Spruce

It's Sunday again. Headed out for breakfast early as the plan for the afternoon is to Singapore Airshow 2012. One thing about Spruce, it's very important to make reservation especially if you are intending to visit during the peak period of brunch.

Spruce Eggs Benny ($15.00)

This was not how it was supposed to look like. What had drawn me to this dish is the thick corn waffle. However, it just tasted like any ordinary waffle. No doubt its slightly crispy and a good alternative to the usual muffin. The poached egg was perfect although slightly overcooked for the other one.

Cajun Prawns Benny ($26.00)

The Cajun prawns benny was nothing close to good today. The toast was hard and one of the poached egg was way too overcooked. It was literally turned into hard boiled egg. Prawns were lesser than the previous too. Indeed, a very disappointing dish. 

I liked how the English Breakfast tea bag came in a cube.

Spruce

320 Tanglin Road, Phoenix Park 

www.spruce.com.sg

Weekend brunch till 4pm

Roadhouse

There is a lot to explore around Dempsey. This time round, I checked out Roadhouse. Located along the stretch of furniture stores and opposite Hacienda, it's quite difficult to find.

It was a late brunch that day. I reached the place only at around 3pm so naturally a lot of their dishes were sold out. I was looking forward to having their fluffy pancakes however it was one of the dishes that was sold out. Looked through the menu and settled for Wild Mushroom Omelette ($16.00) instead. 

The kitchen mixed up my order and I was given crab omelette. It was a very long wait before I was being served the correct dish. It was not as good as it looks. Firstly, the omelette had an overpowering taste of truffle oil. I am not a very big fan of truffle to start with. Secondly, you could have just gotten the hash brown from McDonalds. It tasted exactly the same. 

Eggs Benedict ($16.00)

Thankfully, the eggs benedict saved the day. The large piece of ham and bacon had covered the muffin below. Eggs were poached perfectly for both. It's simply delicious! 

Roadhouse

13 Dempsey Road

www.roadhouse.com.sg

Weekend brunch till 4pm

Cafe Epicurious

With nowhere particular in mind, we decided to check out Rail Mall to see if there's anything good there. The Rail Mall has a couple of good brunch places such as Epicurious and Cedele. We settled for cafe epicurious as I wanted to have pancakes. We didn't managed to try their pancakes previously at the Robertson Quay branch as it was sold out by the time we got there.

We ordered the Epic Breakfast for 2. It's comes with 3 breakfast choices, 2 glasses of orange juice and coffee/tea. For the breakfast choices, we picked pancakes, scrambled eggs and eggs royale. We especially love the orange juice as its thick and freshly squeezed. No doubt overall it was a hearty meal, there's nothing wow about it.

Ratings: 3 out of 5 eggs

Cafe Hacienda (Closed)

This is our first brunch adventure since I returned from Melbourne. Having heard about Cafe Hacienda from my friends, we decided to check it out. Dempsey have several nice food places that I can’t wait to explore all!

It was packed when we arrived. Waited for awhile before there was an available table. I ordered the eggs royale and he had cesaer salad. Coffee was not as good as I expected it to be. Skinny cuppa came without any choco toppings and coffee art. Lots of foam on the top. Didn’t really enjoy it. The poached eggs were slightly overcooked.

Ratings: 2 out of 5 eggs

Group Therapy

Decided to check out Group Therapy after hearing much about this relatively new cafe. Located at the second floor along the stretch of Duxton Road, its definitely a nice quiet place to be at on a Sunday afternoon. 

Was greeted with this sign along the way up. But I don't think it stays true. 

The place quite packed when we arrived but we managed to find a small table top near the window. 

B ordered his usual Poached eggs with Smoked Salmon ($15.00). 

Only thing is that it had a little too much gruyere cheese and I'm not particularly a big fan of cheese. 

Waffle lovers, this is definitely a must order.

Belgium waffles with blueberries, strawberries and ice cream ($11.50)

The waffle crust was just right, slightly crispy on the outside and soft in the inside. I polished it clean!

Group Therapy

49 Duxton Road

www.gtcoffee.com