What
is a perfect way to spend your Sunday morning? After all the buzz
catching up with your chores on Saturday, Sunday morning is just a
good time to sit back, relax and tuck in to a good brunch and cuppa.
Jones
the Grocer is one of the more popular destinations to tuck in for a
weekend brunch. It is a branch for popular Australia grocer / food
emporium to provide natural and artisan ingredients from Australia
and worldwide. The one that really catch our eyes, is the bread that
freshly baked on the premises.
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| Freshly Baked Bread |
We
pop by on Sunday morning, just after the morning drizzle clears. As
this is our first visit to Jones The Grocer @ Dempsey, we notice that
they do not take reservation for brunch. Luckily, due to the rain,
the crowd was not there yet thus the queue was quite short and we got
our seats in 15 mins.
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| Sweets Selection that entice me while waiting |
So
what's good on the menu? Little Devil's (LD) decided on Jones Big
Breakfast ($24), I had French Toast with Berries ($18), while our
friend SH had Eggs Benedict ($20).
Jones
Big Breakfast basically have everything you want in a big breakfast.
Sourdough Bread, eggs, bacon, sausages, hash brown. For something
more up class, they also have sautéed baby spinach. The bread is
fragrant, nice and crispy providing a nice bedding for the eggs. The
sausages, bacon are cooked perfectly. Good solid brunch.
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| Jones Big Breakfast |
Since
LD's decided on big breakfast and I know I will probably eat half of
that, I decided on something light. Cinnamon French toast with mixed
berries and vanilla crème fraiche. The bread is nicely coated with
eggs, crispy and soft. The combination of mixed berries, icing sugar
and vanilla crème fraiche is just so inviting to dig in into your
breakkie.
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| French Toast with Berries |
Eggs Benedict come with
smoked ham, spinach & poached eggs on house baked English Muffin.
Don't let the simple presentation of this dish fool you. To produce
the a nice hollandaise sauce, you need to be very skilful in the
kitchen. Slight miscalculation will turn the sauce into sour scramble
eggs. The eggs poached to the right temperature, while exuding white
vinegar aroma the yolk will ooze out when you cut through the egg.
The sauce is smooth and creamy while the ham is slightly salty.
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| Eggs Benedict |
Nothing better to
complement a beautiful breakfast a great coffee. The coffee here is
imported from Australia. It has a full body flavour, slightly bitter,
but bode well for milk base coffee such as latte or cappuccino. Nice
caffeine shot to start the day.
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| Barista at Work |
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| Latte & Cappucino |
Basically when you are
dining in Jones the Grocer, you are dining in a grocery shop.
Surrounded by artisan produce and wine sold by Jones the Gorcery. It
is a open concept shop with a high ceiling. Certainly does not feel
like you are dining in Singapore. The service staff here is very good
and professional. Our order took around 15 minutes to come, while we
took turns to check out the produce selling on the shelves.
Overall, if you are
looking for a place to have a good breakkie, I would recommend Jones
the Grocer. Delicious food complement with delicious coffee.
G'Day Mate.!!
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| LD's seal of approval |
Food
& Drink: 8/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
7.5/10
Ambiance:
8/10
The Dempsey Project (previously Jones The Grocer)
Block 9 Dempsey
Road
#01-12. Dempsey
Hill
Singapore 247697
Tel: 6476 1512
Op Hours:
Sun - Thu: 08.00 – 21.00
Fri - Sat: 08.00 - 21.30
In case you like to see more pictures, the following are some picture of the surroundings:
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| Coffee, Tea, Wine and accessories Section |
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| Cold Cuts, Cheese and Preserved section |
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| Cook Books Section |
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| The Kitchen behind the cook books shelf |
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| Chilled Beers and Wines |
Missing from the pictures: Jams and dry goods section.
