Showing posts with label buffet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buffet. Show all posts

Friday, December 22, 2023

Saturday Festive Brunch @ Edge Pan Pacific Singapore

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It is that time of the year again! Gathering with foodie buddies and there are eight of us to round up 2023. Cheers to 8 years of friendship, and may everyone be happy and healthy in the coming years.

our table

Buffet timing is from 12pm to 3pm and priced at SGD98 per adult | SGD49 per child (6 to 12 years old). The buffet is inclusive of free flow chilled juices. There were just 2 choices on our day of visit; cranberry and apple.

Otherwise, each table has a jug of water infused with sliced lemon and cucumber.

drink up!

You might want to indicate to have a table that is further away from the window as we could feel the hot weather seeping in.

dessert


sorbet and gelato

log cake

pralines, puddings and pengat

pizza

snapper, beetroot, duck

Indian cuisine

Taste of Thailand

Roast Meats

Grilled and Western Station

main highlights


And for some unknown reasons, I wasn't able to find the Seafood on Ice section during my walk-around of the area. Hahaha! Followed the simple directions from my friend who had went ahead to get the lobster, and managed to find it. There's oysters too! Most guests seemed to have honed in to the lobster as it was depleted by 12.30pm and the wait was about 10 to 15 minutes for the next batch to appear.

cold starters


Boston Lobster


crab claw


I think I enjoyed the crab claws more than the lobster. Oysters were nice but rather thin.

grilled beef galbi and tiger prawns


The beef galbi was sweet and nice to eat. Just remember not to leave it out for too long. Eat while it is fresh off the grill!

Festive Highlights


The Grill Duck Breast with Prunes and Thyme was interesting. A tad gamey though. Didn't like the orange sauce unfortunately. 

Grill Duck Breast with Prunes and Thyme


The mac and cheese and the tiny sausages from the Kids Corner was good. But then, I felt bad for taking food meant for children, sorry!

lamb stew


The lamb stew was good and not too overpowering. Meat was nicely tender too.

front: roasted turkey breast and honey glazed gammon ham


Was rather impressed by the turkey breast. So juicy and enjoyably soft. The ham was lovely too!

Peking Duck, satay (mutton and chicken)


I probably took a piece of the Peking Duck that had been made a longer while ago, and hence it was just so-so. Managed to get freshly made satays and it was of a nice savoury sweet flavour. The peanut sauce was not spicy.

local favourites


And of course, one need to try the laksa from every hotel buffet. Ok, I exaggerate. Probably just me (and some others) that goes around hotel buffet to try their laksa.


noodle station

Singapore Edge Nyonya Laksa with Tiger Prawns


One thing about the laksa that stood out, was how thick its gravy was. The thickest I've ever tasted from any hotel buffet thus far. Luckily, it was a relatively manageable bowl.

Though I added a dollop of the sambal, I didn't detect any noticeable spiciness out of it. Overall, the laksa was enjoyable, just that it sits a tad heavy in the tummy after that.

slurp it up~


And after just a single serving of the food that I've had on my plates (as shown in this blog), my stomach decided that it had enough... Old age is showing.

dessert

black coffee


I liked the pralines here and one of it had rum in it. Coffee was nice too. Strong but not too acidic. The log cakes were all gone by the time I was doing the dessert round. A tad sad, but it's ok. Can't stuff in anymore.

But one must try the pistachio gelato here. I strongly recommend it.

gelato; pistachio and chocolate


Spent $98 per pax after discount as payment via DBS/Citibank/UOB credit card has a 15% off. 

Our table was attended to by Daphny and she was very pro-active and efficient in clearing the plates as well as helping to refill the water jug when it was empty. Plus the few rounds of fetching us coffee and tea. Thank you for your good service!

Many thanks to the buddies who managed to join for this gathering; Alvin, Ivan, Hence, Tracy, Tiara and Shermaine. Missing Kris, Elle, Rachelle and Melissa. Happy Holidays everyone!


