Sunday Brunch at Mykii Brasserie Cafe, Holland Village

April 11, 2010 | 25 Comments

Brunch-Mykii-Restaurant

// Update: Mykii Brasserie Cafe is now closed

Many food lovers always like to go Holland Village as it has always been one of the popular dining spots in Singapore that has so many different restaurants. I recently came to know that Mykii restaurant actually serves brunch on weekends. It wasn’t  even on my list of Brunch Places in Singapore when I had compiled it back then.

Breakfast at Mykii Brasserie Cafe is available on weekends from 11.30am – 4pm, and there are three brunch menus to choose from: Hearty Deluxe ($38), Gourmet Chic ($28) and Classique ($28). We had a Hearty Deluxe brunch set which came with a starter of homemade bread & muffin/scone/cupcake, Mykii Brunch platter, a choice of main course, dessert, coffee/tea and fruit juice. I know, that’s quite an handful isn’t it? In addition to that, we shared another Gourmet Chic brunch set which was essentially about the same as the Hearty Deluxe brunch set – less the main course.

Most of the time, I prefer to order from the ala carte menu, rather than having a brunch buffet. There’s no need for so much variety for breakfast, I’m a cereal-eggs-pancakes-desserts kind of guy. I like to keep brunch simple – nothing too heavy.

The scones are sturdy, yet crumby, hard on the outside yet so moist inside, it’s the type that I will love to have every morning. On the other hand, the Oreo cupcake was just okay, very sweet and a little too dry. The homemade bread, however was excellent. While waiting for the food to come, we couldn’t help but spread the room-temperature butter onto the bread and wolfed down two slices each.

Brunch-egg-benedict

The Eggs Benedict was more than just a pretty face. The magical combination of eggs and bacon always works. While the holladaise sauce wasn’t as buttery as I would like it to be, it’s just assuring to have Eggs Benedict for breakfast.

Mykii-big-breakfast

Mykii’s Brunch platter consisted of French chipolata sausage, grilled fresh tomatoes, streaky bacon with farmhouse eggs. For the eggs, we chose to have the ocean’s catch omelette with squids and prawn with a tangy thai-sweet chili mayonnaise. Hearty and satisfying, this is my classic interpretation of a big breakfast.

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By the time the Iceland Smoked Salmon Sandwich arrived on our table, our stomach was already almost filled to the brim. I had no idea why it was named the Iceland smoked salmon sandwich, but I do know for a fact that the fries that accompanied the sandwich were delicious. It was nicely cut, and had a great potato taste. They were also light and not too salty; we finished every fry without feeling guilty.

Chocolate-banana-cake

If you have been around for some time, you will know that I have always been against the marriage of chocolate and banana. There are plenty of different options like orange chocolate and chocolate mint, but yes, I do not like chocolate banana.

The Chocolate Banana cake here did not change my opinion of the popular dessert, but at least it wasn’t that bad. For one, the bulk of the cake was chocolate ganache and only a thin layer was the banana component. I have nothing against banana, but chocolate banana doesn’t work for me.

mini-pancake

I was elated when the dessert menu had a choice of Sweet Morning Platter, which was petite old English pancakes with pear compote, smoothie shooter, and vanilla bean gelato. When the dessert came, the size of the pancakes caught us by surprise. Again, I blamed myself for not reading the menu carefully, petite old English pancakes.. Yes it’s petite, small, tiny or whatever vocabularies you can think of.

Well, it wasn’t too bad. It’s pancakes, you know – pancakes always taste good. The slightly sourish smoothie shooter provided a good counterbalance to the sweet duo of pear compote and ice cream. Ooh, there’s vanilla beans! Perfect. Just the way I wanted to end a good and hearty brunch.

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Compared with the other brunch places in Singapore, Mykii probably won’t be among my favorites, but that’s not because it’s not good. The food was pretty decent, not top-notch, but good enough. Their brunch menu really spoils me with so much food, and I’m very sure that my stomach will hold a protest very soon if this goes on.

Actually come to think of it, the beautiful part about breakfast food is the simplicity of it. Having a cup of coffee while reading Sunday Times, beginning breakfast with starter-eggs-mains-desserts, and most importantly, having it with your favorite person – what more can you ask for?

Go and have a good breakfast today! Sundays are meant for brunch.

Restaurant Review
Mykii Brasserie Cafe
17d Lorong Liput
Holland Village
Tel: +65 6468 2838

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25 Responses to “Sunday Brunch at Mykii Brasserie Cafe, Holland Village”

  1. jiaying
    April 11th, 2010 @ 8:04 am

    baconnnn pancakesssssssss

  2. vanillasugar
    April 11th, 2010 @ 8:09 am

    this is the kind of brunch where you don’t eat for a couple days and then POW, time to eat.
    i know i would start w/ dessert first…seriously.

  3. Majimo
    April 11th, 2010 @ 8:33 am

    I went to Mykii in late 2008, with bizarre results. I blogged about it here:

    http://www.majimoblogs.com/2008/12/mykii.html

    I have to admit, I never ventured back but I may give them a try soon as things might have changed since then. Though I will have to say I have to be in that area and in the right mood to try it again considering all the good eats in the area. Heeee!

