Brunching at Bare Witness

Finally it is brunch time with friends after the ease of Covid restriction and boy, the cafes were so packed over the long weekend. The 4 of us decided to have brunch at Bare Witness, Rhodes this time around for a change of scenery.

I am super lazy myself and tend to stick to CBD area or close-by area as I relies on the train ( don't we all hate track work on weekends) so I only go to other suburbs when meeting up with friends. It’s a mini travel in itself to go to other suburbs. Mind you, even grocery shopping feels like a treasured holiday trip these days  ^^.

It was such a pleasant surprise to find Rhodes as such a nice place to chill aside from having IKEA in the mall, that is. I love Ikea and can spend hours inside. 

I love Bare Witness as soon as I stepped into its premises as it was very spacious with high ceiling and its proximity to the water. As spacious as it was, the place was jam-packed with people dining in and had long queues for takeaways. 

We had to wait for our table and so we decided to get some takeaway coffee first. I love their branding and the coffee cup design. Their little bakery section also looked amazing with scrumptious pastries like cookies, croissants, and bread On display. I was so tempted to buy some just from looking at them. So sinful 😆.

We hung around while drinking our coffee for approx. 45 mins before finally got a table by the window facing the water, really nice view I must say. Luckily the service was very prompt and our waiter was super nice and good-looking too (A big + in my book hahaha). Our food also didn't take that long before they got delivered to our table. We would be a hangry bunch of people otherwise ^_^. 

The four of us ordered different dishes and they all amazing, just a shame that I didn't get to take pictures. Mind you, we all were hungry so we just smashed it as soon as we got served.

I ordered an iced latte and Katsu roll with chips shown in this picture. Let's be honest, my dish didn't look picture-perfect, in fact it looked pretty average really, but the katsu was cooked to perfection. It was juicy, well-seasoned, and crispy. The bun was soft and the coleslaw was crispy and creamy. The picky eater in me heartily approved ^^ . I am actually thinking if only they could make it spicy, it would be even more amazing (hahaha for me that is). As for the coffee, it was pretty standard. I personally drink my coffee strong so I would prefer to have more coffee shots in such a big glass. 

All in all, we all really enjoy the food and service here despite the long wait. We could have bought takeaways and do a little picnic by the water but the weather was not conducive, too cold. I would love to go back and try the other dish on the menu. 

Iced Latte 

Katsu Roll