Pique Nique @ Taka

Decided to check out Pique Nique at Ngee Ann City for tea. Have walked past it a few times but never had a chance to really check it out till today. As my lunch buddy and I already had our lunch, we came here for dessert. Ordered the Mango mouse and choco-mint cupcake. 

I wanted something savory and ordered the beef chili fries (can't remember the exact name - around $15). The beef chilli had chunky beef pieces in it, unlike the standard minced beef. Very hearty. We didn't throw all the gravy on top of the fries, instead we used the chilli as a dip. I found that letting the fries soak up the chilli for a while gave a new dimension to the fries.

I also ordered another peppermint tea. The total bill came up to be about $36? A little bit pricey but I guess coming from a branch of Antoinette's (yeah same group), the price range is quite there.

Interesting place, might be back, only for the beef chilli fries :)

TWG Tea

And so in a bid to pamper myself, I decided to buy a bottle of TWG Sakura tea. Cost me $36 for a small tube. Tea brews really nicely and very fragrant although I felt that the buy was a tad too extravagant. But you know, you gotta pamper yourself once in a while ;) 

I love the Jasmine green tea and sakura tea from TWG. It is quite interesting how TWG built the brand up to what it is today. Contrary to what we thought that this might be an extremely old company due to the 1837 branding on it but 1837 is just a number to commemorate the year that tea trade was officiated in Singapore. The company is really pretty new but have garnered immense popularity since it started. Branding and quality of products work hand in hand. 

Afternoon tea @ Foster's

Was craving for some english afternoon tea and I decided to drop by Foster's Cafe at Holland village. They have this Devonshire cream tea set ($11++) that comes with sweets, scones, sandwiches and tea. I love the quaintness of the cafe. Almost makes you feel like you're transported to a real european cafe.

Taste is alright, I'm not very picky, given that the tea set is really value for money and I get to chill out at a really nice place. Loved the scones although they were slightly dry. I didn't finish everything because there were just too much carbs in them but I'll definitely come back here again.

High Tea @ Courtyard (Fullerton Hotel)

It has been said that every girl has 2 stomachs. One for food and the other for dessert. It is always interesting that we find ourselves growing a second stomach from nowhere when we meet our sweets.

Went for high tea at Fullerton Hotel. They serve TWG teas alongside with free flow of savory bites, scones and sweets. Bites are good for my standards but service wise was almost absent as we had to continuously wave and even stand up to get the attention of the wait staff.

I loved the cakes as well as this duck pate open face sandwich bite thing. Will I go back again? I'm not too sure but I didn't regret the calories that I consumed.

Cost: Approximately S$50 per person.