Was surprised to find out the Crown Prince hotel has now became the Park Hotel. Really, one can't be away from Singapore for too long, else may really get lost upon returning home! Luckily the exterior of the building didn't change much, and the Swenson's below was still as popular as ever.
Decided to sit outside in the non-smoking area, so that Sam could look at the passing traffic in his Rubbermaid baby chair. Was pleasantly surprised to find the breakfast menu now (ie. compared to my last visit 2 yrs ago) included some Asian dishes, eg. chicken soup noodles. Not sure if this is available across all Swenson's outlets or just unique to this 24 hrs outlet.
Anyway, I stuck to my initial intention of ordering the eggs & sausages kiddie set (S$5.90, including a juice) for Sam. Forgot to ask for the eggs to be scrambled instead, so I had to end up eating the 2 sunny-side up myself, this cooking style not one of Sam's fav. The cresent moon-shaped hash browns were too crispy for my liking, seems to have more oil & crunchy bits than potatoe, luckily there wasn't much offered. While Sam happily ate his sausages & drank his apple juice, he refused to try the cup of fruit yogurt (chopped apple & canned orange slices in yogurt), so again those ended in my tummy.I never understand why Swenson's, after going through the effort of creating the kids' menu and the train-decorated plate, never trained their staff to offer teaspoons or plastic plates/bowls to young children. I had initially wanted to let Sam self-feed from a smaller plate. After receiving a blank look from the waitress & a waiter who told me they have no plastic bowls, I gave up & just let Sam make a mess of his breakfast on the big train-plate with his big adult-size metal fork. After all, I'm not the one who has to clean up all the fallen food from the floor! ;P
I myself ordered the Eggs Florentine set (S$10.90, with juice & tea). The sourdough toast is really sour, but it's perfect with the creamy spinach & poached eggs. Had hoped Sam would be willing to eat some of the spinach, but he was in a picky mood, refused to eat it plain or with his sausages, picking out every single green strand. :(After an hour long breakfast, Sam & I hopped across the road to play in Paragon's children playground on level 5 with all the musical cars. Then he promptly ruined my morning by disappearing while I was hunting for his CNY clothes! It was 10 anxious minutes before I found him playing with the toys in Early Learning Centre. Needless to say, I was scolding him all the way to the baby room (also on level 5, opposite the toilets), where I had to lower my voice (still nagging) to avoid disturbing the baby nursing in one of the 2 nursing rooms.
I nearly lost my temper when I found that Sam had pooped in his diaper without telling me. The saving grace was discovering the plastic bags hanging in the baby room for the express purpose of disposing used diapers! Oh, how I loved the Paragon management then! So while it was a stinky & embarassing affair having to clean up Sam on one of the 3 changing pads while another poor father tried to make up a milk bottle from the hot & cold water dispenser in the same small baby room, at least I left in peace of mind............
Swenson's - Park Hotel
270 Orchard Road #01-06
Tel: 6836-3320
Opens 24 hrs daily
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