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| - I had been meaning to try the County Cocktail and Snack Bar since its opening, but somehow never got around to it, despite me always appreciating their quirky anecdotes and facts which are written daily on their outside blackboard.
Came for a late brunch and was pleased to see that this place serves brunch till four pm on weekends - at least an hour later than many competitors. Yay!
As I love both pulled-pork and croque madames, choosing their ''pulled pork croque madame'' sandwich was a no-brainer for me! I was really excited to try it out, but unfortunately the combination of pulled pork, fried egg, BBQ sauce and mornay was better on paper than it was in reality.
The combination of all the flavours just felt like an assault on my mouth. The pulled pork, which was marinaded in the BBQ sauce, was overkill sweet. The combination of that with the mornay sauce overpowered everything else - even the fried egg (my favourite part!!!!) I'm sure some people would appreciate the mix of ingredients, but for me it just clashed really badly. Too much going on.
It was also a small portion for $12.
On the plus side, the service was very welcoming and friendly.
The ambience, décor, and loud music was about as hipster as I've ever experienced. Again, like the food - this will be a plus for some and a minus for others. But it definitely wasn't for me.
I feel like I'm being generous in awarding this place 3 stars. I did really want to like it! :(
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