Hotel Indigo's ground floor Aperol Spritz Garden (accessible from street level) is getting loads of love from us because it's licensed pet-friendly, and offers easy alcohol and decent food from Baba Chews. This is a comfortable space, and while not entirely sheltered, it's nice enough in the evenings and can withstand a light drizzle. It's open from Wednesdays to Sundays from noon to 10pm.
During the previous visit, we had nice-enough oysters, nonya chicken katsu, beef rendang that came with steamed jasmine rice, a dollop of sambal and achar, and chap chye. That was lovely, and it was a nice night with a slight breeze. This is a pop-up, so I don't know when Aperol Spritz would remove its branding. I hope the hotel or the restaurant will maintain the garden and partner with another brand or do its own after this.
This round, it rained as we sat down for dinner and drinks. But it wasn't that heavy and stopped within the hour. Our seats in the corner were sheltered under the giant garden umbrella, and the dog was comfortable on the fake carpet grass. She was out of the rain bits too. The synthetic carpet grass can get really soaked and soggy during a thunderstorm, so bring a mat for your dog on those days.
The bar offers non-alcoholic soda too. Nice. Of course I certainly don't mind a glass or two of aperol spritz. But the sugars make me hesitate to drink more. LOL It is sweet, deceptively so. Go easy. Tonight, we ordered the pork satay which came in a generous portion with onions and pineapples, the nonya sambal fried rice with chicken katsu, and a portion of fried youtiao dyed charcoal stuffed with otah (one opt for prawn too).
The rains stopped when we were done with the food and about ready to leave. That was lovely. It made for a nice short stroll back to the car, detouring to find grass patches for the dog to pee. It's hard to find restaurants and bars like this who are licensed pet-friendly. So we appreciate the service and details. These make us want to return to a venue.
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