MU PARLOUR

Location: 16A Jalan Mambong Level 2 & 3
How to get there: Holland Village Mrt, get out from exit C, walk to the coffee shop, turn right. It is directly above Thai Express.
Opening Hours: 
Sunday - Thursday: 1100am - 2300pm
Friday and Saturday: 1100am - 0200am
Contact Number: 64669336

Hi people!!!!!! How's it going? Yeaps, May&FJ visited Mu Parlour today! It's a cafe with a tinge of vintage style. Art pieces were plastered on each walls and they have different types of chairs and tables for you to choose to rest your legs on. With music that sounds from the 70s-80s era, we would say that this is one cafe that gives you a hell of an atmosphere. Mu Parlour serves brunch, burgers and booze as advertised. Since we visited in the afternoon, only the brunch and burgers seemed applicable. 

After we found an awesome seat, we browsed the menu and ordered a Mu Breakfast ($16) and decided to top up for a cup of tea and a dessert ($9), after that we got ourselves a burger no 1. ($15). The bill totaled to a $44. As usual, we have included a menu right here for you all!

Mu Breakfast:

• It consists of: Poached Eggs, Spicy Pork and Veal Sausage, Streaky Bacon, Brioche, Greens and Garlic Fries.
• The Garlic Fries were really good. It's very aromatic and it tastes awesome! The fries were crispy!
• They give you very generous serving of the garlic bits too!
• The Spicy Port and Veal Sausage was not bad. It's slightly spicy. But they only give you half a slice-.- (That's just a turnoff, is the economy that bad?)
• The Poached Eggs were HORRIBLE. They were overcooked. (May estimates that the Chef may have done it for a minute toooooooooo long) SERIOUSLY?! Gave a feedback to the service staff and we got a "Oh? Okay, I will let the Chef know." with a big smile.
• There was also toooooo much Hollandaise Sauce on the Poached Eggs. We were wondering why, but after tasting, the eggs answered for itself; too much vinegar. Hence they tried to use the Hollandaise Sauce to cover up the taste. (sneaky Chef)
• The Brioche was like hard on one side and soggy on the other side. I have no better way of describing it. Why? Cos eggs were soaked with too much vinegar? I have no idea.
• To top with that, the presentation was rather messy for May's liking.

No 1 Burger:

• Consists of: Beef Patty, Monterey Jack Cheese, Streaky Bacon and Gherkin. Every burger ordered comes with: lettuce, tomatoes and pickles
• The beef patty was moist and juicy. (This is good as some places have very dry beef patties)
• The pickles were well done!
• The bacon provided the savory taste.
• The cheese was light.

Lemon Meringue:

• Mmmmmm, the lemon taste was good!
• The crust was JUST right! (I'd prefer a thicker crust, but that's just a personal preference)
• The whipped cream together with caster sugar gave a very interesting crunchy sensation. 
• We would say that that this dessert had an equal balance of sweet and sour tastes.

Earl Grey Tea:

• Tastes good without any sugar in it.
• It was said to be a natural brew. (But I mean, tea leaves are natural aren't they?)

Overall Advantages:

• Great atmosphere. Something that we cannot deny.
• Service staff had the initiative to provide us 2 plates and even asked if we would prefer dessert to be served during or after the meal. 
• We gotta say their desserts look great.
• I love the fact that they have fresh Orchids on every table. Just staring at them makes you feel at ease.
• They also have this huge glass window that shows you the hustle and bustle of Holland Village.

Overall Disadvantages:

• The Brunch was a huge put off~we would definitely not give their brunch another go if we ever visit there again.
• I also get the feeling that the staff do not really enjoy having customers to linger. She was rather prompt in clearing our plates and slowly urging us towards our dessert.

Note:

• Only Service Charge is included.
• If you wish to add on either coffee/tea and a dessert for $9, it is only applicable to the Burger Set and Mu Breakfast only.
• According to the staff, Chef's Recommendation for the burgers are numbers: 1, 11 and 29.
• Dessert prices range from: $8-$9.

As time flies, the music slowly switched to an upbeat as this petite cafe prepares to welcome the night crowd. Overall, May&FJ would say that the price for food is reasonable, get the burgers not the brunch and try the desserts. Of cos, it'd be best if the food could match up the atmosphere. But how often can we get the best of both worlds without paying the price?

<3May&FJ