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2013-03-23
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High tea at a swanky hotel is the ultimate indulgence on lazy Saturday afternoons, but those who are not sweet toothed will probably shudder at the thought of the sugar overload, and a respite that leaves no room at all for dinner. Places like Coffee Club and TCC offer ala carte selections of cakes and finger foods to go with fancy coffees by the cup but the total bill could end up overshooting the cost of a high tea buffet at the hotel. If one prefers tea to coffee and doesn't mind not sitting
High tea at a swanky hotel is the ultimate indulgence on lazy Saturday afternoons, but those who are not sweet toothed will probably shudder at the thought of the sugar overload, and a respite that leaves no room at all for dinner. Places like Coffee Club and TCC offer ala carte selections of cakes and finger foods to go with fancy coffees by the cup but the total bill could end up overshooting the cost of a high tea buffet at the hotel. If one prefers tea to coffee and doesn't mind not sitting on sofas, Ajisen is the place for savoury snacks that's easy on the pocket too.Ajisen? When my ex school pal suggested the ramen chain I had my doubts. Previous visits to Ajisen for their ramen had been hit and miss meals. Sometimes we were served soup that were ultra salty, sometimes the soup had a layer of oil on top, sometimes the bean sprouts tasted raw and had dirty roots....
But tea time at Ajisen turned out to be a pleasant and affordable experience. The staff topped up our glasses of green tea without being prompted to do so, and gave us no pressure to order more food or leave by leaving our empty plates on the table. Their tapas or side plates were toothsome & morerish. The crispy cuttlefish $4.90++ was really addictive. It was nice to be served the tails which had more bite, and I could eat them non stop after dipping them into the Thai chilli sauce provided on the side. Thepan fried gyoza was great value at $3.90++ for five flavorful, plump dumplings, golden brown on the exterior, soft thin pastry skin & full ofminced meat and chopped chives. The ebi fry $4.90++ for 3 medium sized shrimp and the small plate of crispy dory fish chunk $4.90++ were good too. The staff obligingly filled our request for more Thai chilli sauce which really enhanced the taste of our deepfried snacks. We had a nice time catching up over countless glasses of iced green tea.
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