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Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Afternoon Tea at The Landing Point (80 Collyer Quay, Lobby Level, Fullerton Bay Hotel)

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Visited on 5 July 2015 (Sun). The Landing Point is one of the popular places that offers an elegant ambience for an exquisite Afternoon Tea or a tempting spread of chocolate creations from the Chocolate Rhapsody at night.

Price for Afternoon Tea: $45++ per person. (Refillable 3-Tier Stand + Free Flow of Coffee and TWG Tea Selection)

Mondays to Fridays: 3.00pm to 5.30pm

Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays: 

12.30pm to 3.00pm (1st seating)

3.30pm to 6.00pm (2nd seating)

Cocktails: 5.00pm till closing


Price for Chocolate Rhapsody: $32++ per person. (Refillable 3-Tier Stand + Free Flow of Coffee and TWG Tea Selection)

Time: 8pm - 11 pm on Fri and Sat only.


Take Note: The staff will use a tray to bring over some high tea items to each table regularly and ask if you want a refill but they always bring those unpopular items. Popular items like - Creme Brulee Chocolate Tart, Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart and Lobster Tartlet were rarely bring over unless you keep on request. They took a very long time to replenish those popular items. So request as early as possible otherwise they will only bring out around ending time. 


There will be occasional soothing tunes by the in-house pianist around 4-5pm during afternoon tea.



The staff will usually allocate the seats beside the bar counter for 2 pax or couples. There're pros and cons to be seated here. Pros is you can have the most direct breathtaking view of the Marina Bay (Photo below) Cons is they're all high tables with high chairs, somehow don't feel that relax having afternoon tea with high chair. Furthermore tables here are so small and this area is so cramped.. But some people feel that it's a different experience to be seated on high chair for afternoon tea. So it really depends on individual preference.






The sofa seats are mostly for big groups.




Free Flow of Coffee and TWG Tea Selection


Latte (Left) and Cappucino (Right) with a nice F Logo stands for Fullerton
Nice coffee here!



My choice of Tea: Magic Moment 
Black tea blended citrus fruits and tropical coconut. A little fruity with aromatic mild coconut taste! Love this tea so much!




Ice Mocha



Freshly Baked Raisin and Plain Scone


Choice of Raisin or Plain Scone per person. They will serve the scone first before the 3-tier and they're not refillable. The scones were not bad especially the plain scone, it doesn't taste that plain. A little sweet taste.





Both top and bottom tier comprises of sweet tooth items while the middle tier are savoury items.



Top Tier Favourites: Creme Brulee Chocolate Tart and Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart


Can you believe I came here because of this creme brulee chocolate tart? LoL.. This is the main draw dessert at The Landing Point! I had about 6 of this all by myself!! This creme brulee tart was the only chilled item here so it feels very shiok when I put the chilled dessert into the mouth!! I like the caramelized sugar atop especially those that are torched till slightly burnt, just like the photo above. I will definitely come back here again because of you - creme brulee tart! :P



2nd Tier Favourites: Truffle Egg Mayo and
Lobster Tartlet and Quiche



Boston Lobster Tartlets
This is the most popular savoury item here! Quite spicy and flavourful succulent boston lobster meat inside this tartlet! I had about 8 of this!!!



Bottom Tier Favourites: Lemon Tart
The lemon was quite sour with nice buttery crunchy crust!




Overall Impression for Afternoon Tea: Service was polite but quite slow here as this place is always crowded. Only the hotel manager "Aprilyn" provide the BEST service. They were all seemed very busy perhaps this was why most of the staff did not put on much smile. They serve very good coffee and premium TWG Tea + this is the only place to have good chocolate tarts and lobster tarts that are refillable with stunning view so I will recommend this place for high tea! 

Please try to make reservation earlier as this place is usually full house on weekends/public holidays.

*Recommended*

 Chocolate Rhapsody 

And this will be the Chocolate Rhapsody - Serve in a 3-tier stand to replace the previous chocolate buffet in buffet style from 2015.



Visited on 18 July 2015 (Sat). 

Price: $32++ per person = Total bill of $75.33 for 2 pax 

Time: Every Friday and Saturday - 8.00pm to 11.00pm 

(Refillable 3-tier stand items + Free Flow of Coffee & Tea Selection) 
Note: The tea selection is much lesser compared to the afternoon tea session. Only English Breakfast, Earl Grey and Camomile Tea.

