Never judge a book by its cover, they say. Also, unexpected plans are sometimes the best.
I gotta admit this ; the first time I visited Touché I didn't have the best impression of the place because I thought there were so much better (popular) ones out there. I ended up there that time because a friend and I were desperate for some breakfast meals after a couple of failed attempts to other places. Unfortunately, Touché don't serve breakfast after 12pm so we decided to leave for somewhere else.
This time, another friend and I had wanted to try Food Foundry which was less than a 5 minute drive away from Touché. Much to our dismay, FF was still setting up and won't be opening until an hour later. We later drove to the nearest breakfast place that was open and that was Touché. Needless to say, the latter visit was surprisingly a very good one.
; an overview of our breakfast spread.
; pastries galore!
; and cakes on the far right! (will definitely be back for them)
; the very cosy decor with a striking stone filled wall.
; leisure time away from the office walls.
AND HERE COMES THE FOOD SPAMS.
; ham and eggs!
; enjoyed this very much - well seasoned but wished they cooked the egg a little less ( I like my egg yolk oozing out when I halve it heh)
; nom hazelnut latte
; simple but wonderfully executed coffee art.
; the chocolate affagato! (to die for ; the art and drink itself)
; before our mains arrived.
; more of the latte - very smooth, creamy texture. aroma wise - pretty average but good.
; the salmon omelette! didn't really enjoy the fishy taste but the omelette is darn good.
; my "Wake up Jenn!" - crepes with yogurt, strawberry and blueberry fillings accompanied with maple syrup. pretty good because the crepe didn't bear a heavy egg taste and was rather chewy (just how I like it)
If you're looking for a place where you can sit down to catch up with friend(s) without being disturbed or pressured into leaving even if you've been hogging a table for two from 10am - 2pm (whoops), this is definitely the place to go because they serve decently good meals, pastries and drinks at affordable prices. Having sat there for over 4 hours, I've noticed a lot of office people and family who patron the cafe and have throughly enjoyed their time there, however old or young they were. Also, there were quite number of people who just went to the cafe to take away their pastries (must be THAT good). Seeing an elderly couple sharing their plates of pasta and fish & chips made me feel very bahagia on the inside to think I could do that with z in the future ; grey hair, wrinkles and all.
