Brunch at Graze

the cast iron pan

on some days, i wake up really hungry. its those days that i feel like eating a giant, oily breakfast with loads of yummy greasy food with lots of sweet goodness along with it. sunday was one of those days. i really wanted to try the brunch at graze because i've heard lots of good things about it (namely that the portions were nice and big). so i decided to make our way there at have a huge feast.

for those of you who've been to graze, you know the ambience there is fantastic. for dinner, i would say that the food there isn't too great overall, but they do serve a really mean pork hork. but brunch is another thing. it seems like the whole place is totally transformed in the light of day and the ambience, is so lively and well.. so brunch-y.

so we drove down to rochester park and made our little walk up the stairs to the enclave of restaurants. the scenery is fantastic, and it's like the whole rochester park is somehow just a little different from singapore. lush greenery surrounded by the maze like compound of restaurants makes for a really nice morning visit.

banana pancakes

when we walked in, we noticed that the waitstaff were all chic-ly dressed (or pretentiously, whichever you prefer) in black and half of them are gay. honestly, go there and you'll know what i mean. not that i have anything agaist people's sexual preference, but i think that the waitstaff just gives the place more character. like sort of a little "atas" or mild chicly snobbish type of atmosphere. it's not a bad thing, because the service is pretty decent. the ambience is utterly fantastic, if i may repeat myself. we sat down on one of the tables outside, scanned the menu and ordered our food.

i knew i wanted the cast iron pan the moment i got there. GRAZE bratwurst sausage, smoked bacon, mushroom, tomato, country potato, fried egg, baked beans and plum chilli salsa all sound damn good to me.

d got the graze baked omlette, stacked high with your choice of 4 extras: bacon, ham, GRAZE bratwurst sausage, cheese, onion, smoked salmon, mushroom, country potato or tomatoes.

additionally, we ordered the banana pancakes smothered in grilled bananas, walnuts and redcurrant syrup crowned with whipped butter (or ice cream), and also the GRAZE prime rump hamburger with bacon, fried egg, cheese, fresh tomato, spanish onion, pickle dill, lettuce and chips.

prime rump hamburger

our food came soon enough and it looked damn good. i think i'm biased cause i like food in large portions and my cast iron pan looked full of food. so i was a pretty happy kid. and it tasted good too. the sausages were nice and juicy and the potatoes were cooked just right. the plum chilli salsa on the tomato tasted really good and i was pretty impressed.

the pancakes were nice and fluffy, with a wonderfully caramelized bananas and lots of butter and syrup to go with it. not that best i had, but nothing to complain about. actually it might have been a little too fluffy.

baked omlette

d seemed pleased with her omlette, which was soft but firm to the texture and and cooked perfectly with all it's ingredients. the potatoes were really good.

what i really liked was the burger. nice, tender juicy chuck of meat, done medium so it's juicy inside. the bacon and egg made it even more flavorful. you know, there's really not much in this world that i like more than a good hamburger and fries. how can anyone not like hamburgers and fries. the juicy flesh of the burger goes perfectly well with the cheese and starchy bun, all complemented with crispy, salty fries. mmm..

all in all, i must say that i enjoyed the brunch here at graze. good food, wonderful ambience, and great company always make for good times. especially true if you wake up hungry in the mornings.

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