Waffle Pancake (Chinese) @ Prima Deli Jurong Point Branch: Why the queue? Is it better than famous NTU's?

It really intrigues me to see the long queues everyday at the Jurong Point branch of Prima Deli. I have not spotted similar queues at any other Prima Deli branches.

I know that Prima Deli's waffles are good because I myself really like the one at Tampines Mart's branch, besides KFC. It's soft, tastes of a lot of egg whites, and superbly tasty. But the big drawback is that that one is never going to be crispy because the formula of the batter isn't tailored for crisp, and I still prefer skin crispy waffles no matter what. So it's like 美中不足 (it's beautiful, but not perfect).

Having only eaten from that one Prima Deli, I was inclined to think that all branches have the same recipe. But as you would soon find out in my review, this is absolutely not true.

Waffle Pancake (Chinese) @ Prima Deli Jurong Point Branch

Available: Prima Deli at Jurong Point

Volume: Bigger than both NTU's and Prima Deli Tampines Mart

Star Properties: Totally white batter

Looks
This is the best waffle pancake look that I've ever come across. Waffle makers are basically standard, and anyone can get them. Most people would get the smallest size one, but with big squares, like NTU's. Even Prima Deli Tampines Mart is using a mould with larger squares than this. So you see, there is already a difference in the waffle maker between two polar branches at opposite ends of the island.

Plus, this looks really clean because of the all white/cream colour batter versus the standard pandan flavoured ones around. Nice, and extremely even browning, and slight crisp on the edges.

Rating: 5/5

Pancake Taste
This does not have any pandan at all, neither the fragrance nor the taste. It's just sweet, but it's not flatly sweet. There is a nice feel of well-balanced butter etc.

However, being very used to having pandan in waffle pancakes, I was quite sad that this one has chosen to skip it altogether.

Rating: 4.8/5

Spreads

I ordered Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Original. All the spreads are great!! The chocolate, though not artisan's chocolate or Belgium chocolate or Cadbury, etc, is real chocolate, not Nutella! The peanut butter is the chunky one, with obvious crunches in between bites. So that's very nice to chew, since the waffle is soft.

Rating: 5/5

Amount of Spread

Okay, it's still half the waffle... In this case, the strength of the spread taste is not very strong, so I'd like them to put more spread. And they actually do state that add spread costs something like $0.20 more??

Rating: 3.5/5

Crisp

It is really crispy when hot. But too bad, it goes totally nua/chui/soft very quickly, while NTU's one still has its crispy skin.

Rating: 4.5/5

Don't think there is much secret here, as the buckets are not kept in the refrigerator. It's just a matter of getting the mix right, and cooking for the right time at the correct temperature. =)

Overall Rating: 8.7/10
There are many pancake machines, so the wait is not as long as it looks. Buy if you are in the area! =) I'd definitely prefer it to be pandan flavoured though.

PS: I think the Tampines Mart one is a lot better, and a match for NTU's. Just that it's tofu soft. =)