Tiffin Room High Tea @ Raffles Hotel

Dining at Tiffin Room  is an essential experience at Raffles Singapore, or so they say. This high tea bug is biting me hard, and I'm back on the lookout for these three tier high tea sessions. 



With the string of visitors queueing outside the restaurant even before the 330pm first seating, the first thought that came to my mind was - This is looking like Peninsula's highly revered High Tea in Hongkong. 



With a harpist serenading us with melodious tunes and a buffet hall filled with foreigners, it felt like a I was miles off from my sunny town. 



Enter the gates and be wowed.



Don't we all wish bubbly was a staple at all meals of the day?



Loving the silverware. 



Befitting for a traditional British High Tea, I have Chamomile Tea!



Scones out to suntan, these from the 3 tier were made readily available.  



More of the yummies to tempt. 

 


Every table had a 3 tier high tea set placed gingerly - nothing fancy, even the plates used were hardly exquisite. I later realised it was the same plates used for buffet and then the frivolous in me says, it has to do with the presentation on a three tier. How true.

I usually start with the bottom layer and work my way up.

Tuna Mayonnaise 
Salmon with Cream Cheese 
Cucumber with Cream Cheese with Mayonnaise and Chives
Turkey with Whole Grain Mayonnaise 



Finger sandwiches without bread skins, nothing that I cannot replicate at home but it is about eating it in a hotel lobby that makes the difference. If I may pick a favourite, it had to be salmon and cream cheese. 



The second layer was simple with a chocolate mousse cup, fruit tartlet and financier with lemon squirt. The former had to be so good, some tables were spotted requesting for seconds. Only meant for the chocoholic, chocolate cup filled with mousse and crunchy chocolate crumbs within. I thought it was an overload. 



The third, lemon meringue tart and raspberry choux puff. Pretty to look at but meh-dinary. Some even left this layer untouched. 

If the three tier does not appease the hunger pangs, head over to their buffet counters for more luck. 



The dimsum selection was popular amongst tourists for a valid reason. For locals, it would be a corner to make a miss on. 

Steamers were filled with Mini Char Siew Pau (Chicken), Spinach Dumpling (Seafood), Siew Mai (Chicken and Shrimp) and Crystal Dumpling (Vegetarian) but the strange one that I had more than one helping of was siew mai. Hongkong chefs would have gagged at this but I just needed a savoury kick in the sea of sweet. 

More sweets to numb the tastebuds.

White Chocolate Cherry Cake

Coconut, Pineapple and Lime Cake

Pear Almond Cake

It is a no wonder why I hardly doggy pack any sweet treats from Ah Teng's Bakery, proven not outstanding.  

Fresh Berries in “Week end in Shanghai” Tea Broth was surprisingly refreshing and would be great as a chilled jelly.

High tea is hardly complete without scones and they have two types both original and raisin to go with clotted cream and strawberry jam. The good thing about their scones is the absence of the alkaline taste that usually plaques scones. Other than that, totally missing out on the buttery fragrance and sin factor.



Jam and clotted cream to complete the experience. 



Slap on the jam and cream for the scone experience. 



Freshly cut fruits were near the tops for favourite item from the high tea session. 



The rest of the sweets that were mostly forgettable in all that sugar rush. 

It is a waste for a place like Tiffin Room with the ambience, location and history to fail in the face of average food. Pricey high tea that I may think twice heading back for.  



The pretty fountain that marks the end of this supposedly enchanting afternoon. 

$58++

Tiffin Room
Raffles Hotel