Jones the Grocer is one of the restaurants found in Dempsey Hill. (map)
They are popular for their breakfast and brunch meals. What's also great is that you can find a lot of imported goods for sale since it's a grocery too!
1. Food
Their popular breakfast meal is the Jones' Breakfast. It includes mushrooms, bacon, sausages, roasted tomatos sourdough bread and 2 eggs. Now that's a heavy breakfast! By the way, can choose how you want your eggs done (scrambled, poached, fried, etc.). This breakfast meal is totally worth it!
I got myself one of the brunch meals: a baby spinach salad with cajun spiced chicken breast, jones roasted garlic aioli, cherry tomatoes, crispy bacon and reggiano parmiggiano. I loved the salad! The dressing great and does not have an overpowering flavor. The baby spinach is crispy fresh and the chicken is cooked well. Unfortunately, I found the salad serving quite small as a brunch set. The Jones Breakfast seemed to be more fitting as a brunch set.
I had to order some bread to fill myself a bit more. I ordered Sourdough Bread with Jam and Butter. I'm usually not a fan of jams, but I enjoyed this one especially the strawberry jam. Their strawberry jam is not too sour unlike what you can by from your local groceries.
2. Ambiance
The first time you go inside Jones the Grocer, you'll think of it first as a grocer and not a dining place. All the walls are lined up with food items for sale! They've got pasta, meats, cooking aids, wines, herbs and spices!
They also have a separate cheese "cellar", just to make sure that the smell of cheese doesn't fill up the whole place. Cheese lovers will be in heaven!
Jones the Grocer have long tables inside so expect to be sharing tables with other guests. There are also chairs and tables outside, if you don't mind the tropical heat.
3. Service
Someone at the entrance will immediately attend to you. There's only one person keeping track of the occupied tables but she seemed very efficient at it.
When we came in, the seats inside are all occupied so we waited a few minutes first because we didn't want to bake in the heat outside.
Food is served quite fast. If you have eggs in your meal, you can choose how you want it cooked.
One thing that I'm particular about service in restaurants is the incorrect punching of orders. We got the correct orders, but when we got our bill, we were charged some additional items. They did reverse the order but it's something that really annoys me. It's already hard enough to explain that you did not order that dish, they would still have to recheck if the voided item did or did not come out of the kitchen.
Well, I'll let that pass for now. This was our second visit to Jones the Grocer and we didn't encounter that the first time.
4. Price
Their prices are quite reasonable. I can't really say it's cheap. If you think about it, SG$20 for the huge Jones' Breakfast serving is totally worth it.
The salad was around SG$14. Serving size is just right but too small as brunch.
I think, the best part about their prices is what's written at the bottom of their menu: prices are inclusive of taxes! No need to do the math. What you see is what you get.
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My verdict: Jones the Grocer is something worth coming back for. This is a good place to have a nice breakfast or brunch.
Aside from eating there, they've got a variety of imported goods, some of which they actually serve. So if you like something they just served you, it's good to know you can have it at home too!
The only thing I don't like is the location. Dempsey Hill is a destination location, which means that you really intended to go there. It's nowhere near a mall or any touristy place. Best way in and out of Dempsey Hill is via taxi cab.
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