GDMC x Seal Cafe: One-of-a-kind crunchy Roffles burger made with rosti waffles

Ahh, rostis — the universally beloved potato pancakes, crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.

It’s not hard to find a good rosti in Singapore, but have you heard of Roffles? 

Similar to how croissants are made into croffles, these are unique waffles made by pressing shredded potato — rosti — into a waffle machine. And you can now find them at GDMC x Seal Cafe, which calls itself the first-ever Roffles cafe in Singapore.

You might have seen GDMC x Seal Cafe or its rosti, going viral on social media, after its launch in November.

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Interestingly, the cafe is found in Ubi and snuggled inside GDMC, a quaint little premium pottery studio. 

It takes up a cosy little corner spot with sprawling windows, which allows plenty of daylight to trickle in.

Crunchy rosti waffles

While rosti is more often cooked on a griddle or frying pan, GDMC x Seal Cafe does everything with a waffle maker  — first shredding the potato fresh, then heaping everything into the machine.

The crunchy Seal rosti waffles are featured throughout the menu, which is separated into a Roffle and rosti section. Each section gives you a choice between four different proteins: Chicken, fish, lamb, and beef.

The rosti section features a hearty ensemble of rosti dinner platters, featuring your chosen protein, scrambled eggs, brown sauce, sour cream, coleslaw and, of course, a Roffle. 

Meanwhile, the Roffle section features GDMC x Seal Cafe’s signature sandwiches, with two rosti waffles bookending the protein — somewhat reminiscent of the iconic Double Down burger from KFC. 

It took us a little over ten minutes to get our order on a weekday afternoon, though others have experienced long waiting times during peak timings.

As weird as it sounds, the Roffle “buns” in the chicken Roffle (S$10.80) were crunchy with fluffy, slightly starchy innards and contrasted well against the juicy chicken patty and scrambled eggs.

It’s a wholesome combo that gives a breakfast-y vibe, though it could be a bit messy to eat, since it’s not the easiest to get a full bite of the Roffles and the patty.

On the other hand, GDMC x Seal Cafe’s steak dinner (S$13.80) gives the feeling of a nostalgic and comforting local-style Western food dinner, especially when drenched in brown sauce.

As far as textures go, the scrambled egg was nice and soft and the medium-rare steak decently tender. More importantly, you get sour cream to go with the Roffles, as you would with a classic rosti.

Of course, a cafe needs to have drinks and the beverage menu at GDMC x Seal Cafe is quite comprehensive, featuring a plethora of teas ranging from black tea (S$6) to pu erh (S$6), along with coffees (from S$5), matcha latte (S$7.50) and ice-cream shakes (S$8)

As befitting its name, Seal’s beverages are served all sealed up, courtesy of a capping machine that adds tab lids over the vessels’ mouths.

Besides beverages, there are also desserts including ice cream (S$6.50), yogurt (S$7.50) and Belgian waffles (S$6.50).

For more ideas on what to eat, read our stories on viral Mexican restaurant Huevos and the best affordable eats you can find at Far East Plaza.

Do explore the new GrabFood Dine-in service for awesome deals.

You can also book a ride to GDMC x Seal Cafe to try the viral Seal rosti in Ubi.