Was in Malacca early this morning with a friend to get some things done. Decided to head on over to The Daily Fix Cafe along Jonker Street for brunch.
Because we were both on a (very, very, very) tight budget (but still wanted to check it out) we ordered two breakfast meals and shared them.
First up we have the Pandan Pancakes with Gula Melaka.
The picture doesn't do it any justice, unfortunately.
The pancake itself was soft and fluffy and had just the right amount of pandan flavour of which we caught wafts as it was served. Was pleasantly surprised as I cut into it and found the brown sugar filling. The pancakes absorbed the brown sugar syrup so occasionally I bit into chunks of brown sugar. The coconut on the side made it that much richer and the vanilla ice-cream sort of brought it all together. Perfect if you're looking to try something different with local flavours.
Then we had the Eggs Benedict. This was a bit of a tease because the bacon looked so bloody good, what with all that sauce dripping over the perfectly poached egg, but the actual taste of the whole dish was only brought together by the little slice of aubergine in the very middle.
The ciabatta, which was the base of the dish, wasn't as crispy as I'd have liked, but was satisfying nonetheless. I think they added some thyme to it (?). Then there was the salad which had the wonderful slices of bacon on top. On that, a roasted slice of tomato. And on that slice sat the miniature slice of roasted aubergine which was hidden under the poached egg. The hollandaise was very creamy but the butter in it was very obvious (in taste and sight) and this - aside from the butter that was spread - is what soaked the ciabatta which, I think, made it not have the crunch I was initially expecting. All the elements by themselves were rather bland except for the bacon. But when I had a bite of everything together - the ciabatta, tomato, aubergine, bacon and egg - it was so, so good. That tiny slice of aubergine is what tied the whole dish together for me.
The salad on the side had a sesame oil dressing which wasn't too bad.
Portions were pretty alright, and for the quality of food that was served I think the prices for the food on the menu were rather fitting. Can't say the same about the prices of the drinks, though.
Service was really good. Staff were accommodating, attentive and friendly.
Will definitely be going back to try out their cakes (the carrot cake looked absolutely divine) and other savoury dishes.
Cheers to the weekend! ;)
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