Luxurious Weekend Afternoon Tea at 10 Scotts (10 Scotts Road - Grand Hyatt Singapore, Lobby Level)

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Visited on 20 Sep 2014 (Sat). Weekday Afternoon Tea at $43++ per person / $73++ per person with free-flowing champagne.

Weekend / Public Holiday Afternoon Tea at $53++ per person / $83++ per person with free-flowing champagne.

(2-Tier Stand + Semi Buffet + Free Flow of Coffee, Tea, Iced/Hot chocolate and Freshly Squeezed Fruit Juices) 

We had the Regular Weekend Afternoon Tea: 

$53++ per person = Total bill of $124.76 for 2 persons 

Please note that there are 2 seatings daily for Afternoon Tea.

First Seating: 12.00 - 2.30pm (2.5 hours long)

Second Seating: 3.00 - 5.00pm (2 hours long)

10 Scotts has an aura of elegance and relaxation with its contemporary yet classic decor. This place is quite 'atas' so i would suggest that you not dress too casually.  The service here was quite good but not warm... Plates were cleared regularly, food and beverages were served promptly. 

The ambience here is a 'tai-tai style' of high tea with comfy sofa and cushions for you to couch. It makes you feel right at home (Residential-Style Lounge) with collection of designed rooms.

Living Room Area

Collection of Designed Rooms (Sometimes used for private event)

These are the best seats to see cascading waterfall by the window but sadly to say that there is no table for 2 at this area, here are for big tables... 

 

Was quite disappointed to see they do not serve tea in a nice teapot at this classy place. Anyway i chose Rooibos Vanilla tea originating from Madagascar, the vanilla was too light so the taste was average only.. My partner ordered Latte which was average too.

Thankfully they still have fruit juices. Juices for the day was Orange and Pineapple Juice. I chose my favourite Orange Juice - They're freshly squeezed with natural sweetness taste! Is this the only hotel restaurant that offers unlimited fruit juices for high tea?

The afternoon tea set was served in a simple 2-tier glass stand. 

Top Tier items: Cucumber sandwich, Quiche, Beef Roll, Quail Egg with Prawn Salad

The top tier items were nothing spectacular, very ordinary....

Bottom Tier items: Their famous Crab Cake, Curry Puff, Popiah, Smoked Salmon 

The curry puff was surprisingly very good - premium flaky curry puff here!

I never expected this simple looking crab cake turned out to be a surprise for me - The crab cake was divine!!! It was crispy with real succulent crab meat and seemed like all the goodness were inside. I just can't get over this yummy crab cake with remoulade sauce!  Remember to get more refill for this great food there!

The smoked salmon was fresh and appetizing!

The freshly prepared popiah was decent...

The freshly baked scones were very light, soft and buttery. Very different from other restaurants. Dip them with kaya, clotted cream & raspberry jam spread to have a more delightful taste!

I dislike restaurants that do not label their food items and 10 Scotts is one of them. The whole buffet counter did not have any labels put up, so we just guessed what we were eating..

Semi Buffet Counter 

The bottom is coconut pastry - very nice! 

The tiramisu was very light and i like that piece of chocolate flake atop! But lacked the alcohol 'punch' otherwise it would be perfect.

Crispy buttery tart with fresh fruits!

Opera Cake was decent...

Love these dark chocolate tarts so much! The sweetness and the chocolate portion were just nice!

Brownies and Apple Crumble  - The Apple Crumble was quite good!

Sushi counter

Great to see they have peking duck roll for high tea! The shredded duck and the sauce was too little so the taste was a tad bland but it's still a satisfactory appetizer!

 Cheese & Ham counter. They use this ham slicer for freshly sliced ham..

Bread counter..

Briyani counter..

They have a chiller that you can help yourselves with the salads and sorbet in a jar. They have very nice sorbet! Must-Try!

Note: This is not in their menu now

And here comes the "Fried Egg served in a Frying Pan"!

This is the main highlight of the dessert section. Vanilla ice-cream to form the egg white, while the egg yolk is mango passion puree complemented with raspberry sauce. There's a sponge cake below the fried egg as well (See photo below). This creative dessert was visually attractive and interesting! The overall taste was very refreshing, definitely among the best dessert I've had in hotels!

The sponge cake to put below the fried egg!

The best thing about having high tea at 10 Scotts - All food and beverages are refillable and no restriction on the switch of beverages!

