Probably the most expensive home delivery meals you will ever buy, if you do decide to splurge
The last couple of weeks were rather exciting, with so much buzz and talk about SIA’s latest “Discover Your Singapore Airlines” experiences.
Over the next eight weeks, those who miss travelling will get some semblance of that experience – or at least, part of it – with possibly a chance to have a meal on SIA’s A380, perhaps order some really expensive airline premium meals home, or visit SIA Training Centre.
The first to go on sale is the SIA@Home which went live at midnight today (5 Oct 2020).
What is SIA@Home?
This is the SIA marketing spiel for SIA@Home:
Enjoy a taste of Singapore Airlines, delivered to your home. Order a home-dining experience for 2 created by our world-renowned International Culinary Panel chefs, paired with your choice of wine or champagne. For a perfect re-creation of our First Class or Business Class experience at home, purchase the all-inclusive package, which comes with the exquisite tableware and luxurious amenities available exclusively on board our flights.
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Part of the buzz came about with the leak of the prices, revealing sky-high prices for the meals you might typically savour 30,000 feet above ground.
SIA quickly plugged that gap through a reveal-all of the prices of all experiences.
A total of 10 menu packages will be available: 5 each from first and business class. According to SIA’s official prices, most of the packages will start from S$480/308 nett for first and business class menus respectively, and the base package will include a bottle of champagne or wine, as well as a pair of amenity kits.
Singapore Airlines has put out a few different packages, all of which will include a meal for two, a bottle of wine or champagne and two amenity kits as a baseline. First class orders will receive the Lalique amenities kits, while business class orders will receive the new Penhaligon’s amenities kits.
The rest of the packages are as follow:
| Package | Inclusions |
|---|---|
| Wine and Dine | – First Class or Business Class meal for two based on your choice of menu – Wine options: One bottle of Burgundy red or white wine (for first class), One bottle of French wine or brut champagne (for business class) – Two amenity kits |
| Champagne and Dine | – First Class meal for two based on your choice of menu – One bottle of 2008 Dom Perignon champagne – Two Lalique amenity kits |
| Wine, Dine and Tableware | – First Class meal for two based on your choice of menu – One bottle of Burgundy red or white wine – Two Lalique amenity kits – One 22-piece tableware set (Wedgwood dining ware and Lalique crystal ware) |
| All-Inclusive First Class Experience | – First Class meal for two based on your choice of menu – One bottle of Burgundy red or white wine – One bottle of 2008 Dom Perignon champagne – Three Lalique amenity kits (one male, one female, one unisex) – Two sleeper suits – One 22-piece tableware set (Wedgwood dining ware and Lalique crystal ware) |
| All-Inclusive Business Class Experience | – Business Class meal for two based on your choice of menu – One bottle of French wine or brut champagne – One 22-piece tableware set (Narumi dining ware) – Two Penhaligon’s amenity kits |
| First Class Signatures | – Two servings of signature First Class Oscietra caviar – Two servings of satay – One bottle of 2008 Dom Perignon champagne – Two Lalique amenity kits |
Menu & Prices
So here you go, all the package prices and 10 menus:
| Package | Price including GST / Mileage required |
|---|---|
| Business Class menus | |
| Business Class Wine and Dine | S$276.06 / 34,507 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$340.26 / 42,532 miles (for Tokyo menu) S$308.16 / 38,520 miles (all other menus) |
| Business Class All-Inclusive Experience | S$383.06 / 47,882 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$418.16 / 51,895 miles (all other menus) |
| First Class menus | |
| First Class Wine and Dine | S$425.86 / 53,232 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$532.86 / 66,607 miles (Tokyo menu) S$479.36 / 59,920 miles (all other menus) |
| First Class Champagne and Dine | S$554.26 / 69,282 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$607.76 / 75,970 miles (Tokyo menu) S$661.26 / 82,657 miles (all other menus) |
| First Class Wine, Dine and Tableware | S$682.66 / 85,332 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$789.66 / 98,707 miles (Tokyo menu) S$736.16 / 92,020 miles (all other menus) |
| First Class All-Inclusive Experience | S$896.66 / 112,082 miles (New Delhi veg menu) S$950.16 / 118,770 miles (all other menus) |
| First Class Signatures | S$250.96 / 31,370 miles |
Business Class menus:
Choice of wines for business class menus are one of the following:
- Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut, Champagne, France
- 2015 Château Magnan la Gaffelière, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
- 2017 Joseph Drouhin Vaudon Chablis, Burgundy, France
First Class menus:
Choice of wines for first class menus are one of the following:
- 2014 Albert Bichot, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru “Les Sorbets”, Burgundy, France
- 2017 Bouchard Père & Fils Meursault 1er Cru “Genevrières”, Burgundy, France
How much does each component cost then?
Based on these prices, the approximate add-on value for each component of the meal works out to the following:
| Item | Price (before GST) |
| Business Class | |
| SIA Business Class Narumi 14 piece porcelain dinnerware plus SIA business class dinnerware and glassware | $100 |
| First Class | |
| Dom Perignon 2008 Champagne supplement (upgrade from wine) | $120 |
| SIA First Class Wedgwood 12 piece bone china dinnerware SIA First Class Lalique 6 piece crystalware SIA First Class dinnerware | $240 |
Should you use your miles?
In short: Yes you can, but no you should not.
While you can pay with your KrisFlyer miles on KrisShop, they are horrible value as they can only be used at 0.8 (Singapore) cents per mile. In comparison, even when you use your miles when you purchase air tickets on Singaporeair.com, you get better value at about 1 cent per mile.
What card should you use on KrisShop?
Krisflyer members will earn 1.5 miles when making purchases on KrisShop (remember to log in when you check out!).
If you want to earn miles on your credit card, KrisShop is processed as an online duty free merchant (MCC 5309), so these are the cards you can use:
| Card | Notes |
| 4mpd | |
| DBS Women’s World Mastercard | Cap at S$2,000 per calendar month |
| Citi Rewards Mastercard | Cap at S$1,000 per statement month |
| UOB Preferred Platinum Visa | Cap at S$1,000 per calendar month |
| HSBC Revolution Visa | Cap at S$1,000 per calendar month |
| 3mpd | |
| UOB KrisFlyer Mastercard | No cap |
| 2mpd | |
| American Express Krisflyer Ascend | No cap |
| American Express Krisflyer Credit Card | No cap |
Final thoughts
SIA@Home is certainly not a cheap endeavour and therefore, not for the faint hearted. Like we said before, don’t expect the highest quality in terms of food, but take it more as an experience. If you have incredibly high standards for food, you will be better off spending that money at some of Singapore’s finest Michelin starred restaurants.
However, if you really want to own a piece of SIA and don’t mind shelling out top dollar for the meal and the add-ons, by all means, splurge for the experience of a lifetime.
If you want to camp for the other two experiences, note that ticket sales for the Restaurant A380 @Changi and Inside Singapore Airlines will go live on 12 Oct 2020 and 1 Nov 2020 respectively, at midnight sharp. We expect those two experiences to sell pretty quickly, so good luck.
Book here.
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