High tea

I miss the weekend already. P and I, at the spur of the moment, decided to go for High Tea last Saturday. The idea seemed agreeable to the both of us, but at the same time, we didn't want to spend a bomb. So we did our homework. We checked out all the places with 1-for-1 promotion, or huge discounts..haha.

Our first choice - The Legends @ Fort Canning. Unfortunately, the place was fully booked....all the way till July. Bummer.

2nd choice - Hotel Phoenix. Called and called and called but couldn't get through. Later, I realised that P had dialled the wrong number (that bozo)! Unfortunately, they too, were fully booked.

By now, it seemed like our grand plan was not going to materialise.

3rd choice - Holiday Inn. Yes, they had the 1-for-1 promotion and no, they were not fully booked. BUTTT! The high tea ends at 4pm (we were making our calls at 3+ pm). Of course they were not fully booked, all their guests are in the midst of leaving already!

4th choice - Goodwood Park hotel. Decided to take a cab and head straight down, before anything else could happen to boycott our plan. Unfortunately (yes, this word is used rather often), the selection was pathetic. Not enticing at all.

Dejected, and P slightly grumpy because his tum-tum was making the loudest noises, we ventured to the opposite hotel - Royal Plaza on Scotts to check out the cafe, "Carousel". And here, we were impressed. Wide array of food, comprising salmon sashimi, finger sandwiches, local delights such as roti prata, dim sum and ice kachang, chocolate fondue etc etc. We happily stuffed ourselves till we could hardly move. I spent the rest of the evening wandering around Orchard with my eyes half-closed. Gee! Don't expect to find any porky pigs here though, as it's 1 of the 2 halal high tea buffets in Singapore.

If you're craving for high tea too, I'd suggest you do your homework and make reservations. It's definitely a national weekend sport for Singaporeans, so places fill up rather quickly. Check out the Buffet Guide for details!

Next up, I wanna go for the Japanese ala carte buffet! :)