It’s been a few years since my last visit to the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Changi. So on my recent trip travelling from Australia to the United Kingdom I flew Singapore Airlines Business Class to try their Book the Cook dining option and to re visit this lounge. This meant I transited through Changi Airport in Singapore where I had quite a long layover – 12 hours! But this was ok because as a business class passenger I had access to the Singapore Airlines business class lounge, also known as the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge, where I slept for about 7 hours (they have a sleeping room and also some lounges). It also meant I got the see the foods on offer for both breakfast and all day dining menus. This review looks at the foods available for all day dining. I will also post a review of the breakfast foods at a later date.
Because Changi is a busy 24/7 the lounge had a full offering of food at midnight when I arrived at the lounge which was impressive. This review showcases the foods on offer at midnight when I first arrived and at 11.30am the next day when I departed. The food serving style was a buffet.
What’s Healthy?
- There were a range of fresh salad ingredients and dressings available to make your own salad. I love this idea as you can make the salads to your own taste.
- Chopped fruit, dried fruit, and cheese and crackers were available for snacks.
- There were also pre-packaged sandwiches on offer including cucumber sandwiches, egg and mayonnaise sandwiches, and spicy tuna sandwiches. Unfortunately they were pretty plain – try having them with a colourful side salad from the salad bar.
- There were also mini sushi pieces available (I saw some kids loving these). Be mindful with sushi though – sometimes I place handrolls in the caution section due to their size and the lack of other foods available. A sushi handroll can have the equivalent carbohydrate content of 1-2 slices of bread but it can be easier to eat 4 hand rolls than 4-8 slices or bread. So it is important to stay mindful of this and keep an eye on how many pieces of sushi you have. These pieces however were quite small and thin, and so have 1-3 of these is ok.
- Two hot vegetables dishes on offer where the Vegetable Jalfrezi and Tofu with pork. There was a lemon pulao rice also available which had a lovely flavour to it.
- There were garlic mussels available which I didn’t get a chance to try. Mussels are a good source of omega 3 fats which are anti-inflammatory – great for travel. There was also a spicy chicken dish, Ayam masak merah, which is braised in a tomato based sauce with spices -this would go nicely with vegetable dishes.
- Cooked vegetables – love it! These dishes were at a smaller buffet on the other side of the bar to the main buffet and food area. While Brussel sprouts are usually a great food for gut health, you might like to be careful before eating to many of these before flying as they may cause bloating in some people.
- There were a range of dim sum available – how delicious do these look. While dim sum are a lovely traditional part of Chinese cuisine be mindful when in an airport lounge of how many you eat. They can be easy to over eat, especially if you are planning to have a main meal after. These dim sum had pork filling, prawn filling and vegetable fillings.
- Love the multigrain rice dish – additional flavour and nutrients!
- There were mixed nuts available as a snack in the bar area. Nuts are high in protein and a range of nutrients – a very nutritious snack. However if you enjoy nuts as a snack it is important you wash your hands well before boarding to help reduce the chance of cross contamination to surfaces in the aircraft. This will help reduce the possibility of someone with a nut allergy coming into contact with a contaminated surface on the plane. This helps make flying safer for all.
Not so great. Caution.
- Nuggets and fries were available alongside sardine pastries. I did try a nugget because I thought they looked quite like McDonalds nuggets and I was curious as to what they would taste like, and to my surprise I thought they tasted just like a McDonalds nugget. Be mindful of eating too many fries and nuggets though – try having some of the more nutritious hot dishes that are less processed and have vegetables mixed through.
- Now there is nothing wrong with having lasagne or mac n cheese on occasions -they are two very delicious pasta dishes. However how they are served here at this lounge they are very much based around pasta and cheese, so they can be quite energy dense. To include these as part of a balanced meal, instead of choosing to have a plate full of these, have a small spoonful (making up about 1/4 quarter of the plate) and then choose vegetables to fill up half of the plate. This will allow you to get the full hit of the flavours, but then a great boost of nutrients from the vegetables. I tasted to mac n cheese and it was a bit bland. It was also quite sticky, rather than having the cheese quite melty. This was a bit disappointing as the dish had just been put out on the buffet.
- The foods in the picture below are from the smaller buffet on the other side of the lounge. While there were some vegetable dishes there were also a number of fried foods available. And so if you aren’t going to walk to the larger buffet it can be tempting to just eat from this buffet. Always look across the whole buffet to see what is available so you don’t just end up with the less nutritious foods just because they are close.
- There were quite a few sweet foods available including muffins, icecream and pastries. Of course having these occasionally is not a problem, but just be mindful there seemed to be many of these around all the time and so if you have a long layover then it might be tempting to eat these as something to do.
- This freshly prepared sandwich was a little to bacon and ham heavy. Although it was great to see if came with lettuce and tomato, the sandwich had ham on it and it was served with a side of bacon. Just ham or bacon would have sufficed.
Final Word on Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Changi Singapore
For Singapore Airlines business class passengers flying out of Changi Airport, the SilverKris Lounge is a lovely lounge with a wide range of foods on offer, both Western and Asian inspired dishes. The lounge is open 24 hours with a decent range of food available until quite late. it is quite a large lounge and there are two main areas that have food available. There are a range of nutritious foods available from both cold and hot buffets. Some of the dishes, especially noodle dishes, you order from a chef who prepares it in front of you. This is a solid offering from Singapore Airlines, with typical attention to detail in regards to food quality. While there are some dishes that aren’t very nutritious, this can be balanced out by boosting the nutrients by always visiting the salad bar or vegetable dishes.
NOTE: All pictures of Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Changi are my own and I review the food from the foods available at the time I visited the lounge. There may be different options available at other times.
