You should have seen the look of shock on my face when my knife sank into this slab of 14 hour-smoked beef brisket as though it were tofu. Trust me, I wasn’t the only one blindsided by its astounding tenderness. A Mexican wave of disbelief rippled across the faces around the table when everyone made their first cut as well.
And if you think it’s only texture that floored us, let me just say Chef @andrewbaldus wasn’t done with the surprises yet. One bite and we were collectively enlightened - this fat-trimmed beef was a double-whammy of intense smokiness and tantalising moistness.
Here’s the clincher: this is actually one of the three main course options (all served with a refreshing smoked tomato and mozzarella salad) listed in the NEWLY LAUNCHED $38++ set menu at Meatsmith on Telok Ayer.
What’s more, you get not one, not two but THREE ridiculously good appetisers of a Smoked Mackerel Parfait, a freshly-fried, shatteringly crispy Beef Brisket Springroll plus a serving of their House Charcuterie.
Ok, you probably need to sit down for this but guess what, they’ve also managed to throw in dessert as well. A proper dessert too mind you, not some half-ass scoop of generic ice-cream. The tart but not overly so slice of housebaked lemon pie comes with mixed berries on the side and has a cloud of chantilly cream hitched to it. I was really loving how my extraordinary value lunch ended on such a bright and sunny note.