#14 Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters Review

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters is a new cafe that opened just weeks ago at Upper Thomson Road. In fact, the brightly lit cafe had already caught my attention even before it opens it's door when the public bus service I took passed by the area somewhere around mid-October.

A wooden standing board outside the cafe

I arrived at the cafe around 12.30pm on a busy Sunday afternoon. There was already a handful of customers lingering outside the cafe for a seat and we were advised to leave a name and contact number on a waiting list.

Within the next ten minutes, the table was ready and we were told to place our order first.

Menu to die for with such nice typography

Prior to the visit, we had done some research online and found some reviews of "must-try" food dishes. That said, we went ahead and asked the waiter for recommendations.

"Truffle Benedict and Salmon Royale are the more popular choices for brunch".

So we went ahead and ordered the two items.

Fully Packed

At the same time, we were told that the wait for the food could take an hour. I looked around and saw that the cafe was totally packed! However, since we were not in a rush for time in the relaxing Sunday afternoon, we didn't mind the wait.

We were then ushered to sit at the table directly in front of the kitchen. As the seats were rather limited, we had to share the table with another group of customers. This was also the moment when we discovered the reason for the wait.

The kitchen has only 2 chefs, 1 of them even have to plate the dishes.

Truffle Benedict and Salmon Royale

So exactly after an hour of wait, with our stomach growling, the food arrived! Presentation wise, they were fabulous.

The Salmon Royale ($18) was good. There was a generous portion of smoked salmon served on top of the toast. I also loved the asparagus and spinach as they were well-cooked.

Some of the poached eggs were however slightly overdone/undercooked (keyword - "slightly"). That said, I loved the dish.

On the other hand, the truffle hollandaise sauce of the Truffle Benedict ($18) tasted really good as well. The combination of truffle and the hollandaise sauce was pretty amazing!

Service at Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters was acceptable. The handsome waiter at the cashier counter had warned all customers of the waiting time beforehand, so if you choose to wait, don't ever complain and show your displeasure to the working staff (I've witness some customers showing terrible attitude to the waiters. One of them didn't even volunteer to move the dish of pancake that was smack in between the table for sharing out of place for the waiter to place another dish when he was clearly holding onto a new plate of food and having difficulties reaching out to clear space for another plate).

So, if you are those who can't really wait too long for food, or if you plan to visit the cafe together with your family, choose a better timing or approach the staff to enquire how long it takes for the food to arrive.

Do note that the last order for brunch ends at 2:30pm.

Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters
185 Upper Thomson Road
S(574333)

Opening Hours
Tue - Sun: 11:00am - 11:00pm
(Closed on Monday)