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I only liked the Singapore Breakfast Tea ice cream. Wasn’t fancying the Vanilla Bourbon Tea ice cream and Eau Noire Tea sorbet

so yummy especially with those crispy puffs and the pilaf rice that it came with!

hugeee and so satisfying

A luxurious afternoon steeped in elegance and beauty!

Sofitel's latest collaboration with Sulwhasoo brings us a limited-time ginseng-infused afternoon tea experience (S$59++ per pax), complete with two sets of Sulwhasoo Anti-Aging Kit worth $222!

Available from now till 26 April, don’t miss out on this extraordinary fusion of flavors and pampering perks!

[Paya Lebar, Singapore 🇸🇬]

Victorian style looking room with grand looking chairs and a fake fireplace. There’s even a stool for a doggie. But the downside was that it was pretty warm and stuffy inside.

Prawn Chazuke (S$11.90++)
Prawn on Japanese rice, furikake, vegetables, served with Japanese dashi broth, and wakame.
Accompanied with mesclun salad
Available during weekday lunch

Double Chocolate Fudge Cake (S$8.90++)

Hot Chocolate (S$6.50++)

Iced Chocolate (S$7.50++)

A Beautiful Day Café Tea Room + miniBAR
Address 🛖 : 2 Paya Lebar Rd, # 01-09 PLQ PARKSIDE below, Parkplace Residences, Singapore 🇸🇬 409053
Open 🕰️ :
Mon - Thu, Sat : 11am - 11pm
Fri : 11am - 12am
Sun : 11am - 10pm
Website 🕸️ : http://abeautifulday.asia/

The main courses are even more substantial than the appetizers (obviously)... I was so happy to be able to share them & try a greater variety than if I dined alone 🫶🏻

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 / 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔
🇸🇬 Our Singapore Laksa ($34++)
🦐 Seafood Fried Hokkien Mee ($30++)
🐄 Angus Beef Short Rib Goulash ($54++)

I'm partial to the noodle dishes; the laksa & hokkien mee won my heart with their robust flavours & fresh seafood. Also, considering you're dining in a hotel, this is a good price point.. & these dishes were considerably cheaper than the goulash.

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

Check out some of the appetizers we had. While they are considered "bites", IMHO these are pretty substantial, & are great for sharing...

𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑩𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 / 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔
🦀 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 ($22++)
🍢 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 ($28++, choice of chicken or beef)
🍄 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐢 ($24++)

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

I've been having to host colleagues from overseas as of late.. Especially for business meals, I appreciate places where I can park everyone in one spot to have a good meal & drinks.

From this perspective, what's not to love here? The ambience here is warm & welcoming, while not being stuffy or snooty. Delicious food with good variety (both locally-inspired & otherwise), tasty cocktails, & all of this in a comfortable yet classy environment that is accessible & centrally located.

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

As you can tell, I hadn't sipped my way through the entire cocktail menu.. That just means the next time I return, I'll need to prioritize those 3 night-time drinks I didn't have 😂

𝑨𝒍𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓
☀️ 𝐓𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 ($22++) | Colombo Gin

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒆
☀️ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 ($22++) | Bobby's Gin
🌙 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 ($22++) | Nikka From the Barrel

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

The menu draws heavily from local inspiration, which is great for tourists & appreciated by Singaporeans like myself. Each key location in the menu has a Daytime or Night-time drink.

Generally, the ☀️ Daytime ones are vibrant & lighter on the palate, while the 🌙 Night-time drinks are deeper, robust, & more spirit-forward.

𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒆
☀️ 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐣𝐢 ($22++) | Tequila Ocho Plata, Herencia Mezcal
🌙 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 ($22++) | Doorly's XO Barbados Rum

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

As I flipped quickly through The Lobby Lounge’s latest cocktail menu, I found prices to be quite affordable... For how posh Intercontinental Singapore is, I am surprised - these prices are a steal. (For the record, NOT complaining about not having to pay exorbitant prices 😂)

𝑺𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏
☀️ 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 ($22++) | Kyrö Gin

𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕
☀️ 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫 ($22++) | Chalong Bay Spiced Rum

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

I know, desserts are distractions designed by the buffet to divert you from where the money is, the meat & the seafood, but I can’t ignore these seemly sweets. I can’t, I’m not strong enough. Besides, everyone has a magical dessert stomach that manifests only when desserts are ingested.⠀
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Colony’s dessert lineup might just be the most comprehensive one I’ve seen so far in Singapore. The Nyonya sweets like ondeh ondeh, rainbow kueh & ang ku kueh all earned the ultimate Asian accolade of ‘not too sweet’, but were all unremarkable otherwise. The real stars of the dessert were the chocolate bars, the refreshing orange sorbet, and the assorted pastries.⠀
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I reckon that the chocolate bars are created in house, and I’m pleasantly amazed that they can actually compete with the established chocolate confectioners. As charming as the chocolate was, it paled in comparison to the perfection of the pastries. The Green Tea Raspberry was definitely the most aesthetically appealing one, and it was suitably sweet to boot. The sweet green tea filling & the raspberry glaze coexisted in harmony on a buttery, crumbly tart base, and the sweet balances with the sour superbly.⠀
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As a chocoholic, I was smitten by the Chocolate Passionfruit Tart. The passionfruit was the zesty streak that enlivened the rich, mildly bitter dark chocolate tart, creating a decadent dessert that did tasted & felt oh so right. However, my favourite dessert of the night simply has to go to the breathtaking Baked Fruit Tart. The tart shell was beautifully buttery & captivatingly crumbly, and the sweet yet tart berry and assorted fruit filling was perfection. Sticky, sweet without going overboard, with a tinge of tartness from the berries to restrain the sugars, this tart is a tremendous treat to end the buffet.⠀
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My body is so ready to get my stomach colonised by Colony again.⠀