Brotzeit - Bier by the Pier

a couple of months back when i was totally free from any job engagement, i chilled out at brotzeit one sunday afternoon. it’s a german bar restaurant at vivocity. enjoying a good ol’ german beer in the al fresco area overlooking the sea (with sentosa in the distance) was totally relaxing!

Photo credit: Brotzeit

seriously, nothing beats having a stress-free day drinking beer by the sea. since then, brotzeit has become one of my favorite places to sit down for a cold beer, besides brewerkz. the atmosphere here is great! in case anyone is curious, “brotzeit” can be directly translated to “bread time”, which simply means snack time.

Photo credit: Kim Kian

besides the al fresco dining area, the indoor dining is pretty nice too, with all the chic designer leather furniture. the contemporary design employs a large use of white and brown tones. one side of the wall is decorated with interesting murals of animals drinking — what else — beer! haha! they look kind of egyptian to me.

i was there again recently, to have beer and some food. their pork knuckles and sausages appeared to be hot-sellers. but since i don’t take any meat other than chicken, we went for their seafood platter instead.

Fischplatte
Price: $27.90 + 10% Service Charge + 5% GST
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the seafood platter, or “fischplatte” as they call it, was meant for two persons. all the food was spread out nicely on the plate, consisting of prawns, salmon, crabmeat, tuna and anchovies, plus an ample amount of vegetables such as cucumber, olives and tomatoes. still, the overall portion was pretty little for a two-person share.

Deep-fried Prawn
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the prawns were slightly breaded before being deep-fried. they weren’t exactly the juiciest thing. personally i prefer prawns to be grilled or steamed. that way, they retain more of their natural seafood taste and moisture.

Smoked Salmon
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i’ve always been a fan of salmon, especially when it’s sashimi. but the smoked salmon here was pretty ordinary. there’s nothing particularly memorable about it.

Marinated Tuna
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to my surprise i found myself enjoying the tuna much more than the smoked salmon, despite the fact that i’ve never been fond of the former. just look at how fresh it is!

Crab Salad
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strangely enough, the tasty crab salad turned out to be my favorite! so there wasn’t exactly a lot of crabmeat. nonetheless, it was bite after bite of pure delight! i liked that it was all creamy and colorful, the result of a wonderful blend of mayonnaise and vegetables.

White Anchovies
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lastly, the white anchovies. okay, i don’t like anchovies. never can, never will. but the white anchovies here were just bursting with flavor! according to my dinner partner, they were really good. you can take his word for it.

about the beer here, they have three drafts by paulaner, specially imported from munich. (apparently these aren’t available at the paulaner bar in millenia walk.) usually i go for the very light-colored weissbier (white beer). but next time round i’m trying out the salvador, which has a higher alcohol content and a slight tinge of chocolate!

something new that i just learned today: paulaner brews its beer in accordance to the german purity law that came about in 1516. what this means is that only certain natural ingredients may be used in the brewery, ensuring that the beer would be pure. pretty awesome eh?

prost! (that’s german for “cheers”.)

Brotzeit
VivoCity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#01-149/151 Singapore 098585 [map]
(65) 6272 8815
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www.brotzeit1516.com

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