Ba Xian review: Chinese Dim Sum at Tower Club. Half-price on Saturdays, and a $100 voucher with American Express

Tower Club

Ba Xian is located within Tower Club Singapore. It’s a members-only club located in the Central Business District area.

Owners of the American Express Platinum Charge card and American Express Platinum Reserve card are given complimentary access to Tower Club. They may also bring in guests. While visitations require a pre-booking with the American Express Concierge service, I’ve never had a problem with the process – calling to request for reservations had always been easy.

Stunning views from Tower Club

Spotted: Marina Bay Sands

• Atlantic: Western / Continental, both set meals and a la carte available
• Ba Xian: Chinese Fine Dining, with an amazing Dim Sum menu on Saturdays
• Straits Bar: As the name suggets, it is a Bar – though Afternoon High Tea is available at midday

I’ve dined in at Atlantic before – check out my reviews here:

https://happyhighlife.com/tower-club-atlantic-set-lunch-review-get-sgd100-off-with-american-express/

American Express S$100 Voucher

With the American Express Platinum Charge card or Platinum Reserve Card, card holders receive an SGD 100 Tower Club voucher annually (upon payment of the annual fee), to dine in at either one of these three places.

Tower Club Voucher worth SGD 100 – for dining in at Atlantic, Ba Xian, and Straits Bar

(And yes, I used one of the vouchers for this Ba Xian review and dine-in).

I acknowledge there’s a hefty annual fee of the Platinum Charge Card – SGD 1712. However, the moment card holders settle this annual fee – they DO NOT have to pay  annual fees for any other American Express Credit Card. Hence, the annual fee for my Platinum Reserve Card (SGD 535) is waived, and in addition I get to enjoy the perks of both these cards.

https://happyhighlife.com/platinum-charge-card-by-american-express-latest-summary-of-amex-benefits-as-of-late-2021/

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• The Platinum Charge Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 140,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met.
• The American Express Platinum Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 62,500 Membership Rewards points when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met.
• American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 35, 000 Krisflyer miles when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met. 

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed on this page are that of Happy High Life and may not necessarily reflect the position of American Express. Happy High Life is not responsible for any decisions made by readers. The terms and conditions for each credit card's application and usage may be subject to change by American Express. Therefore, readers are recommended to check any matters with American Express or its partners; the list of all benefits of the Platinum Charge Card can be found here.

Ba Xian review

On Saturdays between 11.30am to 2.00pm, Dim Sum at Ba Xian go at HALF PRICE. In addition, diners can enjoy Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Champagne at $17 per glass or $95 per bottle.

Note: Usually, the Tower Club is an adults-only place. But during Saturday Dim Sum, kids are allowed in. In fact, for this Ba Xian review and visitation, I was able to bring BOTH my kids in (aged 4 and 1 respectively).

At the time of my visit, Ba Xian was under renovation, so we ended up sitting at the Atlantic area instead.

Dining Area

Dim Sum

The food arrived fairly quickly.

You Dim Sum, and you dim sum more.

Steamed chicken siew mai

Steamed golden har kow

Deep-fried prawns and yam dumplings (left), vegetarian spring rolls (right)

Pan-fried assorted seafood and chicken buns

Steamed pork ribs with chinese sausage and chestnut

Steamed honey pepper chicken dumplings

Mains

Sometimes, i think that Dim Sum main dishes are simply carbohydrates.

Not that we’re complaining.

Behold: carbs.

Wok-fried hor fun and assorted seafood in spicy shrimps paste

Stir-fried carrot cake with prawns in XO sauce

Pork congee with century egg and dried scallops

Dessert

We ended the day with desserts both hot and cold.

Desserts

Deep-fried red bean pancake

Chilled mango with ice cream (left); Chilled glutinous rice puree with taro ice cream (right)

Overall thoughts

The location is a winner, hands down. Dining with views overlooking that Marina Bay is a luxury in itself, so it’s a great place to impress your guests.

The staff at Tower Club were very attentive; it’s definitely an improvement compared to my previous visit. The staff here were very quick to respond to all our requests, were kind to young children, and generally pleasant.

For this Ba Xian review, we found the Dim Sum very enjoyable, especially desserts – they are among the better dessert-type Dim Sum I have found in Singapore, and there’s no question, that I’ll be back again. BUT do note – that there is a 10% member surcharge to dine at Tower Club – and this is ON TOP of the usual 7% GST and 10% service charge for dining out in Singapore.

Important Note: Tower Club is USUALLY an adults-only place. The Saturday Dim Sum brunch is an EXCEPTION whereby kids are actually allowed to dine in. Before bringing in any child of any age, do check with the staff if kids are allowed in for that day. 

American Express Platinum Charge Card (Image source: American Express)

Inspired by this post and want to apply for an American Express credit card? Apply through one of my referral links and receive either bonus Membership Rewards points or statement credit:

• The Platinum Charge Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 140,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met.
• The American Express Platinum Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 62,500 Membership Rewards points when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met.
• American Express Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Ascend Credit Card: Use this referral link and receive up to 35, 000 Krisflyer miles when you apply and minimum spend criteria is met. 

Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed on this page are that of Happy High Life and may not necessarily reflect the position of American Express. Happy High Life is not responsible for any decisions made by readers. The terms and conditions for each credit card's application and usage may be subject to change by American Express. Therefore, readers are recommended to check any matters with American Express or its partners; the list of all benefits of the Platinum Charge Card can be found here.

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