Conrad Singapore – Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea [MEDIA INVITE]

There is nothing sweeter than Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea to brighten up your day. Available at Lobby Lounge, Conrad Centennial Singapore, until 15th September 2022.

The Honey Bee Afternoon Tea starts with a signature mocktail, a blend of honey, ginger, thyme and calamansi. A sweet and refreshing start to the afternoon tea.

Mocktail to Start

Soon after, the service staff brought out two tier stand, one level for sweet and another for savoury. The savoury starts with Bourbon Manuka Honey Barbecue Chicken Slider. The chicken is marinated with manuka honey, barbecue and mixed with apple cider pickle and mustard. Tasty and tender with a hint of honey in the chicken.

The Savoury & Sweet

Bourbon Manuka Honey Barbecue Chicken Slider

Elderflower Honey Figs, Pear and Raisin Chutney Pincho is a nice blend between sweet and savoury. We like the fruity burst from the figs, which pair nicely with matcha cream cheese that can easily be mistaken for avocado cream cheese. Eucalyptus Honey Cucumber Ricotta Ikura, Buckwheat Blini look yummy, however, most of the flavour is covered by the ricotta.

Left: Eucalyptus Honey Cucumber Ricotta Ikura, Buckwheat Blini
Right: Elderflower Honey Figs, Pear and Raisin Chutney Pincho

The Savoury

Wild Honey, Cream Cheese Smoked Salmon and Dill Sandwich is not to be missed. A classic combo of smoked salmon and dill, bind by cream cheese and wild honey.

Wild Honey, Cream Cheese Smoked Salmon
and Dill Sandwich

For the sweets, we start with Chia Seed Coconut Jelly and Coconut Ganache. The exterior is made from chocolate ganache and filled with chia seeds coconut jelly. It looks like mini coconut and the taste is a combination of chocolate and light coconut cream.

The Sweets

Chia Seed Coconut Jelly and Coconut Ganache

Avocado Cheesecake shaped in form of mini avocado, filled with mango and spirulina jelly. Tasted like mango flavour easter egg. Meanwhile, Acacia Thyme Honey Mango, can easily be mistaken for a mini lemon. Filled with hazelnut sponge, lemon curd and white chocolate mousse. The white chocolate mousse is a bit too sweet for my liking and I find the lemon is not strong enough to balance the white chocolate.

Avocado Cheesecake

Avocado Cheesecake - The Fillings

Acacia Thyme Honey Mango 

Lychee Collagen Mousse, filled with lychee compote and wild honey whip. This mini lychee is soft, smooth and creamy. The blend of the lychee compote and wild honey is spot on. Absolutely delicious.

Lychee Collagen Mousse

Once we have cleared the sweet and savoury, the service staff will bring out the scones. Raisin scone and classic scone served with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream. This crispy and crumbly pastry provided a nice ending to the afternoon tea.

Raisin scone and classic scone served with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

To accompany Honey Bee afternoon tea, I ordered the Jasmine Pearl tea. A delicate, flowery light tea.

Ronnefeldt Jasmine Pearl Tea

Overall, it was a nice afternoon tea inspired by selections of honey. The presentation of the sweets pastries this round is just awesome, like you are getting mini coconut, avocado, lemon and lychee on your plate. A must-try afternoon tea. Cheers!!

Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea

Venue: Lobby Lounge, Conrad Centennial Singapore

Date: Until 15th September 2022

Monday to Sunday (2 seating)

First Seating: 13.00 – 15.00; Second Seating: 15.30 – 17.30

Price:

Weekday: S$45++ per person - Inclusive of unlimited Ronnefeldt Tea or Brazilian Coffee

Weekend: S$49++ per person - Inclusive of unlimited Ronnefeldt Tea or Brazilian Coffee

*Add on S$20++ per person for unlimited Prosecco - 2 hours only

Also available in Takeaway.

