Wild Honey Mandarin Gallery Singapore

September 22, 2010 | 14 Comments

Wild Honey Breakfast

It is without a doubt that I enjoy breakfast and brunch. I have my reasons for taking so long to blog about the brunch at Wild Honey Mandarin Gallery. There was a hype when the breakfast restaurant first opened, and I wanted to wait a while for them to sort out the teething problems before I check out their all day breakfast menu.

The other reason is something more personal. All of us have dreams and I am not embarrassed to say that I had the idea of opening an all day brunch restaurant, before Hatched and Wild Honey existed. Naturally, I felt gutted when both of them entered the Singapore food scene. But that’s besides the point, I’m actually happy to see the breakfast trend picking up in Singapore and I strongly feel that there should be more breakfast places opening up to give us more options.

“FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!!!”

I almost shouted that when the waitress brought the English Breakfast ($22) to our table. I wanted everyone to evacuate the restaurant so that I could have the whole plate to myself. You may snigger, you may sneer but take a look at the photo of Wild Honey’s English Breakfast above.

This, my dear, is the dream breakfast. What more can a guy ask for when there’s scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, streaky bacon, porky sausages, baked beans and grilled tomato? Even though I have been saying this quite regularly of late, I’d marry anyone who make this breakfast for me.

With a glass of icy cold milk, or a cup of warm and aromatic coffee, the English Breakfast can really make me believe in Walt Disney for once — happy endings do exist.

Tunisian Breakfast

It burns. It burns so good. Physical pain never feel so good – it makes me feel alive.

Stewed to a color of vibrant red, the Tunisian breakfast ($18) was an excellent choice. I didn’t take caution to the scalding-hot tomato stew at all. All I saw was two delicious fried eggs crowned on top of the red, and peppery tomato stew that was accompanied by sliced chorizo sausage.

It was such an indulgence to dig the delicious bread (soft and fluffy) into the tomato stew. If this is breakfast, I do not want to have lunch and dinner anymore.

Mediterranean Sandwich

The Mediterranean sandwich ($12) paled in comparison with the other breakfast items. I have totally nothing against sandwiches. But to me, it’s merely two halves of bread slapped together (in this case, toasted ciabatta) with some fillings in between. Maybe it’s just me, but wilted spinach with feta and mozzarella cheese didn’t appeal to me when there’s sausages, pancakes or eggs to choose from.

Scandinavian Breakfast

Drizzled with the bright hollandaise sauce, the salmon was served on a bed of potato rosti and asparagus. I liked how the salmon broke off when it came into contact with the spoon. While it didn’t come close to the melt-in-the-mouth effect, the rich and creamy hollandaise sauce complimented the sweet salmon of the Scandinavian breakfast ($24) perfectly.

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There are complains about the service at Wild Honey and I can understand why. It seems a little ridiculous to pay for the 10% service charge when we have to queue up at the counter to order our food. From what I understand, they do not allow reservations as they are quite packed during peak hours. So if you want to enjoy a Sunday brunch, please go during odd hours to avoid the crowd during lunch and dinner.

Otherwise, I’d think that Wild Honey is a lovely place since there aren’t that many restaurants serving all day brunch in Orchard. For a restaurant that is located in a shopping mall, Wild Honey stands out with its cozy and intimate ambiance. The breakfast food is not cheap, most of the items on the breakfast menu are around 20 bucks (before taxes). But given that they allow you the freedom to have breakfast food during odd timings, Wild Honey is one of the Mandarin Gallery Restaurants that I can see myself going back to.

// Wild Honey is included in my Guide to Restaurants in Orchard Singapore

Restaurant Review
Wild Honey Singapore
333A Orchard Road #03-02
Mandarin Gallery Singapore
Tel: +65 6235 3900

Comments

14 Responses to “Wild Honey Mandarin Gallery Singapore”

Mike
September 22nd, 2010 @ 2:19 pm

Not going to pull me away from Epicurious for weekend brunch or Eggs Benedict… but I must sample the Tunisian breakfast!
emily
September 22nd, 2010 @ 11:16 pm

see! good right!! =)
Esther
September 22nd, 2010 @ 11:40 pm

The Tunisian breakfast is fab! But it is on the expensive side and the ‘no reservations’ thing pisses me off, cos they charge a bomb plus service charge too.

Still, I go once in a blue moon to indulge.
Lazymummy
September 23rd, 2010 @ 12:24 am

I will keep the English breakfast to myself too, all my favourites on one plate.
tootall
September 23rd, 2010 @ 4:28 pm

anyone had the japanese set? looks interesting but hadn’t had the chance to order it.
ioahaij
September 23rd, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

i like. i too will marry anyone who make the english breakfast set for me.
Ian Low
September 24th, 2010 @ 3:56 pm

the english breaskfast looks absolutely delicious! and not to mention … unhealthy haha
Irony
September 24th, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

Could totally understand what you meant by shouting fire..lol what an appropriate reaction to the english breakfast! And yes I do have the very same reaction, utterly yummy and satisfaction to the max..

The space constraint is probably not doing much justice to its sumptuous brunch..
ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
October 2nd, 2010 @ 11:21 am

mike: hahah don’t worry, i am still going to stick with the epicurious brunch. you like the breakfast at wild honey don’t you? : )

emily: yeah but expensive! lol

esther: We shared the same sentiments. once in a blue moon then. let me know when the blue moon is here!

lazymummy: the english breakfast isn’t meant for sharing. haha

tootall: you shall try the Japanese set next and let us know if it’s good!

ioahaij: Good people share the same ideas! haha

ian: Dude relax, u are only having brunch once a week! it’s okay, eat up. you know you want to

irony: it’s quite funny isn’t it? lol! yea i guess, but wild honey is in Mandarin Gallery, which is a shopping mall after all. Naturally there will be space constraint.
CT
June 1st, 2011 @ 4:10 pm

heyy i love your blog, it helps so much when i’m looking for nice food to indulge in! thanks so much! =D

on the other hand, it would be nice if you could include pictures of the venue itself in your posts too! especially if the place has an awesome ambience! thanks! =D
Sylvie
August 15th, 2011 @ 4:39 pm

Had to wait around 2 hours to sample their “famous” breakfast….approximately $40 for some waffles, but the Tunisian seemed nice. The hostess was so rude, but once seated, the gentleman who seemed like the owner was very nice. But they did seem like they wanted us out after the meal, so this place is not suitable for a leisurely sunday brunch. Still am angry when I think about how rude and impatiend the hostess was. I’m thinking why did I not make reservations, but I don’t think they take it in the first place. Good 2hrs and 20 mins spent in Mandarin Gallery.
Roseanne
January 25th, 2012 @ 1:57 pm

Thought the Mexican was pretty good but had the Californian my first time at the store and wasn’t too happy. Wrote about it here: http://roseannetangrs.com/?p=18940540
Cher
May 8th, 2012 @ 5:45 pm

Were the pictures taken at mandarin gallery’s outlet? How did they come out so white and bright! Isn’t the lighting there quite bad for taking photos since it’s mostly yellow lights? I’m really curious!
ladyironchef
May 8th, 2012 @ 6:48 pm

@Cher hello! I took the pictures using an external flash on my Dslr : )