A group of 10 of us ladies checked out the place for afternoon tea. They had a great selection of interesting coffees from exotic countries and there was even several options of ways you could choose to have them brewed. They also had a selection of yummy cakes. I had a chocolate cake that was alright, the serving was good so most of us were happy. The price was reasonable, we can't complain. The service was good, staffs were very pleasant, our orders arrived prompty even when there was so may of us. So yes I would recommend the place. Perhaps I would be back to try out their breakfast. 

Great coffee and tea! Vanilla bean tea is pretty good! The Malay heritage center opposite has also opened so you get some soothing music along with ur meal if you sit outdoors at night.

We reserved a table for 8 during lunchtime and was allocated this really small table that squashed even the skinniest girls. And realised later that the bigger reserved table only seats 6. Anyway, besides giving some credit for the vintage furnishings and ceiling decos, there is nothing else I can rave about.

The last 2 of us whom placed our order were actually told that they have ran out of all kinds of bread, and the staff is now going to buy some. I can't think of any legitimate excuse for a cafe to run out of its only core main dish on its lunch menu during a peak lunch hour and to only realise that when the last piece is sold. The time is 12.35pm and we probably get the food around 1pm. Since our friends have already paid, we decided not to be a killjoy and waited anyway. The staff said the guy is already rushing to buy and we will be informed once the breads arrive.

Meanwhile, we sampled the only 2 snacks - the kong bak pau and the musubi. Both were decently done and no complaints about it (except they took rather long to serve). A friend enjoyed her vanilla latte and the rest of our drinks are pretty mediocre, though all the cafe art were pretty presentable. The Triple Ham has some good reviews with its generous fillings and oozing cheese, but the Smoked Salmon did not score too well. The Ham & Monetery Jack a tad too salty. As we watch our friends slowly finishing their meal, we enquired at 1.10pm of the progress. A guy told us that it's coming up in 2 min. Yeah, oh so we waited. After 10min, we asked another lady and she says another 5min! So the previous guy is just appeasing us? So how many pseudo-waiting time are we going to get? Aren't we supposed to be informed when the bread comes? And she says 'Yeah the bread just arrived'. That was 1.20pm. Where did he 'run' to get the bread that took 45min? When I questioned about the empty promises of waiting time and that we wanna cancel our order, she matter-of-factly says 'Sure, you can cancel your order'.

We were left flabbergasted for a couple of minutes before we decided to get a refund. The only reasonable thing they did was to offer a full refund, including the 2 snacks we ordered. As we left after an hour WITHOUT our lunch, we saw the first sandwiches coming out from the kitchen.

Need I say more about the integrity of service standards here? I may consider coming back again if the foods were super amazing, but they were not from everyone's feedback. And as we satisfy our hunger (and anger) within what's left of the lunch hour, I know I will never come back again.