Sky High Tea at SKY on 57 @Marina Bay Sands

It's been a while since we last enjoyed a leisurely afternoon sipping tea and watching the world goes by. This time around, we decided to try the Sky High Tea from SKY on 57 at MBS.

Located on level 57, the restaurant boasts a stunning view of the Marina Bay area.

The entire restaurant has full length glass windows show casing the priceless views from day to night. Interior decor is kept simple so patrons can concentrate on the food.

Table setting with elegant tableware, and cutlery with east meet west fusion theme.

The Sky High Tea is $39++ per pax, consists of Chef Justin Quek's signature Truffle Xiao Long Bao, Sweet and Savory finger food and Premium tea from Newby of London.

The starters, crispy mushroom bites and mushroom soup in espresso cups. The Foie Gras Xiao Long Bao was expertly made with truffle infused soup sealed within each individual baos. Thumbs up.

Then the 3-tier sweet and savory goodies arrived. There were 10 items in total, 3 savories and 7 sweets. The serving staff didn't give any description of the food, so we explored them on our own.

The savory items were delicious. The egg mayo bread roll had hints of truffle oil in it. Salad prawn on bread with flying fish roe and Mango salsa wrap all tasted wonderful. 

The sweets items were more of a hits and misses affair, with the Pandan Gula Melaka Macarons outshining the rest. The scones with fruit jam was very dry, the creme brulee was alright, the rest was quite forgettable.

Last but not least, Milo ice cream was served to end the meal on a sweet note. This was pretty good, it has crunchy bits within that added extra texture to the dessert.

Our dining experience was nice overall, the food turned out to be better than expected (reviews we read online wasn't so positive). The price is in line with other restaurants of the same grade. We have no complains on the service and adored the restaurant's breathtaking ocean view. So it's all good.

SKY on 57 @Marina Bay Sands

Level 57, Sands Skypark Tower 1

10 Bayfront Ave, Marina Bay Sands, S018956

Tel: 6688 8857

Afternoon Tea at Chihuly Lounge @Ritz Carlton Hotel

Catch up with a friend over a leisurely afternoon tea...back when I was clearing my leaves in Dec. We didn't want the buffet type Hi-tea where we need to leave the table to get food, so the Chihuly's 8-COURSE CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON TEA SET $49++ seems like a good choice.

It has been a while since I last had tea here at Chihuly, the stunning interiors are still as breathtaking as I remembered it to be.

The elaborate table setting for afternoon tea. Everything is served in luxury French porcelain tableware from Bernardaud, with matching embroidered napkins.

For starters, a refreshing sweet Apple mocktail was served with assorted Crackers and XO chilli sambal. Quite addictive to munch on.

Following that, we had the Turkey Ballotine, made with Maple Glazed Bacon, Smoked Foie Gras, Mushroom Farce and served with Giblet Sauce & Chestnut. This was really delicious.

Then, a 3-tier Tea stand was presented to us, with Gingerbread Spiced Scones and Raisin Scones on top, an array of savory sandwiches in the middle, and 4 kinds of desserts at the bottom.

The scones were served with clotted cream and honey or fruit jam. Tasted alright, doesn't leave much of an impression with us though.

The sandwiches were quite forgettable. Served with typical western fillings such as Smoked salmon, Ham and Turkey, and Egg mayo stuffed in different types of breads and rolls. We couldn't finish them in the end.

The pretty looking desserts were mostly too sweet, except for the Dark chocolate dome which was bittersweet and densely chocolaty. Too bad we can't have refill for this one.

The dessert course continues with Raspberry, Fig & Cinnamon w/ Chantilly Cream and Lime Sorbet w/ Red Wine Poached Pear. We both preferred the tangy sorbet over the creamy fig.

Lastly, a Pass Around Trolley, loaded with X'mas Stollen, Fruit Cakes, assorted Chocolate Pralines and Christmas Cookies, arrived at our table where we each picked out a few items we fancied to end the tea session.

We loved the Chocolate and green tea kueh lapis but the rest were just overly sweet confectioneries. Fortunately, we didn't asked for too many items on our plates!

Overall, this afternoon tea experience was a borderline case of excellent ambiance and service being let down by not-so-impressive food. I wish they would review the savory menu to include more interesting open-faced finger food or quiches rather than just breads and rolls with regular fillings. And, also look into reducing sweetness level of the desserts items. Would I be back again? Well, not in the near future for sure.


Chihuly Lounge @Ritz Carlton Hotel
7 Raffles Avenue, Singapore 039799
Tel: 63378888

Weekday Afternoon Tea from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m (Mon - Fri)