Decided to have a hearty breakfast with Nad earlier this morning, to catch up after so long of not meeting her. Went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Bugis+ and got myself a plate of Eggs Ben. I got a cup of regular Double Chocolate frappé to go along because I needed coffee to perk me up in the morning, especially after Nad made me wake up at such an ungodly hour hahaha.
Now first of all, service was really slow. But that's alright because I suppose the staff mending the cash register was new. Nad got herself a cup of their new Rocky Road frappe which I must say was pretty good. When it hits the tongue, you taste a caramelised coffee flavour and it then leaves a chocolate aftertaste which I really loved because you know, it was like a surpise and who doesnt like surprises.
So when we finally got our breakfast, I was pleasantly surprised by the presentation because it looks pretty good for something that costs merely $8.90. And the cheese that melted oh so perfectly on top of the toast complete with poached eggs and strips of bacon was heavenly. If I hadn't mentioned earlier, I loooove cheese like I can literally eat cheese all day though that probably wouldn't be too healthy would it. The combination of turkey bacon, cheese and eggs was, as always, really good. However, while the eggs was cooked quite well for mine, the eggs in Nad's smoked salmon eggs benedict was too runny for our liking. The side - cranberry and lettuce salad topped with chopped almonds and baby tomatoes drizzled with a tropical, sweet and sour dressing (which i have absolutely no idea what) has to be my favourite thing of CBTL breakfast sets. You can't not like their salad it's just too gorgeous and good.
So basically, the wait was probably worth it considering how full I felt after breakfast. Yet, I preferred the ciabatta sandwich I had at their Raffles Hospital outlet with my mum some time back in June.
Verdict : I'd give the Eggs Ben probably a 3.5/5. Though I really enjoyed eating it, it wasn't necessarily my favourite and I'm not sure if I'd go there again just for Eggs Ben. The double chocolate however, is my all time favourite, apart from Caramel frappe which is equally good in my opinion.
On a much brighter note, I was super happy and I swear I felt like a kid when Nad gave me a bag full of Victoria's Secret goodies. The design of the bag is like so totally me and when I saw the scent that she chose - Pure Seduction, I was impressed because that's one of my favourite scents, though I barely tell anyone that. All in all, it definitely was a morning well spent!
xoxo,
farah
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