We celebrated Naomi’s birthday with a not-too-big yet not-so-small do at Cookyn Inc on 3 March, the day after her actual birthday.
2. Space for the kids to play. Preferably with it’s own playground/play area.
3. Central location that wasn’t too far from home or too difficult for folks to get to on a Saturday morning.
I checked out a few cafes and aside from Cookyn, the other place that I really wanted was Food for Thought at Botanic Gardens. Aside from the food (which wasn’t the best but was at least decent), they had a lovely huge space with more than enough capacity, a playground outdoors that was in full view of the restaurant, and it was a very short drive from home. Sadly when I enquired, I was told that they were not taking reservations as yet as they were newly opened.
Then I paid Cookyn Inc a visit and really, really liked the place. I already knew that with them, the food was guaranteed to be good and with Amanda, my party was in safe hands. There wasn’t a playground but I knew I could work with the courtyard outside. The only problem was that I had to trim the guest list to keep it within budget.
I’m so glad we plumped for Cookyn because everything turned out so well! We got rave reviews for the food, and their warm and hospitable service was wonderful. I was particularly glad that they took the initiative to walk around and serve the hotdogs to get things started or I might not have gotten any! As an added bonus, they even had a photographer to take some shots which was great because it was difficult for either of us to take any photos on our own. They even flashed some of the photos immediately on their video screens which I thought was a nice touch.
I missed taking a pic of the slow roasted pork belly, which might be a good thing on hindsight since it’s making me hungry just thinking about it.
At the end of the day, even DD was glad I had persuaded him to have the party there. Two thumbs up to them!
Yay thanks for holding the party here, we had a lovely time too. Nomi is SO adorably sweet!!
Thanks for being such lovely hosts Amanda! We would love to be back again!
oooooo the food looks yummy!! and the picture wall of baby naomi is superduper cute!! 🙂
It was good. Especially the pork belly since I didn’t snap, alas!
I told DD to choose about a photo for each month for the wall but as usual he couldn’t narrow it down so we had these and a whole bunch of photos scattered all over! They are nice though huh!
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Hi thanks for sharing! I am researching for my 21st birthday party and bumped into your site and those information were helpful! May I ask how much was the venue rental + food for ur event held at Cookyn Inc?? Thanks!
Regards,
Evelyn
Hi Evelyn! Sorry for the delayed response – I only just noticed your comment. It would be best if you e-mail Cookyn Inc at info@cookyn-inc.com for a quote and more details!
Hi, bumped into your blog when searching for tips to hold a baby birthday party at food for thoughts botanic garden. Do you have any recommendation? Our baby gal Naomi will be one year old this coming 2 march, if I understand correctly re your little princess, they share the same name and birthday!?
Hi there! Yes, our girls share the same name and the same birth date, just not in the same year! What a coincidence! I had this party at Cookyn Inc and had a great experience. They have since shifted location though. You can find out more about celebrations at Cookyn Inc here: http://www.celebrations.com.sg/
If you’re interested in Food for Thought at Botanics, I did previously have a smallish party there with friends too. Here’s the link: https://lifeisinthesmallthings.com/fantastic-4-turn-4/ We did enjoy the food and the location was a great casual venue with plenty of space for the kids to run around.
Hope that helps!
Hello! i would like to ask, how much does it cost to book the place??