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2013-11-22
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Nutmeg has recently become one of my more regular breakfast places, and for good reason. Drilling beyond the charming "woody" decor and trying-to-be-personal-and-friendly service (props to them for trying, but I'm just not feeling it!), the food is the real draw of this place. With plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of options for breakfast places in Bangsar, competition is stiff and food just has to be up to mark, especially when you're a restaurant that does not serve pork. (Brief note: I've tried at
Nutmeg has recently become one of my more regular breakfast places, and for good reason. Drilling beyond the charming "woody" decor and trying-to-be-personal-and-friendly service (props to them for trying, but I'm just not feeling it!), the food is the real draw of this place. With plenty (and I mean PLENTY) of options for breakfast places in Bangsar, competition is stiff and food just has to be up to mark, especially when you're a restaurant that does not serve pork. (Brief note: I've tried at least 3 places in Bangsar, priding themselves on pork offerings, which serve mediocre to terrible food, at bad prices.)If you've been pining for good smoked salmon, you'd not be disappointed at Nutmeg - I rate this one highly, just behind Bistro a Table and Prime, for a much more attractive price tag. Grilled cherry tomatoes are softened and sweetened to perfection, and sauteed mushrooms are appropriately plump, juicy, and flavourful. This time, I opted for poached eggs, which in retrospect seemed to be a bad idea, due to the difficulty I had lapping up the egg in its gloriously messy form (which was good, otherwise). I opted for fried mac and cheese as one of my sides (in lieu of hash brown, I think), and it was a great choice. Crispy on the outside, and oozy-warm-soft on the inside - accentuated by a dollop of thick tomato breakfast salsa. The sausage was a delight, as I would expect from any breakfast of this form - meaty, chunky, and earthy. I don't know what was inside it, but I opted to steer away from satisfying my curiosity; as the mystery of sausages can be quite "exotic".
There's no losing when you eat here - even if you don't enjoy your meal, at least you automatically qualify as being part of the "in" crowd.
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