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We itch for some savoury food while having some fresh kilkenny from the tap as such we ordered some fried wings which arrived in about 20 mins.
The fried chicken wings were delicious. Smoking hot crispy crust with a juicy inside and was so aromatic even the band was tempted to have a bite. The place is pretty old school, decorated with many ancient items thats speaks sixties Singapore / British...
Crowd was pretty disseminated with some sitting outside the bar, some in another room and more on the higher level. Love the peek a boo feel of the place that created much privacy for many. For me... I love to hang at the bar...
Great place to chill after work with friends or alone with fresh beer and yummy chicken wings.
Location: 3.5/5, Service: 3.5/5, Music: 3.5/5, Price: 3/5, Food: 3/5
Will I return: Yes
Will I bring friends: Yes
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Built atop the scenic Ann Siang Hill, in a heritage shop house with all 3 levels made to look stylishly old British. Seasoned leather couches, wooden staircases and intricate details that reminded many of our short stint with the British before independence made the whole place strangely nostalgia even though I was not born during that time.
The location was not easy to spot as the entrance is somehow perched on top of a landing on the small hill and while we entered the level 1 bar (which is like a snipplet of 'WESTERN BAR', if you could recall the game), long wooden bar with a handsome looking bar tender, wooden framed windows and wooden bar stools...
Shortly shown to our seats and carefully reminded that every patron had to order at least one dessert, we prodded up the wooden stair case up to a cool level 2 drawing room. Well, I'm impressed by the number of aircon fan units i see, almost above every table theres one and the menu was pretty concise however housed the most interesting concoction of desserts i've ever seen.
I ordered a calming tea that arrived in a pot, hoping to calm myself from all the rush on a weekday afternoon and also ordered one of my favourite dessert, the date cake that was warm, moist and date sweet that arrived with a large serving of premium vanilla ice cream.
My friends ordered cappuccino which is pretty standard coffee with a creamy tiramisu served in a bowl infused with the goodness of flavoured syrup. While another ordered a banana cheese cake which was a little too cheesy for me.
While we envied our neighbour's truffle fries, we ended up ordering a basket for ourselves. I must say... they were really generous with the delicious truffle oil and the fries was crispy and yummy. Though many couldn't finish their servings, our table did... Thanks to Miss truffle fries LOVER....
A tea time chit-chat session at this pretty joint cost us $99 for 3 drinks, 3 desserts and one truffle fries. Extravagant but worth every cent. Love the ambience, love the yummy desserts, love our neighbours which BTW... are a few handsome magazine cut-outs....
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They have a good selection of various classic and new creations for their legendary fresh cream cakes and they even do sell half cakes, meaning you can buy a full cake of 2 delicious flavors, half of this and half of that. Matter of fact I spotted a guy in front of me choosing 6 slices to complete one cake.
Prices were about $5 - $8 per slice of cake and the cross section looked packed with yumminess and of a decent portion. While you may not be a cake fan... you must try the cream mochi ($2.1) which is a floury soft chewy mochi with soft fresh cream and a dolop of chocolate, red bean, match or strawberry (4 flavors to choose).
There is so much more to try, I've yet to collect them all...
Superb quality, nice packaging and fantastic taste.
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I am glad to be able to experience a typical hush tea bar experience and with the help of the lovingly trained, hearing impaired TeaRistas, I have been able to fully understood the power of silence and with it, the calming and strangely motivating effect.
The entire experience started off with me rushing to the venue and when i stepped into the Hush Tea Bar space, i was immediately greeted by friendly staff and their wave of calmness. Anthea, the founder of Hush Tea Bar gave an introduction on the different zones we were about to experience and we are off to our silent treatment.
The first zone is a time of appreciating the various tea moods (in which there are 12) and choosing the one you would like to experience. We were then made to silent our mobiles and hand them over to one of the TeaRistas who carefully store them away. (Yes... Tech Savvy generations would rather lose a hand before they surrender their mobiles), so there's a visible struggle there..... and then while we sat down with uneasiness without our handy gadgets (Should have brought that spare phone... grrrr......) we were led through a journey by the TeaRistas or how we were to enjoy the tea, what should we do and the various instructions in absolute silence except for facial and body expressions, hand signs and word cards which seemed to speak louder to me then when somebody is physically speaking with their vocal cords.
So while we pick our seats at the Tea appreciation zone, I carefully read the instructions placed on a beautifully moulded raw clay plate. While I closed my eyes, listening to the ringing of my ear drums, i could smell the various tea moods being served and the one i had 'Freshly Tranquil', smelt heavenly. I enjoyed my tea, taking my time to smell the leaves, feel the texture of the cup, sip, enjoyed the after taste and the serenity that felt interestingly comfortable.
While I felt able to move to the next episode, I quietly left the table and joined a few others in a time of tea art. Using the tea ink available, I expressed my feelings in various forms of lines and curves drawn using my finger and wrote some words of encouragement for the next participant, in return for the card i received earlier which says... i quote "Being Uncool is the coolest you can be!"
The entire session ended with a time of quiet sharing on the entire experience and completion of a survey form. Well, I felt more tranquil then I was before yet more clear-headed then while i multi-tasked. I enjoyed the feeling to the extent that I felt reluctant taking back my noisy gong (the mobile phone).
It was a fruitful experience for me and I enjoyed it tremendously. Will look forward to attend the session again and its a good movement which i encourage companies to consider having a hush corner in every office. It sure perked me up and made me clearer of my goals, my hopes and the important things in life.
At least for now... when i get home from all the RUSH... I would certainly make myself a cup of my favourite tea moods and get into the HUSH... The phone calls and outstanding work can definitely wait...
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I would have gone to the grand looking outdoor alfresco dining except for the blaring sun hanging high in noon, though the fan and gazebo kinda cooled it off a bit , yet i was not willing to risk the clothes on my back with patches of perspiration.
Ordering is quick and theres also quite a few seats with air-conditioning and I managed to find one nicely hidden at the side. Place is not roomy yet well organised and noise control was not good as it tends to get noisy with the chatting.
I ordered my favourite Mos Cheese burger which was well made and arrived promptly together with my favourite crunchy croquette which is a mashed potato with mixed veg deep fried breaded fritter.
And for a change instead of the always yummy ice peach tea. i tried their hot chocolate which was surprising good. Chocolate was creamy, not milky and smooth... I was amazed at the quality of their hot chocolate and will be sure to order this again....
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