Social Place Singapore 《 唐宫小聚》

FAQ on Social Place Singapore 《 唐宫小聚》:

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?

👉 The famous Hong Kong dimsum store is opening up in Orchard Road, Singapore, the 1st outlet in South East Asia. Several instagrammable dishes are sold in the coffee house, can you imagine lobster and crab meat served in mangosteen shape puff 😦? Or cute swimming piglet served as the dessert 😳? Welcome to the Social Place, one-of-a-kind Hong Kong dimsum store in Singapore 😍!

2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Hong Kong dimsum dishes which are not the traditional one, but innovative and creative treat you can never think of. Pair with nice yuan-yang coffee here! 

3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?

👉This restaurant is usually full house during peak hours especially on weekends. I would come during day time but it doesn't really matter.

We visited Social Place Singapore in Orchard Road on a weekday holiday to fix our dimsum craving. It is a contemporary retro chic 60s-style Hong Kong tea house which serve dim sum, but with an infusion of innovation and luxury elements inside the dishes 😎😍! It has opened since year 2014 and till now still full house even when I paid a visit on weekdays. The interesting point that attracts me to this restaurant is the chef has further elevates dimsum taste by incorporating his creativity into the chinese dimsum dishes. The dishes are really well presented and has many surprise elements inside. The taste is nice as well. It is different from the traditional dimsum, so if you would prefer traditional dishes, you would possibly want to avoid here. But if you are up to some unusual treats, I would recommend you to come over here and try. However, the dishes are not cheap though, the total damage for 2 pax is ~$80 only for dimsum, yeah.. 😒 

Entrance of restaurant

Our table seatings

You can see behind with rooster image & social place wording, they are actually made up of mahjong tiles, so creative!

Got a comfortable cushion seats even without making a reservation 😃

The menu is quite extensive with drinks and variety types of dimsum dishes available to order, as well as some chinese noodles, side dishes etcetera. Most of the foods served here are so Instagrammable, trust me! 💓 My eyes have been fixed on several dishes before visiting this cafe, especially on the cute piglet pudding dessert! 👀✌ After flip through the extensive menu, we have ordered items below:

1) Prawn Toast (3 pcs) / 脆虾多士 （3个）

Price: SGD12.80

Taste Review: 

• A must order according to online review and truly not disappoint.
• The bread toast is very crunchy and crispy. There is prawn coated inside the prawn. Topping with truffle cream. When you bite it, the taste is very special and nice to eat. However, due to the deep fried of toast, it is a bit oily in my opinion. But overall still a signature dish and must try! 😄

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

2) Crispy Charcoal Tofu (8 pcs) / 黑方豆腐 （8个）

Price: SGD9.80

Taste Review: 

• Another must order according to online review and this is soo nice..
• Silken tofu is not a special dish already, what's truly special is it is charcoal silken tofu! The skin is very crispy although can't really taste the charcoal. Inside tofu is really smooth in texture and melt in your mouth. When you bite it, the outer crispy skin complements with inner soft silken tofu, it is so nice to savor. Sprinkle with fried garlics and onions on top. It is a signature dish and must try! 😄

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

3) Chilli Crab Xiao Long Bao (3 pcs) / 辣椒螃蟹小笼包 （3个）

Price: SGD8.80

Taste Review: 

• Curious on the taste of xiao long bao with chilli crab flavour and hence order this to try out..
• Handmade xiao long bao skin can be better in my opinion, as I have tasted better one out there. The chilli crab inside is just average in taste. The combination of this does not really surprise us, don't get me wrong, it is still a decent dish to eat, but not a really must try.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 3.5⭐ 

4) Yin Yang Har Gow (4 pcs) / 鸳鸯虾饺（4个）

Price: SGD8.80

Taste Review: 

• First time see yin yang har gow which has two types of flavours, curious and hence order this to try out..
• Two types of har gow dumpling skins here, one is normal skin (white color), another one is truffle skin (black color). Inside is same which is minced prawn. Not bad to eat especially to try out new dumpling skin flavor. 

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

5) Yam Filled 'Pig Buns' (1 pc) / 芋头猪仔（1个）

Price: SGD2.80

Taste Review: 

• Cute bun in piggy shape. Instagrammable and special dish, so would like to try out.
• Pig bun is cute, and it is pink color (girl's favorite)! The ear and nose of pig are pink in color and two eyes are poked in between, so cute that I took many photos of this pig before eating haha.. 😂😆 The bun is filled with yam inside. Not bad to eat as the yam is not overly sweet. May order to take photo with pig bun, but taste is average, not a must to order if you are not into cute photography and Instagram.. (must for me since I want to take photos 😁).

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ (taste wise would be 3.5⭐, but bump up due to cute pig bun here..😅）

6) Deep Fried Lobster Glutinous Puff (3 pcs) / 非常山竹 （含龙虾汁，蟹肉）（3个）

Price: SGD8.80

Taste Review: 

• At the 1st glance I thought is mangosteen? But this is actually glutinous puff made of lobster broth and crab. So creative! Can't say no to this dish, must try!
• The mangosteen shape glutinous puff is not only nice to see, nice to take photo, but it is nice to eat too! If you look at the photo, they mimic mangosteen and to my surprise it is really alike! They do not forget the details of mangosteen leaf and branch too haha.. 😂 All of these are edible, so creative 😱! Underneath mangosteen glutinous puff is actually bittergourd, it is edible too! Inside puff there is lobster broth and crab meat. It is weird to if you imagine eating these with glutinous puff, but when you bite it, they turn out surprisingly nice! In my opinion this is another must order dish in Social Place, where else can you get this kind of unique dimsum dish.. And they serve these in ratten basket, the whole dish is truly Instagrammable 😎!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

7) Small Pig Pudding (1 pc) / 得意小猪（1个）

Price: SGD6.80

Taste Review: 

• This dessert is too cute to eat! Can't say no to this dish, must try! In fact it is one of the main reasons I visit this restaurant haha.. 😂
• The pig pudding is too overly cute 😆. It is cuter than pig yam bun haha 😂. The pig is done in very detailed way, you can see the pig is even wearing shirt and pant, O.M.G 😲😱! I took so many photos of this dessert before eating haha.. This is actually pudding, the taste is much like soybean curd. I would say the chef is really creative and truly making a masterpiece dessert here! 👍 Another must order when you come!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

That's it for our orders, total 7 dishes. We have ordered one yin yang (coffee+tea) too, surprisingly it is nice! The coffee is really thick in texture and smells nice, I would recommend to order too! The total damage for 2 people is ~$80, not cheap for dimsum for sure, but in order to pay for the chef's creativity, we are up for this special dimsum treat for ourselves! I am actually looking forward to revisit again in future, as the dimsum there is nicely done and taste nice. There are still a lot on the menu that we have yet to try, talk about truffle shiitake bun (bun in mushroom shape), mahjong jelly (dessert in mahjong design) and etcetera! 😀 Menu link here for reference: MENU.

Youtube video (chinese language) as below for you all to enjoy the food review. Hope to see you guys soon! 💜

A Little Info. on Social Place Singapore

Official Website: https://socialplace.sg/
Facebook Webpage: social place

Location/ How to Go: FORUM The Shopping Mall, Orchard Road, #01-22 583, 238884, Singapore.

Opening Hours: 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-9pm (Monday- Sunday)

 

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  3/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 6/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)




💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 9 December 2021

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Stellar at 1-Altitude (8 Course Elements Fine Dining Dinner)

FAQ on Stellar at 1-Altitude:

1. What attracts you to come to this restaurant?

👉 Purposely choose a nice fine dining restaurant to celebrate our 3rd year wedding anniversary! 💑 Stellar has been voted as the most romantic restaurant in Singapore in Chope apps by all the Singapore's diners out there! It receives very high reviews on special occasion restaurant for celebration if you check on Tripadvisor website too! 💓

2. What do you expect to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Modern Australian fine dining menu served in Stellar restaurant. Options of Ala carte (cheapest) and seasonal set menu (varies according to selection). They have lunch (cheaper price) and dinner set menu (more expensive price). All prices quoted here are without taxes yet:

• Lunch set comes at 3 course (SGD 48/pax) & 4 course (SGD 58/pax)
• Dinner set comes at 6 course (SGD 188/pax) and 8 course (SGD 258/pax)

We ordered 8 course dinner menu (SGD258/pax) to celebrate our big day (menu link HERE)! From all the menu above, only 8 course has special curated dessert designed in front of our eyes directly 😱! This is the main reason why I am choosing this 8 course. 😆 Guess this is a very unique dining experience to see the dessert designed from scratch on your table directly, and what's more, they have customized "Happy Anniversary" words on top of the plate too! 💃

3. What is the recommended time to dine in this restaurant?

👉 Definitely dinner time, try to come early at 6pm so you can enjoy from sunset till night when the Marina Bay Sands and Singapore skyscrapers begin to light up beautifully! Go up 63rd floor 1-Altitude skybar (free entrance if you dine in at Stellar) to enjoy the panoramic view of Singapore to end the lovely night!

Tips: Opt for lunch if you would like to save some bucks! However I would strongly recommend dinner if you can splurge once in a while. The scenery from sunset orange hues to shimmering light at night time is too spectacular! 

Tips:  Make sure to make reservation ahead to avoid disappointment! Especially if you are aiming the window seats (facing Marina Bay Sands)! It is selling like a hot cake really, people usually make reservation one month ahead! 😂 We are so lucky to be able to get it when we reserve 1 week ahead only, maybe because we are going for 6pm dinner which is the 1st slot session. 😊

Would like to learn the food taste review without reading?

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our dinner moment and interior restaurant environment in Stellar!

Thanks for the supports as always! 🤟💗

Located in Raffles place, we are visiting Stellar at 1-Altitude on our special day. Stellar is an Australian fine dining restaurant with a romantic view of Singapore skyline. It is the highest building in Singapore so you would be granted with a nice bird eye view of skyscrapers and Singapore's iconic landmarks. The restaurant is located at 62th floor. The highest fine dining restaurant in Singapore, no wonder it is rated as the most romantic restaurant in Singapore and diners often come here for special occasion celebration! 💕

There is a 1-Altitude skybar at 63rd floor where you can visit for free if you dine in at Stellar. The usual admission price (as of 2021) for skybar is SGD 35 (before 9pm) / SGD45 (after 9pm). There is a minimum spending of SGD 80 - SGD100 needed if you want the best front seats in 1-Altitude skybar. 1-Altitude is seated at 282 metre above sea level & awarded as the highest alfresco bar in the world! It boasts the best 360 degree panoramic view of Singapore's city! So you can a lot of Singapore's iconic landmarks in here directly! Personally, I think this is even better than Celavi (skybar on top of Marina Bay Sands building) in term of the view, environment and privacy. Celavi is more crowded and party style. 1-Altitude is less crowded and nicer view.

The Fullerton Hotel, a famous 5 star hotel in Singapore.
You can see Marina Bay Sands at the back!
In the front you can see Duck Tour which is a river cruise along
several iconic spots in Singapore!
We walk from here leisurely to Stellar, about a 5 minutes walking distance.

Ride the elevator up and we have reached Stellar restaurant at the blink of an eyes!
Quickly grab a photo 1st when we arrive at the restaurant.
Our reservation time is 6pm for dinner.
We are opting for 8 course elements menu.
We are so glad to be able to sit at window seat! 😄

COMPLIMENTARY

Menu: Bread with butter spread

Taste Review: Hot bread served to our table when we seated. Crunchy baked skin at the outside which is really nice to eat. The texture is a bit like the combination of croissant plus bread. Airy and crunchy, paired with butter, it is delicious as a starter! (I am regretting why I not go for 2nd piece of bread when they ask us.. 😧)

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Complimentary bread with butter spread.
Cute like mushroom 🍄.

AMUSE BOUCHE (1ST COURSE)

Menu: Puff and cracker with toppings

Taste Review: Crispy cracker with topping such as crab meat as appetizer. The topping is a bit salty in my opinion. The cracker is nice to eat.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 3.5⭐ 

Amuse bouche

Amuse bouche with the view of MBS

The window seat is just beside us directly and it is really big without any obstacles to block your view!
We can see the skyscrapers and small cars traveling on the road too.
The visual feeling is really amazing beyond words! 😍
Just worry of vertigo if look at it for very long 😂..

You can see the iconic Marina Bay Sands, Apple Floating Stores,
Art Science Museum, cargo ships.. 😎

Can't miss a photo opportunity with this view while waiting for our foods! 👍

Thanks my hubby for the nice candid shot with MBS at the backdrop 😻

APPLE & CREAM (2ND COURSE)

Menu: Burrata, apple, quince, celery, buckwheat puff

Taste Review: Good for cheese lovers, burrata topped up with small pieces of fruits. Much like eating yogurt with crunchy toppings.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 3.5⭐ 

Apple & cream with the view of MBS

Apple & cream

View of hubby with skyscrapers 🌇

Restaurant is at 62th floor, the highest fine dining restaurant in Singapore!
You can get a really spectacular view of cityscape here! 😎

Sunset is coming and you can see the view is changing slightly to orange-ish in color

Sunset with orange hues over the sky, so beautiful! 💛

THE QUEEN OF THE SEA (3RD COURSE)

