'Joey's Blog': Department of caffeine

Never had a chance to blog this cafe which I hopped by on last Sunday with bf. I'm glad that cafe is located nearby our hotel area. Such a blessing to have someone you love to start off your Sunday brunch

Barely a few weeks after its opening, the new establishment has been attracting many cafe- hoppers and coffee lovers- it was rather packed when I paid my first visit to the cafe. Serving a selection of coffee and other beverages, pastries and a small range of main dishes that include several brunch items, Department of Caffeine does seem to know the usual combination of ingredients to please its customers.

Due to its limited space, the café is pretty narrow, especially towards the middle next to the bar counter. To make room for more customers, tables and chairs have been aligned closely to each other, which made me felt a little too crammed.

The menu is simple and concise yet sufficiently extensive to get you excited about what you should pick.

So this is what we picked:

DOC Breakfast Platter ($18)

And presenting the DOC breakfast platter! So so soooo gooood! Comes with a generous serving of scrambled eggs, thick bacon, a de-skined whole tomato and some fried cheese on toast (not sure if there is a proper name for it).

The eggs were so runny and it's really the first time that we encountered such a thick bacon! (think the texture of thick luncheon meat!). The toast on the day was a little burnt, but seriously the rest of the ingredients already covered for it! One mouthful of egg plus bacon plus toast = heavenly!

It was also our first time trying a de-skined tomato and was rather skeptical about it as we would think that it would be easily overcooked and dry, but trust us, this tomato is SO GOOD, so juicy and fresh! Really gonna make the tomatoes haters think twice after trying this.

Sundried tomato and herb waffles - $17

(With bacon, scrambled eggs and maple butter jam)

Oh their famous waffles! I'm sure many of you who've visited other reviews would have seen this on their blogs. I really loved the bacon as it was rather crispy and flavorful, yet not salty. The egg was done well too, and I sort of prefer the scrambled eggs here rather than any other cafes out there. Trust me, it is really good! So smooth that it runs through your throat. The waffles were just alright, and weird that it came with a lil' bit of sour aftertaste. I think its because of the sundried tomato.

We wanted cake too and bf chose Lavender & Honey Teacake ($5) because it looked the most photogenic among all the baked goods in the display counter. Bad choice because the cake is too dry and overly perfumed with strong scent of lavender, we thought we were eating detergent. Poor cake, you failed to appeal to the whole table.

But hey, Banana walnut cake ($5) is superb! I don't really fancy banana cake but I love banana but this cake is kind of light and soft is not too sweet as the natural sweetness from the fresh banana is just so real and you don't really need to add in any banana essence.

I will definitely be back at DOC! this is the place to go if you’re looking for some great buttermilk waffles (another hot favourite is wimbly lu), and i’m looking forward to the next opportunity i get to return to try their sweet waffle with ice cream offerings and possibly their churros with kahlua-spiked chocolate sauce! besides their sweet treats (they also have freshly baked goodies on a daily basis), i hear their sandwiches are good too! the pulled pork one is especially popular.

Another great thing about DOC is that they are happy to take reservations. This makes it the perfect place to visit on weekends especially after having a nice lie-in; no worries about long queues or waiting time that could ruin the pleasure of a relaxing weekend brunch!

Alright, ended off with our camwhoring in the public. HAHAHA! A toddler photo-bombed us while we were taking photos of ourselves. She simply walked in like a cute princess when we had our 8 shots ( so adorable please!)