of the Coach retail store at Weave. 

While Coach may have built a reputation as a luxury fashion label, it has spent the last few years opening new and unique hospitality concepts, and in rapid succession, too. All these signal a shift towards Coach becoming an all-inclusive lifestyle brand. 

Eagle-eyed Coach fans or recent visitors to Jewel Changi Airport may have also spotted the hoarding for an upcoming Coach restaurant, though details for this are sparse at the moment. 

What to expect at S’pore’s first Coach Coffee Shop

Unlike The Coach Bar, which debuted in Singapore, The Coach Coffee Shop is not a new concept — there are more than 10 such outlets across Asia, in Japan, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and now in Singapore.

Similar to its other Coach F&B spots, The Coach Coffee Shop brings with it New York-inspired elements, such as Reuben and grilled cheese sandwiches, as well as cruller doughnuts. 

But even if you’ve been to other Coach Coffee Shops worldwide, you’d still want to check out Singapore’s. It has an outlet-exclusive chilli crab soft-serve (S$9) — the only location-exclusive it seems to have, for now.

The outlet has both indoor and al fresco seating. While many might prefer the indoor air-conditioned option, no thanks to our unrelenting weather, we think the more spacious and plentiful outdoor seating is better for a leisurely afternoon cuppa. 

Food and drinks aside, the outlet also stocks a decent merch selection, featuring Coach’s coffee cup mascot Lil Miss Jo. You can get anything from tote bags, to water bottles, and T-shirts. Prices start at S$25 for a pin, and go up to S$295 for a sweater. 

Trying Coach Coffee Shop Singapore’s menu

Off the bat, we grabbed some drinks off the menu, diving right into the Orange Cream (S$9), an orange fizzy cooler topped with orange vanilla cream, served with a “C” popsicle, and the iced lemonade (S$8). 

Both made for a refreshing choice, though the Orange Cream got a tad cloying after a while. We’d still order it, but perhaps ask for less cream next time. 

The real Coach fanatics would want to order the iced or hot chocolate (both S$8.50). Each version comes with a cup of milk, chocolate syrup and two chocolate “C”s, so you can customise how chocolatey or sweet you want your drink to be. 

As any self-respecting New York-style coffee shop should, there are also the usual espresso coffee and tea menu items, starting from S$4 for an espresso, as well as the wildly popular strawberry matcha latte (S$9) drink.  

Food-wise, it has three categories — sandwiches, soft-serve, and baked goods. 

Its sandwich offerings seem largely similar to what it already has at The Coach Bar, with items such as the wagyu beef hotdog (S$15) and the grilled cheese (S$13), though the prices are a tad more manageable here at The Coach Coffee Shop. 

While we’re sure the recipes come from the same source, the savouries felt a tad more lacklustre than when we first experienced them at The Coach Bar. The grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup set, as a whole, tasted a tad too salty, while the hotdog tasted mildly underseasoned. 

If we were you, we’d save our appetites for its baked goods, particularly the crullers, which go for S$5.50 each. Flavours available when we went included the raspberry glazed, maple glazed, and apple crumble. 

If you’ve never had a cruller, the version that The Coach Coffee Shop Singapore serves is a deep-fried pastry, shaped just like a doughnut, with a unique criss-cross exterior. The result? A crunchier, airier bite. 

These make for great accompaniments after a long day at Sentosa, where you just need a little snack to go with your coffee, just right before dinner-time. There are also cinnamon rolls (S$6.50) and regular donuts (S$5), though we didn’t get to try then this time round.

And if you’re still peckish, you can order its chilli crab soft serve (S$9), which even comes with a fried mantou garnish. Taste-wise, it’s pretty faithful to its source of inspiration, which can be an odd and polarising experience for some.

I was one of the rare few at our tasting who loved the intensity of the flavours, though not the speed that it melted at. 

The peanut butter & jelly soft serve (S$8) was another that was downright delicious and tasted just as you’d imagine a PBJ sandwich to taste — props to the Coach F&B team for nailing all of these flavours down to a T. 

We also strongly advise you to order these in a cup rather than in a cone (extra S$1.50), because it melts incredibly quickly. We get that soft serves don’t do well in our weather, but we’ve definitely seen other soft serves hold up for longer, and in more punishing conditions, to boot. 

Or you could opt for The Flight (S$19), which dishes up four of the shop’s soft-serve flavours in smaller, more manageable cups, to save you the stress of having to gobble down copious amounts of ice cream before it melts.

Either way, if you’re in the vicinity of RWS Weave and are a fan of the brand, the new Coach Coffee Shop is worth a short detour, even if it’s for just a cuppa or a cruller, if not some brand new Coach merch with the adorable Lil Miss Jo. 

For more ideas on what to eat, check out the newest openings around town last month, or save our round-up of some of our fave cafes to spend those CDC vouchers at.