Brunchin N Lunchin In The CBD

Quite a packed place considering it has received some hype on social media; while the concept is great and they serve a variety of dumplings, execution is.... mediocre? Service is OK. The dumplings were dry, not juicy and the flavours did not really stand out. Just another place hopping on the “fusion” train but lacks authenticity in my opinion. Maybe I went on a bad day. 😅

In the day XYT has an interesting array of brunch options available for you to choose from -- one to note being Unagi Eggs Benedict because what?? Unagi Egg Benedict?! How?! Anyway, that's what my mum and I got with the egg omelette. Anyway, as aesthetic as it gets there were clashing flavours between the unagi and egg ben hollandaise + the bread was 'jelat' so it was a little hard to finish. I do like how they are so ready to experiment with different styles and cuisines but I definitely expected a little more! Heehee.

I've come here for dinner before and also really enjoyed the lu rou fan. (Dinner options are more of local favourites with a little XYT twist to it I'd say?) Generally the food is good, the ambience is so funky I love it, but as with any other eatery around the area it's a tad bit on the pricey end. I'm saying this because I'm just a poor student from a middle-income family always craving for food not within my budget ya.

(P.S. their toilet is sickkkk like in every good way possible. make sure you go to the loo and check it out 😎)
(P.P.S. bring your own egg for a dollar off something I totally forgot what. Char kway teow?)

PHF has great stuff. Everything pictured above was a joy to savour. However I won't hide it from you that this meal costed a good $99! My Wagyu burger (I forgot the name thankfully I am no professional) has a mix of all the gold things, but you see.... too much of a good thing really isn't good for you. The flavours were clashing and heavy by the end, burger and onions and all. I would have perhaps enjoyed it more if I had not eaten so much!

They ran out of gula melaka cake and so the cafe staff recommended us this. Not too sweet, I love the combination of flavours (berry/rose/pistachios on too and in the middle of the cake). 💕 Love it!

&SONS definitely has one of the best lunch deals I've seen for good food, service and ambience imo! The steak was (per my request) medium rare and very juicy, though it was quite a hassle to chew by the end. I'll come back again to try their other lunch deals!

It was good.

Pork belly was great -- tender and juicy meat w crispy skin. The sandwich wasn't very heavy with flavour from sauces and what not so I helped myself out with Sriracha for every mouth 🌝