Tin Tin Bar must be a word play of the famous Chin Chin Bar in the original Hyatt - at least that's how i interpret it. Haven't been to the new Chin Chin Bar yet but I've been to the old one, when it was at present i-Square location! Tin Tin Bar in Shatin offers a 2-4-1 Happy Hour deal, which is unexpected for a Hyatt Hotel's only bar.

MANHATTAN -
Cocktail made mostly of whiskey and vermouth, with more apparent taste of latter. Manhattan tastes similar wherever you go but slightly less 'corrosive' than a martini. Its a perennial winner. I actually ordered this for its COLOUR, as it would fit in most with the spotted with red interior scheme and similar coloured suede seats.

LA VIEILLE FERME - COTES DU LUBERON 2008
A white Luberon AOC wine from a region famous for French asparagus. Its a wine that uses quite peculiar grapes, at least for the new world wine drinkers: namely Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, also the more recognisable Roussanne and Marsanne. Its pretty dry and on the sour side. A simple but interesting house grade wine.

RECOMMENDED.

I didn't really intend to write a review on this place because it was rather boring. The cocktails were unexciting and the snacks being offered were rather ordinary (although there were some interesting Chinese style snacks on the menu). Then again, I asked myself how often would I experience an exciting meal? or an exciting day for that matter. Life is boring most of the time and it is the occasional excitement that gives us the much needed sparks. Like it or not, boredom of different scale is all around us, so go have some fun whenever possible!

Anyhow, the Tin Tin Bar (vs the Ching Ching Bar at the Hyatt Regency at K11) is situated inside the Hyatt Regency Sha Tin. Why Sha Tin and in the middle of ... nowhere? ( Tai Wai / University Station to be more exact) I am still puzzled about the location which is right next to The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with one side facing the Tolo Harbour. Another interesting element of this new hotel is its height, the highest is 15th floor.

Although its cocktails and snacks were boring as mentioned, I quite enjoyed the setting and atmosphere. I know, it sounded kind of lame but that's the true. One of the key factors for my liking was the space ... high ceiling together with spacious private space between tables.
I would come back just because of the setting / lower customer traffic (due to its location I suppose). Oh yeah, it has a live band during the evening as well.
Likes:
-Atmosphere
-Light Traffic + live bands
Dislikes:
- Location a bit far and in the middle of nowhere. (perhaps that's why I would likely return)
Avg Spending: HKD 100 -200 per person
Original Blog Post: http://www.jasonbonvivant.com/2010/04/tin-tin-bar.html

Just went to dinner in Sha Tin 18 with friends. When we walked out to the lobby after dinner, we saw a bar next to the restaurant. We heard there was a woman singing, so we walked into the bar.
The waiter came to greet us and invited us to take a look. They were all very kind and said that the singer is from Philippines. She sang very well and there were few big tables with 6 to 8 people sitting enjoying the performance.
The waiter said the live band perform every Wednesday to Saturday at 7pm. And there is happy hour 2 for 1. We sat down on one sofa table and ordered two kinds of signature cocktail. The drinks were very good, refreshing with Pomelo.
The singer was very professional that she sang songs in mandarin called 童話. That surprised all guests there including me!!!! The service was excellent with friendly and helpful style. I will bring friends to go to happy hour after work next time because I saw that they serve pizza and sandwiches too.