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

The Cellar Door

I think this is my first ever bad review written.

Vivocity is not one of those places that has many breakfast/brunch places to begin with. If you know of any good ones, do let me know. In desperate need to look for a brunch place at Vivo, I stumbled upon The Cellar Door offering all-day breakfast. It looked decent on the outside however there were only a couple of people at the place. The next thing I knew it, I was already seated inside. 

Menu was simple and I had to place my order at the cashier. That explains maybe why there's no service charge too! 

Eggs Benedict ($15.00)

One look at the dish and I already had my doubts. The hollandaise sauce was extremely pale looking that it almost looked like cream. The eggs were poached nicely HOWEVER, it had an extremely strong taste of vinegar!! It was horrifying (and to me, disgusting). 

Absolutely hated the dish and barely touched any of it. I think the only thing I ate was the muffin and a little of the ham as it had vinegar all over as well. 

Will not return to this place again, never. 

The Cellar Door

1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-108/109, Vivo City

www.thecellardoor.com.sg

Loola's by Awfully Chocolate

 Loola's is a newly opened cafe tucked in the corner of Esplanade Mall. Branching out from the usual desserts from Awfully Chocolate, it now serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Souffle Omelette ($22.00)

This definitely caught my attention when I was browsing through the menu. Don't be deceived by the looks of it, it is actually very huge! I was struggling to finish it towards the end. Egg taste on the outside and very fluffy in the inside. If only the egg could have been of a stronger taste, that would had been perfect! 

Grilled Bara ($28.00)

My partner ordered from the lunch menu instead. His nicely grilled baramunddi with one egg soup was simply divine. The one egg soup was so perfect and complemented the baramunddi well. I couldn't stop eating from his plate. 

Loola's 

8 Raffles Avenue, #02-14, Esplanade Mall

www.loolas.com.sg

Tel: +65 6336 9563

Toby's Estate

It's my first brunch session for this brand new year! 

Situated at a corner of Rodyk Street, Toby's Estate is a great for weekend brunch. It has indoor and outdoor dining which personally, I prefer the outdoor - al fresco style. Just sitting around, sipping a cup of great coffee and watching people walk by. 

The menu was simple and written on a chalkboard. Just head to the counter to place your order and wait for your food. The Eggs Benedict with Salmon and Brioche ($12.00) was good. B enjoyed every bit of it. Perfectly poached eggs on brioche toast. Can't say this enough. 

I love the Scrambled Eggs with Brioche ($8.50) and I added Sauteed Mushrooms ($3.00) by the side. Can never say no to sweet bread like brioche. The mushrooms were just right and flavourful. However, the scrambled eggs were a tad let-down. Looks can be deceiving. I like scrambled eggs to be of watery texture and buttery. However, once you flip over the top layer, its actually fried inside. Slightly disappointing but nonetheless, it was still very good. 

Coffee is VERY good here. Do remember to try when you drop by! :) I would love to grab a cuppa from here every day if possible. 

Toby's Estate

8 Rodyk St, #01-03/04

www.tobysestate.com.sg

Tel: +65 6636 7629

Opens daily till 6pm

South Coast, again!

All excited to have brunch at South Coast again as the previous time was SO GOOD!! Was going to spend the night at MBS so B and I decided to have brunch first before checking in.

Ricotta pancakes, caramelized bananas ($14.00)

I ordered the same Ricotta pancakes as the previous time. However, this time round, it was much bigger and less fluffy. Somewhat disappointing! Had to request for additional caramel sauce to go with the pancakes. 

Beer battered barramundi, fries ($26.00)

I think he was less impressed with their breakfast menu that he went for something more for lunch. But, it was a good choice indeed. Barramundi was fresh and lightly battered. Love the thick cut fries too! 

Accompanied with a mug of beer, it was simply perfect! 

South Coast

L1-85, Bay Level The Shoppes, Marina Bay Sands

www.southcoast.com.sg

+65 6688 7600

Wild Honey

My dear friend was sweet enough to pop by town to have lunch with me. She wanted to have brunch so we decided to go to Wild Honey. It was an ordinary weekday but yet there was quite a wait during lunch hour.

European ($18.00) - Wild Honey's version of Eggs Benedict

Two perfectly poached eggs with sautéed mushrooms and proscuitto on toasted brioche. It was delicious! Brioche is the bestest thing ever. 

Tunisian ($18.00) 

Spanish version of baked eggs, stew with chorizo sausages, two fried eggs and brioche toast. Overall slightly spicy but dip the brioche toast into the stew and it's lovely. 

Love the place and hoping to try out the other dishes there. Although the dishes were served fast, they expect you to finish it fast too. Once you are done with your dish, they'll immediately clear and rush you off when there's a long queue outside. Definitely not a place to chill out with friends for long period of time. 

Wild Honey

333a Orchard Road, Mandarin Gallery, 3rd Floor

www.wildhoney.com.sg

Tel: +65 6235 3900 

All day breakfast, no reservations allowed

Marmalade Pantry

Marmalade pantry has been a favourite ever since I was introduced to its Crab Ceasar. Since I was heading to town, decided to drop by Marmalade Pantry for brunch. It was packed during weekend brunch hour and the wait was approximately 30 mins. Recommended to make reservations in advance.

I had the Sausage with scrambled eggs on Panini toast. The panini toast was alright although I would prefer it to have been the normal sourdough toast. It came with their house fries which was delicious.

This is Marmalade Pantry's version of full breakfast - Eggs Any Style ($20.00). It is almost the same as the above however I love the multigrain toast.

Would say this is the most sinful Iced Mocha ($9.00) I had ever had to date. Thick chocolate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it was way too chocolatey and there is no way one could finish it alone.

The only problem about here is that it's really difficult to get the attention of the staff. Although there was plenty of staff around however they just seem to be busy with other things.

Marmalade Pantry

2 Orchard Turn, #03-22, ION Orchard 

www.themarmaladepantry.com.sg