Qian Xi - Hilltop Garden Restaurant


mizu

New Member
Hi,

I'm new here...I've already bk Hilltop Garden Restaurant at level 2 for 26 Jan 08 but my wedding will be postponed due to personal reasons. I placed a $2k deposie. It come with free flow beer, red wine & hard liquor.

i'm now letting it go, anyone interested..can help..
 

pkum

New Member
hi dangou, thanks.

any idea if not enough invitation cards.. wat to do?

hi sophisticated bride, my advice, get any of your best friend or ur hb buddy to be emcee.. i think the hilltop emcee is quite chinnn-na type.. or getai. if u need an emcee, i can intro. but i still think get someone u know will be better.
 

dangou

New Member
Hi PK,
Not enough cards, can call up hilltop and ask for more. They will ask why, just tell them more tables. They did mention they will charge those extra invitation cards if we did not meet the confirmed tables, but I guess, they can waive that one…. Just bargain with them.

Hi sophisticated bride, I agree with PK.
 

eveve

New Member
Hihi, I need some help here.

i'm deciding between qianxi hilltop and The grassroot club (YioChuKang GimTim Restaurant). I like qianxi coz of the crystal chandelier and the fact it provides free flow of hard liquor, beer and wine so i wun have to trouble myself sourcing & bringing there.

but location wise, i believe grassroot club is shorter walking distance from yck mrt station compared to hilltop from bkt batok mrt. i also worry tat hilltop has only 1 lift to the ballroom so guests might have to wait long for it? (correct me if i'm wrong)

Total cost will estimate to be about the same for both, even after adding an approximate cost for liquor and wine for grassroot, which doesnt have free flow.

How??? which is a better choice?? Anyone can advise??
 

sg_bride

New Member
hi eveve,

I attended a wedding last year at Gim Tim YCK The Grassroot there. The food is not nice. Fish is not fresh. The rest of the food also either bland or salty. And food quantity is little. I don't recommed there.

Can anyone share with me what you have negotiated with Hilltop?
 

pkum

New Member
i asked for 2 tables for the reception.
drinks, initially only orange and sprite, they add in a pepsi for me.
other than that i forgot what else.

a lot of my in law friends will be drinkin the martell, so for us the free flow is good.
 
pk: i agree too... but the thing is i manage to find one of my gf to be emcee only... i need one more male de... but everyone i asked got stage fright... so
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btw, im found songs for my 1st dish, 1st march & 2nd march in liao... how abt champage pouring. do we need one as well? and i need to burn them each of them into one disc ya? im editing the songs now from the chrous... but no ideal it gotta to be how long... can someone advice?
 

pkum

New Member
huh.. why ur ger fren more bold than the guys... ask ur hubby to settle for the guy emcee. he shld have fren that is chatty enough or close buddy to help ur hb...

i haven tot abt the songs actually...

when's ur AD?
 
10 march... hehe nvm i got my sis in law to help me for the emcee thing...

do u think i shld ask hilltop the proper duration of the march in and 1st dish song? then i will edit from ther..
 

pkum

New Member
hihi! congrates! thats one more mth to go! i thnk u can arrange for a rehearsal. from there u will know how much time u need for to play and do some planning. esp marching.
 
hi pk thanks...

urs in june? mine soon 1 month time ya... ive found out from hilltop... nvm how long is the duration of the song, the av staff there will help to fade the songs slowly... as for 1st dish song ard 1min+
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sg_bride: hihi... yes i edit my song from the chorus... i use mp3 trim. u can go search from yahoo. its free
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eveve

New Member
hmm.. i think prob we'll go for hilltop too
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hope the Dec date is still available...

u gers care to share which menu u chose? whether can change any dishes between the menus?

Anyone knows whether 1 month before the AD is enuff to complete all these things ? (Food-tasting & card-printing etc) coz my hubby is working overseas at the moment and wun be back until 1 mth before our AD...
 

eveve

New Member
hi dangou! i juz went to your website and realise ur solemniser is the same as mine. Mr Koh Kok Weng, who did the solemnisation for us too on 31st Dec '06, in mandarin using afew heart-shaped cards rite? hehee! so nice
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dangou

New Member
Hi eveve... oh yeah... what a coincidence. Ya, he used the heart shape cards and we read out from there. cute hor. hehe
 

mae78

New Member
Hi,

I am interested in Hilltop Garden Restaurant as well. Any experience to share regarding their food and services?

