I was really looking forward to the launch of supperclub Singapore as; let’s be honest – we aren’t always swamped with such trendy places opening up in our city. I haven’t been to any of the other supperclubs and was curious to see how it would look. So last night, a little too eagerly perhaps, we turned up at just before 8pm to be met by a drag queen and various other oddly dressed staff (all in white as per the theme). We were ushered upstairs with people literally dancing around us to see the much-hyped interior and yes ─ it’s impressive. The main room comprises two floors, the top of which is more like a balcony looking down on the lower floor (for some reason it kept bringing to mind a prison block, maybe that’s just me) with immaculate white beds running the length of both the upstairs and downstairs. As we were fairly early, there weren’t many others there at this point (although to be honest it was quite difficult to tell who was working and who was a guest with the all-white theme), so we clambered up onto one of the beds in prime position, not really sure if we were supposed to take off our shoes.

There’s no denying that it’s a great space, unlike anything Singapore has seen before I’d bet (apart from the bed bar which shut on Mohamed Sultan Road). It is a big place, really big (there’s another room away from the main one with another bar and a central square lounging bed), so my initial thought was ‘How the hell are they ever going to fill this place?’ However, after a few top-ups of champagne, the place began to fill with even more party-goers dressed in white and even more weirdly dressed staff (waiters wrapped in clingfilm – seriously).
I only stayed for a few hours, which apparently was before it got very full, but I had to leave when someone started doing a ‘spoken word performance’ to strange music and visuals of bombs and Hello Kitty on the wall, waaay too much for me. I find performance art excruciatingly painful to watch and don’t understand the obsession with having it at launch parties here – someone please explain.

All in all, the supperclub is a very ‘cool’ place although maybe a little too cool. I really do hope it is successful but worry that the novelty factor may wear off pretty soon. Oh yeah, a word of warning: the toilets are unisex so keep your wits about you, and when you flush – it’s like a tornado went off in the bowl so keep your distance to stay dry. Also it’s dark in there, really dark, so ladies, make sure you do your make-up before you go in ─ you can barely find the mirror let alone see your reflection.

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