Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre

Bubblepearl, collected my invites liao.. Envelopes are confirmed given..hehe.. They gave the map inserts too for directions to HIPV.

dearris, yup.. their cakes are nice.. I bought individual slices of tiramisu, black forest & lychee martini to try.. Cost $2.30 per slice.
For GDL, they have the traditional butter/cream type of slice cakes at $9 per box of 10 slices. & a exquisite set with mini novelty cakes like tiramisu, green tea at $8.80 for 8 mini pieces.. I like the exquisite set more but the size really mini leh.. abt 1" by 1".. so most prob will take their $9 traditional sliced cakes set..

Fifi, i think i shld be able to accept PM.. But if cant, email me k.. my email is [email protected]
 


Dearris, agree that the whole walnut/marble cake type may be abit sian.. If u want those sliced cream butter cakes, i think Kyo prices are v reasonable.. $7/box & i heard quite alot of reviews that their cakes are quite tasty.
Another alternative is savouryfare. They have heart-shaped assorted mini cream cakes & looks really nice & tasty too.. Its $8.50 per box i think & above 20 boxes got additional 10% discount.. so quite reasonable also..U may want to check them out at www.savouryfare.com
 
gals tml i'm miting up with Vashanti to have final discuss before the contract.Any extra freebies that i shd ask???Am i suppose to request the rose petal & bubble machine in advance during the march-in
 
hihi i placed a $1K deposit just sunday for HIPV, when can I expect to see the contract? I'll need to pay another $1.5K during the roadshow in oct.
 
hi Queenie,
u can ask:
waiver of red wine (upto no of confirm table?)
rose petal (on table and for guests to throw during match in)
bubble machine
one more day of suite instead of helper room
..err... my reply a bit late.. but u still can ask.. any Vasanthi is very frenly she will help u lots
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Lynn : U can check with ur co-ordinator when u will receive the contract since u only paid a partial deposit..

Anyway gals, tmr gg for food-tasting liao.. so exciting.. Will update after my foodtasting..
 
Thanks jesdreamz, update on the food tasting n which dishes you chose, we're going to forgo the food tasting n day room for a compli table :>
 
hi shanice,
i was given 1 bottle of wine per guranteed table & $1000 nett off the total bill for the upcoming promo.I got to ask her for the rose petal & bubble machine.

Any gals had her wedding at HIPV already,care to show me the photos at [email protected] cos i wan to c the overall effect.
 
hushy, just login today n saw your post!!! OMG, didnt realised its the same day & same time too!! if not, we can meet n say hi..hehe.. I was in Cavenaugh Room II i think.. R u the group who brought a BIG BIG bottle of Martell along??
 
Queenie,
wah~ so good ah. given 1 bottle of wine per guranteed table ? i hav to buy them outside ley. only waiver the corkage charge.. some more got S$1k discount. good ley~
 
Hi Gals..

Have post these in other threads ..

But was thinking that some of you might also need to get your wine in advance ...can check out the wine fair at Vivo city ending TODAY, Sunday .. If you happen to check this forum earlier and rush down on time .. heehee ... btw .. i am almost drunk after the rounds of wine tasting there !! haha

Beside having wine tasting .. you can collect info or some dealer/distributor biz cards there too.. so it is good to go and take a look there if u need to get your own wine
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For those have not get their wines.. I happen to went to vivo earlier and saw a wine fair over there. There is one in suntec too. But i think vivo one is cheaper... Last day is on Sunday which is today ..

I have bought "wolf brass, eagle hawk, 2006 cabernet sauvignon at $17.90. The promotor name Kina is very "cute" hahaha.. I have get 3 cartons and i have ask for special... so she help me to call her boss and get me one bottle free for per carton that i have bought.

There is someother stall there too where u can try to ask whether can go direct to them and hv consignment. But some cannot.

The other wines that i find not too bad is Yellowtail Merlot selling at $18.50. But i would suggest that you get the business card from the promotor and check with the office direct .... heehee
 
hi jesdreamz, i saw u that day! so qiao! i was at cavenagh rm I, we never bring martell, think it's the other couple.
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it was quite fun yah? how was ur food? the crispy pi-pa duck is the best! everyone love it.
 
Hi hushy & Jesdreamz..

yr menu for duck is pipa duck ? mine is Smoked Duck in Camphor Wood and Tea Leaves... if my duck not good then will ask to change to pipa duck then ..
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since like your comment not too bad.

