Cafe Food

This is Kara cafe’s take on the quintessential big breakfast! Instead of toast, it’s done with waffles with bits of corn and spring onions in them, which I enjoyed. There’s the typical stuff in a big breakfast too like sautéed mushrooms, bacon, roasted tomatoes, some greens, scrambled eggs (which could have been more seasoned) and a grilled sausage which is thoughtfully scored (I love when the inside meat of a sausage is seared).

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For those who prefer local food for breakfast, the kaya butter french toast is an option. They use a pandan bread for the french toast, with kaya sandwiched inside. It’s finished off with a giant cold slab of butter and some toasted coconut flakes. Think this would have been better with a thicker slice of toast!

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This pretty sourdough french toast was topped with an ample amount of creamy ricotta cheese, granola, candied walnuts and figs. It’s also drizzled with 100% raw honey, which is a nice upgrade from the usual more liquidy syrup. It’s a good choice for people who prefer sweet brunch dishes and certainly very beautiful. Personally would have liked the french toast itself to have more flavour to contrast with the mild tasting ricotta cheese, maybe some cinnamon?

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I was honestly sceptical about this because I don’t enjoy most fusion foods, but this was also one of my favourites. The fried chicken with the slightly runny egg, along with the sweet sambal (which was not very spicy), was delicious. I also love that they included some sambal-coated ikan billis inside because it really enhanced the flavour. The cucumber pickles inside the burger and the achar was also a nice contrast and cut through the spice.

The owner of Kara Cafe wanted to have a breakfast menu after having lots more Sunday breakfasts with her family during the circuit breaker, so they now have a new brunch menu! Their dishes have a slight spin on the regular brunch fare - in this case, a Korean shakshuka (baked eggs). The poached eggs are nestled in a slightly spicy chicken stew with bits of chicken, onions, and even chewy tteokbokki (rice cakes), which I thought was a nice touch. It’s served with a crisp sourdough on the side. A really hearty meal!

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This was my favourite dish! The grilled cheese sandwich was topped with a seriously thick layer of mashed avocado mixed with corn, which added a lovely sweetness to the dish. Topped with runny sunny side up egg and fried kale chips, this was a great spin on a quintessential brunch dish. It’s definitely no ordinary avocado toast.

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I’ve been ogling at this crepe since it appeared on my Instagram feed, but it was a bit of a let down. The thin, soft crepe was not bad and it’s topped with a block of Bordier butter (the supposed best of all butters, but it melted before I could try it so I couldn’t really tell the difference). However, the caramel was a bit too salty and strong tasting for my liking. The “burnt” aspect of the caramel also wasn’t that apparent because the saltiness overwhelmed any taste of bitterness, which I actually do enjoy in a caramel. Hopefully they can tweak the sauce a bit!

Tried out this new galette and crepe place that’s run by the now-defunct Ronin and is all the rage now. This bolognese galette has a slow-cooked minced veal, beef and pork bolognese filling, with a mix of gruyere and cheddar, and topped with an egg. It’s also garnished with some pink peppercorns.

While I enjoyed the mix of cheese in this galette, I felt that there could have been more of the bolognese filling as it felt a bit sparse and wasn’t very filling. In fact, it was kind of reminiscent of a plaster prata and wasn’t really outstanding, particularly for the high price. Singapore doesn’t have really have a specialised Galette place and the environment is nice if not a bit of a squeeze and pretty noisy because of the acoustics, but it’ll probably be a one off visit for me since it’s not really within my budget.

Also P.S. The queues are really long so don’t come here if you’re in a rush! It took more than an hour to queue and for our food to come, probably because they’re so popular and they only have 3 hot plates to make the crepes on in their open style kitchen.

Was very impressed by this new brewed tea place on burpple beyond. The unique thing is that they actually brew the tea by using a coffee machine. They have a lot of interesting fruit-infused flavours and I will be back to try more of them! The lovely staff let us smell the fruit-infused tea leaves before deciding on what to order and they were so fragrant and sweet smelling.

We got the red peach tie guan yin and the pear high mountain oolong. I enjoyed the peach tie guan yin a bit more because I was in a “sweet” kinda mood and the sweetness of the peach really came through. It’s quite unlike typical bubble tea places which use fruit syrup. The peach flavour is a lot more subtle, so it really enhances the flavour of the tea and marries the two aspects together. Really liked it. The pear high mountain oolong was less sweet, but I enjoyed it too. The pear flavour was more subtle, but as a result, the tea flavour is more pronounced. There were the small dots from the asian pear in the drink too, which was a nice touch.

Definitely will come back for more. The tea leaves of the grape oolong smelt so amazing and the staff there was really nice and helpful. A refreshing addition to the over-saturation of bubble tea stores in Singapore.

Chose the cubano to go with ciabatta bread. The ciabatta was actually really fluffy and nice. The ingredients were disappointingly sparse though. You generally don’t think a cubano would have that little meat. There’s only a few pieces of roast pork inside, along with the slices of gammon ham, and cheddar, jalapeño and pickles. A bit too pricy for what you get.

Tried some of the sandwiches at the Knead to Eat outlet at Republic Plaza, which is just a takeout kiosk, but there’s a sitting area nearby. You can choose your type of bread: ciabatta, multigrain, rye or white bread. This sandwich has 36 hour sous vide beef, sautéed mushrooms, caramelised onions, tomatoes, and cheddar. Found the beef to taste a bit too much of red wine at first, but after eating a few more bites it tasted fine. It’s substantial but honestly quite average. Only worth it with the 1 for 1 on the shopback app, or it’d be quite pricy for the portion.

This was an okay brunch dish! I liked the use of sourdough instead of the usual English muffin because it mopped up the sauce better. The yolks were nice and runny and they were quite generous with the amount of smoked salmon. Overall nothing that special though, was quite average, particularly if you’re paying full price. Was decent with the discount thanks to #burpplebeyond though!

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