Breakfast @ Ginger (PARKROYAL on Beach Road)

Was doing a staycay at Parkroyal on Beach Road and was looking for breakfast the next morning. Hotel breakfast is served at Ginger and not at the Club Lounge. Had mistakenly went to Level 6 and there was no breakfast service. So went back down to lobby to enquire on where is the breakfast location and was directed to Ginger.

The place was bustling at 830am. The restaurant is of a good size and should be able to accommodate plenty. Its interior seemed to be Peranakan themed gives a light and spacious feels.

Guests are free to sit anywhere and hence, if you're a solo guest like me, sometimes the table would have been taken by another as staff would try to clean up the table once the guest vacate the seat. 

prata corner

essentials for breakfast; baked beans, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausages

I like eggs for breakfast, so off I went to the live station where the nice staff would be busy preparing egg omelettes upon order. I'd usually go for 'all-in' as it is easier to order. Just nod when asked, haha!

omelette station

If you do not want to wait for the omelette, actually there's a counter that guests can just freely take the pre-fried scrambled eggs or sunny side eggs. Psst, some of the sunny side up have yolk that's slightly runny if you prefer those.

table for one

Let's eat breakfast! Oh, the drinks section has jugs of juices such as orange, cranberry as well as milk and water. Every now and then, staff would come by to refill the emptied ones.

not so big breakfast

Can you guess the next items that I took? Noodles? Yes you are right!

specialty corner

mee siam

I was a tad amused when the guest ahead of me, took her bowl of mee siam without adding any condiments to it. 

The mee siam sauce (or more like broth) was leaning towards the sweeter side, slightly tangy and not at all oily. Added the hard boiled egg, chili, spring onions and shallots.

I like the congee a tad more than the mee siam. So comforting but the cut chilies that day, was spicy! 

congee

Lastly, time for dessert. There's an automated mini pancakes machine, and it seemed like a curious toy that attracts children. A father was telling his son about the workings of the machine, while I was quietly listening behind and wondering when they'd press the button to start making them pancakes. Hahaa!

make your own mini-pancakes

A single press makes 2 pieces of those mini-pancakes. There are various sauces available on the table, so you could have strawberry jam, kaya, chocolate sauce, peanut butter, or honey for the pancakes.

mini pancakes with chocolate sauce (back) and peanut butter (front)

Overall, expect busy ambiance at Ginger but it was rather easy and fast to obtain the food. Fun thing about buffet styled breakfast is, once you see a line at a certain counter, just move on and eat something else first.

Staycation at PARKROYAL On Beach Road

Decided to give PARKROYAL On Beach Road a try since I wanted to hide away from the world for a short while. Check-in was seamless and staff was friendly. Was upgraded to PARKROYAL Club Premier Room located at its highest level, which is at the 7th floor.

42sqm Club Premier Room

Room was very spacious, with proper dining table and a couch. Has a bathtub and a balcony! Wow.

bathroom

shower

loved these

water dispenser in the bathroom

balcony

view from the balcony

Was enjoying the room when suddenly, the room door opened and quickly closed when the person realized that the room was occupied. Then, the staff rang the doorbell and of course, I opened it to see what was that about. Turns out, she was bringing up the welcome amenity and didn't realise that guest had checked-in. Quite a dramatic entrance, this pack of salted egg biscuits, which by the way, was tasty. Got a box of macarons too, since the room was booked under the National Day package deal.

treats!

The sweet treats were actually in time for tea break. The macarons tasted sweet and light. There were rose and lychee flavours. Thank you Parkroyal and GHA Discovery for the treats.

Dilmah teas

rose flavoured

Nespresso

It was nice to chill in the room and roll around amongst the space. Went to the Club Lounge at Level 6 for some evening drinks and canapes.

Club Lounge at Level 6

cheeses, cakes

cheeses, popiah, wakame and Sauvignon Blanc

My favourites were the mac & cheese, wakame (hmm, daily dose of vegetables?), chicken yakitori that's flavourful and tender. The pandan and chocolate cakes were lovely to end the meal.

mac & cheese, chicken yakitori, popiah, wakame, cakes

night view

zoom in to MBS and Singapore Flyer

sunrise

Breakfast was served at Ginger, located next to the lobby. It was pretty crowded by 830am. Overall, it was a nice stay at the Club Premier Room. Staff was amiable and friendly. 

PARKROYAL on Beach Road, Singapore

Address: 7500 Beach Road Singapore, Singapore

Website: https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-beach-road.html

[Staycation] PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering - One Night in Collection King Room

Second visit to Parkroyal Collection Pickering and this time without the gang. Read more about the previous visit. Chose Collection King Room, so that there is no need to venture outside. Managed to check-in around 11.30am, so this is one aspect that I appreciate about Parkroyal Collection Pickering.