I will have mine tomorrow.
 
hushy, i didnt see u leh :-(
Shld have call me..hehe.. Anyway, the pi pa duck's skin is quite crispy but some parts of the duck, the meat abit tough.. so we feedback to the chef accordingly..hehe.. The food was quite good that day except for the Yam Paste which doesnt taste v fantastic..Anyway, I am overall quite satisfied with the food, hopefully on AD, the standard wun differ too much..
I posted some pics of my foodtasting n review on my multiply website too..So those interested, can go take a look..

Dearris : Yup, i had pipa duck.. Coz we ate that during the wedding show we attended last yr & thought it was quite tasty so we requested Pauline to let us have pipa duck for our menu.. But the reviews for the smoked duck from past brides also seems quite good too..

Anyway, i think HIPV's food presentation is quite nice.. esp the plates used.. I thot the plates were quite modern-looking which is great!
 
Hi brides who just had their wedding dinner at HIPV,

I'm still a little undecided on whether to choose HIPV as the banquet venue as i have not tried the banquet food from this hotel recently?

Can any of you please give some feedback on the food on the actual wedding day?
Really appreciate it. Thanks =)
 
hi dearris, u try the smoked duck 1st, if u really dun like, then go 4 crispy pi-pa duck. the food-tasting is fun! enjoy urs tml!

jesdreamz, i paisei 2 call u leh... hehe.. ur review is good & detail. ill strongly recommend ur multiply website to whoever wanna find out abt hipv's banquet food. i didn't notice the plates leh, too hapi eating away. oh ya, i find the abalone abit nua... wat u think ah?
 
Just come back from HIPV food tasting..

Below is the dishes that we have tried and review

1)Cold Dish Combination

a)Suckling Pig replace by Braised Nanking Duck for food tasting- so so but we dun quite like it.

b)Prawn Salad - normal (would prefer more prawn)

c)Pacific Clams - abit too salty

d)Salted Egg Roll - we dun like it

e)Egg omelete - abit too salty

So we decide to change to Suckling pig, Soya sauce chicken, Spring Roll, Jellyfish, Japanese octupus.

2)Shark's Fin Soup with Crabmeat and Fish Maw - not bad. They show the sharkfin seperately before they serve it. If it will be slightly more hot will be better.

3)Smoked Duck in Camphor Wood and Tea Leaves - Great ! We all love this dish. Something different from what we usually eat.

4)Mixed Mushrooms Wrapped in Beancurd Skin in Bamboo Pith - We also like this dish. Something that we seldom see outside with the presentation. But my parent asking for more bamboo pith. We all agree to hv this instead of Yam Ring. Though we all like to eat yam ring.. but nowaday people are more health conscious.. This dish might suit majority.

5)Braised Sliced Abalone and Mushroom with Brocolli - normal. one person a slice of Abalone.

6) Seacucumber with Mushroom and spinach (I have pay extra $30 to try this dish) - Most of us prefer this dish to Sliced Abalone.. the Seacucumber is good. But mum was saying althought nowsaday Seacucumber is more expensive than Abalone and this dish taste better... Abalone look more expensive and glam in the menu... so we are abit 50 -50 dunnoe to choose which one

7) Stired Fried Black pepper Sauce prawn - the prawn is fresh and crunchy.. The young one would prefer Mayo Prawn while the elder one vote for this black pepper one .. ( We have tried Mayo Prawn before at my sister wedding)

8)Steamed Garoupa in Teochew style - The fish is fresh and big and not overcooked .. Just nice.. Good. But do not know the actual day we will get such big n fresh fish or not. But we would prefer it to be hotter.. but my mum is saying is hotter do not know the fish will be overcooked or not .. cos if the fish is over cook.. it is not be nice. But i think due to the aircon and it is not serve with warmer .. it cannot be avoid to be not that hot for it.

9) Crispy Egg noddle with Seafood - We all like this noodle too. Generous amount of Seafood.

10)Glutinous Rice Dumplings in Almond Cream - Dumplings normal but Almond Cream not too nice. dun have the Almond smell.. more to milky smell ?? MIL want me to change to Red Bean Cream with Dumplings cos more auspious .. But me feel like having Yam Paste cos personally i like yam paste... hmmm

Overall the serve tonight is very good. We hope the protion can be slightly bigger .. Maybe we are all big eater.
 
Iris, nice to see ur review here...wah..u mean u extra order one more veg dish for $30? that cheap man..compare to if u order outside? keke..may i can do that too...cos we also dunno want dishes to take... seems like the cold dish wasn't really that good?
 
