Bread First Everyday

Caught wind about the new Bread First Everyday — a fairly new stall that had recently opened their doors at Mee Sek Food Court. For those unfamiliar with the area, Mee Sek Food Court is the same coffeeshop that is a short walk away from Kovan MRT Station that also houses other notable establishments such as the original outlet of Punggol Nasi Lemak, as well as Qi Wei Claypot Chicken, Korean Fried Chicken stall Basasak Chicken, and Limpeh (best known for their Homemade Stir-Fried Yam Cake). Operating in a small space beside the drinks stall, Bread First Everyday is a stall that specialises in serving up cafe-style breakfast / brunch fare — the menu includes sections dedicated to Mains (such as Chicken Cutlet on Waffle, Smoky Chicken Chop, Rosti Platter etc.), Sandwich / Burger (includes a Chicken Cutlet Sandwich, Handmade Pork Burger etc.), and Local Delight (only a Curry Chicken is listed here). There is also a sides / add-on menu that includes a list of items which patrons can opt to add-on for their order as well.

One of the items that really got our attention whilst skimming through the menu of Bread First Everyday was the Rosti Platter — based on the description on the menu, the platter feature elements such as smoked sausage, scramble egg and garden salad accompanying the Rosti. Given how this item is prepared, do allow for some waiting time for the Rosti to be prepared — it is noted that the Rosti here comes slightly thicker than that of most establishments we have been to. Whilst some places do their Rosti a little more crispier, I liked how their variation was done a little softer in the inside — this helps especially given how their rendition is a little thicker; makes it somewhat less heavy and also avoids it from being overly “crunchy”. The light sear on the surface of the Rosti from the grill gives the Rosti a nice, slightly crusted, crisp exterior — the Rosti itself seasoned with a dash of salt and pepper for just enough flavour — quite on-point as we found it to be. The accompaniments such as the smoked sausage was decent; some may find it a little bit on the drier side but it is pretty well-sized — thick and broad, whilst does carry that savoury notes of cured meat which we were looking for. Scrambled eggs are done pretty fine here as well; the rendition here is done slightly runny and does carry an evident hint of cream / milk. Was pretty surprised how the garden salad comes with a goma dressing here — one that carries an evident hint of roasty sesame notes that could easily double up as a dipping sauce for fries if one fancies so. Overall, a pretty good deal considering how it is priced at $8.90.

Whilst Bread First Everyday’s attraction is mainly on how they serve up cafe-style breakfast / brunch dishes for at an affordable price, one thing that was pretty evident during our visit is how they were understaffed to deal with the crowd. With only two to three folks to deal with all the orders in the kitchen and perpetually just busting out plates after plates of orders; also bearing in mind how most of the dishes such as the waffles and Rosti does require some preparation time, orders were pushed out pretty slowly, whilst the queue built up very quickly due to how they had to stop taking orders to better manage what they have at hand first. We spent more than an hour in the queue which moved rather slowly (a couple actually left the queue), and waited for another half an hour for the food; totalling up to a wait of an hour and 45 minutes. They had mentioned that they do intend to have a pager system soon so that patrons do not have to spend too much time standing in line; still something to take note before they get the pager system set up. Whilst food at Bread First Everyday is good and affordably priced, perhaps they would need some time to sort out some teething issues surrounding the waiting time — that is especially considering the competition in the neighbourhood with the likes of Breakfast Club at The Coffee Shop by Yaowarat just a short distance away, as well as that of Lola’s Cafe which is a proper cafe with an air-conditioned environment. Still, we do hope that they would be to sort these issues out soon — they are a fairly interesting spot that indeed gives diners a good alternative choice at wallet-friendly prices if one disregards the long wait required for the food at this current juncture.