The entire Singapore has gotten crazy over Avengers: Endgame, and both of us are not spared too. I started camping on all my devices in the morning on the day the ticket sales started, hoping to get a pair of Endgame tickets at Gold Class Great World City. I thought I had fast fingers as I was able to reserve the seats on my screen, but the system failed me as it crashed upon keying in the OTP.
After an hour of non-stop refresh, we finally got our hands on a pair of tickets (At the seat we want too!) I heard that some people were in the queue of over 30,000 on other cinema platforms? Just wow.
Scalpers on Carousell are also trying to make profits through the ticket sales, ranging from reasonable prices to hundreds of dollars. I just don’t get it, this isn’t a one-day show, I believe only die-hard fans have a chance of paying a higher price just to watch it first, but otherwise, this group of people usually have their ways to purchase the ticket once it is launched.
Btw this is my very first Gold Glass experience so I was really excited to give it a try with our favourite movie!
*I won’t be reviewing the movie so NO SPOILERS*
We bought the Gold Glass Dining Set that includes a set of Crispy wings, fries, garden salad and soft drink for $62. GV members can enjoy it at $59, but we couldn’t log in our membership at the point of time.
We reached the cinema about an hour before the movie and headed for the Gold Class lounge on the 2nd level. It was indeed quite satisfying to receive exclusive service from the friendly staff. We were greeted and ushered to our preferred seats to order our food.
The Gold Class menu included a variety of choices for appetisers, mains, desserts, snacks and drinks. In order to fully enjoy the Gold Class experience and the lounge (of course), we came with an empty stomach.
The best way to enjoy the food is to not have much expectations as some of the food are microwaved type of quality. But overall, you’re paying for the premium service and not really for the food standards.
Truffle Mushroom Soup ($10) was quite legit though. I have seen restaurants serving “Campbell texture” soup which I don’t fancy. This mushroom soup had bits of mushroom pieces and has texture like the blended type.
The crispy wings were served piping hot and have a nice crunch. The portion was also very generous and bigger than I’ve expected. I love the truffle tomato relish with lemon wedge dressing which has a tangy sweet flavour to it. The Meatball Pasta ($15) felt like it was microwaved but I like the taste of the sauce, meatballs were also quite juicy.
It was my first time entering the theatre, and it is really so spacious! Our seats were 4th row from the front (D3-D4), which was quite perfect for us. The seats were super comfy and we were also provided a cosy blanket, we don’t need to worry about the coldness anymore.
The seats are also adjustable on the back and leg rest to your own comfort. For 100% comfort, I also took out my shoes and hide it under the blanket. Who cares about glam at this point of time!
There is also a service call button on the table if you need to order food.
Special mention to the Oreo milkshake as it was SUPER DELICIOUS. It wasn’t too sweet or gelat. Just the right taste for me. I love it so much I wish it was easily accessible for non-gold class movie goers. I was actually deciding between Oreo milkshake and Strawberry mango smoothie. Turns out that these two are the recommended choices from the staff! I thought that oreo milkshake would be a better choice as I can get smoothie from Boost. And I love it!
Even with a whopping price of $62 per ticket together with the cost of extra food ordered, we had no regrets because it was a one-of-a-kind experience to watch your favourite long-waited movie in the best comforts coupled with exceptional service from the staff.
Watching Endgame at Gold Class theatres is also more worth the price as it is a 3-hour long movie, and I heard from others that the normal cinema was very noisy with kids. No offence but you really wouldn’t want to be disturbed by cries and talking while you’re fixated at the show.
The food might not be the best, but c’mon, it’s not a high-class restaurant, just have less expectations on the food, and you might just get the best out of the whole experience!
