Hyde & Co. (Closed)

Item: Hyde & Co.
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Located along the busy stretch of North Bridge Road is Hyde & Co. Hyde & Co is a cozy contemporary English-themed cafe located in the heart of the vibrant Kampung Glam precinct and they are turning 1 this weekend. Hurray!! This christmas, they're trying something big! What's Big? They are starting dinner service!They are literally located in between Bugis and Lavender MRT, both aren't a far walk away and there's some public parking parallel spots along the stretch of North Bridge Road. Prior to

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They are literally located in between Bugis and Lavender MRT, both aren't a far walk away and there's some public parking parallel spots along the stretch of North Bridge Road. Prior to this week, Hyde & Co served all day breakfast from 11am-6pm and never had a dinner menu. I've always passed by this place on a weekday night and wondered why they weren't open.

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Their dining area is white washed with red and green wall decors for christmas, the table tops are either white or pale grey. The food is what brightens up the place for sure!

So here's their dinner menu. A single A4 page that may look very simple and typical to you, wings, pasta and waffles, but read the details and you'll realize that Hyde & Co has done well in researching and formulating a dinner menu to stand out from the crowd. Owner Derrick together with the team headed by Chef Naz, who has a background in malay cuisine and trained in Italian cooking; came up with an array of modern european dishes with a local twist. Situated in the heart of Kampong Glam, with nearby places of worship, most of the dishes have a twist of malay and peranakan flavours.

1. Into the Woods $7.50

Into the woods is one of the few Hyde's special teas. These teas are specially sourced and imported directly and sold under the name of Hyde & Co, which means you can't get this tea anywhere else in Singapore. This Into the Woods is a very refreshing iced berry tea with blends of ripe berries, hibiscus and rose hip. It is subtly sweet and yet has a slight sourish taste due to the berries. It has a fragrant armor of arabic shisha!

2. The Addams Family $7.50

The layer on the top of the glass, was sugar! I was surprised, as in a typical alcoholic drink, I would've expected it to be salt! This is an iced moroccan apple tea with sliced apples paired with the sugar, makes it a very light and refreshing drink.

Both are great drinks for a warm sunny day afternoon and you don't feel like getting an iced sweet drink. These drinks are rotated on a regular basis, so do check on their availability!

3. Buffalo Wings $10

These buffalo wings are not for the faint hearted! They are jam packed with chipotle BBQ sauce! They are what I would term as "mildly spicy". As someone who doesn't really like spicy foods, and yet still goes into Quaker Steak & Lube and attemps half a dozen of level 100, yeap. Not for the fainted hearted!

Together with the garlic aioli, celery and carrot sticks. This is a full-on tradition buffalo wing starter! Can't have your wings without those raw veggies!

4. Assam Halibut $21

Chef Naz explained the sauce used here is from Assam Pedas which literally means "Sour Spicy". The homemade sauce is what gives this dish a local twist. Together with burnt cauliflower, french beans, soba and the halibut. I can't help but think about how it would all taste. The sour and spicy smells of the assam sauce was enough to make me want to dig in almost immediately!

I highly recommend you to toss and fold in the fish with the sauce and soba, as the assam sauce is seriously the best thing that has happened to that fish! The fish itself is so soft that you can't really cut it, so when you mix it together with the sauce, you'll end up with little minced fish slices for sure. But fret not, dig up a spoonful of halibut, with a cauliflower and soba and there you have it. The definition of modern european food with a local twist, which is what the owner Derrick is trying to bring across to the typical hipster crowd. Is this going to be a new trend?

5. Beef Cheek Rendang $25 *Highly Recommended*

Okay if you don't take beef, for whatever reason, you are missing out on life! This is a 100g 4-5hour slow cooked beef cheek served with sweet potato mash, slaw, in-house made crostini and homemade rendang sauce. The rendang sauce wasn't spicy at all! So no worries there if you don't take spicy! Look at that picture of the beef cheek! The beef was so juicy and tender. You pretty much don't need to chew up the beef at all, as it just melts in your mouth! Chef Naz did a great job with slow cooking the beef!

The sweet potato mash was a nice touch! I loved the sweetness level of it. The crostini was also a nice decoration but it was abit too hard for me. The slaw doubled up as a "crunch" for the dish, when mixed with the sweet potato, it was fabulous!

6. Nasi Lemak Risotto $22 *Highly Recommended*

This is the first time I've seen a Nasi Lemak with a poached egg! Take about going on the extreme ends of western and local foods! Using fresh coconut cream, in-house sambal sauce with very fresh and crunchy prawns, there's also a lemon grass aroma to whet your appetite. The ikan bilis was also very fresh and crisp and there was alot of it! Every mouthful of risotto had at least some ikan bilis in it!

