I’ll take the Fake

So the much-hyped Supperclub has finally opened its Asian doors in Singapore. Having had such a good night at the Bed Supperclub in Bangkok (note – no relation to the Singapore/Amsterdam chain – like so many others things in Bangkok, that one is a fake/copy), we were keen to check out the new one here. With this being the original from Amsterdam we had high hopes, so with a group of friends we booked a 'bed' and made our way down to Odeon Towers.

Walking into the Supperclub is exactly like the one in Bangkok (oh yes, like my Chatuchak market Gucci handbag, Bangkok does a good fake) – whitewashed walls, large communal beds lining the room, DJ box, bar, upstairs balcony, dance floor… although perhaps the waiting staff here were a little stranger.

Having kicked off our shoes and made ourselves comfortable on the beds with a glass of wine (no cocktail menu here unfortunately), we sat back and waited for the entertainment to begin. In Bangkok we were continually being entertained – there was always something weird and wonderful going on, but unfortunately it didn’t quite happen the same here.

Never mind, the food was brought along so we had something to keep us occupied. The five course surprise meal (unlike the one in Bangkok where the menu was revealed after each course on the projection screen, we were never told what each course was) kicked off with a Tuna Tartare, served in polystyrene takeaway boxes, with chopsticks.



It then moved on to a Seafood and Sweetcorn "Cappucino", served in a half pint Heineken glass



Followed by Swordfish with a Risotto



Lamb Cutlets with a Sweet Potato Puree and Vegetables (unfortunately raw – no, not rare, I said raw!)



And finally a Chocolate Molten Cake with Caramelized Pineapple and Ice Cream.



The food unfortunately was all pretty average - so back to the entertainment. Well, somewhere between those courses they did eventually bring in a painted lady offering suggestive dance moves with a large snake round her neck. It lasted about 10 minutes... then we went back to entertaining ourselves. Then once the meal was over an artist wearing a gimp mask turned up to paint some canvases in the middle of the dance floor for 45 minutes – well there’s only so much paint splashing that can keep you amused and after five minutes most people had got bored of it... so we went back to entertaining ourselves.

So our highly anticipated evening out ended up being a bit of a damp squib really… the entertainment was lacklustre, the food average and the bill exorbitant ($250 per head in fact) So in otherwise in comparison to the copy in Bangkok, the Singapore Supperclub is half as good for twice the price… thanks Singapore, but if I’m thinking of heading back to a Supperclub, I’ll take the fake in Bangkok…

Supperclub – www.supperclub.com