{"id":8433,"date":"2012-04-16T09:01:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T01:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2012-06-29T04:26:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T20:26:28","slug":"brotzeit-german-bier-bar-restaurant-vivocity-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2012\/04\/16\/brotzeit-german-bier-bar-restaurant-vivocity-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant, Vivocity Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brotzeit has a new (1)\u00a0Set Lunch Set Menu<\/strong>, (2) a Tea-Time Specials<\/strong> and (3) a new Daily Evening Specials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

(1) Set Lunch Menu (Available till 3pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The set lunch starts from $15, including 1 appetizer and 1 main course.<\/p>\n

Choice of appetizers: Baked potato<\/strong> or Soup of the day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Choice of main course: Salad<\/strong> ($15) or Backfisch in bierteig<\/strong> (beer-battered fish with potato salad, $17) or Geschnetzeltes<\/strong> (pork tenderloin ragout with napkin dumplings and bacon-wrapped fine beans, $19).<\/p>\n

Beer-battered fish<\/strong> ($17)
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Pork tenderloin ragout<\/strong> ($19)
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Having tried both the beer-battered fish<\/strong> and pork ragout<\/strong>, I’d recommend the fish. The pork is tough because of the nature of the meat\/ingredient but\u00a0it has the smoky flavor (which I like) and comes with napkin dumplings,\u00a0<\/strong>white bread treated with paisley and spices and boiled in a napkin (which I like too).<\/p>\n

The fish is perfectly done. Very thinly batter, crispy, not-a-drop-of-oil. Very fleshy. The potato salad<\/strong> is done in a German-style: slices of potato with mustard and lots of vinegar, giving it a very strong and appetizing vinegary taste.<\/p>\n

(2) Tea-Time Special (3pm-6pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tea-time special comes in 3 snacks paired with (1)\u00a0Illy coffee or TWG tea for $15 or (2)\u00a00.3l lager for $18.\u00a0<\/strong>Pick any three:<\/p>\n

Savory<\/em><\/p>\n

Smoked salmon sandwich <\/strong>or Chicken Ham sandwich<\/strong>
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Crispy Camembert <\/strong>(cheese) with cranberry sauce dip
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Bavarian pork and beef meatballs<\/strong>
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Sweet<\/em><\/p>\n

including chocolate mousse<\/strong>, forest berries stew<\/strong>, vanilla ice cream<\/strong>, and<\/p>\n

Apple strudel<\/strong> with vanilla sauce
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German crepe<\/strong> with strawberry
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Having tried most of them, I’d strongly recommend going for all 3 savory<\/strong> or 2 savory-1 sweet<\/strong>. The absolute favorite is the fantastic\u00a0smoked salmon sandwich<\/strong>. The pretzel-like bread looks hard but is in fact quite tender, chewy, and salty. There are tartare sauce, bitter crunchy rocket, egg and smoked salmon, which all combine to give an amazing complex taste, creamy, salty and bitter in turns.<\/p>\n

While the meatballs<\/strong>\u00a0are tough, I’d actually prefer meatballs to be tough to powdery. Plus the tomato sauce is very, very good and addictive. Not as caustic as other sauces, so good you can drink it on its own.<\/p>\n

If you dislike smelly cheese,\u00a0Camembert\u00a0<\/strong>may not be for you as it is extremely pungent but I believe would go very excellently with beer.<\/p>\n

For the sweets, French still does crepe and pastries best so I’d recommend to go simple, go for the vanilla ice cream<\/strong>. The apple strudel<\/strong> and German crepe<\/strong>, if unremarkable, are decent.<\/p>\n

(3) Daily Evening Specials<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a daily special for dinner. On Monday, it is the Honey Bavarian Pork Ribs<\/strong> which look absolutely mouthwatering on the menu but we didn’t go on a Monday, so we didn’t get to try it. We did try two other dishes:<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Roast Duck<\/strong> ($25)
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The red wine jus is so savory, so delicious, bursting with flavors. The vinegary red cabbage is appetizing and visually popping. And the mashed potato is silky. Hearty portion. If the meat is tenderer, it would have been perfect.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Oven Baked Spicy Meat Loaf<\/strong> ($19.50)
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The spicy meat loaf<\/strong> is the best selling dish and honestly, I can’t see why. Having been to Brotzeit twice–the first time was at 313 Somerset outlet<\/a>–I have tasted many outstanding dishes at Brotzeit. The spicy meat loaf tastes like spicy fishcake, addictive with a bouncy texture. It is good but not really the best dish. The meatloaf comes with pretzel and the very delicious German potato salad.<\/p>\n

Desserts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kaiserschmaaren<\/strong> (Emperor’s cake, $12.50)
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Shredded pancake with rum and raisin served with plum sauce. The pancake tastes like a denser version of kueh bahlu<\/em><\/a>, the Chinese New Year egg sponge cake in the shape of a peach blossom. The plum sauce isn’t too sourish and as a whole this dessert is quite wonderful. I couldn’t stop eating.<\/p>\n

Warm chocolate cake with Stracciatella ice cream<\/strong> ($12.50)
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Never eaten\u00a0Stracciatella ice cream\u00a0<\/strong>which is similar to chocolate chip ice cream: a vanilla-based gelato with shavings of chocolate. The ice cream is very milky and rich and the chocolate comes in sheets, which gives the ice cream a good crunch.<\/p>\n

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As you see, although the “lava” doesn’t flow out, the taste is pitch-perfect. SO GOOD. Such an amazing balance, balancing between the rich darkness of chocolate and the sweetness so that one person can eat the entire piece without feeling excessive.<\/p>\n

The ambience<\/strong> is leisurely, especially when the restaurant faces a body of water, very scenic. Good for casual dates, friends’ gatherings, and afterwork drinks.<\/p>\n

Friendly service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My two experiences at Brotzeit have been extremely favorable. The food is hearty and it has a–how do I put it?–raw, animalistic edge. It’s not “refined” or “civilized” food, whatever those words mean. I’d imagined a gourmet medieval tavern serving such food, delicious, hearty, warming but with a rough edge, an unpretentious place where you can relax–don’t need to act act in front of other people–and have comforting food. The more I eat at Brotzeit, the more I like the place. See the rating has gone up from 3.500 at my previous visit<\/a> to 3.833.<\/p>\n

Also see: Brotzeit at 313 Somerset review<\/a><\/p>\n

Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant<\/strong>
\n1 Harbourfront Walk
\nVivocity #01-149
\nSingapore 098585
\nTwo other outlets at\u00a0313 Somerset<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Raffles City<\/strong>.
\nT: 6272 8815
\nWebsite<\/a>
\nDaily:
\nSun-Th: 12pm-12am
\nF-Sat, Eve of PH, and PH: 12pm-2am<\/p>\n

Rating: 3.833\/5 napkin dumplings \u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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PS: We thank Jiawei, Zijing and Executive Chef Luftenegger for the invite and hospitality.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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