If you
are in the neighbourhood of Taman Seri Austin, you may have heard about what brothers,
Brian and Sam Soon, at doing at Big Bro 2 café.
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| Big Bro 2 Christmas combo platter for six diners |
The
brothers have created an interesting menu which is pleasing diners’ palates
without burning a hole in their pockets.
So besides the food, another attraction about dining at Big Bro 2 is
their competitive prices!
I
don’t know about you but these are good reasons to visit Big Bro 2 again for a
meal, even though it may be situated a little out-of-the-way from Johor Baru
city.
Designed
as a family-friendly café with a
no-frills approach, Big Bro 2 has earned many fans with many becoming
regulars. Some, like me, even travel
from across the city to dine there!
The
café serves mainly Western food with the menus written on broad chalk boards in
two languages – English and Chinese – and displayed at the back of the dining
hall.
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| The chalk board written with the menu in English; the Chinese version of the menu is not visible in this shot |
Besides
main course items like Angus Ribeye, Lamb Rack and Pork Knuckle to Pork Ribs
and Chicken Cordon Bleu, there are also light meals like Fish & Chips,
Chicken Ala Picatta, Pork Chop and Carbonara or Aglio Olio pasta.
Big
Bro 2 is distinguished by how Chef Brian chooses to use spinach – deliciously
sautéed with mushrooms – to complement the meat items.
Fans of his brand of quality food may
remember Chef Brian from his previous restaurant, Ratatouille La Gourmet at
Adda Heights.
On
that day when Chef Brian put up the signboard for Big Bro 2 café, he sent a
photo of it to me as an official announcement of his reopening for business
here. Since my first visit to Big Bro 2,
I’ve been back several times with friends and family members to enjoy his food.
When
I dropped by again for dinner recently, Chef Brian was working on his Big Bro 2
Christmas platter, creating it for groups of two, four, six or more diners, during
this festive season.
He
did not hesitate to introduce this festive combo platter to me and explained
that he is flexible to add or change items according to diners’ requests.
The
platter he served my party comprised a whole roasted chicken (complete with
stuffing!) with rack of lamb, strips of pork belly as well as two types of
sausages – one of them even tasted slightly spicy!
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| Chef Brian helping us to portion the roasted chicken in the platter |
Chef
Brian came over to personally serve us and assured me that these plump sausages
were made to his recipe and packed with more meat than other fillers.
While
he did not quite “carve” the chicken as he would a turkey, Chef Brian helped us to portion the bird for
our dining convenience.
Before
he left us to enjoy our meal, he recommended that we start with the lamb chops and
savour them while it was still warm!
This
festive combo platter (RM238) that should serve six, came with a choice of
three delicious sauces: Apple, Mint and Rosemary, to complement the pork, lamb
and chicken, respectively.
As
for me, the meat tasted so tender and juicy on its own that I did not even use
any additional sauces!
Served
with a baked potato for each diner, Chef Brian’s Christmas platter certainly
put us in the festive mood and it more than satisfied us in our pre-Christmas
dinner at Big Bro 2.
In
view of the time required for the meticulous preparation, advance orders are
recommended for the Christmas platter. It
is also available for takeaways.
Big Bro 2
cafe [Non-Halal] is at 28 Jalan Seri
Austin 1/1, Taman Seri Austin, 81100 Johor Baru. Open daily 5pm to 10.30pm. Open for lunch and all-day dining on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. For reservations, Tel:
6016 - 7550868.
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