Belle Shaped Anomaly: Breakfast at The Red Beanbag

It's at Solaris Dutamas/ Publika.

So one day my high school mates decided to have a food trip, breakfast actually, to a cafe near Pavilion, we had some plot twists that morning, and so we ended up giving The Red Beanbag a shot.

[extra note: setting your phone on silent mode, without vibration too, is not a very good idea when you're a person that needs morning call :P]

Not being someone who is familiar with all the fancy food terms that sound cool and pro, it was quite hard to pick something to eat. Check out their menu here.

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In the end, this is what I ordered:

I picked Beef Bacon.

At the moment, here are the few SAT food-words that I didn't know:

-kale (Google image)

-portobello mushroom (Google image)

-hollandaise sauce (Wiki: an emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter)

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In the end, this is how it turned out:

On the top layer is my first try at hollandaise sauce, followed by the poached eggs, kales, mushrooms, and finally the beef bacon before the fluffy french toast.

Thumbs up to:

- Nice/ interesting recipie

- They have eggs (I like eggs so I hope my meals have them, like a staple food)

- Enjoyable tasty beef bacon and mushrooms (quite meaty, lovers will enjoy)

- It's quite filling

Not so happy with:

- Too much kale (But don't rely on me for this point, I'm a meat lover so I tend to not enjoy vegetables that much. However, considering that a balanced meal ratio of vegetable:meat is 3:2 or 3:1 or 70%:30%, the vegetable content here is considered low, that is if you have a small appetite like me and treats this as a lunch.)

- For those who do not enjoy messy eating, let me warn you that the egg yolk here is runny. So if you're on a date and trying to impress your other dream half, unless you know a graceful/ nice way of eating a runny egg yolk, I suggest you pick another dish without poached eggs.

Verdict: 4/5

It's a very enjoyable meal all in total, and I really missed the taste of the beef bacon.

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These are what my friend ordered:

Signature Baked Eggs *RBB recommended*
Two eggs cracked in a bowl of lamb, chicken and beef bratwurst topped with mozzarella cheese & baked to perfection. Served with sourdough toast.

Andrew's comments:

- the look of the food is nice

- the taste is also not bad

- quite cheesy, sort of like Pizza Hut style cheesy, because it has hot dog (the bratwurst) inside too.

(in other words not for people who can't stand too much cheese)

- but their egg is fresh :)

- recommends my meal instead (Egg Benedict III) :P

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Joh's Burger
Homemade beef patty burger with fried egg, beef bacon rashers, tomatoes & cheese. Served with fries.

Garry's comments:
- the bread and margarine forms a salty yet aromatic duo, a perfect combination!
- the soft eggs and beef patty is very chewy (in other words, enjoyably meaty)
- the bacon rashers are crisp and tasty
- the fries have a just nice saltiness
- the portion is well matched to its pricing

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Now onto the environment, here are some pics:

What was hung on their wall: bags of emotions.
I had an urge to take the violin out of the Passion bag to hear a performance from Andrew.

On their windows #1

On their windows #2

Glass bottled flowers hanging from the top.

Random photography.
They have a jar of brown sugar on every table.

We've concluded that this is a decent yet cozy place. I love their idea of the bags of emotions hanging on the wall. Each table also comes with a jar of brown sugar, a jar of water, and your eating cutlery (I forgot what else was on the table).

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Its not a bad place to enjoy and chill out/ hang out with your pals. Too bad we didn't try out the coffees selection this time. I might come back again for more if the financial status of my wallet have a good mood. (Yeah, the prices ain't student-friendly. Total tax is 16% if my memory serves me right.)

However they do have the following promotion: