happy birthday darling!

my birthday present for darling was a staycation at swissotel merchant court. i have a good rate for the staycation, because i am a farcard member. :)

room is a bit smaller compared to marriott

they also have expresso machine! damn cool. 

dinner was at swissotel merchant court ellenborough market cafe, as i have a 50% discount voucher, also thanks to my farcard membership. favourite dishes there for me was the black pepper crayfish (i ate 7!!!), salmon sashimi and the durian pengget. i also arranged for a complimentary birthday cake from swissotel. the farcard has so many benefits! :D

darling's BFFs from secondary school also joined us for the birthday celebrations. 

today we continued with the birthday celebration by having atas high tea at anti:dote, at fairmont hotel. there are two types of tea set. the anti:dote tea set and the oriental tea set. both anti:dote and oriental cost $45++ each, and the only difference between the set is the starter dish. if you choose anti:dote tea set, the starter is scrambled eggs with black truffle (DAMN NICE YOU MUST EAT THIS). if you choose the oriental tea set, the starter is a dim sum dish with 3 types of dim sum (har gao, chive dumpling and scallop siew mai). both of us ordered the anti:dote tea set. you can choose your drink, which is tea (from a series of TWG tea) or coffee (cappucino, macchiato, latte). and your drink is refillable ONCE. 

it's TEA TIME!

THIS BLACK TRUFFLE SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH 2 X BREAD STICKS IS DA BOMB!

and here comes our anti:dote tea set, in a wardrobe. the wardrobe is very heavy! 

top layer is the desserts: Strawberry gateau; Limoncino Napoleon; Cappucino comtessa; Framboise lychee macaron; Red cherry rose ball; Karukera chocolate mirror tart; Chocolate pralines; Butter cookies; Chocolate-dipped strawberry

first drawer from the top is the savoury items. from left to right: Confit duck rillette, foie gras terrine, pickled onion; Boston lobster roll, confit lemon, chervil; Berico ham quiche, mozzarella, black truffle; Smoked salmon, lemon and dill cream cheese, ikura roe; Coronation curried chicken, apple

second drawer from the top is warm raisin and candied ginger scones. the waitress advised us to eat the scones first because they are still warm. if we left them for too long, they will turn hard. 

bottom drawer is biscuits packed nicely for us to da bao back, and 3 types of jam to go with the scones. from left to right: Devonshire clotted cream; Lemon curd; Homemade strawberry jam. initially my favourite was the lemon curd, but towards the end my favourite became the clotted cream. hahahahaha. 

and because i am a farcard member, i got 20% off the total bill! woo hoo! 

happy birthday darling!! hope you enjoyed being pampered on your special day~ love you~