Almost half a year ago, there was a massive hype for Eggslut; a popular eatery from Los Angeles which was opening its very first branch in Southeast Asia! Catchy name aside, I was excited given my love for eggs, in general.
Queue was said to be terrible, a norm whenever a popular, overseas outfit sets up shop in Singapore, and I decided to wait it out until two Fridays ago. No queue. Hype has died down and to be frank, I had heard of numerous, not as glowing reviews about the restaurant.
The hand washing machine looked kind of familiar and I did a check; Eggslut was brought in by the same organization that gave us Shake Shack!
I realized a lot of food organizations are banking on their fame to come out with memorabilia for extra income. For Eggslut, there were tin cases (S$8.00), key rings (S$11), memo pad (S$11.00), capsule umbrella (S$19) and lego figurines.
Ordered our food at the counter, paid first and then continued to wait for the buzzer to ring. Concept is more fast food than properly served restaurant; no issue for me since service charge wasn't imposed.
Open concept kitchen. Main food at Eggslut was their range of sandwiches, with added options for sides like side salad, cookie, biscuit and hashbrowns.
Bottled Water - normally you wouldn't see me reviewing bottled water. Technically, this isn't a review as my purpose was to show the shape of the bottle which seemed similar to a bottle of lubricant from Don Don Donki!
Our trio - truffle hashbrowns, sausage egg and cheese sandwich and fairfax sandwich. If you are not into buns, you can also opt to switch to salad at no cost.
Truffle Hashbrowns - in bite-sized round shaped, I am usually not a fan of hashbrowns but these honestly appealed to me despite the weak truffle flavor. Served piping hard, every piece was crisp on the outside, moist on the inside. Alex, ever the potato connoisseur, loves them!
Fairfax Sandwich - from the look of the above, it's fair to say there was some inkling of a sandwich or the definition of a sandwich that I am aware of; two slices of bread with fillings in between.
In reality, it's more a burger, bursting with soft scrambled eggs! Aside from eggs, the ingredient list included "chives, caramelized onions, cheddar cheese and sriracha mayo".
Brioche bun was warm and soft although didn't generate much surprises. Scrambled eggs were nice but like the bun; not something so amazing until I would return just for it. I was hoping that the onions were help to enhance the taste but there wasn't much in the first place to make a difference.
Sausage Egg and Cheese Sandwich - I stole a bite from Alex's sandwich. The brioche bun should be the same as fairfax sandwich but his was softer and together with the chicken sausage (more a burger patty) and the honey mustard aioli; overall, a much better package compared to what I had.
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Done with the meal. Pricing was similar to Shake Shack and given a choice, Shake Shack would be a preferred option. While I love eggs in general, it's not that easy to have that much of a taste differential; I can't discern the differences between caged and caged-free eggs! If you prefer a larger variety of egg dishes, you may consider Tamago-En instead.
Address
6 Scotts Rd, #01-12,
Scotts Square
Singapore 228209
Website
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Bottled Water - S$3.50
Truffle Hashbrowns - S$4.50
Fairfax Sandwich - S$12.00
Sausage Egg and Cheese Sandwich - 12.00
(inclusive of GST)
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