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FREE-FLOW BRUNCHES
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April15
mezza9
10 Scotts Road, Grand Hyatt Singapore
6732 1234 | singapore.grand.hyatt.com
WHEN:
Sundays from 11.30am to 3.30pm
WHAT’S POPPING:
Free-flow Perrier Jouët
Grand Brut Champagne, plus premium red and
white wines, beers, mojitos and bloody Marys,
$138; upgrade to Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque for
$288. The non-alcoholic option (inclusive of soft
drinks, coffee and tea) is $118, and children aged
seven to 12 can enjoy the brunch for $69.
After the exciting news that mezza9, the Grand
Hyatt’s popular restaurant, had been voted Best
Champagne Brunch by
EL
’s own readers, I was
thrilled to trot along and sample as many delights
as I could physically manage.
You’ll want to eat no more than a cracker in
the build-up to this brunch experience, as a
dazzling nine dining experiences await your fork or
chopstick. These are separated in distinct cuisines
and spread out across six open live-kitchens,
cleverly placed to enable diners to take in the
theatrical setting. Combine this with mezza9’s
sleek, low-lit space and up to 400 people, and
you’ve got yourself one hell of an atmosphere.
With a huge array of dishes on offer, mezza9 covers local, Chinese,
European and Japanese cuisines across stations that include the grill,
seafood, sushi, Thai, the steam basket, yakitori and, of course, the
patisserie. After heartily enjoying a traditional
British roast
– slow-
roasted prime beef with Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings – I was
surprised to find myself spending a lot of time at the steam basket, where
authentic Chinese grub awaits. I’m a sucker for dim sum at the best of
times, but it was the melt-in-your-mouth
cha siu pork belly
that had me
making a rare repeat trip (highly frowned-upon by my other half during
all-you-can-eat occasions).
With French, Australian and Canadian oysters at the seafood section,
alongside
Tasmanian black mussels
and
Spencer Gulf wild king
prawns
, my fiancé was ecstatic as he created the debris of a global
aquarium on his plate. While you cool off before the dessert run, it’s
worth catching the eye of the roaming magician. I know this sounds a little
corny, but we were genuinely impressed with his tricks – particularly as
he allowed us to thoroughly investigate his magic equipment afterwards.
Finally, you must save space for the sweet section – not only is there
a huge
chocolate fountain
, a
waffle station
and billions of bite-sized
cakes, pastries and puddings, but there’s a chef on hand to whip up
a
liquid nitrogen lemon meringue
. Check out
EL
’s Instagram page
to see the snazzy video – those little balls of zesty joy are so worth the
brain freeze.
Rachael Wheeler
BEST ALL-ROUND
BEST
CHAMPAGNE
BRUNCH WINNER
AT THE EL
READER AWARDS
2015!