Alliance Française de Singapour Review

The teachers are great, but really special mention must be reserved for the Registrar, Nast Low, who is probably the rudest administrative staff I ve met in my life. She was completely unapologetic for a mistake on the school website that asked students to purchase the wrong textbook, and even made a personal attack on my character, saying that she doubted I would have been able to purchase the correct textbook on time anyway.

Lovely coffee bar with authentic French crepes. Nice new building.

It has a cozy cafe which sells food but unfortunately quite overpriced and the grandma hot coffee was very diluted with milk in it. However, not to fear it is a centre for you in which it offers a large variety of activities to help you to understand and appreciate the French language, culture and people. For example, it hosted exhibitions and shows to celebrate Francophonie week.

Service was great. Food was pretty good too. Fried rice could've used a little more salt. Char Siew was great for Singapore standards. To pay per portion was a little strange but fair I guess. Will try the roast duck at my next opportunity.

Accomplished French classes for 5 months. Loved it!

Good teaching but reception services needs a massive improvement. Around 10 people waiting in a queue...

Excellent place to learn more about france and the french culture, you can also have french lessons and as well watch french shows and acts in the theatre.

Wonderful hub of all things culture. Went there to attend the French animation festival and it was a great experience. Lovely volunteers and superb work with VR museum visits

The pancakes are delicious !! The staff at the top. Long live this real pancake house

Definitely the place for anyone who want to study french language. Place is nice and friendly for kids. Staffs are professional

Nice stage for carnatic and Bharatanatyam music performances

Great classes but worst customer service. There is no such thing as customers to AF. The communication is terrible and very slow. They made changes to the teachers and informed us unapologetically 5 days beforehand. If I had other options, I would NOT go to AF. But seems like this is we are stuck with.

Good environment, the library is the French copy paste here, different from the local library, must go and visit

The oldest and largest French language private school in Singapore. French film festival, French library, a theatre with stage, regular French language activities available here. French language courses available for all ages, kids, youth, adult.
It's glass building add the artistic feel to Alliance Francaise.

France culture -learn french watch french movies and explore

Wast place and races place The French School don't go there to learn French.

Took classes here, teachers were friendly and helped me loads.

I came here once to watch a French movie, a very pleasant experience.

Everything is as expected. Auditorium is fit for cinema projections, live theatrical show and end-of year school shows.

Wonderful place especially for French learner and lover!
There s nice Cinema, library, cafe, etc...

The lessons with teachers here are high level and really helpful to achieve each goals!
In addition to it, you will receive more benefit if you join a member;)

The location is very convenient as it is practically next to Newton MRT station. The closest exit from the train station is Exit C which is from the Downtown Line. It is a slightly steep slope from the gate to the building itself but manageable even with a stroller. A ramp at the right-hand side of the entrance to the building gives wheelchair access to the lobby however when you get to the top of the ramp, it is a low step. There isn't any slope and the doors at the main entrance are not automatic so you need to push the glass doors open yourself which is a little difficult when there is a stroller or wheelchair. There is an elevator in the lobby which goes to the 4th floor. There are wheelchair accessible toilets and water coolers on each floor. The place is generally quite clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. The classrooms are a variety of sizes to cater to different classes. The facilities provided are acceptable.

French movie was shown. Good ambience, good sound system and I enjoyed the movie

Watched 'Juste la fin du monde' in their theater a week ago! They usually screen movies on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. - get there early for good seats (in the centre/back rows). The seats have little legroom, but the ambience is very More

Lovely library and cafe diabolo. Great iced latte. And good beginners French classes

Great French Hub. Perfect for French Culture lovers

There is a cozy little cafe for coffee and tea break.

Great staff and events, worth every penny if you're taking lessons

A very good place for studying French. Also very convenient for eating & reading & relaxing/have a library and a theatre.

Great place. The kids' French classes are top-notch and they have a huge amount of other events and activities on the schedule. The building itself is very nice, and close to the Newton MRT station. Also, they have a very nice cafe on the first floor that serves food, coffee, alcohol etc, so you can bide your time while waiting for kids.

Too nice the Indians at the entrance who say hello in French

It is a great starting point to immerse yourself in the French culture. They have french classes for all ages (toddlers all the way to adults).
There is also a library, membership required to borrow books.
Disabled access available here, there is also a cafe but currently under renovation.
Location is very closed to Newton MRT.

Only been there to watch french movie in the theater, it is ok, a bit old and not dedicated to movie so the set-up is not neat.

We love this place and its gallery. Simply so French. The location is easy to get to as well, if you take the train, it will just be a short walk from the Newton MRT. Look out for the newton hawker centre for the local delights.

Great place to learn French. Teachers are nice, the admin staff are polite. Especially Ms. Nast Low from registration she s a very nice lady. Library is small but cozy, cafe got good coffee with decent price. My son loved order crepes from there!

Nice French community. Lots of french speakers. I was too shy to start a conversation but the people here are very friendly.

It's been almost 2 months now that I've been learning French here. I have started from beginner level. The way the language is thought is very nice and fun I'm surprised with how much I could progress in this two months. The class is fun, energetic and engaging.

Would highly suggest here if you are looking forward to learn French.

great place to learn french at affordable prices . have cinamas that play french movies and other social events

The Alliance Francaise was a great place to learn French this summer. I went to take some classes to prepare for a French reading exam at my University. Pierre was a fantastic teacher, who really took the time to explain grammar while keeping classes light and fun. He also really helped me with translating an article in a private make up lesson. I highly recommend the place and the teachers there! One caution: do not buy books unless you are sure you are in the right class. They are not refundable, even unused. I wound up having to switch to an easier class and it was complicated with the books.

Great place near MRT. Anyone who wants to learn French culture and language can have fun here.

For parking, go to Prudential building. Turn in BEFORE Sarkies Road.

Food ok reasonably priced
However, smokers in the smoking area often swallow and spit. The air is polluted.

The location is near the Newton MRT Sta. Staffs are very friendly. The customer service is good. There is a cafe inside the building. The drinks are nice, cake is also nice. Love this place.

Teachers are great but administrative side needs more improvement. Working adults should be given more flexibility in terms of class and schedules. They have strict cancellation, refund, deferment policy (which is non negotiable as long as class has started). At the same time they are happy to be non flexible when it suits them - example when I first applied for class (twice a week) but it was cancelled due to insufficient students, understandable so I transferred to (once a week) class and got a credit voucher which had an expiry date on it which I tried to reason with the course coordinator but said my credit voucher had expired. Unreasonable again considering I was forced to change to once a week class - not that I wanted it.
Working adults should think twice about registering their classes here if their schedules are unpredictable. They penalize you for that. We don t need to be reminded of our high school days since they have long past us.
If it wasn t for the enjoyable class spent with fellow students and teachers , I would have rated 1. I wouldn t penalize the staffs good work because of certain bad management staff.
Hope this review will help incoming students make smarter choices.

J'adore AF. Started learning french with AF and attended 4 months before moving to France. I wish i would have started learning long back but frankly i enjoyed learning here. If you dream of learning french dont think join AF