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Thursday 18 September 2014

Afternoon Tea Set at Lime (Parkroyal on Pickering, Lobby level - 3 Upper Pickering Street) Reservation: 6809 8899

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For updated review in 2017 - Please click the link below:
http://summerlovestoeat.blogspot.sg/2017/04/tiers-of-joy-afternoon-tea-set-at-lime.html


Lime is a vibrant and modern restaurant that offers local, Southeast Asian and international culinary delights.

Visited on 6 April 2014 (Sun) and Revisited on 14 Sep 2014 (Sun).  Afternoon Tea is available from 3-6pm daily. 
(3 Tier Stand + 4 Scones + Complimentary Free Flow of Tea & Coffee selection for 2 pax)  

Price: $38++ per set for 2 persons = Total bill of $44.70 for 2 pax (Items are non-refillable)

You can choose to have the afternoon tea at Lime or at their lobby bar.

I love to see the relaxing view of the greenery from their floor-to-ceiling windows at Lime!








Note: This photo was from April 2014. (Now they do not serve tea in a teapot anymore for Afternoon Tea set) And they have only 3 miserable selection for Tea - Earl Grey, Jasmine & Chamomile.. They will only serve like this with a warmer if you order Ala Carte tea. For the afternoon tea set, they will just serve you like this now (See photo below) In this case, how can Lime indicated that with refreshing pot of tea in their website???











The staff did not bother to introduce the items and there wasn't any menu for afternoon tea, so basically we had no idea what we were eating.. I can only tell you the food quality dropped till i have nothing to say anymore. The items here that we ate were all seemed like they were from 1-2 days ago, the tarts were not crispy type, they were moist and tasted like they were not baked freshly.. Finger sandwiches were also quite bad...



Note: This photo was from April 2014. (Now they do not serve scones in a cloth anymore) 



Now they served scones like this... As usual, their scones were disappointing, never put in effort to improve the scones. Super hard and dry! Obviously they can't be bothered with the quality and presentation of the afternoon tea at Lime....



In case you're unable to locate the washroom, the door is hidden here, very unique surrounded by the plants!


Overall impression after 2 visits: Don't bother to come to Lime for afternoon tea!

The service here never improve, yet getting worst during afternoon tea time.  They will usually put guests at the back area for afternoon tea while their staff were mostly standing at the front either talking in a group or they were more concerned in preparing for the dinner buffet. And when i asked a few questions about the high tea, the staff seemed to be a bit impatient and wanted to leave. The staff here just simply don't bother with guests coming for afternoon tea. And the high tea items were not fresh, quality dropped till the max (Unacceptable)....

I really don't understand with the management at Lime.. Since you're all not interested to serve guests during afternoon tea time, then why bother to launch this high tea to torture your guests stomach and made them feel disappointed leaving Lime. This is the WORST place to have afternoon tea which explains why we were the only table to have high tea there on that day while other hotels were usually full house for high tea on Sat/Sun. Maybe the service for your buffet lunch/dinner is good but no one will come back for your afternoon tea again after first try.. Doesn't mean your afternoon tea prices is cheap & we have to accept such quality & service. I think no matter how much we spent at Lime, hotel restaurants should provide the same level of service & quality at all times.. It's a pity that we can't come back for high tea again with such a nice ambience at Lime....



Website: http://www.parkroyalhotels.com/en/hotels-resorts/singapore/pickering/stay/offers/tiers-of-joy.html

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