Truffles on the Park

Thursday, June 27th, 2019

Reviewed by Maya Dajee

08.06.2019 A Celebration of life, Friendship and good food. We joined Wenchy in celebrating her birthday breakfast at Truffles Bistro, and it was soo good to spend it with her. Truffles is situated at Mushroom park, (for those that don’t know it’s where the Hyundai balloon use to be opposite the Radisson Sandton Hotel.), and that was inspiration for their name. We sat alongside the living wall (with approx. 296 individual plants) with all the numerous plants adorned with bottles of Strongbow ciders before being treated to a fantastic breakfast. First up – bubbles and lots of it i.e. Boschendal Brut Bubbles to be exact as well as an English Cucumber at our seats ( will chat about that later)  If you didn’t know, Truffles is now open for Breakfast as well since the 1st June, and it seems to be a winner judging from how full the space was. We got to indulge in the following Chia seed breakfast - Coconut Milk soaked Chia Seeds, Blueberry compote, with shaved coconut, and toasted Pumpkin seeds Salmon Scramble - scrambled eggs, smoked Atlantic Salmon, dill cream cheese, semi dried tomatoes and spring onion emulsion. Mushrooms on Toast – grilled exotic mushrooms with parsley & Garlic, and Avo A pile o’pancakes – fluffy American pancakes, maple syrup, Chantilly cream and marshmallow fluff. Truffles Benedict – poached eggs, pulled glazed shortrib, black truffle Hollandaise, served on an English muffin. Thereafter we got tucked into dessert which is the delicious Peppermint cake from Café Patisse. Wow, we had a proper treat today, the cake was delicious, and the flavour wasn't over powering.  And last but NOT least, we could NOT leave without trying the Twice fried Truffle Fries with Truffle Aioli. AMAZING it’s a must try. Although we were celebrating the life of our fabulous Wenchy, we each got gifted a gorgeous AND personalized mug from her @african hips merchandise. How lucky can a person get. If you also want a mug or maybe even some tshirts, check out her page.  Not forgetting it was also #WorldGinDay, so with Cucumber in hand, we headed to the bar to exchange it for a Hendricks G&T with some Strongbow Apple Ale. Refreshing and different which might not be to everyones taste.  As for great breakfast spot with outdoor seating, as well as a play area for the kiddies, this is definitely a new option to soak in some sunshine.  #14Forever #TrufflesBistroZA #CafePatisseTreats #TheFoodMusketeer #TheFoodMusketeerEats #TheFoodMusketeerDrinks #TFMTrufflesOnthePark