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Finally I went to the well-known TWG Tea Salon & Boutique @Ion Orchard for brunch with my friends. =) They have a really wide selection of tea available on their menu. I think 3 of us spent too much time on which tea to pick as the names given were quite fanciful & we just couldn't decide which to choose. Luckily, there was no queue at the restaurant & we could get a table immediately when we arrived slightly before 11am. They do not accept any reservations on weekends & public holidays.Here's w
They have a really wide selection of tea available on their menu. I think 3 of us spent too much time on which tea to pick as the names given were quite fanciful & we just couldn't decide which to choose. Luckily, there was no queue at the restaurant & we could get a table immediately when we arrived slightly before 11am. They do not accept any reservations on weekends & public holidays.
Here's what we ordered:
1. Midsummer Brunch set
This set comprises of 1 pot of TWG Tea (price $10.50 or less), freshly squeezed orange or apple juice, Summer Quiche, choice of either 2 scones or 2 muffins served wif TWG Tea Jelly & whipped cream, & choice of 1 Tea Pattiserie. All for $36++.
The Quiche was quite tasty, though it's vegetarian. We picked scones over muffins, and if you eat it with the TWG Tea Jelly, it's really yummy! Even without the tea jelly or whipped cream, it was great. However, the Tea Pattiserie which we picked (Pumpkin cake) was too eggy for our liking. No taste of pumpkin, so disappointing......
2. 1 main course - Spring Lamb Stew
The lamb "stale" smell was very strong, so I didn't really enjoy. But my friends were fine with it as they like mutton/lamb stuff. However, the meat was a bit tough for all of us. This costs $22++.
3. 2 desserts - Tea Pattiserie Collection, i.e. selection of 1 cakes from trolley, &
Tea Pastry set, i.e. Madeleines with Earl Grey Fortune Tea (3 pcs)
The Tea Pastry set (Madeleines with Earl Grey Fortune Tea) is served with the TWG Tea Jelly & Whipped Cream, costs $8++. The TWG Tea Jelly is really very fragrant. My friend even ate the jelly on its own when we had no more pastry to spread the jelly on haha.
As for the Tea Pattiserie collection, we could choose any 1 cake from the trolley ($8.50++). So this time we picked Pistachio Raspberry cake. There were 4 little rosebuds on the cake, & wonder if it was due to these buds, but the cake had a very strong rosy aroma. No hint of pistachio flavour too. Both cakes that we ate were a tad too unique for us to give our thumbs up.
4. The pots of tea
Guess this is the main star of the brunch hehe. I had the Sweet Innocence tea which was somewhat like a fruit tea. Quite refreshing, I like! ;) 1 friend had the Forest Rain tea which smelled like green tea with a tinge of fruit aroma in it. Also pretty nice. As for the Irish Morning tea, it felt the most "normal", like the typical red tea we have. All 3 teas cost $10.50++ each, but 1 pot of tea was included in the Midsummer Brunch set. So we only had to pay for 2 pots.
All in all, our bill came to a total of $112.40, which well, I admit, wasn't cheap. But at least we had the experience of how TWG Tea Salon is like keke.
Personally, I think it's fine to come here to relax & have a pot of exquisite tea from their vast collection. However, if you are thinking of having fine quality food together with your exquisite tea, maybe you shouldn't pin too high expectations, as the high price you pay doesn't mean that you get excellent tasting food. It's likely that you will be able to get better value-for-money food at such prices. You are more likely to be paying for the great ambience in this restaurant
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