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Brotzeit – Bier by the Pier

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By Veron Ang

One Sunday afternoon, I chilled out at Brotzeit. It’s a German bar restaurant at VivoCity. Enjoying a good ol’ German beer in the alfresco area overlooking the sea (with Sentosa in the distance) was totally relaxing!

Alfresco dining at Brotzeit German bar
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Seriously, nothing beats having a stress-free day drinking beer by the sea. Since then, Brotzeit has become one of my favourite 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.

Bar counter at Brotzeit
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Besides the alfresco 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

Fischplatte
S$27.90++
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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

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

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

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

Crab Salad
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Strangely enough, the tasty crab salad turned out to be my favourite! 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 colourful, the result of a wonderful blend of mayonnaise and vegetables.

White Anchovies

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 flavour!

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 would go for the very light-coloured 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!

Brotzeit
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VivoCity outlet

VivoCity
1 Harbourfront Walk #01-149/151
Singapore 098585
Tel: +65 6272 8815
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Singapore 179103
Tel: +65 6883 1534

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Tags: 313@Somerset, alfresco/outdoor dining, bar/pub, beer, City Hall, German, Raffles City, restobar, Somerset, Telok Blangah, VivoCity, waterfront

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Miccheng
90 comments

Wow… it looks yummylicious! And your photo taking skills are really improving! Very nice!
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Posted June 5, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Walter
72 comments

Looks great and I love German beers. Heck, I love anything alcoholic! I totally agree that a stressfree afternoon of drinking is pure bliss and something that is harder and harder to find these days. In fact, that’s exactly what I am going to do when I fly to Krabi this Friday….. It will be Chang beer, Singha beer, lots of seafood, lazing in the Sun, watersports and of course my long runs! “Set adrift on Memory Bliss….”
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Posted June 5, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Veron
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Miccheng: Thanks dude! It was a clear day and the lighting was great. Plus, I wasn’t the only one that took the pictures so I really can’t take full credit.
Walter: Damn it, Walter, were you trying to make me jealous? Because I totally am right now!
Anyhoo, do enjoy your break!
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Posted June 5, 2007 at 11:33 pm
NTT
7 comments

Oh cool! I have been wanting to try out this place for a long time, since I saw it in TST.
Thanks for the review.. I will surely go there now. :D
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Posted June 6, 2007 at 12:04 am
Veron
3439 comments

Great! Let me know if the beer and food are good. So far I have tried out just one draft beer and the seafood platter.
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Posted June 6, 2007 at 12:07 am
xxoos
14 comments

just as i was wondering what to have when i go down vivo tmr. this sounds like a very good suggestion~
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Posted June 6, 2007 at 3:12 am
Jevon Louis
7 comments

I work for Germans and yes, they’re very proud of their bier. I’m definitely gonna check this place out. Paulaner Brauhaus, according to my (native German) colleagues, is pretty good too.
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Posted June 6, 2007 at 9:13 am
Veron
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I went to Paulaner Brauhaus once and wasn’t too impressed with what I had. Maybe I ordered the wrong drink! Anyway they have a live band. The night I was there, one of the 12 Singapore Idol finalists (the non-Chinese lady that kept crying on national television) from the first season was performing.
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Posted June 6, 2007 at 9:48 am
augel
4 comments

wow! it really made me hungry. seafood is the best.
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Posted June 7, 2007 at 11:00 am
dylan
1 comment

brilliant view! i’d like that. where is this located again?
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Posted June 7, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Alwyn
2 comments

Hi,
Wow i was searching for Brotzeit for their oktoberfest event and saw yr web in google again! :)
Amazing! Anyway, i read that Brotzeit is bring in the Okt fest beer from 4 -7 oct.
Tried the Paulaner oktfest beer last night, not too bad though a bit pricy @ SGD16.9 for 1/2 litre.
Prost!!
Alwyn
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Posted October 4, 2007 at 10:54 am
Veron
3439 comments

Hello there again!
Yeah, I’ve heard a lot about the Oktoberfest! A pity I am cutting down on my alcohol intake (after a major puking session last weekend). No more beer for me for now! Well, not too much anyway.
$16.90 is very pricey for a pint! I hope it’s good beer.
Prost!
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Posted October 5, 2007 at 12:16 am
qingru
2 comments

your pictures make the food look so yummy! were they photoshopped, or is it the photographer? =p
what is the camera model btw?
and i’m going brotzeit tmr too, reserved an outdoor seat too =)
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Posted December 7, 2007 at 4:34 pm
qingru
2 comments

your dinner partner is kevin lim? what a small world =)
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Posted December 7, 2007 at 4:39 pm