I have been in Singapore for nearly 4 years now and I always wanted to visit one of the rooftop bars one day for the ambience and of course the views. Today is finally the day for it and I don’t pick just a typical rooftop bar, but the world’s highest alfresco bar which is located at the rooftop of One Raffles Place building. It is called 1 Altitude and is located at a height of 280 metres above ground level.
I have made the reservation for the dinner tonight way earlier (about a month ago) as the bar is already fully booked out now for this entire month and it is the last month for the bar as it will cease operation by 31st March 2022. Many people would wish to go up for a final visit before it closes permanently. My original plan was actually to visit it last Saturday (also made reservation for that day but it was raining and hence there is no point going up but could only stay in the indoor restaurant few floors below…hence we left). Fortunately, the weather has been nice today with no rain.
Me and my friend arrived before 7pm and spent a little over 2 hours there (there is supposed to be a time limit of 2 hours per table). My first impression is that the ambience of the bar looks very normal with very basic bar facilities without any decorations. I guess the only main selling point there is the view and it is indeed incredible. The timing was also right for us to catch the view of the sunset a little after 7pm today. There was also a moment when a partial rainbow is visible.
The food and the service were just average. For the high table, each of us have to spent at least 80 dollars on food and beverages (excluding GST and service charges). Hence, for the two of us, we ended up paying a hefty amount for the visit to the bar (slightly over 200 dollars in total). We won’t leave after taking enough pictures and had enough of the 360 degree view of the city (part of the bar is also closed off and hence we couldn’t really get that ‘360’ degree view too!). Really spectacular views though…wish the building I am could be more higher…haha. Enjoy the pictures I took below:
Opps…I spent quite a lot on meals for this month (have had many luxurious dinners recently). Have to save up and opt for more economical meals at least for the rest of the month.
