of mojitos and other madness

excited about heading to the new orchard central to check out the new mall and to more importantly (and hopefully), try to get the missing nut to fix my helmet at the board shop, this girl had a bit of a brain fart moment as to where to go to for brunch. but as it turned out, we couldn't quite figure out where would be best to park so we landed up at orchard point, and in crossing the road to get to orchard, lo and behold, the answer to brunch literally stared us in the face - KPO!

i have to admit that i do have a soft spot for old places made new so i was looking forward to brunching at KPO, after hearing and reading quite a bit about it. decor wise, it was part cafe, part bar, part industrial, part post office (literally!)..and it all kinda came together in an odd sort of way. food wise, the menu wasn't too extensive but had the right variety to satisfy anyone's brunch cravings. with a good mix of western and singaporean dishes, i found it a little hard to decide what my calories deserved! g took the western route and chose the breakfast steak (medium rare) and i surprised even myself by going with the sir roti john. for one not really used to having red meat for brunch, i found the steak pretty good. it was a good size, marinated well (though g found it a tad salty) and served up with 2 sunny side ups and homemade hand cut potato chips. not a bad way to kick start a sunday if you ask me *grin* but if your tummy isn't used to that much protein in the morning and or have a thing for carbs (like me!), i highly recommend the sir roti john. this not only had the authenticity of the classic malay dish, it had the fancy touch of the flavor of wagyu beef and a freshly baked loaf. toasted and not fried, this was not at all oily and stuffed full of both local and imported ingredients.

the verdict? the food gets the nod from me for being calorie deserving, the coffee (i had a skinny latte) on the hand although was at half price, wasn't quite worth it. vibe wise, it definitely does exude a nice unique charm and would be worth a sunday brunch visit with the family and kids or with a bunch of pals..just to gather, catch up and yes do a bit of KPO-ing!