Menu: Seared hokkaido scallop, kaluga queen cavier, leek espuma, watercress oil

Taste Review: Nice Hokkaido scallop, it is flavorful too, garnished with cavier and some greens. Topped up with watercress oil which is a surprising factor to me (never know of watercress oil before 😂), makes the texture smoother.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4.5⭐ 

The queen of the sea with the view of MBS

The queen of the sea, Hokkaido scallop with beautiful decoration 😁

PACIFIC REEF (4TH COURSE)

Menu: Fremantle octapus, pickled clams, sea herbs, seafood essense

Taste Review: Hard yet chewy octapus. Not very fresh but it is ok for the standard. It is quite flavorful as they have blended it with some sea herbs and essence made of seafood.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ 

Light up to welcome the night 😊

Pacific reef with the view of MBS

Grab one sunset photo before sky turns dark 😄.
All buildings have been lit up already.

Pacific reef, fremantle octapus with herbs and essense

INFLORENCE & PISTA (5TH COURSE)

Menu: Texture of cauliflower, frozen creme fraiche, pistachio emulsion, gooeseberries

Taste Review: Hot cauliflower served with frozen buttered cream, when mix them together and bite it, the sensation to tongue is nice due to the alternating cold and warm bites. Topped up with nutty pistachio emulsion and gooeseberries fruits, this is a delicious plate to enjoy!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Night falls, the view is even more mesmerizing with the golden lights on! 😱
Look at the MBS, Art Science Museum & Singapore Flyer! 👀
Since we are seated at window seat, can see the reflection of restaurant when we take the photo, especially when night comes..

Inflorence & pista with the view of MBS

Inflorence & pista, delicious warm cauliflower with frozen cream

OCEAN JEWELS (6TH COURSE)

Menu: Australian line caught market fish, australian marron, agretti, crustacean sauce

Taste Review: Here comes one of the main courses of the day, it is Australian fish (crispy skin on top) and marron (similar to crayfish, firmer in texture). Cooked with agretti which is a small crunchy vegetable like a "land seaweed", taste mild salty. Lastly the best crustacean sauce brings up the whole flavors of the dish! The sauce is cooked with seafoods and thus it is delicious when mix with the dish. I would prefer if the crustacean sauce can be thicker in texture, overall a nice main course!

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Ocean jewels with the view of MBS

Ocean jewels, Australian fish and marron with flavorful crustacean sauce

Ocean jewels, look at the crispy skin on top of fish and succulent meats! 😋

We ask the friendly waiter to help us take photo for memories 😄

Night falls, the ambience in the restaurant becomes more romantic 💖

Love the romantic dim lighting and
sparkling golden lights of the buildings behind 💛

BEEF x ALIUM & SMOKED DUCK (7TH COURSE)

Menu: (Beef) F1 wagyu sirloin, tempura pickled shallot rings, white onion soubise, caramel onion beef jus, poached leeks

(Duck) Spiced duck breast, kale and bulgar wheat, chicken skin crumble, sherry smoked jus

Taste Review: The original 8 course menu is beef for this course. However I am not eating beef and thus opt for duck instead. You can inform your food preference to waiter when ordering. At the end of this course, I have actually tried out beef (small chunk) and duck. Surprisingly beef is nicer to eat and doesn't have the stung smell (we order medium well cooked), it is chewy and skin is grilled till fragrant. Duck meat smell is quite strong to my liking, although it is smoked and spiced but still has a bit of the stung flavor. However I enjoy the kale and bulgar wheat, it is a type of cereal wheat like rice but more protein and higher in fiber which makes it more nutritional.

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 4⭐ (Beef) & 3.5⭐ (Duck)

Smoked duck with the view of MBS

Beef x alium with the view of MBS

Smoked duck with bulgar wheat

F1 wagyu sirloin with shallot rings

The later the hours, the more beautiful the scenery gets 💖

DESSERT ART (8TH COURSE)

Menu: Elegantly crafted creations specially curated by our pastry chefs at your table

Taste Review: The highlight of the night is the specially curated dessert art presented in front of our eyes directly! It is a galaxy 🪐 like dessert art, a very special dining experience you can't get anywhere else 😍 ! You have to opt for 8 course dinner just can enjoy this unique performance. I love this specially designed dessert art to us, and they are so nice to write up "Happy Anniversary" word to end the performance, and wish us happy anniversary. There are many tables with anniversary and birthday celebrations, when you reserve the dinner just put up a note and they will customize the word to you accordingly. The design of the dessert art for anniversary and birthday is different too, I look at other table with birthday celebration, if not mistaken they are having macarons? Ours one is "mushroom" cake. Surprisingly the "mushroom" is actually made of icing sugar. Beside "mushroom" cake, it is passionfruit sorbet with orange, grapefruit, cherry tomato, and ends with liquid nitrogen (the scene looks very stunning when they take this out and put on top of our plate! 😱 View my YouTube video below for the real show! 😎). The taste is not bad too, just presentation surpass the taste already and wins my heart directly! 😄

