Singaporean's Guide To Ulu Café Hopping
Price Range: $35-$45
Nearest MRT: Aljunied/Paya Lebar
Instagrammability: Very High -
Top-of-the-line plating for a casual café setting. It's rather depressing to know that after these amazing iPhone shots, it's all downhill from here. #canttopthis
Food:
1) Chilli Scrambled Eggs & Fresh Crab [$20.00]
One of the better corn cream croquettes you can find. Eggs are fine. The single fried mantou may just be there to jog cognitive association to the beloved local dish, but slather on some scrumptious house-made Blueberry Butter and it becomes divine.
2) Eggs En Cocotte [$19.00]
Slightly unmemorable.
The scent of truffle mash probably wafted away after sitting. The Serrano-wrapped soldiers are almost certainly meant for yolk-dipping, being very anhydrous on their own.
3) Breakfast of Champions [$24.00]
Everyone wanted to love this, but tough, medium-well Wagyu is quite unlovable. If the kitchen can consistently pull off a beautiful pink, then this platter for two can very well be a Breakfast for itself.
4) Breakfast Combo #1 [$16.00]
Apart from the nice mushrooms & fermented bean paste Hollandaise, this dish stands out like a white girl in a Starbucks.
5) Torched Salmon [$20.00]
I had the last helping of this dish, and I could see why. Everyone else loved the partially-cooked fish, but I received a piece that was rather hard, and in no way as soft as my most recent memory of Aburi Salmon from DSTLLRY. Of course, pictures from other servings on the table paint a much more supple salmon, so I wouldn't write this off yet.
6) Breakfast Combo #2 [$16.00]
Avocado, House-cured Salmon, Croissant. There's more creativity in its name than this rather cookie-cutter brunch item on a relatively inventive menu.
7) Vegetable Omelette [$16.00]
Excellent airline food. Served with asparagus & buns which look strangely poached from a McDonald's Big Breakfast.
With such a sprawling menu of dishes, the brunch market along Guillemard is almost certainly spoilt for the near future. 10 points to The Tuckshop.
This was a hosted Burpple meal, courtesy of The Tuckshop.
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