Looking East for Breakfast at 6-8-9 Quorum

Quorum is not the place I would think of for breakfast, honestly. It doesn’t have the typical breakfast vibe, rather, I would hit up its many good restaurants for a working lunch date, or to cool off with cocktails later in the evening. So I must admit it was mostly curiosity that led me to explore its new Asian menu. Chef Jayraj Chandani had been inspired from his travels across the world, and it truly shows in the neat little Asian-inspired breakfast menu that finds its place on the table.

From Singapore Kopi (served both hot and cold) to Thai Ice Tea and Malaysian White Coffee and Iced Milo, our options were multifold and delightfully different from the regular flat white on the menu. I opted for the Singapore Kopi, and the drink, beautifully served with ice in a tall glass, did not disappoint.

The breads section was irresistible, and it represented the important position breads enjoy in the diet of modern Asia, curated in unique ways to suit the local palate. And therein lies the deliciousness of a Singapore Kaya Toast, the coconut-y jam just a little different to excite a new audience, but still familiar enough to fit into the gamut of the universal eggs-on-toast breakfast so as to not overwhelm the person.

Since I’m a Singapore Kaya Toast fiend, I had to try it and this one didn’t disappoint! Served with poached egg and more in-house made kaya toast on the side, I could have had my entire breakfast with it.

For our next shared course (we were a party of three) I decided to opt for the Chicken Katsu Sando on chef’s recommendation, even though I did eye the 7/11 Tamago Sando (my breakfast in Japan on my last trip every alternate day). It did not disappoint, with the shokupan bread (made in-house) soaking up all the flavours of that juicy katsu, a house-made slaw with all elements on-point.

The next course was a Roti Canai with Curry Dip, another dish that has strong Indian roots. Canai is an alternate name for Chennai, and Roti canai is none other than the familiar Malabar porotta, taken across the sea by erstwhile Tamil traders, enjoyed with a strong coconut-y gravy, perfect to fill you up before a day of work (or sightseeing).

Other items on the menu includes Thai Omelette with Jasmine Rice, served with an umami broth, a variety of congees such as the Hainanese Chicken porridge, a beautiful rice porridge made with poached chicken, fried garlic, fresh scallions and steamed edamame, a comforting gut-friendly breakfast option. Other bowls included Indonesian Bubur Ayam and Vietnamese Cha Go Broth.

There were a bunch of pancake options as well that we had to regretfully leave for the next time. These included Gamjajeon, a popular Korean snack of potato and scallion pancakes, a curry puff (which we did try and report to be excellent), the pastry encasing a filling of chicken, egg and potato, and the ever popular thai banana pancake. There is a selection of kombuchas to round off the meal, which we were too full to try.

6-8-9’s menu is a nostalgic return to the streets of south-east Asia, familiar for a lot of its audience, and this special menu evokes shared happy memories of vacations and time spent there. Go, if you are one of them, and there want to revisit your memories while not leaving the city.

Where: First Floor, Two Horizon Center, Golf Course Rd, Horizon Colony, DLF Phase 5, Sector 43, Gurugram, Haryana 122009

Timing: 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM

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