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2013-03-27
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Went to Wild Honey for brunch and decided to try it following all my friends' glowing recommendation for this place. The Victorian breakfast was apparently the breakfast set of the week so I ordered that. It is very difficult to get a table during brunch time and we had to wait ~20-30minutes before we were seated. Upon entering, you order at a counter before proceeding to your seats where servers will serve you the food once it's ready.I ordered the Victorian Breakfast that day for $22.It consis
I ordered the Victorian Breakfast that day for $22.
It consisted of sauteed mushrooms, scrambled eggs, Serrano ham, all topped onto crumpets with grilled tomatoes on the side. I have a bone to pick with their scrambled eggs. Honestly, you could get the same scrambled eggs at home (hazard of knowing how to cook when you compare your own food to those outside!!). I was very upset for paying so much for this plate of sauteed mushrooms, which weren't very tasty at all, and I felt like the chef had left out all seasoning in the food. Granted, the ham was salty, but apart from that everything else was tasteless. Maybe he wanted us to taste the freshness of the funghi or the natural herb taste but it was too bland for me, given that both the scrambled eggs AND the mushrooms were sorely lacking in saltiness; topped onto crumpets which are starchy and yet again, tasteless. The tomatoes were good though, they were fresh, juicy and sweet -so no complaints there.For $22++, this is really un-worth it. The service was not at all fantastic either. The ham and tomato was just not enough to salvage this dish. I admit that I'm not a huge fan of crumpets and I'd rather they used bread or toast, but putting this fact aside in order to be partial to this review-this dish is a sub-pass in my opinion. For such an overpriced dish, you are better off eating something that is very difficult to prepare at home: i.e., Eggs Benedict, or their chorizo in the Tunisian breakfast. Note that my company did order the eggs benedict and he felt that it was lacking in taste too even though the egg was cooked with a good standard.
I must tell all of you that I don't like my food to be too salty, but this was really unacceptable to me. This whole experience has proved to me that Wild Honey is really overrated -the food isn't all that great! Maybe it's worth trying, especially for those that are really difficult to prepare at home. But for items like scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, pancakes etc? No way.
Also, the branch at Mandarin Gallery is reaaaaallly dimly lit, I'm not too sure if it's meant to be this way or that day was just particularly dark, but I felt that the ambience and feel of the place was just all wrong. The Victorians setting and decor was pretty, yes, but the lighting was a fail. For an all-day breakfast place, I'm pretty sure better lighting will give off better vibes -after all, it's not a romantic candle-lit dinner diners are looking for, but rather, a chillout place for a lazy brunch or meal with friends to chat.
With that said, you should try it for yourself. You will either love it or hate it.
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