Afternoon Tea at Paul? Think Again...

We see Paul everywhere in Shanghai but we never once tried it. Paul's in Singapore now. Not sure what I was thinking, I suggested to Wendy to try it out. I was silently hoping to uncover another gem...As you might have already guessed, it turned out otherwise.

The curious crowd had subsided over the weeks since it first opened. There wasn't a queue and there were a few empty tables. We requested for a table for 3. The waiter seated us next to the cashier, which was fine until 4-5 waiters began crowding behind me. As you can imagine, it wasn't the most comfy place to enjoy an afternoon tea.

We requested to change to another table. There were 3 empty tables for 2 pax. If you join 2 tables, it becomes a table for 4. The French lady said the table is reserved for 4-5 pax. And she said she could seat the 3 of us in a table for 2 pax. Comparing to the current table we were seated, with waiters crowding behind me, we obliged to the arrangement. I wasn't too pleased with it. For the two hours we were there, no one else enter the place. But the 3 of us still gotta squeeze in a table for 2. 

There wasn't any saving grace from the tea or tarts either. The crust of the chocolate tart was soft and tasted burnt. We don't expect this from a French bakery. The chocolate filling wasn't smooth as well. Disappointing.

Next up was another customer service boo boo. We ordered a raspberry tart and was served a mixed berries tart.

Me: We didn't order that.

W (placing the mixed berries tart on our table): We ran out of raspberry tart.

Me: That's not my problem. You should have inform us and tell us the other tarts available?

W (still wanting to place the wrong tart on our table): My colleague took the wrong order.

Me: That's your problem. We don't want it.

W: We have strawberry tarts too. Would you prefer that?

So here's our strawberry tart...

It's our first & last afternoon tea at Paul.

Details of Paul Bakery:

#03-16/16A/17 Ngee Ann City Tower A

391A Orchard Road

T: +65 6836 5932