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| - I've been here on two separate occasions for brunch and for afternoon tea. It's run by a Viet family and they do a French-Asian fusion. Decor is beautiful and tasteful, great location. The service is noticeably awkward and forgetful.
It is first and foremost a patisserie, supposedly specializing in pastries and cakes--they do wedding cakes. So to my dismay, their pastries for our afternoon tea was most disappointing--no flair, nothing special. On the other hand, their savoury sandwiches were delicious and pretty big with interesting and palatable combinations of ingredients (pear and brie, and braised beef (wow!)). Their tea was good too, standard but rounded selection. I would recommend afternoon tea ($30/pp) if they cleaned up their dessert portion.
The brunch menu was a little overwhelming since they provide you your standard brunch options as well as showcase their fusion plates and I highly recommend trying these. The duck confit was superb, as was the soft shell crab on brioche. Their cocktail offering is pathetic, however. I had to ask for an extra shot for my mojito (my partner pointed out that I kept turning my glass as if to tap into an alcohol reservoir), so their drinks are weak.
Despite my mixed review, I do intend to return (with my own flask) to try their French onion soup, mushroom soup, the short rib noodle soup and the veal cheek curry. And I would still recommend this bistro strictly for its food.
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