Brunch at Choupinette

This year, Valentine's Day falls on a Monday. Hence we decided have a mini celebration over the wkend. Initially wanted a dinner @ Choupinette, but they only serve dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. Therefore, decided to settle for a brunch @ Choupinette having seen gd reviews about their brunch and the place seems nice and cosy from online photos. One bad thing though, no reservations is allowed.

Reached there ard 12 plus in the afternoon and the place was packed as expected. The gd news was there's only one couple in front of us, and the wait was not long.

A nice sugar holder.....
but the ambience wasn't as good as what i thought it would be....

gal likes this plate ....

enjoying our drinks from our breakfast set ....
gal with her grapefruit juice & me with my orange juice ....

This place seems to be a favorite among the expats. There were only 2 local couples in the restaurant, that was including us. Expect the place to be cosy and nice, but it turn out to be quite noisy, with people speaking quite loudly. Not a place for special occasions. I wonder would it be different at night.

Here comes our breakfast !!! Gal chose the "ChouChou's Set", which consist of Grilled Hot Sandwich with Chicken, a cup of Grapefruit Juice, and 4 Macaroons. Well, you have a choice of the mains, juices or hot beverages, and desserts, all for only $23 +

I ordered the "Eggs Royal's Set", which includes Eggs on toast with Smoked Salmon & Hollandaise sauce, with a fruit juice & any hot drink.

Here comes my Eggs Benedicts with Smoked Salmon !!! The dish looks simple and I was a little disappointed at first. However to my surprise, it taste quite nice. The smoked salmon was salty and fresh, and the hollandaise sauce was good ! To make a dish that looks simple but yet taste good is tough ! Could score better with nice presentation though. =p

Gal's Sandwich was also good. Nice melted cheese that doesn't overpower the taste of the chicken. The bread was crispy on the surface, and yet not very dry. Gal like the salad too, cause it was very heathy. Doesn't seems to have much dressing yet it has a sweet and sour taste. But I'm not really a fan of salad, i prefer meat! =p

The main element of a good egg benedict is nevertheless, the egg itself ! Nice big bouncy eggs cooked to perfection! The poached eggs are so delicately done that a thin film of egg white barely cover the yolk. A soft cut across the yolk and it will ooze out. No sight of any cooked yolk. Slurp Slurp !!

The coffee was a disappointment as it was quite bland ....

Our macaroons .....
I think I still prefer Canele's macaroons =p

Ordered 2 cakes/tarts on top of our breakfast set. A simple yet delicious custard & raspberry cake, Millefeuille Framboise. Not too sweet nor dry. However, eating this cake can be quite messy as it crumples easily.

The Tarte au Citron, aka Lemon Meringue tart. This looks nice but it's not to my liking. The top layer of the tart was very sweet. Yes, when I say very sweet, it's REALLY very sweet. The top layer of meringue was quite thick and i could taste coarse sugar in it. Not too sure if it's meant to be like this or the baker did not blend it thoroughly enough.

And the tart at the bottom was very very sour to me! After taking 2 bites of it, I could not carry on eating. =s

The dinner menu.....
May come back for its dinner =p

After the heavy brunch, head to MBS for a little walk. Past by River Ang Bao too along the way to the Esplanade but nothing much too. After a mere 2-3 hrs break for our stomach, we were beginning to think about our dinner! =p