For our takeaway option, the Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea Takeaway Box is specially designed in partnership with Aloysius Low, an attendee of the Day Activity Centre at St. Andrew’s Autism Centre.

Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea Takeaway Box - Front

Aloysius derives satisfaction from his drawings and paintings, which allows him to stay focus whilst building his self-confidence. This hidden talent of Aloysius’s has led him to be selected as the Illustrator for the Chinese version of “The Little Prince” by the Estate of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea Takeaway Box - Back
With Conrad Bear Tumbler

The Honey Bee Happy Afternoon Tea takeaway is available from now till 15th September 2022 on https://bit.ly/3z7CBTY

Takeaway or Delivery: From S$96.30 nett per set (for 2 persons)

For more information, kindly visit www.connoisseur.sg/afternoon-tea/, call 6432 7483 / 6432 7357, or email sinci.lobbylounge@conradhotels.com

Thank you very much Team Lobby Lounge for hosting us.

Food: 8/10

Value: 8/10

Service: 8/10

Ambiance: 8.5/10

Budget per Person: $51 - $80

Lobby Lounge @Conrad

2 Temasek Boulevard

Lobby Level, Conrad Centennial Singapore

Singapore 038982

T: +65 6432 7483

W: https://eatdrinkhilton.com/lobby-lounge-conrad-sg/

F: https://www.facebook.com/conradcentennialsingapore

IG: @Conradsingapore

OH:

Sun - Thu: 07:00 - 00:00

Fri - Sat: 07:00 - 01:00

Daily Afternoon Tea: 13.00 – 17.30

Menu Available Online

Dignity Kitchen – Good Food for Good Cause

Fish'N'Chips

During this stabilisation period, I saw frequent posts in FB Group calling for support of this makan place. Dignity Kitchen by Project Dignity is a food court run by people with disabilities (physical and intellectual) and disadvantaged (social and mental).

Dignity Kitchen

Project Dignity has a mission to restore dignity to different-abled and disadvantaged through vocation with passion. Project Dignity provides sponsored training for unemployed adults with special needs and places them with our employment partners within the F&B, hospitality and retail sectors. Some of the graduates will be hired in their food court (Dignity Kitchen) and book retail stores (Dignity Mama). For more information on Project Dignity, you can check them out here.

Stalls 1

Dignity Kitchen is a food court concept, with the following stalls Nasi Lemak, Chicken Rice, Claypot Rice, Rojak, Noodle, Western, Bakery, Fruits and Nanyang Kopi. When you enter the food court, you just place all your orders at the cashier and wait for your number to be called on the screen. Afterwards, proceed to the designated stall for collection. All the stalls and cashier are manned by the differently-abled and disadvantaged crew.

Stalls 2

On my first visit to Dignity Kitchen with my regular makan kaki “K”. We ordered Signature Rojak ($4) to share. The portion is very generous, consisting of fruits, vegetables, youtiao, coated evenly with the rojak sauce and sprinkle with ground peanuts. The ingredients are fresh, the sauce is thick, however, it can be better if fermented prawn paste is stronger to give the sauce more OMPH.

Signature Rojak

Fish’N’Chips ($6.50). A huge place of fish and chips. The batter is crispy and the fish is flaky. I found out later that they use a higher-grade dory fish for the fish and chips. The crinkle fries are crisp externally and moist internally. There is fresh salad, lemon wedge on the side and mayonnaise as a dipping sauce instead of tartar sauce. The fish and chips here have the same standard as those in bistros or gastropubs.

Fish'N'Chips

Flaky Dory Fish

K decided to have Chicken Chop ($6.50). Since he is watching his carbo intake, he only has protein and vegs. I tried a bite of the chicken chop, it is juicy, succulent, with a touch of crispiness externally.

Chicken Chop

We also tried their Muffins ($2.50 each). There are moist, light and packs with flavour, especially the Oreo Chocolate Flavour Muffin.

