the ultimate beef burger - 8.5/10 i love sunday brunch. there's nothing better than waking up on a weekend morning, lazing around in bed and then heading out for some great, filling food in nice big portions to satisfy that overnight fast. but i've never really been scoping around for where to eat brunch on a weekend, so it was always kind of hard for me to decide where to go for that mid-morning meal.
but then d, being that little kaypoh queen that she is, told me that she read that marmalade pantry had pretty yummy brunch. i went to their website, and true enough, they had an all day brunch on sunday from 10-4.30pm. the menu looked pretty good so we decided to head down to Palais Renaissance, which is directly opposite the hilton hotel and forum along orchard road. now i've been to marmalade pantry a few times, but never for brunch. the food has always been pretty up to standard and they serve a really mean sticky date pudding(check my other entry for more details). so brunch sounded pretty good to me.
scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and creme fraiche - 8/10
we arrived at parlais renaissance and went to the basement. marmalade pantry practically occupies the whole floor. you can sit inside, which is a little cramp. but its much nicer out in the open in the center of the area. its really big and surrounded by lots of mirrors so you can check yourself out if you're into that kind of thing. we glanced through the menu and i already knew what i wanted. i got the ultimate beef burger, and d got scrambled eggs with salmon. we also got the fried peanut butter and banana sandwich and eggs with sausages and hash browns to share.
the ambience was really nice and brunch-y. you could see people sitting down, chatting and enjoying their lazy sunday morning. our food came a little later and we started digging in. i first took a bite of my beef burger. mmm.. soo good. its been awhile since i had a really good burger. i like burgers that are plain and simple, and thats exactly what these were. a nice thick juicy patty, cooked till medium and some mayo, pickles and ketchup inside. nothing fancy, just quality beef burger. it was fantasically moist and tender. perfectly done. what i really like about it is a can actually eat it with my hands. i can squeeze the buns together and put the whole thing in my mouth. which is why i was so annoyed with the relish burgers. they were so tall that it was really difficult to eat. and they didn't taste as good. whats more, the fries here were fantastic! i loved the fries. they were freshly cooked and so fluffy and lightly crisp. i finished it all.
eggs with sausages and hash brown - 8.5/10
d tried her scrambled eggs and salmon. she said she really liked it. i tried some and thought it was pretty good. its not something that i would order but i think for those of you who really like salmon, you can give this a shot. the eggs were scrambled very well, nicely consistent and fluffy throughout. the other dish that we had was the eggs with sausages and hash browns. these were good. the sausages were nice and springy on the outside, the casing giving it a nice crunch to the warm juicy meat inside. the eggs were done very well, and the hash browns were nice and crisp. it isn't out of this world, but then again how good can eggs and sausages get?
fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches - 10/10
but i've been saving the best for last. this, my friends, is THE ultimate winner. i took one bite of this and swore i was in heaven. the slightly crisp bread encased the delicate banana and peanut butter filling, sprinkled all over with the heavenly sweet powdered sugar. this is a definite must try. it was so good all the way to the last bite. i insist you try this if you haven't already. i'm sure you won't regret it.
http://www.themarmaladepantry.com/index.html
390 Orchard Road
#B1-08 Palais Renaissance
Tel: 6734 2700
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