Carpenter and Cook

📍Carpenter and cook (beauty world)

Ordered very standard brunch items such as big breakfast [$28], pulled pork eggs Benedict [$25] , french toast [$28] and smoked salmon eggs Benedict [$26]

The one that stood out to me was smoked salmon eggs benedict as the eggs were nicely poached and the salmon was well seasoned:)

Passionfruit tart [$8] had a good mix of citrus and sweetness while the banofee [$8] one was eye opening as i have never tried a combination of tiramisu and banana in the form of a tart

Raspberry lychee and rose chia sweet was suppppppper yummy 10/10 recommend!! Could taste all the flavours and the fake flowers definitely added a flavorful touch to it . Lemon meringue cake [$8] might be a little too sour for my liking :<

Ambience of the cafe was v old school and homely !! Had 1-1 deals for the mains, desserts and drinks but otherwise would be rather pricey for the tiny portions:”(

1-for-1 Beverage: We liked the 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 ($6) for its fruity profile, while the smooth and robust 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 ($6.50) was very palatable.

We also tried one of the pastries, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰 ($6.50). Berries sitting on cream adorned a longish bun that boasted the crispy, flakey texture of a croissant. Not only did it look like royalty, it tasted exquisite too.

The pastries and coffees at @carpenterandcook impressed, and I'd return for them. Skip the minuscule mains.

Most cafes have two poached eggs and two muffins (or equivalent) in their Eggs Benedict dishes, but the 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 here has only one each. The palm-sized sandwich and widowed Eggs Benedict are definitely overpriced without the 1-for-1 deal.

Carpenter and Cook, whose owner trained at the prestigious Cordon Bleu in London, specialises in pastries which are baked in-house. We checked out some of the Burpple 1-for-1 deals on offer here.

1-for-1 Brunch: We felt the portions of both the 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 ($25) and 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 ($23) were really small. They tasted decent, but weren't worth writing home about.

I liked their Instagram page and got a free tart 🥲 will definitely be back to explore the rest of the menu. Nice spacious seating and great atmosphere.

A laminated pastry topped with cream cheese, jam & berries. Cream cheese was rather sweet, surprisingly not much of a tang. Not soggy, but could be crispier. It's a pleasant snack, but I don't think I would repurchase. Quite a large portion, bigger than the average croissant - thankfully we had 4 to share amongst.