Muffins

On the second visit, I had Nasi Lemak with Beef Rendang ($4). Looking at the portion, you are likely to pay more outside. The rice is rich and fragrant, while the beef rendang is tasty and succulent. The achar is a bit spicy, yet refreshing.

Nasi Lemak with Beef Rendang

LD ordered Prawn Laksa ($5). According to her, the broth is rich, lemak and packs a good spicy kick. The portion is generous and the prawns are fresh. A very good serving indeed.

Prawn Laksa

The environment at Dignity Kitchen is clean, tidy with simple furnishing and air-conditioned. While dining at Dignity Kitchen, you can also see the two training classes use to Train-and-Place programme for adults with special needs seeking employment; and for WSQ and SkillsFuture eligible hawker culinary courses for the public.

Menu 1

CBK Verdict: Although Dignity Kitchen main mission is a social enterprise, the food serves here are of a good standard. They are also tasty and generous with their portion. What better way to support a social cause with a happy tummy. Cheers!

Menu 2

Here are some ways you can contribute to the operation cost of the Dignity Project:

- Dine or Take Away on food from Dignity Kitchen

- Take a course at Dignity Learn. An inclusive training centre that provides WSQ and SkillsFuture eligible hawker culinary courses for the public. LD and I attended a Food Hygiene course, coinciding with our second visit to Dignity Kitchen.

- Purchase items from Dignity Mama stores, located in local hospitals.

- Dignity Outreach combines team bonding with impact, offering corporate and government entities an avenue to engage in corporate citizenship while achieving team building objectives.

For more details, visit https://projectdignity.sg/

Public Training Courses

Food & Drinks: 7.5/10

Value: 8.5/10

Service: N/A (Self Service)

Ambiance: 6.5/10

Budget per Person: $0 - $10

Dignity Kitchen 

(by Project Dignity)

69 Boon Keng Road

Singapore 339772

T: +65 8189 7678

W: https://projectdignity.sg/

F: https://www.facebook.com/proj.dignity

IG: https://www.instagram.com/projectdignitysg/

OH:

Mon – Fri: 08.00 – 19.00

Sat & Sun: 08.00 – 14.00

Tai Cheong Bakery – Original Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng

Tai Cheong Bakery

Tai Cheong Bakery is one of the most popular Egg Tart shops in Hong Kong. It is one of a must-try cafe where you are on a Food Pilgrimage trip in Hong Kong. Luckily with more than a dozen branches in HK, it is not difficult to get the yummy egg tart.

The best news is that now we do not have to travel so far to try these yummy egg tarts, as Tai Cheong Bakery has opened its first cha chaan teng in Holland Village, Singapore due to the overwhelming response to its Takashimaya counter and other pop-up stores. The arrival of Tai Cheong Bakery in Singapore is a collaboration between Food People (a subsidiary of Palm Beach Group) and Tao Heung Group (Owner of Tai Cheong Bakery).

Three Egg Macaroni Soup with Luncheon Meat

Egg Tart ($1.90). The crust is crisp, buttery and did not crumble easily. The egg custard has a solid jelly-like texture, mild egg flavour with a touch of sweetness. It is well balanced, and it is likely people can eat more than one without any problem.

Egg Tart

The Terrace – Hello Cruffin!! [Product Review]

Cruffin from The Terrace

Hello Cruffin!!! Yes, there is no misspelling in this. Cruffin (pronounced as 'kraf-fin'), the marriage between Croissant and Muffin, filled with gorgeous fillings. It is finally here in Singapore.

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Cafe Crema

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Lobby Lounge @ Conrad – Elegant High Tea

Lobby Lounge - Conrad

This food review was based on invitation hosted by Lobby Lounge and Hungry Go Where

Dining in Conrad Centennial Singapore always have an aura of posh and glamour. The Conrad brand itself should represent luxury that goes hand in hand with elegance. High Tea at Lobby Lounge in Conrad Centennial is no exception to this. It was recently relaunched during the Mother's Day period.

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