With further relaxing of measures, the idea of diners looking up their favorite dishes from the buffet spread seems to have made a return in many dining outlets for now. Regardless whether you prefer the ala carte buffet from the last 2 years or checking out your favorites through live stations, the all-you-can eat concept remains alive and well and I checked out a number of different hotels to see how they have adapted to the new normal – some through the clever use of technology while others through age-old hospitality practices. For the month of January, many hotels are rolling into their usual buffet offerings – with special festive dishes offered during Chinese New Year Eve and Chinese New Year’s Day.
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Hilton Singapore Orchard
Estate is the hotel’s all-day dining and buffet restaurant. The 340-seater space is cavernous and surprisingly feels rather intimate with its partially-enclosed spaces. The buffet here promises to NOT be run-of-the-mill, with highlights such as Gochujang Tacos, Black Truffle Duck, Honey Soy-Glazed Short Ribs and a wide variety of skewers. They are also popular for the wide variety of seafood in the cold seafood section as well as freshly-shucked oysters.
Reservations: You can get discounted vouchers for Estate Restaurant here
M Hotel Singapore
cafe 2000 buffet (source: m hotel singapore)
*Cheap Buffet Deal* Cafe 2000 at M Hotel Singapore is currently offering two types of buffets – the Weekend Brunch Buffet is available both Saturdays and Sundays and includes highlights like Laksa, Roast Duck, Chili Clams, Seafood Linguine and more. For dinner, they offer the Meet-the-Seafood Buffet featuring various cold and hot seafood items.
The buffet at Cafe 2000 is available for 20 to 30% off.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre
window on the park at holiday inn singapore orchard city centre
Window on the Park, the all-day restaurant at Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre if offering up to 50% off or 1-for-1 (from S$129.49 for 2 persons) for its dinner buffet. Diners can expect dishes like Roasted Lamb Leg with Black Pepper Sauce as well as local highlights like Braised Chicken with Bittergourd as well as Wok Fried White Clams and dessert section. Prices vary depending on lunch or dinner sitting as well as between weekday and weekends.
Reservations: Window on the Park is also halal-certified. You can buy the discounted vouchers here
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
Gather friends and loved ones for buffet dinner at Atrium Restaurant at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium. Their buffet offers a showcase of local and international flavors. Expect the likes of Prawn Paste Chicken to Sambal Prawn to Curry Yong Tau Fu to Old School Confectionary Biscuits and Chilli Crab (weekends only), Satay and Beef Rendang.
Reservations: You can get discounted vouchers for Atrium Restaurant here
Mandarin Oriental Singapore
Melt Cafe at Mandarin Oriental Singapore is one of the country’s most popular hotel buffets and is going strong after more than a decade in the buffet scene. The buffet at Melt Cafe is known for being well-nuanced with dedicated sections for Indian, Western, Japanese, BBQ and Asian delights. Among their most popular sections is their carvery which offers such sumptuous dishes as Grain Fed Beef, Leg of Lamb, Roasted Chicken and Farm Prawns.
Melt currently has a promotion where you can go for their buffets at 10% off the usual price.
Reservations: You can get discounted vouchers for Melt here
JW Marriott Singapore South Beach
Beach Road Kitchen at JW Marriott Singapore South Beach is personally one of my favorite hotel buffets in Singapore. Their “Chefs on Show” spread is always huge and the quality is always superb. Many dishes are cooked on the spot such as in the grills section. Dishes to look out for include the Signature Chili Crab, Beef Tomahawk, Grilled Catch of the Day and more. Their cold seafood section includes fresh oysters and snow crab so what’s not to like?! Their Italian themed desserts is also a highlight. I love their Soursop Cake and Tiramisu.
Reservations: You can get discounted vouchers for Beach Road Kitchen here
The Fullerton Hotel
The new ala carte buffet format at Town Restaurant is now available from Fridays to Saturdays for dinner and on Sundays for brunch. You can expect a number of local delights such as Braised Pork Trotter, Char Kway Teow and Drunken Prawns being served alongside Tandoori Chicken, Angus Ribeye and more. They also have dedicated corners for Italian and Thai fare.
Town Restaurant currently has a promotion where you can enjoy their buffet at 8% off, depending on the day.
Reservations: You can purchase discounted vouchers at Town Restaurant here
PARKROYAL Beach Road
Ginger is one of the halal hotel buffet restaurants in Singapore. Expect a well-rounded spread with the likes of Singapore Chili Crab, Moroccan Roast Baby Lamb, a variety of sashimi as well as Black Pepper Lobster. The buffet at Ginger is available from Tuesdays to Sundays with a slightly higher pricing for weekend visits.
Reservations: You can purchase vouchers with 10% off here.
Pan Pacific Singapore
Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore offers some of the most well-rounded buffets in the country with its countless buffet stations. Yes – they are now serving buffets the old way rather than the ala carte format that we now see under the “new normal.” For this month, you can expect some seasonal items such as Lamb Leg with Kachumber, Ayam Berempah Salai, Nyonya Five Spice Kurobuta Pork Sausage and Rickshaw Noodle and more.
Edge currently has a promotion with their buffet at up to 15% off.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore
J65 at Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore offers various types of buffets, depending on the day of the week. A Lobster Rock and Roll Buffet fills the spread every Wednesday with dishes such as Lobster in Singapore Chili Crab Sauce, Kam Heong Lobster and Laksa with Baby Lobster. Every Sunday, the hotel offers a Seafood Mania Buffet with highlights such as Fish Curry with Okra, Seafood Chowder, Oysters as well as some lobster dishes.