Edge @ Pan Pacific

Address: 7 Raffles Blvd, Level 3 Pan Pacific, Singapore 039595
Business Hours:
Mon-Thur: 12–2:30pm, 6–10pm
Fri - Sun: 12-3pm, 6-10pm


Saturday, August 12, 2023

Breakfast @ Mosella Pan Pacific Orchard

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Was doing a staycay at Pan Pacific Orchard and the National Day Package came with breakfast, so decided to go there at around 8am, in case it gets crowded at the later timing. Mosella is located at Level 2 of the hotel, which is at the same level as the lobby.

interior

view from my table

coffee machine


The place is beautiful and felt spacious with its high ceilings. Minimal explanation or introduction from the staff unless you asked the question first. Breakfast is basically a buffet format, and live stations included eggs and noodles stations. Coffee is self-serve from the machine unless you needed some special milk for the coffee then staff would attend to that. Staff emphasized that coffee beans from both machines are the same.

Let's breakfast, shall we?

congee station


congee with condiments with a side of scrambled eggs


For hotel breakfast, I do like eggs and I can't pass on the congee, so let's have both!

scrambled eggs congee


Was a nice soothing bowl of porridge, lightly flavoured from all the condiments like century egg, preserved vege, salted egg, scallions and braised peanuts.

roasted cherry tomatoes, string beans and mini sausages


There's a noodles station too, so I went and got myself a bowl of Singapore Laksa. The version here has a brightly coloured broth and tasted coconut-y milky rich.

Singapore Laksa


The noodles station was really well equipped with lots of fresh vegetables (at least 2 types), mushrooms, fish cake, chicken breast, quail's egg, beef slices and I said yes to all! Hahaa, there goes my order of 'little bit'.

fully loaded


Soup was hearty and not overly sweet. I forgot to add sambal chili, so it was one notch less in spiciness. Both meats (chicken and beef) were lovely. Actually, first time a seeing beef slice in my bowl of laksa. 

One of the staff, Lorraine, stopped by my table and asked if I would like her to get me a cup of coffee. What a nice gesture. Yes, please. And so she brought a cup of latte over. 

latte

 
Now, let's go check out the pastry corner. It was placed at the area that you will notice when one is either entering or departing from the premise. It was actually quite funny when I was walking towards the pastry section and the Chef's there were like, "Thank you for dining with us. See you again." And I was like, no no.... am not done yet. Getting some pastries/dessert! Hmmm, was it a sign that I ate too much? Hahaha!

cakes, pastries


chocolate croissant and brioche


I asked both the noodles and pastry Chefs which were their favourite pastries, and so one said the brioche is his fav, while another said hers was the custard croissant. She also pointed out that chocolate everything seemed to be the crowd favourite. Hehe, and so, I selected the pastries based on these info.


(back to front) custard croissant, chocolate something


close up view


The visuals for the pastries were on-point. I liked the brioche most. Looked the most ordinary but tasted lovely. They were of the right sizes too. Gone in 3 bites.

honey


At first, I had the impression that there wasn't much food but then, it turned out that I hadn't been paying attention when I was exploring the spaces. I had almost missed out on the cold cuts section.

cold cuts selection


I think it was the way the slices of smoked salmon were being propped up, that made it looked as if it would be a mistake to pass over them. And, I hadn't seen any beet cured salmon before, so had to try at least a slice.

salami, ham, smoked duck, beet cured salmon with dijon mustard and capers



Go for the smoked duck. It was yums! The cheeses looked good too but I was so so full by now.

The place gets busier starting from 9am onwards. Thanks to Lorraine, I got my coffee served, my table cleared of empty plates so that I could enjoy the next dish. Also appreciate that we were able to converse a bit when the place wasn't too busy yet.

Overall, Mosella offers a nice breakfast with adequate variety and its high ceiling helps in creating that spacious feel when dining there. 

