The Grand Lobby

Citrus theme afternoon tea is awesome! The best thing is scones and sandwiches (bottom layer) are refillable ❤️ when I finished the bottom layer, one of the waitress came and asked me do I want another servings, they are definitely not stingy in the portion.

Tea selection wise is also superb, you can smell the tea leaves sample first before deciding. After finishing the first pot of tea, you may choose another flavour of tea as well! Overall experience 100%.

Price: $98++ pp

Great vibes, high tea here made me feel like royalty with the live harpist in the background.

food was just okay though.

Raffles hotel

Having an afternoon tea at the Grand Lobby was quite an experience.

From the valet service to being ushered into the hotel and to my seat, the experience was perfect.

The staff who ushered me into the hotel chatted with me and took the initiative to take a photo for me at the waiting area. Wonderful customer service.

The waitress came with selection of tea, another staff came with scones and then finally the stand with an assortment of sweet and savory food.

The food was okay. There are other places that serve better selection and spread. I think it was the atmosphere with a harpist playing in the background that made the whole experience magical?

4 stars because staff were busy attending to foreigners rather than locals. One of the valet staff dropped my car key while retrieving it for me from the key collection.

Try it out for yourself😉

My experience at the Raffles Grand Lobby was over a month ago, and I still feel like I’m floating every time I think about it. The service and staff who assisted me from the moment I stepped out of the taxi to the moment I left was so incredibly kind that I almost teared up several times. I was not staying at the hotel, nor am I of the tax bracket that goes to five star hotels or fine dining. And yet, they treated me like a princess for an afternoon. I was traveling alone and therefore had a reservation for one, and I feel like the staff were extra attentive and warm. They seated me in a quiet, cozy corner where I could enjoy my tea privately but still people watch and see the chandelier.

The lobby is stunning and the floral arrangements were fresh and beautiful (and I swear someone made the peach and yellow arrangement just for me!) I had the most delicious food. Tea sandwiches in most places are dry and uninspiring, but not here; the first one I bit into was some kind of curry crab salad that left me craving a full size version. My favorite treat was a black sesame sponge with raspberry cream and even little purple flowers on it - it coordinated with my nails!

Everything was so beautiful. Thank you so much to the staff at Raffles who served me on May 29, 2024. You helped make my long-awaited vacation a dream come true. Can’t wait to come back one day!