Value For Money & Burpple Beyond

Duck leg confit with bacon, carrots & coco bean cassoulet - this was a good duck confit that actually exceeded my expectations! I find many duck confit dishes way too salty, and some are way too dry than they should be. But the duck confit here was really juicy, soft (falling off the bone so! easily!) and tender. It wasn’t too salty, and the skin was just the right amount of crispy with some fat. The bacon and small carrots around were a nice touch as well.

300g Jacob’s Creek grass fed ribeye, wild mushroom fricassee, wholegrain mustard - this was a great dish. We had ours at medium doneness and the beef was tender, soft and sufficiently flavourful, and it paired extremely well with the wholegrain mustard to give it just an extra tangy kick. The wild mushrooms were so juicy and flavourful as well, we were blown away!

($13) The carbonara was very creamy and well done; it was really flavourful and for the price point, I’d say it was really worth it! Especially with burpple’s one for one. We also had the marmite wings which were good, with a nice smoky barbecue flavour, although I found the sauce a tad too sweet after awhile. Free parking near the premises!

($13) 2 fried eggs, crispy bacon, tater tots, tomato - this was amazing! the crispy bacon and tater tots added an extra dimension of texture, giving crisp to every bite. All the ingredients came together so well with the buttery grilled bread and this left us once again clamouring for more.

($14) Had this as part of the breakfast menu (till 1030 on weekdays, all day on weekends) and we used burpple’s 1 for 1 which was so worth it. The pastrami was so soft and well flavoured, and the scrambled egg was incredibly creamy and soft - it left us blown away and exclaiming that it was the best scrambled egg we’ve had in a brunch place thus far.

This was really quite good - the tart was densely packed with soft, tender crabmeat and the tart was nicely buttered. The portion was big enough to be shared between 2 people too! Really unique crab dish.

This was a nice fusion pasta - I enjoyed the strong milky laksa flavour and the nicely done sambal beans. Portion was just right for sharing as well!

We had the black tea rock salt macchiato and the caramel black tea macchiato, both at 25% sugar. Both were good but I preferred the caramel black tea for its strong caramel flavour that was fragrant yet not too sweet! The black tea rock salt was not bad, but I couldn’t taste much rock salt as it was rather subtle (may not be a bad thing tbh, depending on your preferences). The honey white pearls were really chewy yet soft, and the coconut pearls were filled with actual coconut flesh. however, I found the texture of the coconut pearls a little too rough (as it contained bits of coconut), and I preferred the texture of the honey white pearls. Definitely worth trying with burpple’s 1 for 1, I would recommend their drinks. Will be back again for their other pearls!

We had the blue pea fermenade and the hibiscus kombucha and both were really great! I wasn’t really a fan of kombucha before this, but I think teabrick really managed to change my mind with their unique renditions of kombucha. The hibiscus kombucha was really flavourful and smooth, and the blue pea fermenade (if I’m not wrong, it’s fermented lemonade) was just the right amount of sparkling and refreshing on a hot day. I will definitely be back again! Really friendly owner/staff too.

This was decent too, though I felt that the barramundi skin was a little thick and not crispy enough. the mash that came with it was really creamy and smooth, and the lemon butter sauce drizzling the barramundi was not bad as well.

Considering Crossings Cafe is a social enterprise and more intended for families and casual food than anything gourmet, I thought this chilli crab pasta was really decent. I prefer creamier, thick renditions of chilli crab sauce, but this pasta had a rather thin/non-creamy sauce. However I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of flavour in the chilli crab sauce, it was really flavourful and fragrant. the whole soft shell crab atop the pasta was pretty good too. for $20 (including service charge) for 2 mains with burpple beyond’s 1 for 1, I’d say it’s a good and cheap casual meal. All proceeds go to charity!

We had the black tea rock salt macchiato and the caramel black tea macchiato, both at 25% sugar. Both were good but I preferred the caramel black tea for its strong caramel flavour that was fragrant yet not too sweet! The black tea rock salt was not bad, but I couldn’t taste much rock salt as it was rather subtle (may not be a bad thing tbh, depending on your preferences). The honey white pearls were really chewy yet soft, and the coconut pearls were filled with actual coconut flesh. however, I found the texture of the coconut pearls a little too rough (as it contained bits of coconut), and I preferred the texture of the honey white pearls. Definitely worth trying with burpple’s 1 for 1, I would recommend their drinks. Will be back again for their other pearls!