TGIF Brunch at One Man Coffee (Burpple Beyond: $28.05)!
One Man Coffee TGIF brunch via Burpple Beyond: french toast with berries and bananas, big breakfast eggs plate, two cold brew bottles. $28.05.
TGIF treat at One Man Coffee via Burpple Beyond. $28.05 for the spread. 😋👍🏼
What was on the table:
- French toast plate: thick brioche-style toast cut on the bias, dusted with icing sugar, topped with sliced banana, halved strawberries, fresh blueberries, and crumble bits drizzled with maple syrup
- Big breakfast plate: soft scramble eggs, sautéed brown mushrooms, sourdough toast with a salted butter slab, sausage piece, mesclun salad with vinaigrette
- Two One Man Coffee cold brew bottles: branded glass bottles (black + striped white blue), one for each of us
- The recognisable One Man Coffee branding on the cold brew bottles confirmed the venue
One Man Coffee is a long-running Singapore third-wave cafe brand that started as a Upper Thomson area outlet and grew into one of the early independent cafe scene staples. Their cold brew bottles (the branded glass ones in the photo) are stocked across their own outlets and at several other partner cafes.
Burpple Beyond is the Singapore dining deal subscription (around $5-$8 per month for the basic tier in 2022) that gives 1-for-1 deals at participating cafes and restaurants. Used well, it pays for itself in 2-3 brunch visits per month. The cafe scene at the $25-$40 brunch tier benefits the most from this kind of deal because the 1-for-1 stacks well on already-decent menus.
The french toast format here is the cafe brunch instagram-bait classic:
- Brioche or challah base: rich egg-bread, soaks up custard well
- Custard soak with vanilla + cinnamon + nutmeg
- Pan-fried with butter to caramelise the surface
- Iced-sugar dust + fresh fruit + crumble on top
- Maple syrup or honey drizzle
The big breakfast plate is the Western cafe staple checklist:
- Soft scramble eggs: the cafe-standard quality test
- Sourdough toast with butter: the bread + fat backbone
- Mushrooms or sautéed vegetables: the umami layer
- Sausage or bacon: the protein round-out
- Mesclun salad: the bitter-acidic balance
At $28.05 for two with the Burpple Beyond 1-for-1, the effective per-pax came to under $15 for a 2-plate brunch + cold brews. Solid value for the One Man Coffee tier.
Overall: 4.3 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid TGIF brunch hit at One Man Coffee. Would re-visit for the cold brew alone.