Taste Rating (over 5⭐) : 5⭐ 

Thanks to the friendly waiter to help us take photo. 😇
Can't miss to take this beautifully crafted dessert plate with MBS! 😍

Our specially curated "happy anniversary" dessert plate with the view of MBS

Love this custom made dessert art so much till I keep on taking photo non stop! 😂
So galaxy like 🪐 and definitely the highlight of our 8 course dinner. 😎
Perfect ending for our anniversary dinner in Stellar restaurant! 😍

At the end of the dinner, we walk around the restaurant and go to the other side of window seat. There are two types of window seats with different view in Stellar restaurant. The most famous one is the view of Marina Bay Sands which easily sold out 1 month ago. Another view is looking at buildings and vast field. Do take note of this and special request when you make reservation, no guarantee provided but they will try their best to fit for you! I even see a couple who sits at the center table being shifted to window seat in front of us when the previous diners left and the seats are left out empty, the service here is impeccable so don't worry. 😉

Another side of window seat which overlooks building and field

Different views have different kind of feelings too

Bar counter at Stellar restaurant

Some of the awards given to Stellar restaurant

We ride the elevator to 63rd floor 1-Altitude skybar to see the panoramic 360 degree view of Singapore's cityscape. The entrance is free if you are dining in Stellar restaurant as explained at the top of the post. I love the view up from here so much as it feels like I am on flight, I miss traveling very much 😔. Stellar at 1-Altitude is not only a romantic fine dining restaurant, you can visit the world's highest alfresco bar at the same time too and look at the gorgeous view here 😍, at least I feel like a tourist in Singapore city when I am trapped here and not able to travel to overseas due to pandemic. Romantic restaurant + attraction itself (kill 2 birds with 1 stone), I would say yes to visit Stellar restaurant again in future, and would really recommend fellow friends to try out if you are in Singapore! Throughout the lifetime we have enjoyed various kinds of meals which you may tend to forget easily, but some are so memorable that you will remember for lifetime, and Stellar at 1-Altitude is one of them in my list (in Singapore, of course they are other really pretty restaurants in overseas)! 💖

Stellar restaurant entrance at 62nd floor

Ride up the elevator to 63rd floor to reach 1-Altitude skybar

This place is very Instagrammable, many people queuing
to take photo at this spot haha 😂
I am at the highest alfresco skybar in the world ✌! Bucket list, checked ✅

Never tired of looking at this view, night view is
really spectacular compared to day time! 😘
I am always the kind of person who adores night view than
day view due to the lights! 💛

Panoramic view

The best scene from 1-Altitude skybar

We ask other couple to help us shoot photo,
and we help them too in return of favor 😄

Another angle of view with skyscraper

Comfortable couch for you to sit and enjoy the night view. 
Perfect place for some gathering or dates! 😎
Order some drinks and tidbits here and sit from sunset golden hours to night time!

That's all for the sharing on Stellar at 1-Altitude. We ride the elevator down and head back to home with a full stomach and great memories. 💏 Hope you guys enjoy reading the post with a lot of photos, and my YouTube video to learn more on the interior look of restaurant and the special moments. Please feel free to drop me message if there is any question, like and follow me to know more restaurant recommendations and travel diary, see you guys in my next post soon! 😽

Photos of us to end the night

Entrance of 1-Altitude

Tickets can be sold separately for visitors

Would like to learn the food taste review without reading?

Please enjoy my YouTube video to see more of

our dinner moment and interior restaurant environment in Stellar!

Thanks for the supports as always! 🤟💗

A Little Info. on Stellar at 1-Altitude 

Official Website: https://www.stellarrestaurant.sg/ (Main Page)

https://www.stellarrestaurant.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8-Course-Dinner-Menu-1.pdf (8 Course Dinner)
Facebook Webpage: Stellar At 1-Altitude

Location/ How to Go: Level 62, 1 Raffles Pl, #B1-12, 048616 Singapore

Opening Hours: 12pm-3pm, 6pm-11pm (Monday- Sunday)

 

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 8/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  1/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 9/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)




💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 8 December 2021

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