Saturday, July 1, 2023

(An Attempt To) Buffet @ Seasonal Tastes | The Westin Singapore

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You know how we get to meet lots of people during the course of our work or hobbies/ECAs, and then some may connect that tad further for subsequent activities. That's how it is with most of my activities groups at the moment. It all started from food (most, even my work buddies groups previously where we bonded over Friday night dinners after a stressful week of work) and then more food. Hahaha!

Always thankful for the invitation to join different friends' group and this time, we're going to try Seasonal Tastes at The Westin Singapore. Was first to arrive, and ahead of the dinner buffet start time.

The buffet is at Level 32 where the hotel lobby is located, and had time to watch the sceneries while waiting for Ziqing to arrive.

relaxing at the lounge

let's stare into space

tall ceilings and reminiscence of a library 

Then, it was time to feast. Let's go for a tour of the available sections for the buffet.

cheese counter

rojak corner

As you walk to your designated table, one would be walking past the cheese/bread/pastries section and at its opposite, you'll see the Make-It-Yourself rojak section. First thought that invaded my mind then was "Nice, but would require some work to make a plate." I think my introvert inner was showing, as I worried for a bit if it'll be a rather self-conscious moment standing there attempting to make a plate of mixed fruits rojak while diners are waiting in line thinking what's the hold up. Hahaha!


cold seafood section

fresh oysters


What do you usually start with at the buffet? For me, it's always the cold seafood and specifically, probably just the prawns and oysters.

prawns and oysters

white wine

Thanks to Ziqing, we got to enjoy a glass of white wine with the seafood. And since we had wine on the table, let's go get some cheese to munch.

of cold cuts, cheeses and crackers

It was nice to have conversations while we work our way through the food. Staff was clearing off the empty plates pretty efficiently too.

Pasta Station

One of the highlight of the buffet, would be the lobster pasta. So we got ourselves a plate. Or rather, Ziqing got herself a plate and I just wanted to try half a lobster. She wanted cream sauce so we went with that. 

Lobster Pasta with cream sauce

Hmm, thought the sauce was rather mild and lobster meat was easily extracted from its shell. Pasta was al-dente and lovely.

Let's go get some meat. I like how the staff at the roasted meat counter would ask us what's the preferred portions that we would like to have. I'd be like "2 pieces each for the duck, roast pork and char siew."

Roasted Beef Striploin


chicken, roasted duck, pork (roast pork and char siew)


meat haul

roasted beef striploin

Beef striploin was good. It has a good chew and natural flavours. The roasted duck, roast pork and char siew were nice too. No complaints. The only complaint, was my stomach space was getting maxed out too soon.

If you are craving for some flavours of across the causeway, there's black Hokkien mee and herbal bak kut teh available as part of the buffet.

KL Hokkien Mee

Herbal Bak Kut Teh

What's my verdict after trying out these two dishes? Overall, nice flavours. Though, the bak kut teh could do with stronger herbal flavours and the Hokkien mee could do with a more savoury and less sweet flavour profile.

luscious thick strand

Lastly, I tried the Singapore laksa to see how it compares across all the Singapore laksa amongst the many hotel buffets. It came loaded with plenty of ingredients, flavourful broth (though can be more spicy) and overall pretty good. Nice to eat, especially after a few glasses of wine.

Singapore Laksa

And of course, we need to get dessert. Never leave without ending with some sweets. Got myself an ambitious bowl of gelato + sorbet. Got all the available flavours that night and thus, ended with 4 scoops. Nice!

all flavours; gelato - gula melaka, vanilla and lychee (bottom) and mango sorbet

But of course, don't forget the cakes. A bit of something. I had a taste of cheesecake, raspberry and chocolate. I enjoyed the small bites of cakes with a cup of coffee. Coffee was nice.

petite cakes

An enjoyable evening with Darren, Jeff, Jennifer and Ziqing. Thank you for the random jio!


Seasonal Tastes

Address: Level 32, 12 Marina View, Asia Square Tower 2, Singapore, 018961

Websitehttps://www.seasonaltastessingapore.com/

Contact: 69226968


 
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