Most Baby Stroller-friendly Place For High Tea At Lobby Lounge, Westin Hotel In Singapore

Lobby Lounge at Westin Hotel, Singapore 

Must-Have	Baby (<1 yo), Toddler (1-3yo)
Air-conditioned	✓
Space for baby stroller	✓
No steps/ staircase	✓
Clean baby high chair	✓
Quick service	✓
Not crowded	✓

Looking after two babies and doing household chores are difficult tasks. Staying up late every night and working non-stop is a norm. I have been doing all these for almost two years. To destress and ensure I don't work till insane, I eat out every week with babies and their strollers. It's never easy to bring two tiny human with me. 

If you are planning to eat out with your baby, there are several things you should always consider. Friendly staffs to babies, clean washrooms and nursing rooms are not sufficient because I have been to many places with my babies from shopping malls to eateries. 

One week before CNY, I went to lobby lounge at Westin Hotel to enjoy seafood afternoon tea. Four or five star hotels usually served afternoon tea between 3pm to 5pm or later. This hotel provided two seatings; 2pm to 4pm and 4:30pm to 6:30pm during weekends. I chose the latter one because my baby took afternoon nap. 

There were many car parking lots available and large enough to take my baby strollers out of our car boot. 

Seafood Afternoon Tea

The lobby lounge has high ceiling. The place is bright and clean. Tables are not close to each other like most restaurants in Singapore. It's convenient to push my strollers. Most babies are afraid of sitting too close to strangers. This restaurant is truly baby friendly to hang out. 

Seafood Afternoon Tea

Comfortable Sofa And Couch For Afternoon Tea

We sat next to the window facing unblock view. The view helped me to distract my baby for awhile. They are lying comfortably on their strollers and enjoying the beautiful scenery through the high windows. 

In addition, the staffs didn't rush us to decide with the menu. Baby high chair was not always necessary. We were sitting on the sofa, which had similar height with our strollers. The seat was comfortable enough for you to feed your baby.

Nice View Of South China Sea

Ambience was fantastic. Although scenery was not very breathtaking, it was very relaxing to eat accompanied with a picturesque view of the South China Sea through the large, floor-to-ceiling windows. We enjoyed every moment having high tea and playing with our babies in the lobby lounge. 

True Baby-friendly Restaurant

Here is the menu in the following pictures.

The Tower

They served two teapots of TWG for my husband and I as we ordered different tea. Soon after I took a sip of hot tea, a smiley waitress put a tower on our wide coffee table. The afternoon tea tower contained three tiers. Highest tier came with two lobster rolls on a glossy glass plate. The food in last two tiers were same. 

Crab Tartare

A mouthful of crab tartare was placed on melba toast with salmon roe. It looked so impressive and taste was great.  

Lobster Roll

A lobster roll is a sandwich native to New England and it is made of lobster meat served on a grilled hot dog-styled bun with the opening on the top. Lobster rolls have been gaining popularity in Singapore restaurants. In lobby lounge at Westin Hotel, lobster roll was made of brioche bun, fresh lobster and turmeric mustard mayonnaise. Ingredients were wrapped in the bun neatly and presentably. There was a reasonable sized lobster meat portion stuffed in the bun. Lobster was tender with sweet and delicate flavour. 

Sesame Tuna And Seared Scallop

Sesame-crusted tuna was topped with colourful combination of pomelo salad, chilli paste, fried shallot and coconut. The ingredients paired well with tuna. It was great tasting tuna coated with sweet-spicy pomelo and black sesame. For sushi lovers, it was healthy with such a beautiful, unique presentation and a delicious form of art. 

Clam Ceviche Shooter

 

Clam ceviche shooter was accompanied with lychee, lime shallot and Champagne vinaigrette. It was made from fresh raw clam cured in lime citrus juice and seasoned with champagne vinaigrette. Taste was briny, salty and sweet. You either like it or hate it. 

Clockwise from far left: Spring Roll Prawn, Crab Tartare, Scallop, Clam Shooter, Sesame Tuna

Grilled marinated prawn and cold noodles were wrapped in spring roll skin. Spring roll skin was soft and I preferred crispy skin. Flavour was mediocre. One more savoury item in the high tea tower was seared scallop Waldorf salad, apple, celeriac and potato chips. The scallop was seared to slightly golden brown crust. Waldorf salad and apple were served as cream, which was placed between potato chip and seared scallop. It was mildly sweet, tasty and incredibly delicious. 

On The Slate

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor is a French dish as rich and luxurious as it sounds. It consisted of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell. It was served with an oven-browned cheese crust. Lobster meat was fresh and tender. A delight for my taste buds! 

Fresh Oysters

On the slate, fresh oysters were accompanied with champagne dressing, shallot vinaigrette, lychee bourbon and lime. Texture was soft, plump and springy. Oyster was briny but taste was awesome when added with lemon juice and other dressing.

Desserts

Desserts

Lobby lounge at Westin Hotel is an ultimate place to satisfy my craving for something sweet and beautiful. Each dessert is simply a piece of art. Lastly, they served a plate of black forest cookies with vanilla grittiness cream, passionfruit coconut cheesecake, strawberry green tea financer, white chocolate pannacotta with cassis coulis, vanilla white peach with raspberry cupcake, apple almond tart and signature truffle pear macaron. All desserts were extremely enticing and irresistibly delectable.

Desserts

Apple Almond Tart

This afternoon tea ended with happy babies and a mother with full stomach...I highly recommend you because of amazing ambience, romantic setting, baby stroller-friendly and tempting food selection including a whole Lobster Thermidor and Freshly-Shucked Oysters, a three-tier platter of savory bites and seafood delicacies, complete with a dessert platter with sweet treats including petite cakes, tartlets and assorted housemade chocolates.

If you are interested, it's highly recommended to make reservations at Lobby Lounge especially you have baby (babies) and stroller(s) with you. 

Email: lobbylounge.singapore@westin.com

Tel: +65 6922 6988

Location: 

Lobby Lounge 

The Westin Singapore 

12 Marina View,

Level 32 Asia Square Tower 2,

018961 Singapore 

Parking:

Park at Level 5, Asia Square Tower 2. Bring your babies in strollers and take the lift at level 5. 

In the lift, press level 32, you will go straight to lobby lounge and other dining. Do NOT park at other levels because there won't be direct walkway to Westin hotel. 

Monday to Friday  before 5/6pm	$1.07/min from 7am to 5.59pm
Monday to Friday  after 5/6pm	$5.35/ entry from 6pm to 6.59am the following day
Saturday	$5.35/entry from 7am to 6.59am the following day
Sunday or Public holidays	$5.35/ entry from 7am to 6.59am the following day