Breakfast at Toma By The River — Girl Eat World

As a household, we spend lots of time within the River Valley space for my son’s faculty and extra-curricular actions. We additionally lived within the space for nearly seven years earlier than we grew to become a household. So, for sure, we’re no stranger to the Robertson Quay space by the Singapore River which homes quite a few eating places, from new fashionable ones to the tried and true ones that has been in operation for many years. We regularly discovered ourselves going for a stroll by the river all the way in which to Nice World Metropolis.

This yr I took a brief break from accompanying my son to his actions once I gave start to my second little one. However now that I’m recent out of that “fourth trimester” haze, I’ve began going out once more. Whereas strolling by means of our acquainted river stroll, we seen a brand new restaurant has opened up the place Kubo was. It’s Toma by The River, newly opened in June 2024. We had a look at their menu and determined to provide it a go for his or her breakfast menu, which they serve til 3PM on weekends.

Here’s what we ordered:

I went for the Caprese Sandwich ($18) which was described as butter croissant sandwich, rucola, roma tomatoes, cherry bufala mozzarella, balsamic, basil pesto.

I’ve to confess I solely glanced on the particulars, so I used to be in for a shock after they delivered a croissant sandwich. I even thought they delivered the unsuitable dish since I didn’t count on it to return with croissant. Sure, I do know croissant was the primary ingredient they listed, however I didn’t count on it from a Caprese sandwich. I anticipated it to be served on ciabatta or focaccia.

In any case, the dish itself was very tasty. I appreciated the addition of pine nuts and crushed pistachio for some texture.

My husband ordered the Potato Hash (S$20), described as home-made potato hash, guacamole, cherry salsa, dukkah, poached egg, ketchup & home-made mayo, balsamic.

I had a chunk of the potato hash, and I’ve to say it was additionally very scrumptious. The fragrant cumin taste actually got here by means of from the dukkah, which I believe pairs rather well with guacamole. Facet be aware: I at all times add a splash of cumin once I make guac at dwelling, so this style profile is correct up my alley.

Whereas the flavour and presentation of each dishes impressed me, I used to be not tremendous impressed with the portion dimension. They’re barely a meal to me, extra like… a snack.

One other factor we weren’t impressed is my husband’s espresso. He ordered lengthy black, however was served virtually boiling scorching. I really feel getting espresso temperature unsuitable is such an elementary mistake, so I’m docking some factors from them in my e book.

That mentioned, if I occur to be within the space with associates, I wouldn’t thoughts coming again right here since actually, the meals just isn’t unhealthy and the vibe is on level. I might not come right here if I used to be hangry as a result of I might be very disenchanted. I suppose when you’ve got a small urge for food, this place will do.

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