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I thought I should inform this very small issue that my friend and his family of 6 in total went for a Happy Birthday Champagne Brunch on 14 Mar 2010 and 3 came down with food poisoning thereafter.
Why 3 you ask? Because the 3 (my friend and his parents) went to get and ate some oysters first, and then when the other 3 family members went over to the same counter, they couldnt see the oysters anymore. The staff told them that the oysters were not fresh and had kept them.
Opps. Too late.
They wrote in to the Director of F&B and they offered to refund the monies for 3pax. But were also defensive and kept emphasizing that the oysters are checked before serving etc etc. So how did the un-fresh oysters reach the buffet counter? Hmmmm...
I personally tried the brunch in 2009 and it was quite an enjoyable experience. Not sure what happened but I hope something has been done about it. After all, I'm sure food poisoning is not something that a Four Seasons would want to be associated with. I thought their service recovery will be better than this too.
And this time they only had (unfresh) oysters and prawns at the cold seafood counter.. quite pathetic given that they are charging $148 per adult. For the same price, Ritz is way better.
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Dont go to Thai Express often but when I do, I have the Mee Sua Kaeng Chued Gai ($9.90) which is 'Thai longevity noodles in double-boiled chicken broth".
There's something about chicken broth and noodles which is very comforting to me, especially when I am terribly hungry and cant eat anything tomyam-ish because of gastric. The noodles are more like the Malaysian 'dou qian' made of bean flour which makes them not soggy even after they've been cooked and soaked in the broth for some time. The broth is tasty but light; and the bowl is topped with mushrooms, some greens, and chicken pieces. My only grouse is that the chicken was not marinated and needed chilli to lift it up.
Yam Mamuang ($6.50) - Mango Salad. Adequately small portion for a starter and I liked the fact that the dressing is not too tart as compared to other places. A bit too heavy on the small onions for me though.
Service was abit haphazard, with staff rushing to and fro, some over eager while others were nonchalantly blur. Expect queues on Fridays and Saturdays too. It more a eat -and-go place so no ambience to speak of.
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Ventured here again afer dropping by on the 3rd day of CNY only to see that its not opened. At 6pm on a Saturday evening, the outdoor seats were all reserved, so we settled for the indoor. The seats by the sides were probably a better choice as the middle seat we got was right smack in front of the cake counter and doorway to the washroom.
Rotisserie chicken - this came in the form of 2 chicken drumsticks perched on top on a pool of mashed potatos and something else I cant' remember. The chicken looked quite good at first but we later realised the it was not probably not season enough as once we took off the skin, the meat itself was quite tasteless. The potatos were not wow either. Plus the order came about 10mins after they took our order, which leads me to conclude the chicken was pre-cooked. And so it was even more strange that the inner bits of the chicken was still red.
Squid salad - small squid rings that came tossed with a bunch of rocket leaves and seasoned with a lemony-dressing, and accompanied by silvers of cooked capsicums. The squid felt a tad too 'soft', and while the dressing was a nice change from your usual creamy fare, I would have preferred the capsicums to not be so cooked and retained more crunch.
I have to admit the ambience is really quite nice, sort of like a semi private lush dining. I walked from Tanglin Mall to get there and it was a good 15mins walk, but still better to have your own transport, evident in how we were stuck when leaving because it was raining. The staff offered to call for a taxi for us which I thought was a nice touch even though we didnt take up the offer.
The rest of the menu looks interesting enough for me to be back; maybe I just ordered the wrong things??
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I came here almost 4 years ago and never revisited as I actually feel it is a bit pricey for crepes and at that time what I tasted was not spectacular, so the only reason I walked in on a Monday night was because I saw that they are having a 1-for-1 savoury crepes (promo is valid until end Mar from Monday to Thursday).
Tables alongside the fountain are taken up quite quickly, so we were assigned a 2-seater right beside the escalator. Tables are packed quite tightly perhaps to maximise the space, so good for evesdropping. Service was abit haphazard, with blur-ish staff looking spaced out sometimes.
Peking Duck (whole wheat crepe) - although I couldnt understand what 'sambal olek' sauce was and why lychees appeared in the description, it acutally turned out nice! The crepes were packed quite firmly with the meat and the sauce was very distinctively Peking duck without being too salty. My only fault with it was the fatty duck skin in the mix of onions; which I ate without knowing that it was there, then saw my friend painstakingly remove them from her plate.
Seafood (sun dried tomato crepe) - the menu says its spicy youghurt sauce but whatever I tasted was not really spicy but more of a tinge of spice to dress up the sauce itself. Actually I could only taste the prawns and the oranges in the crepes but overall taste was good too.
Each crepe came with a side of salad in a dressing which reminded me of orange vinegrette. Not too bad.
I'll come again for the offer but not without as I still think it is pricey. Quality of the crepes have improved from what I remember, so good for them.
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Hot macha latte - friend ordered the unsweetened version for me but maybe it was the wrong choice. It was terribly bitter and consistency was so thick it didnt taste like a 'latte' at all. I added some hot milk to dilute it but didnt turn out too different. Had to add a pack of sugar to make it bearable in the end. Lesson learnt - take the sweetened version.
Macha black saseme ice cream - ordering 2 scoops instead of 1 by 1 was a mistake, even though it was cheaper comparatively. The macha ice cream dissolved into a green puddle too quickly under the black saseme, the black saseme overpowered whatever macha taste I could find. I'm sure they taste great separately.
The place is semi-self service: write your orders on an order chit on the table, bring it to the counter, pay, and wait for your food / drinks. Prices are very reasonable for $6 per person too.
For macha lovers~
Most seats are low-back cushy seats but the layout of the seats don't really offer any privacy for chit chatting, unless you're lucky enough to snag 1 of their 2 booth seats, one of which unfortuantely was taken up by ONE lady during my visit. Sigh.
We got hit by a flying piece of porcelain when one of the staff broke something near the kitchen but maybe that's just bad timing for us.
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