Tian Fu Teahouse, Park Royal Hotel on Beach Road.
http://www.parkroyalhotels.com/hotels/singapore/beach_road/parkroyal/restaurants/index.html
This is one of the new establishment featured recently in Sunday
Times where people can go and sample tea. Feeling extremely bored
today I popped in to have a feel of the place.
The decor of the place is nice, quiet and tranquil, cina without
too much of being in-your-face, and wonderfully spacious.
I felt peckish, so I went for the high-tea set, which comes with
9 dimsum selection and 5 teas. Sadly, one cannot choose the
teas:
2 greens - Longjing from Westlake, Zhejiang; Zhuyeqing from
Sichuan
1 floral - Chrysanthemum buds with Goji berries
1 black - (they still consider it black! Beegeezus!) Pu'erh
1 oolong - Dahongpao from Wuyi city, Fujian
The dimsum selection is seriously Dian Xin in its presentation;
not the 3 per bamboo basket sort, but simply 1 piece each, like a
sampler, to touch the heart with a flutter of joy (not really) and
not filling the stomach to bloating point. 2 pieces of dimsum each
accompany 1 tea. The dimsum is not bad, though I find the hargao
skin a tad too thick, and the wonton too spicy to go with the
tea.
The tea selection. The 2 greens and the chrysanthemum are
surprisingly good, the Zhuyeqing is fresh and lively with a
lingering sweet floral aftertaste, the Longjing is subtle and
nutty, the chrysanthemum calming. The pu'erh and oolong are great
disappointment...
