Before we get too smashed on these charming cocktails, let’s take a quick interlude to savour the new appetisers that @interconsin @thelobbyloungesg has rolled out in their menu revamp. The trio of Singapore Style Chili Crab Sliders, Mushroom Arancini and Satay Panggang are priced relatively reasonably (for a hotel at least) at $22++, $24++ and $28++ respectively.⠀
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The Mushroom Arancinis were awesome, but of course they were. They’re deep fried balls of mushroom risotto, they were never going to disappoint. Each grain of expertly cooked risotto had a terrific texture & bite, and the risotto grains fully absorbed the sumptuousness of the mouthwatering mushroom cream. The redolent risotto is rolled into balls, lightly breaded and deep fried to perfection. Eat it at its mushroom-y best, or spice up your balls with the scintillating spicy tomato chutney, and pair them with any and all cocktails.⠀

The Singapore Style Chili Crab Sliders features three deep fried mantous amply stuffed with shredded Dungeness crab meat and a slice of zucchini. The Dungeness crab meat was fresh, slightly sweet and briny, and there was a lot of it, but unfortunately the same could not be said of the chili crab sauce. There was a distressing lack of it, but what little fleeting flashes we did taste suggested that it was a tangy concoction. Lobby would probably do a lot better to provide a little bowl of sauce for diners to sauce to their hearts content.⠀

These new appetisers are very capable companions to the exquisite new cocktails, and thanks for letting me sample it all @thelobbyloungesg! And thank you to @accela.comms for organising this tasting!