My Rating:
(3 out of 5)
AmbienceI love the seatings. It gives a luxurious touch to it. It doesn't feel the typical chinese restaurant. I think it will also be amazing to have a chinese meal there. I noticed they do have some more private seating for bigger groups. It is also better this way so that the other guests won't be disturb by the bigger group.
ServiceTheir service were pretty swift. I noticed that they don't leave the tea pot with us and they will always pour the tea for us when we finished it. It is a nice service. However, I think they need to tune it more as we ordered 2 types of tea and they confuse the 2 types of tea and just top it up without checking with us. I guess more tuning to their process is needed.
FoodThey have 2 options for the afternoon tea. You can either choose Oriental Dim Sum Afternoon Tea (E.g. Steamed siu mai topped with abalone) or Western Afternoon Tea Set with Gryphon Tea selections. We picked the Western Afternoon Tea.
We had smoked duck club sandwich, tomato stuffed with Haddock and Lime, Foie Gras Creme Brûlée, Black Truffle Mushroom Cake, Green Tea Chestnut Opera, Salty Caramel Profiteroles (Cream Puff), Ginger Molasses Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Raspberry Passionfruit Tart, Pur Caraibe Chocolate Tart, Cranberry Scone and Vanilla Kipferi (Crescent Shape Roll). The pastries are creative. Some are even exotic like the Foie Gras Creme Brûlée. Initially I was a bit disappointed by the display as it seem quite little varieties as compared with other afternoon tea I have tried before. Thank goodness that the portion was just right for us. Most of the time we will be too filled up with afternoon tea.
~Conclusion~We have ordered the afternoon tea set (S$42). I checked their site and it seems like it is now S$39.90. I went in Dec 2014. The price difference could be due to the Festive Month.
It is not very accessible. It will be easier if you drive or take a cab there. Something to add is I love the whole Capella ambience! The hotel itself is already awesome. Sometime you may catch peacocks strolling about. It gives a very different unique atmosphere than the other typical hotels. It feel elegant with a relax chilled feeling to it. You can chill at their Bob's Bar and enjoy the sunset. Awesome! Do check out Capella even if not for afternoon tea.
