Tastings

The menu draws heavily from local inspiration, which is great for tourists & appreciated by Singaporeans like myself. Each key location in the menu has a Daytime or Night-time drink.

Generally, the ☀️ Daytime ones are vibrant & lighter on the palate, while the 🌙 Night-time drinks are deeper, robust, & more spirit-forward.

𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒆
☀️ 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐣𝐢 ($22++) | Tequila Ocho Plata, Herencia Mezcal
🌙 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 ($22++) | Doorly's XO Barbados Rum

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

As I flipped quickly through The Lobby Lounge’s latest cocktail menu, I found prices to be quite affordable... For how posh Intercontinental Singapore is, I am surprised - these prices are a steal. (For the record, NOT complaining about not having to pay exorbitant prices 😂)

𝑺𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏
☀️ 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 ($22++) | Kyrö Gin

𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕
☀️ 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫 ($22++) | Chalong Bay Spiced Rum

Thanks Accela Communications for the invite & Lobby Lounge + Intercontinental Singapore for the hospitality! 💕

At Spectre, the cocktail menu is so extensive & varied that there’s bound to be something for everyone here & you’re likely to have a tasty good time.

SPICES
▪️ Question ($25+)
▪️ Pepper Highball ($20+)

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

Within Spectre's cocktail menu, there’s also a page each dedicated to Negronis, Highballs & Spritz-es (which I haven’t tried yet), & the talented bartenders are able to do bespoke drinks or classics upon request, too.

I stuck to the specialty cocktail menu for now, because I'm always down to explore something new & unique!

HERBAL
▫️ Retrospect ($25+)
▫️ Bonseki ($25+)

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

Spectre's specialty cocktails are segmented into 4 sections: Herbal/citrus/umami/spices (low ABV & mocktail options are available).

UMAMI
🔹 Tea & Sympathy ($20+)
🔹 50 Shades of Grey ($25+)

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

Spectre has a good variety of curated cocktails in their drinks menu, Of the cocktails I had, each one was instagrammable in their own way (if that's important to you).

CITRUS
🔸 LSD No. 2 ($25+)
🔸 Helping Hand ($25+)

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

The Guang Zhou Claypot Rice (S$12++) was comforting Chinese cuisine encapsulated in a claypot. Scrumptious flavours with plenty of ingredients, & priced affordably as well. We totally scraped the bits at the bottom of the claypot clean.

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

More atypical of food pairing with cocktails at a bar would be the soup & rice, which were both winners in my books.

There’s just something about the Herbal Chicken Soup ($20++), with such robust flavours that feel so nourishing. If I didn’t have this at a media tasting, I’d consider this my own personal pot & wouldn’t want to share 🤫

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

Perhaps I can speak about this in terms of "actual nibbles" - the Popcorn Chicken ($12++) was strangely addictive.. If I can say this after all that time spent taking photos of everything, that says something. While this is a fairly common finger food/bar bite, it is nicely done & also comes with a house aoili on the side to dip in.

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

The food here are in manageable portions. I don't know if you'd call this a nibble, but I loved the Sambal Smoked Duck ($22+); it's spicy, but doesn't make you choke on the heat & feel like death. Maybe because it's actually a tomato sambal 😀

The slices of smoked duck are buried under a mountain of tapioca chips - these, while simple, give a nice crunch to this dish.

Thanks Betta Candy PR for the invite, & Andrew Pang + Team Spectre for the hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accepts reservations on Chope
↗️ Walk up the stairs to 2nd floor
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

My favourite dish of the night was the Buah Keluak Nutella Pate with Toast. Of course, this is because I actually enjoy liver & buah keluak - which are polarizing ingredients, but are obviously key in the flavours of this appetizer. This was practically like an umami kind of dark chocolate that isn't sweet. (I mean this is the best way possible)

It's served in an actual TUB - crazy generous & plentiful. Pro-tip: Don't be stingy when spreading this across your 1st slice of rye sourdough bread... There really is a lot to go around. Portion control, please 👌

Come here with friends because the food items are cheaper per item the more dishes you buy. But even if you're alone, the prices are still pretty reasonable:
🔸 1 for $18+ each
🔸 3 for $17+ each
🔸 5 for $16+ each

Thanks Lil's Taproom for the invite & hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accept reservations on TableAgent
🍺 Craft beers on tap
💦 Water is not chargeable
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST

The HBB Hainanese Braised Brisket is dubbed as "more beef than bun", & truly lives up to this description. The chonky slices of beef brisket are thiccc & juicy, with pickled mustard lending some acidity to this burger. This was more flavourful than I expected, & I enjoyed it thoroughly as I sipped on my beer.

Come here with friends because the food items are cheaper per item the more dishes you buy. But even if you're alone, the prices are still pretty reasonable:
🔸 1 for $18+ each
🔸 3 for $17+ each
🔸 5 for $16+ each

Thanks Lil's Taproom for the invite & hospitality! 💕

💳 Accepts credit cards
🌬 Indoor seats only
📱 Accept reservations on TableAgent
🍺 Craft beers on tap
💦 Water is not chargeable
🙋🏻‍♀️ Service charge applicable
🚫 No GST