  4. Angeline
    April 11th, 2010 @ 10:34 am

    haha. I would prefer my hollandaise sauce to be less buttery. lol

  5. Mich
    April 11th, 2010 @ 10:47 am

    Hi Brad,

    Just in response to your tweet about striving to keep every post error-free, hope you don’t take offense but I just would like to point out a few (in the square brackets):

    - I [recently] came to know that Mykii restaurant actually serves brunch on weekends.
    (otherwise, people might misinterpret that Mykii only recently started serving brunch on weekends, unless that’s what you meant..?)
    - The homemade bread, however, [was] excellent
    - works[, w]hile the holladaise sauce
    (no capital W)
    - arrived [at] our table, our stomach[s were] already almost filled to the brim.
    - [They were] also light and not too salty[;] we finished every [fry] without feeling guilty.
    - Ooh, [there're] vanilla beans!
    - Their brunch menu really [spoils] me with so much food

    Just a few suggestions. Great posts and pictures. All the best to you!

  6. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    April 11th, 2010 @ 10:57 am

    jiaying: hahaha no bacon pancakes la! will bacon taste nice with pancakes?

    vanillasugar: I know right, but we didn’t start with desserts that day. it was starters-eggs-main-desserts :p

    Majimo: Maybe it’s time to go back and check out the brunch menu!

    angeline: Really? I love hollandaise sauce that’s buttery!

    Mich: Wow thanks mich! i really appreciate the help! i always make silly mistakes, and it’s not very nice when there are so many people reading my post. Yeah i already made the changes : )

  7. layla
    April 11th, 2010 @ 1:13 pm

    ahhhhhhhh breakfasttttt! right in my neighbourhood!!! yummy yumm :D

  8. peisaiheng
    April 11th, 2010 @ 2:09 pm

    Ah!! haha, another place for weekend brunch. Didn’t know they served brunch though. Thanks brad.

  9. FFichiban
    April 11th, 2010 @ 4:05 pm

    The eggs benedict sure looks pretty. Mmmm I want a big hearty breakfast now haha and its dinnertime here!

  10. J2Kfm (Malaysian Food Blog)
    April 11th, 2010 @ 5:46 pm

    Oh, so you’re striving for error-free post every time? That’s good. I probably should spell-check, ask someone to proof-read my posts, etc as well.

  11. Maria
    April 12th, 2010 @ 9:34 am

    Looks like the perfect place for brunch!

  12. machinokokoro
    April 12th, 2010 @ 10:56 am

    hi! GREAT YUMMY PHOTOS. I was wondering what type of lens you use. I am into food photography but i am still a newbie. I want to take great photos such as yours. BIG Thanks!

  13. diva
    April 12th, 2010 @ 10:50 pm

    The photos totally kill me Brad. Your posts just keep getting better and better. YUM!

  14. Shirin
    April 12th, 2010 @ 11:31 pm

    Hey my dear! The Oreo cupcake looks decadent! And I love how the servings are huge, but not overwhelming you know? And lastly, the chocolate banana cake is plated SO well! I could really take a spoon right now and dig into it! (: xx

  15. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    April 13th, 2010 @ 9:56 am

    layla: You stay in Holland? I used to stay there when i was young! haha

    peisaiheng: Yeah me too, i didn’t know they serve brunch until i stumbled upon it. lol! check them out and let me know if u like it

    ffichiban: There is always something call all day brunch my friend. You can have breakfast during dinner!

    j2kfm: Yeah i’m working on that, good luck to you too!

    maria: Thanks dear, go have a good brunch!

    machinokokoro: Hello thank you for your kind words, i’m using a Nikon D700 with a 60mm f2.8 micro lens

    diva: OH NO! that’s not my intention at all. Live and eat for another day! :p

    Shirin: HELLO S! hehe yea it looks good right? but a bit too dry. breakfast cannot never be too overwhelming! eat well my girl, it’s another day closer to the day you come home : )

  16. felicia
    April 13th, 2010 @ 11:00 am

    i stay just a 5 min drive away from holland v!
    too bad i dont have many friends who love food as much as i do :P
    i think brunches are the most wonderful meal of the dayyyy!
    heh. i shall pay mykii a visit again soon :)

  17. fwy
    April 13th, 2010 @ 2:16 pm

    Oh! I stayed at Ghim Moh.

  18. Howard
    April 14th, 2010 @ 7:42 am

    wow Sng definitely has some good brunch options, no need to come all the way to Sydney for a brunch fix :)

  19. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    April 14th, 2010 @ 11:02 am

    felicia: wow! so near? you should go and check it out! yeah me too, i like brunch : )

    fwy: haha i used to stay in Holland drive last time!

    Howard: haha this is not the best, when are u coming to Singapore again? Next time don’t stopover, come for a 3 days holiday then i show u our best brunch!

  20. megan
    April 14th, 2010 @ 1:58 pm

    everything looks magnificent!

  21. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    April 16th, 2010 @ 10:52 am

    megan: Thanks dear :)

  22. Elizabeth
    April 21st, 2010 @ 1:48 am

    Holland Village? I only like the bakery Provence there. But since it has opened at ION I never go to Holland Village anymore.

  23. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    April 21st, 2010 @ 10:13 am

    Elizabeth: yeah i don’t dine at Holland Village often too, but once in a while it’s pretty cool to go there to check out some of the new restaurants

  24. Ade
    October 8th, 2010 @ 8:05 pm

    I just went last Saturday to find it closed. The shop was empty, with no furniture. Any idea if it has moved or is closed for good?

  25. ladyironchef
    October 12th, 2010 @ 9:05 pm

    ade: hello, thanks for letting me know. I just checked and it seems that they are closed.

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