Divided
into five sections; Salads, Sides, Brunch, Pasta and Dinner (5pm-9pm) the menu
offers familiar cafe items such as Chicken Wings, Fries, Pancakes, Eggs
Benedict.
The
crunchy Deep Fried Mid-Joint Wings ($8) were not too greasy and flavorful on
its own without the dipping hot sauce. I am not a connoisseur of Truffle Fries
($8) but this tasted more like fries topped with Parmesan cheese flakes.
The
cold Quinoa Salad ($8) would not help you meet your daily green intake as it has
barely much green. Quinoa was definitely in abundance but the dish was sadly under
seasoned and tossed with too much olive oil.
What
a nice touch for the chef to arrange the 5 cheeses next to the Oven Baked
5-Cheese Macaroni ($18). Tossed with Feta, Parmesan, Emmental, Mild Cheddar, Mozzarella,
the macaroni is not too rich but there isn't much of the satisfying cheese or creamy kick.
Instead
of the Salmon Royale, we had the Truffle Benedict ($18), characterized by
smoked ham, wilted spinach and truffled hollandaise sauce. To be honest, I only
knew that the hollandaise sauce contains truffle as I am writing this. Perhaps
it had evaporated well before I could catch a whiff of it, but there wasn't any
spectacular moment in this dish. However, the excellently toasted buttery
brioche instilled my faith once again in their dishes.
Indeed,
I would gladly pledge my allegiance to their brioche for the Salted Caramel
French Brioche Toast ($16) was terrific. I can't get much caramel here, but it
was the magical alchemy of salt and butter that awakened my sleepy palates. The
bananas and chewy granolas played the role of a side cast; I could just have a
plate with the toasts alone.
However,
the other sweet brunch option, the Red Velvet Pancakes ($16) , remained a sore on the
tables. The triple pancakes were squidgy and zapped of moisture, exemplifying
none of the fluffy qualities I dreamt of. The dreary weight of the pancakes
were aggravated by the sticky cream cheese mascarpone. But if it's
mascarpone, shouldn't it be less dense? In any case, I'll stick to the classic
red velvet cake, not pancakes.
Pacamara
185 Upp Thomson Rd
9am-11pm (Closed on Mondays)
No GST or Service Charge
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