stamford's food is quite consistently good! quality wise & quantity. Gd service too! Good quality food that's value for money. Certain credit cards got promotional discounts too.
you can try check out:
http://www.foodline.sg/#
Empire's kong bah bao & yam paste dessert was very gd - if you dun need to cater halal food!
We tried neo gardens before, food is the usual standard food.
Depending on if your both side parents/grandparents are the traditional type, you can be creative if they are open for other types of gift boxes...
Our First son - traditional type (red eggs, cakes, etc) from sweetest moments.
2 types of gift box, one for relatives & one type for friends.
2nd Son - ordered muffins from wholesale cake makers, bought our own box, added colourful mashmellows on the side. (
http://www.pureeddiction.com.sg/ not sure they still sell the yummy muffins now though)
3rd Son - bought bangawan solo cake voucher + taiwanese yam pastries (as im a taiwanese) + blooming tea & sweets for relatives. friends gets yam pastries, blooming tea & sweets. *(yummy yam pastries from:
www.freshlysweetmusings.com ) We bought our own gift bags online.
For 2nd & 3rd baby, we printed our own baby card, bought harvey norman photo card and printed them very cheap. It's a good deal!
Enjoy motherhood & time with baby dearie!