Brunetti

mm yummy i've been going around trying all these lovely brunch/hightea places recently. it's just sooo fun looking at desserts! :):) can drool over them anytime <3

interestingly, brunetti was introduced to me by one of my profs. it's pretty famous in melbourne and it came to singapore just last year! have been dying to try it since then, can't believe i actually waited half a year to finally get here! haha. it's described as a cafe, pasticceria (pastry shop), gelateria (i'm sure you can guess this - gelato store!), paninoteca (sandwich bar), panetteria (bakery) and cioccolateria (chocolate shop) all in one. OMG I WANNA GO TO ITALY FOR EXCHANGE ALREADY!

ah, just look at the rows and rows of desserts! it's absolutely irresistible :D brunett is tucked away in tanglin mall, and i think this could possibly be the first time i've ever stepped in here! :O haha i mean, there isnt really much reason for me to come here, it's not very accessible :/ but i realised there are quite a lot of hidden finds here! there were at least two other cute looking cafes here other than brunetti, which i would love to try out.

anyways, on to the food :D

we came for their brunch, although probably high tea would have been better! their brunch menu was fairly limited in my opinion (considering how we were spoilt for choice at antoinette) but still, it was not bad! :) this time i ordered by favourite Silician Eggs Benedict ($12.90). after skipping my eggs the last time, i couldnt give it up again, could i? ;) it was so delicious! i loved how the luscious hollandaise sauce wrapped the wobbly poached egg which exploded with the runny yolk when i pried it open. it flowed all over the crispy baguette with italian ham and cheese. mmmm :)

something unconventional i havent seen on other brunch menus would be the Italian Farmers Breakfast ($11.90) which was an interesting creamy polenta (a type of grain) with scrambled egg, sausage and truffles. it was a homely dish, but i felt that it could have been a little tastier. i couldnt really detect the flavour of the truffles :( but maybe it was because i took a really small mouthful.

papa ordered the wild mushroom omelette ($11.90) that came studded with mixed herbs, mushrooms and cheese, served with rustic toast and sausage. the egg was wonderfully creamy and i loved how the cheese added another dimension of flavour to it! the sausage was nice and springy too.

the italian pan eggs ($14.90) was such a cute dish! haha dont you think it looks adorable? ;) sunny side up eggs with bacon and tomatoes cooked in a cast iron skillet and garnished with fresh basil and black truffles xD yummy! the taste of the herbs was brought out delightfully, and we loved mopping up the egg with the garlic breadsticks that came on the side.

last breakfast dish were the roma buttermilk pancakes ($9.90). topped with bananas and strawberries and drizzled with honey - comfort food!!

i'm so silly. to think that i was so excited about trying brunetti's italian hot chocolate! but i didnt realise they had two types here!!! :( so instead i ordered the regular hot chocolate ($6.50) sigh sigh sigh :( such a waste! i really heard raving reviews about the italian hot chocolate, and brunetti is probably the only place in singapore where i could find it! well, this hot chocolate was alright, quite thick, but it wasnt the one i was looking for!!!

we were so full already after all our food and drinks, but the entire counter of desserts was beckoning to us and we absolutely could not leave without trying something! we spent the longest time oogling at the desserts trying to decide what to order. everything just looked so good.

first up, the Bacio ($8) was a dark chocolate and hazelnut bavaroise that looked absolutely gorgeous!!! dont you think it looks so simply classic? :) but i think because it looked so good, i felt that the taste didnt meet my expectations? it was interesting, but not really what i expected. there was a combination of textures in the slightly thick chewy exterior which encased a soft chocolatey mousse within.

i loved the simplicity of the new york cheesecake ($10) - can't go wrong with this! :)

and finally, italian gelato <33333 if i really go to italy for exchange, i am so gonna get fat on this :D it was sooo lovely. just look at my first photo for this post. it looked so delicious! :D :D :D because we wanted to try more than one flavour, we got the medium cup for $7.50 and got belgium chocolate and cookies :) it was smooth, creamy and so deliciously melt-in-your-mouth lovely :) if you can't decide on a dessert to get, skip the cakes and get the gelato. it was THE BEST.