J65 has a promotion currently with their buffet at up to 15% off.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay
Peppermint’s buffet
Peppermint also has a very decent buffet – their main differentiating factor being the sustained use of herbs and even vegetables grown from the hotel’s own garden. While rooftop gardens have become quite popular among hotels in Singapore, this property’s vegetable garden is among the biggest I have seen in the country’s hospitality sector and it supplies 20% of Peppermint’s herbs and vegetable needs. Their dishes change often depending on the season. Highlights in the past have included Crustacean Otak Otak, Black Truffle Bak Chor Mee with Rock Lobster and Urban Farm Chili Sambal Jumbo Squid Tentacles.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Furama Riverfront Singapore
kintamani restaurant buffet (source: furama singapore)
Head over to Kintamani Restaurant for an Indonesian flair – quite a change from the typical hotel buffet. Here, you can expect sumptuous dishes such as Ayam Panggang Bekakak (Grilled Chicken with Black Spicy Sauce), Gulai Kambing Aceh (Aceh Style Mutton Curry), Udang Goreng Mentega (Fried Butter Prawn) and more.
The buffet at Furama Singapore is available for up to 20% off.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here (Kintamani)
Fairmont Singapore
As suggested by the name of their inhouse buffet restaurant Asian Market Cafe, the spread at Fairmont Singapore is very much Asian-oriented with a strong emphasis on local flavors. The food menu changes every few months. At the time of writing, they are offering the likes of Cereal Crayfish, Beef Gulai Lemak, Fish Masak Berlado Sauce and Roasted Lamb Leg. This is a halal buffet.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Paradox Singapore Merchant Court Clarke Quay
Ellenborough Market Cafe at Paradox Singapore Merchant Court Clarke Quay is offering a promotional oyster buffet from 4th to 30th November 2022 using fresh and premium Hyogo oysters. Expect the likes of Pan Fried Teriyaki Oysters, Oyster Tempura, Oyster Omelet, Steamed Oyster with Garlic coupled with their popular evergreen Peranakan delights and BBQ station. For durian lovers, their popular Durian Pengat will continue to grace the buffet spread.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Food Capital at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel is running a Peranakan-themed buffet dinner. Highlights include Ayaw Buah Keluak, Ayam Rendang, Ayam Panggang and Cincaluk Telur Dadar. Alongside this, the buffet will also include perennial favorites such as a cold seafood station, Japanese selection and even a superfoods selection for health conscious folks.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers here
Conrad Centennial Singapore
Oscar’s at Conrad Centennial Singapore is now serving its buffet in its pre-pandemic format. This means you can choose as many items as you want from the live stations. Highlights in their buffet include Mala Spiced Pulled Chicken and Scallion Pincho, DIY Oscar’s Signature Crab Kueh Pie Tee, Roasted Angus Striploin, Homemade Signature Chicken Biryani and more. If you come during the weekend, they have a charcoal barbecue section where you can get Grilled Bamboo Lobsters, Garlic Rosemary Beef and more.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers for Oscar’s here
PARKROYAL Kitchener Road
Spice Brasserie at PARKROYAL Kitchener Road has been attracting a number of loyal patrons over the years – mostly families looking for bang for their buck. Their buffet usually have crabs on rotation, regardless of the month’s theme. During my visit, I chanced upon 4 kinds – White Pepper Crab, Salted Egg Crab, Kam Heong Crab and Chili Crab. This is on top of local favorites such as Singapore Laksa, and Satay as well as a sashimi station. I also loved that they had a DIY Muah Chee corner as well as desserts I don’t usually find in other buffets such as Almond with Longan.
Reservations: You can buy discounted vouchers for Spice Brasserie buffet here
Raffles Hotel Singapore
Osteria BBR by Alain Ducasse at Raffles Hotel Singapore switches to an ala carte buffet format for Sunday brunch with Italian creations such as Scrambled Egg with Sea Urchin and Caviar, Acquerello Mushrooms Risotto, Atlantic Cod Fish, Black Angus Beef Tenderloin and more. Finish it off with quintessential Italian desserts like Tiramisu and Strawberry with Pistachio Ice Cream.
Reservations: You can book a table at Osteria BBR here
Shangri-la Singapore
lebanese cuisine at the line, shangri-la singapore
Of the hotel buffets I have visited under the new normal, Shangri-la Singapore’s has one of the longest buffet spreads. The Line’s buffet has the theme “flavors of the world” and indeed, the menu is a run through of international cuisine. Featuring over 35 dishes, diners can expect mainstays from Japanese, Western, Indian and even local cuisine.
Reservations: You can purchase dining vouchers for this buffet here
Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore
beautifully presented seafood platter at colony, ritz carlton millenia singapore
Colony at Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore is one of the Lion City’s most popular buffets. Personally, I have found their offerings to be of consistently high quality – with many deliciously concocted dishes despite the mass-produced nature. Under the new normal, Colony offers a standard buffet for Monday to Saturday lunch and Sunday to Thursday dinner. I dropped by on a Friday to check out their Seafood Dinner (S$108 per adult / S$54 per child on Fridays and Saturdays) and was quite impressed with the level of service and also the way dishes were presented.
beef ribs at colony, ritz carlton millenia singapore
Highlights during the seafood dinner include the A la Plancha Boston Lobster, Beef Rib (my personal favorite), Wok-fried Pork Leg Bee Hoon and the Colony Peanut Wrap.
Aside from the Seafood Dinner on Fridays and Sundays, Colony also has its Sunday Champagne Brunch (S$198++ per adult) served in a similar format.
Reservations: +65 6434 5288
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