Changi Airport in Singapore is spoilt for choice when it comes to airport lounge options – both airline lounges and paid lounges, so a common questions is “what is the best paid lounge T1 Changi”? When I was last transiting through Changi I thought it would be interesting to explore the paid for lounges in T1 for breakfast to review the foods and provide people with an overview of the food (and nutrition of course). This is so passengers can make more informed decisions about which lounges they buy access too, or which lounges to choose when entering on paid lounge membership/credit card schemes. The lounges I visited were the SATs Premier Lounge, the Plaza Premium Lounge and the Marhaba Lounge.
As a frequent flyer I have access to a number of these lounges through using my Priority Pass card and AMEX Platinum card, so I thought I would put a spin on these questions and answer it from a food and nutrition perspective by providing an overview of the foods available in the lounge and also the nutrition rating I gave each lounge after I visited. Let’s take a look at the food at each of these lounges and the nutrition ratings so you can decide which lounge works best for you to visit next time you fly from Changi Singapore. For many passengers food is such an important part of the paid lounge experience – asking themselves questions like “will I like the food?” “is it worth the money paid to enter the lounge?”.
SATs Premier Lounge T1 Changi
The SATs Premier Lounge in T1 at Changi has a buffet serving both hot and cold foods. When I visited in the morning at 8am there was a real mix of foods on offers – both western, Asian and Indian inspired flavours. There were typical Western style breakfast foods such as waffles, cereals, yogurt, pastries, omelettes and sausages available, and the popular Asian breakfast of congee. In addition to this there was a small salad section on the buffet which had fresh salad ingredients along with tuna, chicken ham and pesto pasta. There were also a range of hot dishes including noodles, sweet potato, mushrooms, dumplings, chicken curry, curry puffs, fried rice, and a make your own Laksa.



Overall the SATs Premier Lounge offered a solid diverse variety of foods influenced by different cuisines. While not fancy, nor a large lounge, this lounge did provide a comfortable space but I did get the impression it could get pretty busy. I could build a nutritious meal but it does take some thought in this lounge and it can be easy to build a meal that is not very healthy.
Read the full review of the SATs Premier Lounge
Lounge nutrition rating 7.5/10
Plaza Premium Lounge T1 Changi
The Plaza Premium Lounge in T1 has both a small buffet and A La Carte menu. The A La Carte menu is order directly to a chef over the counter and they plate the dish right in front of you. There were three dishes when I visited: Hainanese Chicken Rice, Singapore Laksa and Vegetarian Noodle Soup. The buffet had a small selection of salad ingredients, fresh fruit, very runny scrambled eggs, cheese and chicken ham slices, rice noodles, sausages and chicken porridge (this was the name on the sign). There was also a small selection of desserts.



The food was ok – the A La Carte dishes seemed better than the buffet dishes. I found the scrambled eggs were really wet, the vermicelli rice noodles were very dry, and the sausages and chicken ham were not very nice. Overall I felt an average food offering in a small lounge – so comfortable out of the busy airport but nothing spectacular.
Read the full review of the Plaza Premium Lounge Changi T1
Lounge nutrition rating: 5.5/10
Marhaba Lounge T1 Changi
The Marhaba Lounge in T1 Changi has food available for passengers on a buffet with both hot and cold options available. The foods had both a western and Asian influence with congee, Japanese curry and Kadai vegetable curry available alongside boiled eggs, waffles, sausages, pastries, cereal and fruit.



The Marhaba Lounge T1 Changi does not have an extensive selection of dishes or foods. The food was ok – pretty average. The salad was taken away while I was in the lounge at 7.30am and it didn’t come back over the next 20 mins I was there.
Read full review of Marhaba Lounge Changi T1
Lounge nutrition rating: 6/10
So which is the best paid lounge T1 Changi?
So which lounge did I like best out of the paid for lounges in Changi T1? It is actually quite difficult to answer as I found them to be similar in terms of the foods they offered in the morning for breakfast. While all three lounges had a simple range of western foods which was all pretty standard and similar, they then differed on the variety of dishes influenced by other cuisines. Overall, I feel the Marhaba Lounge had the smallest variety of food.
My personal preference was for the SATs Premier Lounge as I liked the wider variety of cuisines and dishes available and they also scored higher in terms of the Lounge Nutrition Rating. But I look forward to reviewing the lounges during the lunch/evening periods to see what the variety of foods and cuisines are like then compared to breakfast. Not many lounges deliver breakfast food to a high standard and so it may be the all day dining options differ in quality and nutrition.
But if you are transiting through T1 Changi in the morning and considering paying for lounge access or have an eligible credit card or lounge membership scheme – I hope this review was helpful!
If you are flying Singapore Airlines or have relevant status with Star Alliance then you might be interested in the food review of the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Changi.