Alley On 25

Alley On 25
5 Fraser Street
Level 25, Andaz Singapore

https://www.hyatt.com/andaz/sinaz-andaz-singapore/dining/alley-on-25

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Good Sunday Lazy Brunch

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 8
Ambience & Setting: 8
Food & Beverage: 7
Service: 8
Value for Money: 7
Spent about SGD $87 per person.

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Opened in November 2017 as the culinary hub of Andaz Singapore hotel, Alley On 25 is their in-house all-day dining venue, which recreates the fluid and spontaneous experience of Singapore street dining in the sky. Each Sunday, Alley On 25 offers a Lazy Brunch semi-buffet, where guests have a choice of 1 main course, and free-flow buffet of appetizers, fresh bread, salads, cold cuts, fresh seafood, and seasonal desserts, all for a price of around SGD $87 per person inclusive of taxes. The Alley On 25 Lazy Brunch semi-buffet has a fixed dining time, of 12noon till 3pm on Sundays only.

Ambience at Alley On 25 recreates dining amidst lush natural surroundings, with floor-to-ceiling glass panels offering a view of the curated green corridors outside. Brightly lit and comfortably furnished with modern and gently coloured furniture pieces, the space is livened through discrete yet appropriate decor, and busy live kitchens with good displays of dishes available. While the windows are curtained, sitting near the direction where the sun streams in can get slightly warm, though it was never to the point of being uncomfortable.

Service at Alley On 25 is attentive, with staff according each table personalised attention, greeting and seating guests quickly. They demonstrate good product knowledge, able to briefly describe dishes and share the menu for the day, politely declining requests they are unable to perform. Staff proactively and regularly offer to clear finished plates throughout the meal, a plus for a semi-buffet. They also check for feedback on the dining experience, and the live station chefs work quickly to serve each customer.

Food at Alley On 25 during the Sunday Lazy Brunch semi-buffet changes seasonally, but usually includes a range of fresh breads, fresh seafood, cold cuts, seasonal desserts, seasonal side dishes, made-to-order grilled dishes, soups, and drinks. Cuisine is International, with a light touch of Modern Singaporean. Dishes are mostly well-executed, with quality being better than elsewhere. Portions are decently sized. Each diner selected 1 main course from the semi-buffet menu. Prices have a slight premium, budget about SGD $87 per person.

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Alley On 25 Signage

Alley On 25 Exterior

Alley On 25 Interior

Alley On 25 - December 2024 Sunday Lazy Brunch Semi-Buffet Menu, 12noon - 3pm, Choice Of 1 Main Course @ SGD $78++ Per Person

Seating

The semi-buffet food displays are well presented, visually appealing, and there is a good range of options. Dishes are mostly well-executed and tasty, with good quality, though we had a few misses, such as the lentil soup and the festive raspberry and chocolate financier confectionery, both of which we personally disliked; but everything else was good.

The Full English Breakfast In A Dutch Baby Pancake is a 1-order-only main dish, featuring fluffy scrambled eggs with eggy savoury sweet flavour, crisp rocket leaves / arugula with vegetal bitter herbal earthy flavour, bouncy portobello mushroom with vegetal earthy salty savoury flavour, juicy grilled cherry tomatoes with smoky vegetal sweet sour flavour, crispy potato hashbrown with starchy salty savoury flavour, crunchy streaky pork bacon with smoky meaty salty savoury flavour, snappy pork cumberland sausage with meaty savoury herbal sweet salty flavour, and chewy Dutch baby pancake with bready savoury sweet flavour. Each ingredient was well-executed, and together, made for a harmonious and delicious start. Highly recommended!

Full English Breakfast In A Dutch Baby Pancake

Full English Breakfast In A Dutch Baby Pancake

The Fisherman's Breakfast Omelette is a 1-order-only main dish, featuring fluffy egg omelette with eggy savoury sweet flavour, garnished with crisp coriander with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, juicy deshelled prawn / shrimp with sweet savoury flavour, tender deshelled crab meat with sweet salty briny flavour, and crisp red chili with vegetal spice flavour. Not overly greasy, this was well-executed and tasty, making for a delicate start. Highly recommended!

Fisherman's Breakfast Omelette

Fisherman's Breakfast Omelette

The Healthy Jump Start is a 1-order-only main dish, an open-faced sandwich featuring crunchy sourdough bread with bready sour flavour, chunky soft avocado with vegetal grassy earthy flavour, tender house smoked salmon fish with smoky salty savoury flavour, creamy labneh / strained yoghurt with milky sour sweet flavour, soft runny poached egg with eggy sweet flavour, crisp parsley with vegetal herbal sweet flavour, and crunchy cashew nut dukkah with nutty spice savoury flavour.

Healthy Jump Start

Healthy Jump Start

There's a small range of side dishes or sides, to accompany the semi-buffet. The sautéed seasonal vegetables in olive oil features tender soft winter favourites, including zucchini, squash, carrot, and bell peppers capsicum, all with smoky vegetal sweet earthy flavour. Good! The oven roasted mixed mushrooms (shimeji, button) are glazed with garlic butter, resulting in a tender bouncy texture with smoky vegetal earthy salty savoury spice flavour. Good!

The truffle spinach mac and cheese features soft macaroni pasta noodles and crisp sautéed spinach leaves coated in white truffle oil and gooey mozzarella cheese, resulting in a starchy vegetal sweet cheesy salty earthy flavour. Worth ordering! The saffron risotto in a parmesan wheel is nicely coated, with sticky crumbly tender soft texture and grainy sweet spice cheesy salty savoury flavour. Good!

Selection Of Sides

Selection Of Sides

There's a small range of grills or grilled dishes, to accompany the semi-buffet. The artisanal pork apple sage sausage is so addictive, with its snappy juicy texture and bold smoky meaty herbal sweet savoury salty flavour. Highly recommended! The tender grilled chicken satay has lovely smoky meaty sweet spice savoury flavour, and together with the chunky peanut gravy with nutty salty savoury spice flavour, is incredibly tasty. My parents loved it so much they got additional helpings. Highly recommended!

The festive roast turkey is among the best I've had. The turkey meat is tender and still juicy even along with breast, with the turkey skin being crispy, carrying meaty salty savoury sweet flavour. Paired with the mulled wine gravy, which lends a fruity sweet savoury flavour, this was excellent. Highly recommended!

Selection Of Grills

Selection Of Grills

There's a small range of cheese and cold cuts, to accompany the semi-buffet. For cheese, I sampled a selection of cheddar, brie, and morbier. For cold cuts, there was a seasonal selection of turkey pastrami, beef bresaola, and mortadella ham.

Selection Of Cheese & Cold Cuts

Selection Of Cheese & Cold Cuts

There's a wide range of desserts and seasonal confectioneries, to accompany the semi-buffet. We greatly enjoyed the eggnog cheesecake, tasting similar to a classic burnt cheesecake, with eggy sweet cheesy flavour and a soft creamy texture. Highly recommended! The flourless chocolate peppermint cake is suitably festive, soft and crunchy with deep chocolatey herbal sweet minty flavour, yum. Good!

The apple tart is tender and crumbly in texture, with the baked green apples, fresh green apple slice, and cinnamon spiced pastry shell, carrying fruity bready sweet spice smoky flavour. Good! The house signature pandan chiffon cake mini has a gelatinous creamy soft texture, with lovely light bready earthy floral sweet flavour. Worth ordering! The classic onde-onde kueh is bouncy and juicy, coated in grainy grated coconut, the filling of rich gula melaka / palm sugar bursting forth, carrying floral earthy sweet nutty flavour, yummy. Highly recommended!