BRUNCH AT HOUSE

I have a love/hate relationship with brunch. For one thing, I'm a sucker for the sweet and savoury menu that restaurants offer during this designated hour. It's almost always all my favorite things in a plate! However, establishments tend to capitalize on this wonderful delicious meal that they end up jacking the prices. Hence, it's quite a challenge to find a place that serves good food in a pretty atmosphere that doesn't make me choke upon the seeing the bill.

In my quest to find good (see my definition above) brunch places, my boyfriend and I visited House over at Dempsey. It has been mentioned in several blogs so I thought I'd pop on over to take a peek. It was as cute and charming as the pictures, airy yet quaint.

We started off with smoothies. Strawberry is on the left, strawberry pineapple on the right. It definitely put me in a good mood as the smoothies were so yummy! Who knew strawberry and pineapple made a good pairing!?

House Pancakes. Inspired by pavlovas, this rather thin stack is topped off with kiwi, passionfruit, strawberries, chantilly cream and chocolate. The chantilly cream had already broke when it was served, making it look less apetizing but we eat with our mouths and I've always loved pavlovas. I just wish the pancakes were a bit fluffier and the fruit serving more generous. 

Old-fashioned American Sliders served with sweet potato and truffle fries. The patty was decent but the blue cheese and bacon really stepped up this rather plain dish.

Opted to try their Curry fries instead of the usual truffle fries. It was okay, just okay. Looking at it, you'd think it'd be packed with flavor but in reality, it tasted weak. Best to forego this side.

So how would I rate House based on the criteria I've mentioned above? Food was so-so, ambience was nice, but low value for money. For the amount you pay, you would expect superb food and excellent service - none of which were available that day.

Maybe they were just having a bad day, but based on that experience, brunch at House is not something I would go out of the way for. 

xx