The Grand Cru breakfast

Sunday morning, brunch time. Today, we ended up at Cru along Stauton Street in SoHo. It was already very full by the time we arrived shortly after noon. Fortunately, there was still a 2-seater by the main door, so it was a good spot to plant ourselves for our meal and to watch the world go by.

Cru, part of the Wagyu restaurant group, serves a good selection of hearty breakfast items for brunch, along with the regular items from the a la carte menu. I was famished, so the Grand Cru breakfast was the perfect choice - rashers of bacon, 2 eggs, potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, sausages grilled tomatoes and wheat toast. The house coffee was Illy, which is always one of my favorite brands. Maybe I was just very hungry, but the food was very well prepared, the eggs scrambled just the way I liked it and the tomatoes were grilled nicely, as were the sausages. My friend described this place as 'reliable', and I can see why. There's not much you can do with scrambled eggs, sausages and bacon, but when done right, it's a downright satisfying feast.

The only thing that was a bit out of place was the restaurant decor. It looked more like a generic evening fine dining restaurant, with the circular booth seats and downlighting, but for a brunch venue I tend to look for a sunny, casual ambience where the wait staff are in T-shirts and aprons and the interior that makes you feel like you're dining in someone's back patio on a Sunday.

Cru is located at 44-46 Staunton Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2803 2083