Was given the room at Level 13, one floor higher than previous Urban room.

First impression of Collection King? Hmmm, feels a tad smaller than Urban room actually.

Collection King Room 28sqm?

King-sized bed

view from room

Nespresso is a necessity

two Arpeggios because it tasted the best!

tea-bags

glasses

wonder if it'd be better to line the bin with trash bag?

The amenities in Colletion Room is from Appelles Apothecary & Lab. I liked the hand soap, but the body wash and shampoo smelled pretty masculine.

hand soap

shower stuffs

COLLECTION Club privileges

Level 16 - Collection Club Lounge

Afternoon Tea - 3pm to 5pm

The place was spacious with natural light flow.

Afternoon Tea for one

Marble Cheesecake, Scone, Pistachio Financier

let's start with scone

served with butter, clotted cream and strawberry jam

fully loaded

I just love scone slathered with lots of butter (salted, of course) and some jam. Pair this with a nice cup of hot tea. Had Oolong Prestige but I really wanted to try the Moonfruit Black Tea. Funniest was, the tea name eluded my memory and hand wasn't convenient to access the menu when the staff came by to take order. So, took up her recommendation of Oolong and, it paired quite well with the snacks.

lovely cup of Oolong Prestige

Pork Bak Kwa in Soft Roll with Cucumber and Chicken Floss

For the sandwiches, the pork bak kwa bread wins hands down. The tiny pizza was still warm when served and it was flavourful.

Mini Vegetable Pizza

The two things that I didn't like from this afternoon tea were the Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread and Berry with Cream Cheese on Muesli Bread. Texture and flavour were not the most ideal. The muesli bread had hardened somewhat and not much flavour from the cream cheese. The pumpernickel bread was nutty but a tad dry.

Smoked Salmon on Pumpernickel Bread 

Berry with Cream Cheese on Muesli Bread

Moving on, the Yam Mango Roll was good. Although mango taste was not prominent but its sweetness was there. The outer side was crisp.

Yam Mango Roll

this was good

The popcorn chicken could be great but this cooled down version was neither crispy nor soggy. Flavourful with a touch of spice and leaning towards sweet.

Popcorn Chicken

The marble cheesecake was another hit. Could do with a few more of those.

Evening Cocktail - 6pm to 8 pm

night time at Level 16

evening view

snacks and drinks

a glass of Pol Remy Brut with chicken satay, fried wanton, crab claws, fried mantou with chili crab sauce

brie and camembert with dried apricot, sesame crackers and grapes

favourite items were chicken satay and fried mantou with chili crab sauce

The food selection here while understandably limited during this period, was most disappointed with the seemingly run of the mill taste of the fried wantons and crab claws. The satay while tasted good, it wasn't served warm. The best tasting item was the fried mantou with chili crab sauce.

Tequila Sunrise (upon request)

dessert to end

Service was attentive, non-intrusive and polite.

Returned to my room for a bath, and was surprised to received a courtesy call from Nicole (from Collection Club Lounge). It was nice personal touch for staff to enquire about the dining experience so soon after. Awkward yes, but gives you a warm feeling (or maybe that's just the alcohol? *LOL*) And yes, I did inform them about the limited food selection.

Can read more from here about Pan Pacific Club Evening Cocktail. I think that would be my benchmark for food and drinks, for now.

Breakfast - 7am to 1030am

Went up to breakfast at about 9am and it was not too busy.

breakfast with sparkling wine

Started with a plate of salad, smoked salmon, ham and roast beef. The beef was slightly dry but the rest on the plate were pretty enjoyable.

Big Breakfast - chicken sausages, grilled tomato, hashbrown, chicken wing and omelette

yummy

I just love the eggs in the morning. Feels alive after eating some! One thing to note, was that the hashbrown that day was super crispy till its insides were hollow. Pretty interesting to have crunchy hashbrown!

crunchy hashbrown

Went back to get scrambled eggs and was curious about the porridge, so ordered a little bit to try.

porridge

Initially Chef served the porridge as it is. But I was like, eh... and asked if Chef can put all the condiments in. So, this fully loaded bowl has the preserved olives, pickled vegetable, green onions, dace fish and ginger slices, and a light drizzle of soy.

scrambled eggs

The problem with scrambled eggs, is there was no salt in it. So, I had an idea and added the eggs into the porridge. This is what I call, the perfect 'marriage'. Wah... it was so goood! Highly recommend this combination.

scrambled eggs and porridge

time to check out

It was nice being at the hotel again and this time round, was to experience the Collection Club privileges.

Parkroyal Collection Pickering

Address: 3 Upper Pickering St, Singapore 058289

Contact: 6809 8888

Website: https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-pickering.html