While I have so many pictures from my South Korea and Hong Kong trip, I felt like this place deserved a little more priority. Made known to me by my sister and fellow blogger ChompChomp (see her review here), I decided to pay Harvest Espresso a visit. Located on 627 Albany Highway, Victoria Park, Harvest Espresso appears very understated thanks to its location next to a secondhand car dealer. Walk in and be amazed at how this little café appears no bigger than one’s bedroom. But that did not matter. What they did on our breakfast plate made fishman and I very happy people!
Harvest Espresso keeps their menu simple and more importantly, gorgeous. If you like their Facebook link here, you can see their 2013 menu!
To kickoff our breakfast, we had hot drinks and sweet tarts to start! All tarts were $4.50 each.
The lemon curd tart was my choice as I am now down with a flu and cough so why not reduce the guilt of eating unhealthy stuff by trying to get some Vitamin C for the flu xD! I loved every bit of this. This tart was bursting with the flavors of lemon and the short crust was to die for. It was, thin and crisp! The perfect base to sit all that delicious lemon curd in.
Fishman ordered the chocolate ganache tart. I had a small piece and it was gorgeous. It was rich and to help reduce the intensity of the chocolate I believe Harvest Espresso has decided to add some orange zest to prevent this delicious tart from becoming cloying.
For the real stuff, I ordered the Seasonal Mushrooms, rocket, goats’ cheese, toasted brioche. As I have gotten bored of eating the full breakfast wherever I go, I tend to look for different types of food. Food that expresses the creativity of the chef and café rather than the boring big breakfast. This usually pays off well and this was the case at Harvest. The mushroom were cooked well, but for fishman it was a little under. Nonetheless it was joy and the thought of using a dessert bread, the toasted Brioche was absolutely genius. The crumbled goats cheese finished off the whole experience with a soft somewhat tangy and creamy cheese. It was slurps!
Seasonal Mushrooms, rocket, goats’ cheese, toasted brioche
For fishman, he ordered the Harvest Spanish Baked Egg, chorizo, tomatoes. While I only had one spoonful of the bake, I felt like it was really tasty. You had saltiness in the dish, the acidity and sweetness of the tomatoes which all worked very well with the chorizos. Actually, we had meatballs and not chorizos in there so this was new. But with a toasted baguette to dip, I would have preferred a bun that can actually soak up the sauce more efficiently. Something soft. maybe more fluffy like a roll maybe? Then again, this is my preference while all places always use French Baguette haha.
Harvest Spanish Baked Egg, chorizo, tomatoes, cannellini beans.
When we woke up we were starving, but when we were done at Harvest, we were stuffed. It was definitely a good meal and a great new addition to the ever growing Victoria Park strip! For me, I enjoyed every bit of my meal today, the tart started the meal well and the shroom, goats’ cheese with brioche finished it well. Sipping chamomile tea is gay but I do not do coffee. With a seating capacity of 20 people at anyone time, Harvest Espresso is going to be a very busy place in a not too distant future. I cannot wait to bring my parents and the little darling there. They serve her favourite fruit tart from what I see online and I believe they can do it well! Really have to thank Chomp and sis for the introduction!
WenY
