This Christmas season, the hotel is serving up a dazzling array of culinary offerings with a local twist in addition to family-friendly feasts and bonding activities, as well as more classic options for those who prefer a traditional celebration.
Christmas, Lion-City Style
Sumptuous Festive Feasts at The Line
Afternoon Tea Sojourn at The Lobby Lounge
From pandan to palm sugar and Peranakan flavours, Shangri-La Singapore refreshes the tables and adds variety to the usual Christmas fare with a local twist.
Come December, well-loved buffet destination The Line features an array of festive buffets with Singapore-style dishes. Must-haves include the Poached Turkey Singapore Laksa, Salted Eggs Crab, Chilli Prawns, Grilled Otah Otah, Chicken & Beef Satay and Hainanese Chicken Rice.
Taking pride in the Lion City’s rich heritage, The Lobby Lounge presents delectable, unique dishes that offer local flavours with a twist, so guests will get to experience and savour a one-of-a-kind Christmas feast. On its Festive Afternoon Tea menu are Nasi Lemak Scones, Pang Susi, Christmas Berries Cake Lapis, Cranberry Ondeh Ondeh, Kueh Sago Toffee Nut and Pandan Kaya Tunnel Roll. Its enticing six-course Eurasian Feast for takeaway is equally worth considering. Included are House-made Achar, Curry Debal, Beef Smore, Yellow Vegetable Curry and Sugee Cake.
Add to cart the Pandan Panettone and Britt’s Mulled Wine V2.0 from the Shophouse for more local goodness. The fragrant and flavoursome panettone is inspired by the pandan chiffon cake, which was crowned Singapore’s national cake in 2017 by CNN and was the confectionary that started the pandan trend, while the mulled wine, handcrafted by Head Sommelier Britt Ng, infuses local ingredients like nutmeg flower, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, dehydrated oranges and palm sugar (gula melaka).
Holiday Fun and Feasts for Families
Elegant Afternoon Tea Ritual at The Rose Veranda
The Rose Veranda Takeaway Kids Afternoon Tea
Christmas Goodies for the Little Ones from Shangri-La Singapore
Season’s celebrations are not complete without family members to enjoy a delicious meal together. Indeed, cosy familial gatherings are the social highlight to keep the joyous Christmas spirit alive.
Ring in the festivities with the little ones in tow at The Rose Veranda, where the popular afternoon tea experience takes a family-friendly turn this holiday season. Relish a parade of indulgent appetisers and desserts along with a main course selection. Parents will delight in highlights such as Maine Lobster Tart with Caviar, Maple Turkey Roulade, Grandma’s Vintage Logcake, with two glasses of Prosecco, while the little ones will enjoy Turkey Gratin, Crispy Cod Fish Fingers, Blackforest Reindeer, with two cups of hot or iced chocolates.
Guests staying with the hotel during the holiday season can enjoy more heart-warming family bonding time with the line-up of fun activities from Logcake Christmas Bakes (Saturday and Sunday from 4 to 19 December 2021 & Daily from 24 December 2021 to 2 January 2022) to Badge Making (1 December 2021 to 2 January 2022). Each child can bring home their completed creations at the end of the sessions and share it with the ones they love or gift it to a friend. They can also partake in the Nutcracker Hunt (20 to 26 December 2021) to search for 12 Nutcrackers statues hidden all over the property and stand a chance to win a mini Shangri-La Singapore Nutcracker.
For home activities that are equally family-friendly, look no further than The Rose Veranda’s Kids Afternoon Tea Takeaway Set, which will fill the tummies and engage the minds too. Imagine having Christmas Brie and Tomato Marmalade, a Ginger Cinnamon Roll, Creamy Egg Sandwich, Black Forest Christmas Reindeer and Mr Santa Cookies & Cream all packed in a creative takeaway box. It cleverly opens up into a mini Christmas tree that can be decorated with colourful hanging ornaments and stickers. Other Christmas treats from the Shophouse like the Piñatas (Nutcracker, Sugarplum & Mask-On Santa) made with chocolate and fondant and filled with marshmallows, DIY Gingerbread House Kit and DIY Cookie Set, also look set to provide endless hands-on festive fun for young ones.
Got to Love the Classics
Glorious Festive Spread at Origin Grill
Bûche de Noël from Shangri-La Singapore
Festive Spirits and Cocktails from Origin Bar
Those who prefer to revel in the time-honoured culinary traditions of the festive season will not be disappointed either – after all, they only get to be enjoyed once a year.
Sought-after classics can be had at Origin Grill and Waterfall Ristorante Italiano. Fresh and authentic flavours coupled with quality-driven ingredients abound in Origin Grill’s enticing festive set menus. Think Bone Marrow Crusted Wetsholme Petite Tender, Spitfire Roasted Chicken Leg, Pigs in a Blanket, Duck Leg Confit, Turkey Roast, Coffee Maple Glazed Gammon, Angus Gold Stockyard Striploin, and Baumkuchen. At Waterfall Ristorante Italiano, where Southern Italian classics showcase seasonal produce, savour the freshest seafood and homemade pastas and desserts in the festive Antipasti Lunch, Set Lunch and Dinner.
To indulge in a hassle-free, sumptuous spread this holiday season at home in the company of family and friends, order the Takeaway Feasts from The Line, Origin Grill and Nami (Osechi Ryōri). There are a variety of cuisines to choose from, whether it is familiar favourites like Roasted Turkey Roulade, and Truffled Mushroom Turkey Breast; Western hits like Stanbroke Augustus Angus Ribeye and Premium Cold Cuts Platter; or exquisite Japanese offerings such as Slow-cooked Ezo Abalone Isoni, Tatsukuri Sweet Fried Sardines and Kagoshima Yellow Tail Teriyaki, be prepared to be spoilt for choice.
There is no reason to fret over gifting ideas either, when a delightful selection of Christmas artisanal treats and gifts is up for the taking at the Shophouse. Pick festive dinner-table must-haves like the Honey Roasted US Turkey served with roasted La Ratte potatoes with fresh herbs, butter mixed garden vegetables, roasted pumpkin, cranberry sauce, giblet sauce, and chestnut stuffing. Another is the Maple Glazed Bone-in Ham, as well as log cakes like the All-time Favourite Grandma, Cajette de Fraises, Black Truffle Intense Noir, Cerise et Citron and the Christmas Gimlet. The irresistible Black Truffle Intense Noir is new this year and the Christmas Gimlet, made with Origin Bar’s redistilled Christmas Gin, dry vermouth, and ascorbic acid, is a whimsical snow-globe-inspired collectible that tastes as good as it looks.
The pop-up Christmas booths at the hotel lobby will be open from 22 November to 26 December 2021, giving guests the opportunity to browse the full range of charitable handicrafts, celebratory goodies, and Christmas beverages on offer.
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