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Wild Honey was designed to look like the owner's New York apartment back in the States. The decor and setting is rather 'chillax', a word that I picked up from some young dudes. The lights are yellow and dim and the background plays the music. Menu is written on a chalkboard with some description of what is on offer. When words fail, graphic representations will help in the form of pictures where one can scroll over in an iPod Touch at the counter. Coffees, teas and honey-infused drinks are served here.
Everything on the menu is eggs-related and are associated with different cities of the world. There are Tunisian, Californian, Scandinavian, Italian and so on plus the likes of eggs benedict and stuff. Between me and my partner, we had a taste of the African and the Sunshine State. The Tunisian was a nice presentation. It came in a pan with 2 sunny eggs floating on the top. Beneath them were a nice mix of chorizo and diced tomatos in a tomato stew. A little curry powder was sprinkled on the eggs to give an African restrospect. Accompanied with 2 pieces of brioche, the breads were great in soaking up all the stewy goodness. The Californian, however, paled in comparison. It just felt very ordinary. On 3 pieces of toasts were scrambled eggs with tofu mushrooms. It was that simple. These are stuff that I can pretty do it in the home kitchen, and pretty good it at.
The drinks we had were so so. The Queen B was a cocktail of grapefruit soda, honey and elderflower. The sourness of the soda was pretty overpowering that it masks the rest of the ingredients. The other drink was like a mixed berries slurpee that came in a martini glass. It was not something I had expected at all, and I do not recall the chalkboard mentioning it was an ice blend (Mandarin Wilderness). It is a refreshing drink but it is not one that goes together with food.
I do feel that the price of the food is a little on the high side. Both the eggs cost $18 each and the so called honey infused drinks were $9 each. I am nitpicking here. If Wild Honey is to be compared with places like Riders, Spruce or Prive, then these 3 win hands down in terms of what their ambience can offer at the similar price range. If it is for convenience, Wild Honey is definitely a better choice.
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