Rise Lounge

My friends and I were café hopping for matcha desserts. We had heard of the matcha cake at this place and specially came to try it. The cake had a few layers alternating between coffee flavor and matcha flavor. From appearance alone, it seemed like a matcha cake. From the taste though, the coffee flavor was more dominant so I would recommend the cake more for coffee lovers than matcha lovers. The other cakes looked exquisite and the ambience was nice with live music even during the day so I would not rule out returning again.

Sitting at the lounge as I write this review.
First of all, this entire Marina Bay Sands Hotel/​Resort is absolutely amazing. i wish I could stay here forever! I actually like this place better than Las Vegas.
Anywho, I ordered the «Rising Star» Cocktail. This cocktail is filled with the crisp flavours of rum, Falernum, dry Curaçao, passion fruit, pineapple, vanilla syrup, and peach and orange bitters. Bloody delicious and refreshing. The presentation of the cocktail looks as great as it taste.
The seating area is quite spacious and the sofa seat are all very comfortable. I can definitely see myself knocking out here due to how comfy the chairs are.
Yah, I think Ill do all my computer work at the Lounge with a cocktail in hand from now on.
UNTIL THEN! ^-^

Rise is a good place to eat a meal or get a drink if you are staying at or visiting the Marina Bay Sands. The restaurant is buffet style and includes cuisines that are generally popular in Singapore (i.e., Chinese, Indian, Western and local). The food quality is generally good — my only complaint is that the Indian food (curries, masalas and such) tend to be too oily. I like Indian food but I cannot eat it here.
The bar is nice. I’d say mostly typical of a hotel bar, but is open 24 hours which is a big plus.
Rise’s greatest attribute has to be the staff. They are well trained and extremely pleasant. I do agree that breakfast time can be chaotic, but the staff work hard and do their best. They could probably benefit from adding one or two persons in the morning to help get coffee & tea orders correct and served quickly.

A very average hotel restaurant, nothing really typical. Reasonable breakfast buffet, only it’s too costly if not included in your room package. At breakfast peak time prepare for a lot of chaos, pretty unpleasant.

Being 24 hours, it is a convenient and comfortable place for food or lounging or waiting for people. It has a bar in the middle and an open concept, so you get to see what is going on.
I have dined here at almost all hours, well except during early breakfast timing. It is a good place to rest the feet after a late night at the top (i.e. Ku De Ta). Nibbles are quite the usual hotel fare of sliders, fries, spring rolls… no prata or bak kut teh here in the wee hours of the morning. Juices and teas or coffees can be quite effective for sobering up.
I like the burger menu which has a pretty good selection. The burgers are with thick juicy patties and very substantial. The website shows it is available from 2 pm to 8 pm. But when I asked the waitress if they still have it, she said no. Either she misunderstood my question (I was there at 12 pm) or the website information is wrong. I hope they still have it though.
At my last visit, I tried the nasi goreng and it was surprisingly good. I never have good impression of hotel’s version of local food but somehow the last few I tried in various hotels have been decently good. Maybe the times have changed and hotels know guests are discerning about their food.
The nasi goreng came with 2 sticks of chicken satays (succulent pieces of chicken drenched in peanut sauce), 2 big pieces of crackers (did not get soft immediately), big portion of achar (pickled cucumbers/​carrots), fried chicken wing (crispy skin and tender meat) and a sunny side up egg. Everything was still warm when it got to the table. The side of sambal smelled heavenly, the first time I could actually smell it.
The not so good part:
Service is spotty though. You need to wave vigorously to get their attention. They are not attentive and you really need to tell them what you need.