*Recommended*

Note: Complimentary 4 hour Carpark Coupon is available with minimum spending of $100.

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Afternoon Tea Set at Lime (Parkroyal on Pickering, Lobby level - 3 Upper Pickering Street) Reservation: 6809 8899

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For updated review in 2017 - Please click the link below:
http://summerlovestoeat.blogspot.sg/2017/04/tiers-of-joy-afternoon-tea-set-at-lime.html


Lime is a vibrant and modern restaurant that offers local, Southeast Asian and international culinary delights.

Visited on 6 April 2014 (Sun) and Revisited on 14 Sep 2014 (Sun).  Afternoon Tea is available from 3-6pm daily. 
(3 Tier Stand + 4 Scones + Complimentary Free Flow of Tea & Coffee selection for 2 pax)  

Price: $38++ per set for 2 persons = Total bill of $44.70 for 2 pax (Items are non-refillable)

You can choose to have the afternoon tea at Lime or at their lobby bar.

I love to see the relaxing view of the greenery from their floor-to-ceiling windows at Lime!

Note: This photo was from April 2014. (Now they do not serve tea in a teapot anymore for Afternoon Tea set) And they have only 3 miserable selection for Tea - Earl Grey, Jasmine & Chamomile.. They will only serve like this with a warmer if you order Ala Carte tea. For the afternoon tea set, they will just serve you like this now (See photo below) In this case, how can Lime indicated that with refreshing pot of tea in their website???

The staff did not bother to introduce the items and there wasn't any menu for afternoon tea, so basically we had no idea what we were eating.. I can only tell you the food quality dropped till i have nothing to say anymore. The items here that we ate were all seemed like they were from 1-2 days ago, the tarts were not crispy type, they were moist and tasted like they were not baked freshly.. Finger sandwiches were also quite bad...

Note: This photo was from April 2014. (Now they do not serve scones in a cloth anymore) 

Now they served scones like this... As usual, their scones were disappointing, never put in effort to improve the scones. Super hard and dry! Obviously they can't be bothered with the quality and presentation of the afternoon tea at Lime....

In case you're unable to locate the washroom, the door is hidden here, very unique surrounded by the plants!

Overall impression after 2 visits: Don't bother to come to Lime for afternoon tea!

The service here never improve, yet getting worst during afternoon tea time.  They will usually put guests at the back area for afternoon tea while their staff were mostly standing at the front either talking in a group or they were more concerned in preparing for the dinner buffet. And when i asked a few questions about the high tea, the staff seemed to be a bit impatient and wanted to leave. The staff here just simply don't bother with guests coming for afternoon tea. And the high tea items were not fresh, quality dropped till the max (Unacceptable)....

I really don't understand with the management at Lime.. Since you're all not interested to serve guests during afternoon tea time, then why bother to launch this high tea to torture your guests stomach and made them feel disappointed leaving Lime. This is the WORST place to have afternoon tea which explains why we were the only table to have high tea there on that day while other hotels were usually full house for high tea on Sat/Sun. Maybe the service for your buffet lunch/dinner is good but no one will come back for your afternoon tea again after first try.. Doesn't mean your afternoon tea prices is cheap & we have to accept such quality & service. I think no matter how much we spent at Lime, hotel restaurants should provide the same level of service & quality at all times.. It's a pity that we can't come back for high tea again with such a nice ambience at Lime....

Website: http://www.parkroyalhotels.com/en/hotels-resorts/singapore/pickering/stay/offers/tiers-of-joy.html

Crab Ah at Atmosphere By The Sea (Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa - 101 Siloso Road, Sentosa, Singapore 098970) Reservation via Email: fbreservation.sen@shangri-la.com

Visited on 5th Sep 2014 (Fri). Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, Singapore presents Crab Ah! from 1 August 2014. This was held during sunset on the waterfront of the South China Sea on Every Friday - 6.30pm to 9.00pm. 

You can enjoy the 5 course set dinner for two :
(Appetiser + Around 1 kg Sri Lankan Crabs + Shrimp Fried Rice + Seasonal Vegetables + Dessert + Free Flow of Bottled Tiger Beer + Red/White Wine = $138++ for two persons (Total bill of $162.40)

You will see this cute "Crab Ah" signboard at the Rasa Sentosa's open carpark!

The hotel is resort style so be prepared that the whole place including the hotel lobby is non-air-conditioned..