Hi Ladies,

Just had my wedding on 29 Sept, the food is the same quality as food tasting and aording to my friends, the portion quite big, very full. The banquet manager really very good, make my wedding like a fairytale. everything very smoothly.
 
hushy, no one commented anything about the abalone..hehe..Becoz we had 2 veg consecutively, mixed mushrooms wrapped in beancurd skin then the abalone with spinach.. So everyone was commenting hw come so many veg n why its one after another etc.. So maybe no one noticed about the abalone :-p Was ur dishes for food tasting all same as mine?

Iris, yah.. $30 for 1 dish is quite reasonable.. We ordered 1 jug of beer for FIL during the food-tasting & it already cost $50+ :-(
Anyway, ur black pepper prawns sounds quite cool.. And hor.. the Yam Paste doesnt taste v fantastic too.. I dont really like it also.. I prefer something soupy like mango sago with pomelo... But nvr see in HIPV's menu.. :-(
 
jesdreamz, i took menu 1 (change chicken to pipa duck & dessert to yam paste.) the dishes difference is the sharks fin with fish maw, chicken in yam basket, sauteed prawn in spicy sauce & ee fu mian.

bubblepearl, u can bring ur red wine there. they're fine with it.

congrats tracy, u're promoted liao... hehe... we're still getting ready.. hahaa.. must upload ur pix soon ok? btw whr u goin for honeymoon?

connie, there are 2-3 pillars on one side of the ballroom.
 
hi ladies, i earlier asked abt the contract from HIPV - did all of you get one? I email my coordinator to ask but no reply from her. I'm seeing her this Sat at the roadshow so ideally i could get it from her then. did everyone get a contract detailing everything? I only got a receipt for the initial deposit made. Or should I be expecting it after my second deposit? pls advise!
 
Hi gals.. i pay $30 extra for food tasting but i am not too sure how much if u want to add it for the AD. Yes, u can bring yr own wine for foodtasting. I bought my wedding dinner wine to try.

Hi Hushy, how is the prawn with spicy sauce ?? me still deciding between Abalone and sea cucumber..

Hi Tracy, congrate ! Glad to hear that your wedding is like fairy tales...May i know who is your banquet manager on that day ? And did u have the "chef dance" ?

Hi Lynn, think u will only get the contract after u make the 2nd deposit. Dun worry.
 
dearris,

My banquet manager is leon, he is very good. I requested for the chef dance, very good comments from guests.
 
bubblepearl, i brought my own red wine for the food-tasting as well. Soft drinks & tea free flow but alcoholic drinks must pay..

hamham : They will use their own song for the chef dance? or u can choose the song & the chef will dance accordingly? hehe..
 
jesdream..ya..think u told me abt $50 for the jug of beer? Btw, what is the max pple can go for the food tasting ah? Cos i was thinking to add on like maybe 1-2 dishes cos we are not too sure which one we like to take...cos if possible..i like to have abt 12 pax..dunno if they allow it?

hamham: we need to request the chef dance one ah?
 
For my food tasting, i had 9 adults, 2 children & 1 toddler.. Nt sure if its ok to have 12 adults. Best to email ur co-ordinator to ask bah..For our case, my hb called up Vasanthi to inform her a few days in advance so she can do the necessary arrangements...
 
We informed her the date of foodtasting 2-3 weeks in advance but for actual attendees, my hb only called her like 2 days in advance to inform her..
 
hi jesdreamz can add me to ur multiply
my id is bonkitty

I am also a HPIV Bride so like to know more about ur food reviews thks
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Hi Gals, anyone is having their weekday menu and try the Chilean Abalone before ???

Bubblepearl, Try the sea cucumber is good... But u might hv same headache like .. dunnoe choose which one abalone or sea cucumber..
 
hi ladies,

the chef dance is specially requested for it, a lot of very good comments and all my guests liked it a lot. of cos me and hubby also keep laughing.
 
Hi all ladies,

I'm new here, just booked with HIPV yesterday.
Abit worried with the service and the quality of food and I would like to check if anyone tried the wedding lunch menu before?

Can I ask also when should I arrange for the food tasting as my wedding date is 02-12-2007.
 
Hi Everyone,

I have also just signed up with HIPV during the roadshow last week.

I am worried abt the layout of the Crystal ballroom coz the ceiling of the extended wing is lower.

Anyone with photos to share? Thx!
 

Hi Queenie,

Thx for sharing the photos.
I think evrything look great. Hopefully they will have some decoration for the bridal suite on the AD.
 
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