Restaurant: Mulberry and Prince Kitchen and Bar.
12 Pepper Street, Cape Town CBD.
Mulberry and Prince Kitchen and Bar offers traditional American-style brunch classics that make even the toughest health nut weak.
Open for brunch only on Sundays, the aptly named “lazy Sunday”, menu pays homage to comfort food and the restaurant’s American influence.
This is not the kind of place where you would expect to find chia seed puddings or a green salad on the menu.
Instead you are spoilt for choice between a selection of freshly baked cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting, biscuits
and gravy, chicken and waffles, candied bacon, hash browns, grits and cheddar and the delicious list goes on.
Located right off the trendy Bree Street strip at 15 Pepper Street, this brunch spot is perfect after a
night out on the town. Co-owners and chefs Cornel Mostert and
Cynthia Rivera met while studying at the Culinary Institute of America.
Cynthia says: “This restaurant is our home and it’s a reflection of the food we like to eat.
“There are a lot of brunch places (around town), but it’s not the comfort food we were looking for.
“I am from New York and this is very symbolic of country American breakfast.
“It’s not your regular health breakfast.
“I don’t eat like that, you won’t find chia (seed) puddings and health bowls (here).”
At a recent brunch to launch the new menu, Cornel and Cynthia, who spent most of their time hard at work in the kitchen, served up some of their favourites.
The biscuit and gravy is a buttermilk biscuit (more like a scone) in a home-made sausage gravy.
This is definitely not your typical gravy, it’s more like a
thick white sauce with bits of sausage in it and it tastes absolutely delicious.
The “biscuit” looks like a scone smothered in the delicious gravy, however the texture is more like a soft biscuit.
The eggs, any style, on the menu consist of two eggs (made the way you like them) with a hash brown with candied bacon or broiled tomatoes.
The candied bacon, as explained by the waiter, is made with
caramelised sugar for a sweeter taste.
The hash brown tasted good and was fried perfectly.
If you’re in the mood for something a little sweeter, try the buttermilk pancakes that come with whipped strawberry, butter and maple syrup.
My other favourite was the French toast - and again, it was not your typical bread dipped in egg, French toast.
It’s a brioche bun soaked in nutmeg custard with whipped honey butter and maple syrup.
It has just about the right sweetness.
What good is a brunch without a drink on the side?
If you’re not in the mood for tea or coffee, sip a mimosa made with fresh naartjie juice.
If you prefer your brunch with something with a little more kick, try their spicy Bloody Mary garnished with a blue cheese-stuffed green olive.
Mulberry and Prince is open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and serves up a supper menu that is “all about elevated New-American cuisine with a focus on shared plates”.
For more information or to make a reservation for dinner or Sunday Brunch, email: [email protected] or call
0214223301.