Axis Bar And Lounge (Mandarin Oriental)

We wanted a cosy Friday night to have some girls talk and was looking for a hotel lounge with piano / jazz and found this one on Yebber.

We could tell that the staff who took our order, really knows his work. As he could flip (in the dim lounge light) to the right pages of the menu as we asked if they have cocktails etc. The menu is really a lot of choices. Although I thought it strange for him to politely tell me that they might take a few minutes as they need to freshly squeeze the fruits/veg for the cocktail. For a while, I thought that was going to be a long wait, but it was actually only really a few minutes.

The food was really expensive... For a plate of 6 small springrolls, that cost me $18 before svc charge and tax... although they use foie gras (duck) as the ingredient.... there's a taste in the springrolls, which some may not like...

I also find the cocktails to be fairly expensive, at around $20.... especially given the low alcohol content of it.... But I must say they care enough to put in the many choices....

If you are looking for a place for Friday cosy night, then this is not a bad one, but be careful for your wallet....

By the way, they were testing the lights for the F1 Marina Bay seating gallery when we were there (we could see the lights pole, although at first I thought we were near to the floating platform and they are testing the lights for NDP). We were sitting on the inner side of the lounge, so not sure if this lounge can give a good view of the F1 track.