(Picture taken from Starbucks SG FB page)In celebration of its new breakfast lineup launch, Starbucks Singapore recently very generously gave out complimentary sandwiches to customers who purchased a grande-sized drink (while stocks last, of course). Being the big Starbucks fan that I am, I decided to head out to an outlet to try their first day offering- Mushroom & Mozzarella Flaky Breakfast Sandwich.
So the sandwich is taken out of the fridge and reheated in an oven before being served out. Nothing can go wrong with mushroom and cheese combo or so I thought as the smell of mushroom and cheese wafted in the air as the sandwich was reheated. Then the oven sounded, and as the barista pulled the sandwich out of the oven, it was sizzling in a seriously questionable puddle of oil.
Apparently, the sandwich contains two slabs of oil producing pastry (that's why it's called FLAKY), not healthy wholegrain bread and for me that ruined the whole sandwich, because I was munching on an artery clogging, oil drenched sandwich. We know pastries tend to get a little oily, especially those instant reheat kind, but it was unacceptably soggy out of the oven and quickly lost its "flaky-ness". The portabello mushroom and melted mozzarella filling is decent, but the pastry really ruined it.
Perhaps Starbucks will fix this problem over time, but I'm very disappointed in the quality of their so-called "artisan breakfast sandwich". Don't be taken in by the pretty photos!
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