SIA’s Silver Kris lounge in London Heathrow Airport

Story and photos by Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet TM

All food photos are of real food with no photoshop

The irrepressible and adventurous Travelling Gourmet TM tells you all about the new SIA Silver Kris Lounge in London’s Heathrow Airport which is…

MARVELLOUS and very comfortable…When you check in for your flight, and go through LHR’s invariably paranoid and over zealous Security Screening, that is prone to false alarm activations on their IonScan machines which screens for explosives…you have to go down a very steep escalator to the basement and then walk, or go on the travellator… for a very LONG walk to get to the B Departure Gates area and then go up to level 1. It takes about 25 minutes! Then you have to take the lift to level 2 to get the the SIA Silver Kris Lounge which is next to the Air Canada and United Lounges. It is not the fault of SIA that the architect or architects who designed LHR Terminal 2 is somewhat of a moron, to make passengers walk so far with their hand luggage. LHR does NOT have free trolleys for passengers to use to transport their hand carry luggage!!! My trusty carry on ninja black bag is of the old fashioned style with no wheels and a pull up handle, so I get a lot of exercise for my biceps, triceps and arm muscles! After this trip I swore I would treat myself to a new high tech light weight trolley bag with a retractable handle and wheels!

It was such a relief and a happy delight to finally reach the Lounge!

This SIA Welcome Sign made my day!

Inside…it is very luxurious and comfortable with lots of good food and wines and Laytons Champagne too! Much of the food is Singaporean cuisine, and there is a local Chinese Singaporean Chef in the kitchen. There are also Old World wines which I always find go well with Indian curries. There are also cubicles where you can work on your computer styled like Business Class seats. Lots of magazines and newspapaers if you want to keep up with the news. The Straits Times is available but alas, no Die Zeit or Die Welt…You can have a hot shower too to rejuvenate!

There is also a very nice bar with a bartender who makes cocktails like the classic Singapore Sling on order. He makes nice cocktails but was a bit rusty on the good ol’ Negroni Cocktail.

Shaking it up at the Bar in SIA’s Silver Kris Lounge

Champagne puts a sparkle in your life!

Food, Glorious Food!

Assorted steaming hot Tim Sum, Chicken Tikka Masala Curry, Lentil and Cashew Nut Curry, Wantan Noodles with Chicken Broth and hard boiled egg, Penanag Style Char Koay Teow with Lap Cheong (Chiinese pork sausage) and more…I put the Tim Sum in with the noodles for a nice bowl of comfort food. I also relished Chicken Yakitori! For the health conscious, enjoy healthy Salads like Caesar Salad and Mixed Greens and yummie Wiltshire Ham and Pickle Sandwiches on Farmer Bread.

Penang Style Char Koay Teow with Lap Cheong

Desserts include Fresh Fruit Medley, Mango Creme Brulee, Artisan Cheeses with pear Chutney and…wait for it…Singapore Sling Ice Cream!

Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge

London Heathrow Terminal 2

B Departure Gates Area

United Kingdom

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As a renowned Travel, Food & Wine Writer he has travelled the world in a keen & indomitable pursuit of exotic delicacies & fine wines. His articles have been published in over 20 prestigious publications, both local & international. Dr. Lim has toured and trained in Wine Evaluation & Oenology in most of the world's top wine producing areas from France to Australia. The Travelling Gourmet says, "Gastronomy has no frontier. These are the gastronomic voyages of The Travelling Gourmet. My unending mission. To explore strange new cuisines, to seek out new wines and new culinary experiences, to boldly go where no gourmet has gone before...." Have pen, will travel. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any other information storage & retrieval system, without permission from Dr. Michael Lim The Travelling Gourmet and/or MSN. Material may be works of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents may be true but may also be products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance whatsoever to actual person or persons, either dead or living, events, or locales may be entirely and purely coincidental and unintentional. No part of this website may be used to villify others or for criminal purposes. Interests: Travel, Food, Wines, Cooking, Wine Appreciation, Parachuting, Languages, Music, Reading, Swimming, Hunting, Ballet, Fencing, Archery, Anthropology and more... The Travelling Gourmet is a copyrighted trademark. All rights and photos reserved. No part may be reproduced without permission.

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