Went to Marmalade Pantry at Ion with Melly and Sharon on National day for brunch and afternoon tea :)
It's my first time dining there as I heard raves about this restaurant. Well, it is set in the middle of the mall on level 3, nothing particularly outstanding. Maybe it's a public holiday, maybe they are short-handed and their service is really really bad. No one actually entertains you when you rise up your hand to call for them, and even when they are at your table, you don't see them smile. There's this rude waitress that abruptly took away our sugar pot without even asking for our permission (we were having tea), or rather, she didn't say a single word when she took it away! Basically just take and put it on other table and just put it back when it's not needed by others.
Hello, I don't think I am transparent. It's so plain rude!
The only consolation is that their brunch is still not too bad.
We ordered "Eggs of any style" and crabmeat linguine before our desserts as Melly is late.
So after Melly arrived, we order a few cupcakes to share. Initially I thought it will be presented in a nice plate/tray but it wasnt. They just place a cupcake on a white plate and serve it, so we had 4-5 plates on the table. So messy.
The presentations were so bad that I can't be bothered to take pictures as I am someone who loves nice presentations and decor. In this area, they failed miserably. Their cupcakes are quite ok, at least the ones I ordered. Personally prefer Elvis (Peanut butter with choco banana cake) and Nutella (the name says it all).
Well, I guess the company makes a difference as I do enjoy myself that day even though the service sucks.
It's always nice to have a girlies outing once in a while :)
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