Thank you!
 

ewwgetoffme

New Member
hi all. since i'm not having alcohol for my wedding, do you think there is room to negotiate for other stuff? also, if my AD is in Nov 08, hilltop garden is open to bookings already, right?

thanks in advance for the replies
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eddiekris

New Member
Anyone wan to exchange for 24 Nov 2007

As the date count not suitable
27/10/07 & 9/12/2007

for qian xi hilltop (25 Tables
 
hi all i just had my wedding yesteday here...
i must say their service 8.5/10... they are experience and accomodating... i got 2 tables never turn up... but can come back another day to eat there... but no loss... hehe... in fact more then i expected...
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the ballroom is very grand... both me and my husband like it alot :D
 

serlen

New Member
Dear sophisticated bride,
May i know which ballroom u booked? How's the food & sound system?
U haf any pic of the ballroom to share?
 

jellioz

New Member
Hi Sophisticated Bride,

Juz to check with u.. does all tables have lazy susan? And wat brand of red wine is used?
 

dangou

New Member
Hi candyprincess... thanks for your compliments. ya, quite alot of effort, especially uploading the pictures. keke... but really fulfilling.
printemps consider not bad. i like them. my package is abt RM$4K. hee...
 

dangou

New Member
hi littleval,
yes, it can be done on any day, just make appointment in advance can le.
the cost is 1/2 the price of your requested dish, no matter how many pple.
 

cjs

New Member
Hi,

I had juz reserved a Friday for my AD in Dec... but was worrying whether I can break even to cover the price. Do u guys/gals have any idea what's the ang pow market rate for this Hilltop Restaurant? Thanz!
 

princess_val

New Member
oh thx, I will be heading there on Good fri to have my Food tasting, then have to start dietting for my Big day liao~!

Do they have 1 or 2 RED tables? any personal servers attached to the red table?
 

lingguan

New Member
Hi dongou,

Your wedding ablum looks good. Can i check with you where you took the picture with the 3 rattan seats?
Thank you.
 

eowyn_1711

New Member
Dear all, i'm new to this thread. Had just booked hilltop garden restaurant, crystal ballroom for my AD in May 2008. My mom loves the crystal lights and i love the long march-in aisle and the reception area. Haha.... My hubby doesn't like the 1.2K booking fee for the ballroom though.

I have some concerns abt the bridal changing room though. Its just beside the kitchen... and how do u walk in to the ballroom? The boss told me that we will walk back to the ballroom from the balcony. Hmm... but what if it rains?

Then another thing is that... i realised that the floor of the lifts are lined with cardboard. The boss told me that the club will do it everytime they have a function. Is it true? I think that it looks unsightly wor.
 

eowyn_1711

New Member
Hi Lydia, i went to the 2nd floor restaurant. Find it not as nice as the 4th floor. The stage is much smaller and the hanging lights are quite old fashioned.

Hi LittleVal, i think that they have 2 red tables. One for your family and the other for your hubby's family. One personal server per red table. At least, that's what they told me when i was in Expo Bliss Garden. Don't think it will be different in HillTop Garden restaurant.
 

princess_val

New Member
Hi,

I went for the food tasting already. The food is not bad, fresh! Portion are pretty generous also. Overall I only changed 2 items in the cold dishes, others all ok. Red wine is the Concers' stone...very normal.

Ya i went to checked, there are 2 red tables, perhaps I will only request it to be 1 red table for the immediate families only.
 

eowyn_1711

New Member
Lydia: U are welcome! Hope that u will find a suitable venue soon.
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LittleVal: Glad to hear that the food is not bad. May i know which ballroom u booked for your AD?
 

whoofy

New Member
Hi ladies,
been awhile since I came into tis Forum. Finally had my AD confirmed after seeking a master to calculate the dates for us. We've initially booked the ballroom on 07 Jun 08. But have just changed it to 31 Aug 08. So if you know of any couples tat is looking at the date we just let go, pls ask them to call Suzanna quick..
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ssybaby

New Member
Hi i'm new to the acc.

May i knw e diff between Qian Xi - Hilltop Garden Rest, Qian Xi Farrer Park & Qian Xi Paya Laber?

Thanks
 

princess_val

New Member
Hi eowyn,

Oh I have booked the Crystal ballroom @ Level 4. The ballroom is really nice, new & grand! I liked the concept that guests can take the lift directly up to the ballroom, once the life door open then is the reception area.

Hi dolphin,

I don't really know the difference, but these are chain restaruants, all handled by the same MD Suzanna Tan. I think Hilltop garden is the newest outlet.
 

whoofy

New Member
Hi eowyn
yes. Have booked the crystal ballroom..we fell in love wif it at first sight.. even my PIL love the place...
 

lingguan

New Member
Hi,

I have a few queries with regards to Hilltop.
May i know if the price remains the same for both weekday and weekend?

Is there any pillar for the restaurant on the 2nd floor?
Thank you.
 

whoofy

New Member
Hi ling,

I believe their packages are the same for weekdays & weekends.. you can visit their website to check out on their menu.
There's no pillar on all their 2nd level function rooms. It's just door partitions between each individual function rooms, which will be open up to cater to the no. of tables you book.
Here's their website : www.qianxi.com.sg/hilltop.htm
 

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