For many years, Fosters have been serving the same English Afternoon Tea Set consisting of scones and dainty bites with coffee/tea at the same location. Prices have crept up at a very leisurely pace, from S$10.50++ to S$11.50++ over a span of 10 years. More importantly, the taste remains good. If you love scones, give them a try and thank me later.

The scones are warm and perfectly textured, biscuit-like on the exterior and cake-like on the interior without being crumbly. Paired with their homemade jam and light clotted cream, the taste is just heavenly! Personally, I have yet to find a scone that can surpass the ones here.

Other than the scones, this simple tea set comes with 2 finger sandwiches, a slice of cake (the type of cake served may vary) and coffee or tea. As I mentioned, come here for the scones, so do not expect too much from these sidekicks; they are there to offer variety. According to some, it is possible to interchange the items within this set (for example, change the sandwiches for an extra scone), but I think that the set is lovely the way it is. Because, according to the law of diminishing marginal utility, over-dosing on any food, no matter how tasty, will reduce your enjoyment of that food.

Another afternoon tea delight that I like is their Lemon and Sugar Pancake. This is ideal on days when you are looking for something to occupy your mouth rather than your stomach. Being a British pancake, it is vastly different from the thicker American pancakes that we are used to. Thinner, denser and eggier in taste, it is actually more like a French crepe. But while the French crepe tends to come with fanciful fillings, a British pancake is served simply with powdered sugar and a squirt of fresh lemon juice. As a result, we get a crepe-like pancake that is light and pleasing, a dainty tea time accompaniment rather than a heavy breakfast fare. In fact, no matter how full you already are, I am sure you will find no problem squeezing this in.