Plan B @ Bangsar Village - Melbourne Style Brunch!

Sorry if this review is a bit long, when I'm enthusiastic about something I tend to go on and on...

Ok, not quite brunch since it was the middle of the afternoon, but I just like using that word. BRUNCH.


Finally I've found a place I'm happy with, Plan B at Bangsar Village (old part). I wanna go here every single week! But I guess that won't happen since Bangsar is far away and it's pretty crowded there. Open one in PJ near the Curve or Tropicana dammit! PLEASE!!! How about Mont Kiara??

Seriously, how is it that I didn't know about this place before (maybe because I've never in my life been to Bangsar Village...). If any of you guys reading know of similar places, PLEASE let me know by commenting below! You know I'm freakin desperate! (good coffee being an important criteria)

By their own description, Plan B is a 'modern Aussie-meets-New York-deli' style place, priding themselves on their coffees selected from Market Lane, Melbourne. Yeah! See, it's not just me, Melbournians really appreciate a good coffee! And now there is someone smart enough to deliver it to us in KL, bwahahaha! 



The Coffee: 
First and foremost I needed a coffee; cappuccino it is! I know you're all wondering with baited breath, SO, was it up to scratch? YES! Perfect, couldn't have wanted anything more.

Cappuccino - RM6

The blend was smooth, warm, creamy, like a hug, exactly the type I like best (not acidic or burnt, I know some people prefer this). The art on top was very cute, and it was served with a piece of biscotti for dipping, nice! The only shortcoming, what makes a cappuccino a cappuccino is the layer of froth on top. It completely depends on the barista's skills, when done well this should be light, thick enough to pick up with your spoon, and distinctively creamy (95% of places don't get it creamy tasting at all, its just like eating a bunch of bubbles). The froth on this cappuccino was barely noticeable, but I was only interested in the awesome taste of the drink anyway.

Wes ordered an Ice Chocolate, which he used to love drinking in Melbourne. I think we both didn't realise the breakfast platter came with two drinks, so it was an extra bonus when my coffee ended up being covered by that.

The Food:
I've been craving potato wedges, not having had them since my last visit to Stadium Cafe. At Plan B, they serve them with the necessary sour cream but not sweet chilli, so remember you need to ask for chilli sauce.

 Potato Wedges - RM9

They were awesome! Hot and fresh, they seemed like the nicer type of more 'home made' wedges, rather than the cheap-mass-frozen ones, but I don't actually know for sure. The important thing is that they were delicious, and the serving size was enough to satisfy me.

My other most loved and searched for food, Big Breakfast! Wes ordered Plan B's Breakfast Platter (two eggs any style, served on toast with crispy turkey bacon, golden hash brown, juicy breakfast sausages, baked beans, sautéed mushrooms & roasted tomatoes + fresh orange juice & a choice of coffee or tea).

 Breakfast Platter - RM24

Big Breakfast is one of my favourite foods in the world, and this is the best one I've had in Malaysia! It had all the perfect elements, and the were all tasty and of good quality. I loved the hash browns and roasted tomatoes. I guess they were out of sausages as it was missing, but they made up for it by giving and extra hash brown (yay!). To my surprise, the Breakfast Platter also came with a glass of fresh orange juice and a coffee, so I didn't have to pay for the cappuccino I initially ordered! That's great value which I appreciate, so I ordered an extra coffee after that since they were so good.

By Comparison: The Big Breakfast at Magnificent Fish&Chips bar is really greasy and more expensive, at The Bee its the same price but a lot smaller & less filling and only came with filtered coffee or tea bag.

To be honest, this place will now become my default 'wanting to go to for breakfast' place, instead of The Bee (which I'd rather try for dinner). If only Wes can be bothered bringing me all the way to Bangsar. It was much better value, at The Bee we only got filtered coffee and tea-bag tea, here we got two cappuccinos, ice coffee and orange juice, as well as a much larger portioned big breakfast, for the same total price!

THANK YOU Plan B, you're exactly what I've been searching for!

Website:http://www.thebiggroup.co/planb/

Plan B (outside entrance near Starbucks)

G5, Ground Floor
Bangsar Village 1
No. 1, Jalan Telawi Satu
Bangsar Baru
59100 Kuala Lumpur
+6 03 2287 2630