Tada - This is Atmosphere By the Sea! The venue where we will be having the 5 course set dinner by the romantic seaside!

The first 3 tables nearest to the waterfront are the best seats to enjoy the charming sea view! An intimate outdoor dining experience! :)

Be prepared to see many peacocks come near you.. There were a total of 4 peacocks came when the food was served. I think it's because they smelled the aromatic food so they came to check it out. Haha! I was really afraid that they will come and disturb us. The staff told me not to worry as they will just pass by and will not come to disturb us. So remember do not feed them any food and they will go off by themselves after a while..

A small tent for an array of desserts

That includes nonya kuehs and a ice-kachang machine for you to make ice-kachang yourself.

Free flow of Teh Tarik

Nice table settings with all the finger bowl and crab crackers ready.

First Course: Deep-Fried White Bait

The white bait was deep fried with garlic, salt & pepper! Very crispy and highly addictive!! Fantastic Appetiser to start off the meal while waiting for the main crab!

2nd Course: We chose to cook the Crab in Superior XO Sauce + 6 pieces of Golden Deep-Fried Mantou Buns

You can dip the Mantou buns into the XO sauce. Yummy!

You can choose to cook the crab in your favourite style with a choice from the 4 sauces (Chilli, Black Pepper, Salted Egg Or Steamed in Superior XO Sauce). The first 3 choices are very common that you can find at anywhere so we decided to choose the last choice that are not so popular. To our surprise, this XO Sauce complemented very well with the crab, super nice, it's something like oyster sauce! It's too aromatic till only our table attracted the flies. Most of the tables ordered Chilli and Salted egg but no flies.. We still enjoyed the yummy fresh crab though.. The crabs here were very fresh and nice!!

3rd Course: Seasonal Vegetables

Note: After the crab is served, they will serve the vegetables & the fried rice together shortly for you to eat the crab with the fried rice & vegetables together. If you do not like all to be served together (Unable to consume all at a time and the food get cold easily), remember to inform the staff to serve the side dishes at a later time when you place your order.

4th Course: Shrimp Fried Rice

I love the shrimps here, very succulent! A fragrant shrimp fried rice!

5th Course: Tropical Ice-Cream Gelato

1 Scoop of Teh Tarik and 1 Scoop of Pandan Gelato for per person to end the feast on a sweet note! I don't really like the Teh Tarik, i prefer the Pandan. The Pandan Gelato here has a super strong Pandan fragrance which i love so much!!! But it's a tad powdery otherwise it will be perfect!

Very coarse ice here, hawker ones are much more nicer. You can skip this ice-kachang..

They have very nice Teh Tarik drink here, you can help yourself from the pot at the tent there.. The nonya kuehs were nice too!

A romantic night with free flow of wine and beer! Enjoying the red wine with the sea breeze.. Damn shiok ar.......

There was a live band going around to each table to let you choose a song for them to sing in front of you. And i chose the song "Love Me" by Colin Raye.. Though it's not easy to sing this song, but the team still manage to finish the whole song. Really appreciate their effort! When the live band sing directly to us in front of our table, i feel a bit awkward as this is my first time experienced such moment as we usually only see such scenes on TV drama.. Haha... There were a few tables celebrated their birthday here so you will hear the live band sing Happy Birthday song to them. So for those who runs out of idea for birthday celebration, you can consider to celebrate here. A very special place! :)

The staff will put a LED light on each table when the sky turns dark..

Beautiful Rasa Sentosa Resort at night time!

You can come here to stroll by the beach after your meal. 

Service here was quite good and the food was nice and served fast! As the whole place is non-airconditioned, i suggest just wear in casual so that you can enjoy the dinner comfortably. Though the crabs are not that much, but with the appetiser, side dishes, array of desserts & free flow of beverages will definitely make you very full. Overall it's a very delightful & unique experience, so do bring your date to enjoy this crab ah dinner and the beautiful sunset together. Happy dining! :-)

Important Note: Atmosphere by the sea only opens on every Fri night, hence there will be no one to pick up your call to take down reservation with the number indicated on their website. So you can either email to them--> fbreservation.sen@shangri-la.com or call the hotel directly at 6275 0100 and request them to transfer you to dining reservation. As they're quite slow in response to email, do email to them at least 4-7 days in advance.

Complimentary carpark coupon available here!

*Recommended*


Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/singapore/rasasentosaresort/press-room/press-releases/pincers-and-pints-await-at-crabs-ah/