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2014-04-04
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Main courseI just used small sushi plates for everything, had to limit my intake!top left is the stuffed pork leg (.. stuffed with corned beef? 200% sodium intake)sea bass + ox-tongue (bone marrow)the few strands of dry-fry-beef-ricenoodles + steamed fish fillet + seared tuna salad + smoked salmonDessertwhat is this? no one touched it.. pigs.. ears...?i like my chocolate dark and hazelnuts/almonds/walnuts etc.. they only had one type of bark. what a bummerchocolate brownies with pistachio (i thi
I just used small sushi plates for everything, had to limit my intake!
top left is the stuffed pork leg (.. stuffed with corned beef? 200% sodium intake)
sea bass + ox-tongue (bone marrow)
the few strands of dry-fry-beef-ricenoodles + steamed fish fillet + seared tuna salad + smoked salmonDessert
what is this? no one touched it.. pigs.. ears...?
i like my chocolate dark and hazelnuts/almonds/walnuts etc.. they only had one type of bark. what a bummer
chocolate brownies with pistachio (i think its brownies..) - not bad, i liked it
madeleine (not too bad, improvement needed) + tiramisu (light spongecake chinese version with ligh taste of espresso) + coffee sago pudding.. why are there so many bubbles?
blueberry cheesecake - not the kind of cheesecake i was expecting. this was CREAM cheese. truffles weren't bad. the dark truffle was sweeter, lower in alcohol, the light truffle was less sweet, much higher in champagne bitterness
sesame ice cream! + matcha powder + sugared almond shavings
2nd round of sesame + matcha + sugared almond, did a trial with seasme ice cream wrapping truffles. i love almond, they honestly do not need to be sugared. i thought the sweetness from truffles could be offset by teh ice cream, but my r&d failed because the cold ice cream did not blend with the truffles.Highlight of the day (other than fat oily salmon =D):
CHESTNUT POT!my friend + me both had this, neither of us tasted chestnut. its pretty much coffee + chocolate, but its delicious! its wet, liquidy, and strong coffee aroma. lovely!! only limited myself to one though. my personal favourite, others might find it dull and boring.
Verdict:
You get what you paid for. $458+10% for dinner. nearby places are all over $500, some even $600.
There were 2 corners of hot food (4 hot pots each corner), salad/lettuce/bread bar, desssert row, chef served section (the stuffed pork feet, roast beef, diy pasta), seafood/salad roundtable in the middle.
Variety-wise is low. Dishes are simple and nothing special. Some stuff were too salty, some a bit rough/overcooked. The desserts also had low variety. Cake-wise is most disappointing. The other selections (pots, pudding, brownies) weren't too satisfying either.
Service was awesome, nothing to complain about.
Other than food taste, the quality is pretty up to par. The sashimi were all fat and thick, even on the nigiri. Abolones arent common in buffet, so that's another feature. In terms of cooked food and desserts, there's not much to brag about.
If you want a simple buffet, it's worth a try.
If you want a satisfying buffet and want to be overwhelmed, or just wanna go to a buffet with lots of ooos & aahhhs, then hit another hotel.
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