Review: L'Espresso (3.5 out of 5 bear paws)
L'Espresso
Goodwood Park Hotel
Tel: 6730 1743
This was the epitome of grown-up elegance during Ms Bear's secondary school days and we used to hold occasional teenage gossip sessions here. Fast-forwarding 20 years, the '70s/'80's decor has since been replaced by a new contemporary look - the link above leads to an oudated picture on the hotel's website - but the scones and clotted cream are still divine. They make me feel 16 again.
L'Espresso is an oasis of civilisation compared to the Coffee Lounge just down the corridor which incidentally does a mean Taiwan Porridge. Paying about $10 more for L'Espresso's tea spread means sparing yourself the hungry families making the most out of their weekend eating binge at the Coffee Lounge's buffet. The extra $10 doesn't mean that you get more food at L'Espresso though. What you do get is a very focused and high quality study on the joys of English tea, plus a chocolate fondue as a cave-in to the current dessert trend. No chee cheong fun, no local desserts, no dim sum.
The 2Bears enjoyed the whole range of finger sandwiches, canapes, cakes and other desserts, as well as the poolview. It was almost like being on holiday without the benefit of being able to retire upstairs to sleep on a full tummy. We did that at home instead.
Goodwood Park Hotel
Tel: 6730 1743
This was the epitome of grown-up elegance during Ms Bear's secondary school days and we used to hold occasional teenage gossip sessions here. Fast-forwarding 20 years, the '70s/'80's decor has since been replaced by a new contemporary look - the link above leads to an oudated picture on the hotel's website - but the scones and clotted cream are still divine. They make me feel 16 again.
L'Espresso is an oasis of civilisation compared to the Coffee Lounge just down the corridor which incidentally does a mean Taiwan Porridge. Paying about $10 more for L'Espresso's tea spread means sparing yourself the hungry families making the most out of their weekend eating binge at the Coffee Lounge's buffet. The extra $10 doesn't mean that you get more food at L'Espresso though. What you do get is a very focused and high quality study on the joys of English tea, plus a chocolate fondue as a cave-in to the current dessert trend. No chee cheong fun, no local desserts, no dim sum.
The 2Bears enjoyed the whole range of finger sandwiches, canapes, cakes and other desserts, as well as the poolview. It was almost like being on holiday without the benefit of being able to retire upstairs to sleep on a full tummy. We did that at home instead.
posted by 2Bears at 11:49 PM
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