My experience with Elsie’s Kitchen

Elsie’s Kitchen is a halal-certified catering company offering services for weddings, barbecues, tea receptions, corporate buffets and more. I have engaged them on a few occasions: Cbb’s full month party with fairy tale theme, cbb’s first year birthday (enchanted forest theme!), cbb’s third year birthday (mini buffet), my own birthday and recently they also graciously sponsored the tea receptions for Singapore Tula Love’s (STL) 4th and 5th Birthday Bash. Some of the decor they have done for us:

Here’s are some of the high tea selections we had during the recent Singapore Tula Love’s birthday party:

My favourite dishes were the amazing Chicken Floss Mayonnaise with Crispy Shallots Sandwich (SERIOUSLY MUST TRY), Milo Cream Puffs, Tau Suan and Ebi Tempura!

What I love about Elsie’s Kitchen

The food is halal, inventive and unique

Elsie’s Kitchen has been operating since 1954 and was registered as a Halal-certified caterer since 1999. The company is now helmed by the third generation management which has introduced many amazing changes to the mom-and-pop operation. One of these changes include launching innovative heritage menus never seen before in other catering companies, with dishes such as: Buah Keluak Fried Rice, Wok-Fried Chye Poh Kway Teow, Cuttlefish & Kang Kong Tempura with Spicy Dipping Sauce, Rojak Chicken Katsu, Kopi Ci Cream Puff, Kaya Toast Bread Pudding, their signature D-I-Y Signature Peranakan Laksa and much more. I have yet to try them all!

They are a business with a heart

In 2016,  Hesed & Emet, the parent company of Elsie’s Kitchen launched it’s social arm – The Hesed Table. The initiative hopes to address food-related issues by solving food wastage and providing meals for migrant workers and low income households. Read about this initiative in the news.

I know I want to support a business that cares about their staff, gives back to society, is real and honest, and isn’t afraid to rectify past mistakes instead of hiding away. And honestly through my interactions with them all these years, I know this isn’t for show. The Elsie’s Kitchen team is made up of genuinely nice people who do their best for others!

And I can have fancy decor for my kids’ parties!

Their decor is quite cool right? There aren’t many buffet caterers in Singapore offering professional themed styling. Previously you may need to order a ‘normal’ buffet then add on a dessert table for pretty styling. I know of one other buffet caterer who does very basic decor with a pink of blue bear but think of allll the possibilities and themes you could have with Elsie’s Kitchen! To ensure quality, they even went all out to set up A Quaint Revelry, a professional decor/styling arm to ensure the best thematic/customisable decor for your events – be it birthday parties, full month celebrations, corporate events and even once-in-a-lifetime weddings. They do wedding/event styling, props rental and floral services. Check out their latest work on Facebook and Instagram! Some snapshots from their Instagram:

FAQ and promo code:

How to go about indicating you want a thematic set-up?

Simply order your regular buffet or tea reception as usual, then top up accordingly for your preferred theme set up. Send them an email at sales@elsiekitchen.com.sg, tell them you read about the buffet + thematic set up on budgetpantry, and they will guide you from there. Contact Elsie’s Kitchen today for a unique buffet experience… thank you to the team at Elsie’s Kitchen for doing this for us!

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Elsie’s Kitchen
Website: http://www.elsiekitchen.com.sg/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/elsiekitchen/
Email: sales@elsiekitchen.com.sg

A Quaint Revelry (their styling/decor arm – see all their amazing work here)
Website: https://www.aqr.sg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aquaintrevelry/
Email: hello@aqr.sg

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Why settle for run-of-the-mill baby shower catering like everyone else when you can have pretty decor like this?

And it’s not just about looking pretty. The food at Elsie’s Kitchen is delicious with a unique set-up too. All I did was tell them I wanted more cakes and pastries (I myself wanna eat la I deprived whole confinement month) and left everything else to them. When they proposed the menu, my eyes lit up when I saw there’s going to be a DIY laksa station plus a dessert table with the most gorgeous chocolate tarts and cupcakes, complete with strawberry, fudge and carrot cake squares!

I got to know about Elsie’s Kitchen back at my ex-company. The food was always better received by colleagues as compared to other halal caterers. When I started looking around for caterers for my baby girl’s full month celebration, Elsie’s Kitchen came to mind immediately. I already knew the food was good. Only thing was I wasn’t sure if they do thematic set ups (I want pretty pretty decor but I was too tired to do everything myself).. but yes they do! All I did was tell them I was looking for a turquoise theme and they took over everything from there. Look at this wonderful set-up they did for us! Totally knocked our socks off.

Food-wise, we had a total of ten main dishes including the DIY laksa station.. there was also the dessert table with yummiest pastries assortment imaginable:

DIY Laksa Station

Thai Pineapple Rice

Luo Han Zhai and Braised Egg Beancurd

Large Oats Prawn and Sambal Sotong

Elsie’s Signature Otah. Mad love!

Honey Shrimp Wanton

Indonesian Ayam Panggang

Thai Tapioca with Coconut Milk

As you can see, their creative team really spared no effort in making #ChuaBeeBee’s party a smashing success. Everybody was like, “Why your decoration so special de?!!!! I also want!”

If you’re clueless or too tired to think of what you want, leave everything to them. They will propose suitable themes and settle the customisation of the food menu, decor and logistics like the table skirting and floral arrangements. The thematic decor you see here is priced at $200 onwards. The package also comes with a lovely complimentary diaper cake:

Thank you Elsie’s Kitchen for doing this for us. Contact them to customise your buffet menu and decor based on your requirements and budget!

CBB says ‘Hi!’

Elsie’s Kitchen
http://www.elsiekitchen.com.sg/
www.facebook.com/elsiekitchen/
sales@elsieskitchen.com.sg

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