We were lucky to be here during the Singapore National Day Rehearsal Period so we get to see many beautiful fireworks when we arrived!







Unwind within the lush ambience of The Fullerton Bay Hotel’s chic lounge and sip on coffee or tea while you enjoy decadent bites such as Fullerton’s Signature Chocolate Manjari Cake, Salted Caramel Tartlet and a trio of Chocolate-dipped Madeline. Chocolate Rhapsody includes a delicious chocolate fondue set with pandan egg rolls, fresh fruits, brownies and homemade marshmallow as dipping. 








And here is our sofa seat that night!












Overall Impression: The service here was fantastic as we were served by Aprilyn again! (The Hotel Manager) I've been to all 5 star hotels and I can tell you she is the ONLY Hotel Manager in Singapore that always give you a wonderful smile at all times despite busy or not. She saved Fullerton Bay Hotel, otherwise the service here was so so... You're lucky if you're served by Aprilyn! 

The chocolate items here were decent and very rich.. We did not have any item refill, in fact we still left some items untouched.. There isn't any live piano session. But the ambience here was really romantic and you get to see laser light show at stunning views of the Marina Bay

The Courtyard at Fullerton Hotel will still be my top choice if I have cravings for chocolate buffet as they have live violin music over there, more variety, not everything in rich chocolate that make you get sick easily as they still have crepes, ice-cream and shooter glasses with not rich chocolate mousse. Price is only $6++ difference per person between these 2 hotels so I would rather pay $6++ more per person in order to enjoy a complete chocolate buffet experience though there isn't any view there! So you decide to go to The Landing Point OR The Courtyard for your chocolate experience!

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Monday, 13 July 2015

3-Course Set Lunch at Ocean Restaurant by Cat Cora (Resorts World Sentosa - S.E.A. Aquarium, Level B1M) Reservation: 6577 6869 / 6577 6688

Visited on 14 June 2015 (Sun). Ocean Restaurant was opened by Cat Cora - renowned celebrity chef and the first female Iron Chef in Singapore.



3-Course Set Lunch (Starter + Main + Dessert) = $55++ per person.

With the restaurant located inside the S.E.A. Aquarium, diners can savour a magnificent view of the Open Ocean habitat whilst enjoying a truly memorable dining experience. This is a place that everyone should come at least once to experience this amazing dining concept!

Admission to Ocean Restaurant is via West Zone Carpark, B1M. Diners can park near Equarius Hotel.



















Latte ($6++)


You can choose to have the 3 Course Set lunch at $55++ per person or order ala carte items with the prices indicated at each category. Note: There is a minimum spending of $38++ per person.





Starter: Fried Brown Crab in Brick

This was the BEST Starter that I had among several fine-dining restaurants! The crab cake was fried to perfection - Loads of real succulent crab meat inside with crispy exterior that has won my heart!!! They made it look like a brick like those brick games we've used to play. Haha!



Main Course: Crispy Duck Leg Confit


The meat of the duck leg confit was a tad not tender enough but the overall taste was quite good, paired with 3 little cutie chestnuts!




Main Course: Crispy Skin Barramundi 
I enjoyed this crispy exterior with tender and juicy barramundi!



Dessert: Chocolate Delights
Wow I love this chocolate dessert so much! You can savour both chocolate as well as salty cocoa but this was quite rich.




They will provide a complimentary slice of birthday cake if you mention it upon reservation. Of course the cake tasted great as well! :)




Overall Impression: Service was quite good. The 3-Course Set lunch did not disappoint us, really lives up to the name of Iron Chef Cat Cora! Every dish is delightful and dining in front of the ocean really can make a person feel relax thoroughly!

The prices of their set dinner are around 3 times higher than the set lunch as there're 5-Course in the set dinner. So if you would like to try this place at a more affordable price, do come for their lunch. The restaurant is quite small, remember to make a reservation first before you go.

Note: Their menu changes regularly. 


*Highly Recommended*

Operating Hours:

Lunch: 11.30am - 3pm (Daily)
(Last order at 2.15pm)

Dinner: 6pm – 10.30pm (Daily)
(Last order at 10pm)

Website: http://www.rwsentosa.com/Homepage/Restaurants/CelebrityChefs/OceanRestaurantbyCatCora