Unlike your typical mushroom risotto you find in Singapore, this is a more Italian take on risotto whereby it's more al dente with a slight crunch to each grain. The poached egg was a nice instagrammable point of the dish. Not to mention, the egg yolk adds as a sauce ingredient!

7. Truffle Mac & Cheese $18 *Highly Recommended*

This is not your typical truffle mac and cheese. Take note! Chef Naz explained how he rendered the bacon till there's no more fat in the bacon and he uses the essence to cook the mushrooms! Topped with candied bacon, torched bread crumbs and roasted mushrooms, this truffle mac and cheese is set to satisfy your mac and cheese craving for sure!

The portion is actually quite large, I feel it's definitely more than enough for 1 person. The cheese itself wasn't too overpowering and the cream wasn't too gerlat either. I would recommend just scooping up some burnt mac with the sauce and bacon to get a more well-rounded sense of the dish!

8. All-Star Tea Affogato $7.50 each

All-Star Tea Affogato

Derrick gives his creative team the freedom to come up with their own menu and their barista came up with the itea of affogato tea! Typically, affogato is taken with coffee and this is my first time hearing affogato with tea. When asked why not over-the-top milkshakes, he goes, it's alot of money for a milkshake that 2 or 3 people would share. But an affogato at $7.50 is alot more affordable and the customer will be able to finish the whole drink. Rather than nitpick the ingredients in an exploding milkshake.

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The tea served here at Hyde & Co is exclusively available here only! Check out their tea menu as they will be selling their tea per 100gm!

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When it came to the teas, here are their offerings for the affogato, which are named after broadway musicals.

1. Matilda - Strawberry Ceylon with their own in-house berry compote. You could taste the strawberry subtly, and with the ceylon tea, it was like drinking a strawberry tea with ice cream! This is a very light and fruity drink.
2. Millie - Vintage early grey with orange zest, this was my favourite! As an earl grey lover, this tea hits the spot for me! Not to mention the citrusy after taste was very refreshing!

All-Star Tea Affogato

3. Charlie - Chocolate meringue tea, with salted chocolate drizzle. Sadly I couldn't really taste the salted chocolate drizzle and after the ice cream melted, this tasted more like a chocolate ice cream milk shake, still not a bad drink though!
4. Hamilton - Spiced lapsang Souchong with sesame segments. This was a very interesting drink. It tasted like a smoked drink! I watched as the barista gently sprinkled some chilli flakes onto the drink!

All-Star Tea Affogato

Overall, the tea affogatos are a new kind of drink, it's not too bold a move I feel. It may not be an overnight hit yet, but there's definitely chance for this to be the next "instagrammable" drink!

9. Christmas Waffle $14

This is a new item to be launched on 2/12/2015. This is part of their christmas menu and will only be served in the month of december. The waffle itself is a gingerbread infused waffle, topped with caramelized apples, wine poached raisins, premium vanilla bean ice cream and salteed caramel drizzle.

The waffle itself stayed crispy despite our forever-long photo taking session. The ice cream was partially melted by the time we started to dig in. But nevertheless, the exterior of the waffle remained crispy and on the insides, fluffy and sweet! The sweetness was due to the cinnamon from their gingerbread batter! It's a rather ingenious idea, I must say!

The caramelized apples were sweet but the salted caramel drizzle helped to cut back the sweetness level. The premium vanille bean ice cream was very creamy and smooth and it was pretty dense! Their waffles are well made and I cannot wait to come back try and their pulut hitam waffle! This is probably one of my favourite waffles of 2015!

10. Flat White $5

There's no better way to celebrate Hyde's 1st anniversary this month, then to celebrate it with an anniversary blend, Magic! Magic is a blend taken from Brazil, Sumatra and Ethiopia. It has berry sweetness, hazelnut and milk chocolate tasting notes!

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Watching their barista, Damien in action was pretty intense!

The latte art is so pretty and done so quickly and smoothly! *applause*

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My flat white was slightly sweet and I could definitely feel a "kick" on my first sip. I wondered to myself, how could I be missing out on such an awesome cuppa all my life!?

I think Hyde & Co has what it takes to combat the already saturated hipster cafe market with their new dinner menu that is truly unique to Hyde & Co. You can witness a great teamwork from the owner to the chef and barista. They also take in feedback so humbly and work towards providing the best dining experience and value to a customer.

Verdict : (1) Great mix of modern european with tradition local twists (2) Quality food (3) Great drinks (4) even better desserts!

Other Info. : Dinner available wed-sat 630pm-1030pm

(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)

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Date of Visit

2015-11-19

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