"You told me you were going to brunch. This looks like a feast!"
"Well, we just kept ordering. Its like the land of the lotus-eaters syndrome."
This is an excerpt from the conversation I had with one of my friends after she saw the photos of the brunch spread. And it it true. The moment you step on the stairs with terraces on either side, the painted walls reminiscent of lush Italian villas and the trees with golden highlights, it seems you step into a different dimension - a land where time has slowed down and life is good.
The smell of cinnamon and coffee, salty bacon, creamy eggs - they all call to you like siren's song. And in that moment you discover something new about yourself, that your stomach is a bottomless abyss.
We began with a round of coffee. The Moroccan cinnamon hot coffee was the special for that today and we ordered two of those along with Cappuccino Viennese. We sipped frothy, delicately spiced coffee while joking about inane things.
Then the food arrived and I think we all were transported to some parallel Enid Blyon novel. We asked for the Eggs to order - scrambled with a side of bacon. The dish was served with hash browns, grilled tomato and a sprig of cilantro. In addition to that, you have a side of toast, butter, marmalade and blueberry jam. We also ordered Waffles with golden syrup and honey and one of the day's special - French toast with caramelized bananas and Mascarpone dip.
It was a definitely a feast - a delicious breakfast feast. I think it would take me several days and a lot of posts to do justice to all the dishes that we ate. But I will try to condense in one.
The scrambled eggs were so like soft curds that melted in your mouth-the perfect foil to buttered toast. The hash browns were nice, not over powering. The waffles were soft and sweet, drizzled with syrup and blueberry jam. But the highlight of the day - the Mascarpone dip served with the French Toast. We later agreed that it was like" having amazing sex with a guy you know is wrong for you". What can I say - the lit geekiness never seems to stay far away.
You would think after all that you would be stuffed and have no room for anything else. But something about the place - your fingers itch to open the menu again and look for more tasty morsels to order. And we did. The grand finale of the brunch was the Butterscotch cheesecake topped with sliced apples.It looks like the leaning tower of Pisa but the taste - oh, I am reminded of Rachel's description of the cheesecake in season 7 of Friends - "buttery, crumbly graham cracker crust with a rich and yet light cream cheese filling". I can say no more than that it was the perfect ending to the perfect meal. I would be hard-pressed to find a meal this good in quite a while.
Location: Truffles Cafe, Road No. 10, Jubilee Hills
What to try: Well, everything listed above
Ratings: 4.2/5
"Well, we just kept ordering. Its like the land of the lotus-eaters syndrome."
This is an excerpt from the conversation I had with one of my friends after she saw the photos of the brunch spread. And it it true. The moment you step on the stairs with terraces on either side, the painted walls reminiscent of lush Italian villas and the trees with golden highlights, it seems you step into a different dimension - a land where time has slowed down and life is good.
The smell of cinnamon and coffee, salty bacon, creamy eggs - they all call to you like siren's song. And in that moment you discover something new about yourself, that your stomach is a bottomless abyss.
We began with a round of coffee. The Moroccan cinnamon hot coffee was the special for that today and we ordered two of those along with Cappuccino Viennese. We sipped frothy, delicately spiced coffee while joking about inane things.
Then the food arrived and I think we all were transported to some parallel Enid Blyon novel. We asked for the Eggs to order - scrambled with a side of bacon. The dish was served with hash browns, grilled tomato and a sprig of cilantro. In addition to that, you have a side of toast, butter, marmalade and blueberry jam. We also ordered Waffles with golden syrup and honey and one of the day's special - French toast with caramelized bananas and Mascarpone dip.
It was a definitely a feast - a delicious breakfast feast. I think it would take me several days and a lot of posts to do justice to all the dishes that we ate. But I will try to condense in one.
The scrambled eggs were so like soft curds that melted in your mouth-the perfect foil to buttered toast. The hash browns were nice, not over powering. The waffles were soft and sweet, drizzled with syrup and blueberry jam. But the highlight of the day - the Mascarpone dip served with the French Toast. We later agreed that it was like" having amazing sex with a guy you know is wrong for you". What can I say - the lit geekiness never seems to stay far away.
You would think after all that you would be stuffed and have no room for anything else. But something about the place - your fingers itch to open the menu again and look for more tasty morsels to order. And we did. The grand finale of the brunch was the Butterscotch cheesecake topped with sliced apples.It looks like the leaning tower of Pisa but the taste - oh, I am reminded of Rachel's description of the cheesecake in season 7 of Friends - "buttery, crumbly graham cracker crust with a rich and yet light cream cheese filling". I can say no more than that it was the perfect ending to the perfect meal. I would be hard-pressed to find a meal this good in quite a while.
Location: Truffles Cafe, Road No. 10, Jubilee Hills
What to try: Well, everything listed above
Ratings: 4.2/5
bloody feast! and you better take me there on The day!
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