The group has decided on buffet for this year's Christmas gathering, so we descended on to Oscar's at Conrad Hotel.
Now that buffet is back in full swing, let's see how's the experience compared to before. Was there for Festive Brunch and most of us got the $108++ per adult and $54++ per child, with free flow Soft Drinks, Chilled Juices, Coffee and Tea. A few in the group went for the $148++ per person with free flow Rosé Sparkling Wine, House Wines, Gin & Tonic, Draft Beer and Soft Drinks.
Buffet timing is 12:30–3:30pm (Last order at 3:15pm). However, there was no staff at the front even at 12.20pm. Is this the norm? Not sure.
 |
| entrance to Oscar's |
 |
| let's talk a tour |
 |
| Classic Western Mains |
 |
| roast turkey |
 |
| Local Seafood Station |
 |
| Local Flavours |
 |
| Compound Salad |
 |
| Sashimi Counter |
 |
| Assortment of sushi |
 |
| The Ice Bar |
 |
| Drinkers of Change (partnership with Little Ripples) |
 |
| Dessert |
 |
| Dessert |
 |
| eat, drink and make merry |
 |
| dessert |
The oysters looked good and what's more, there's Japan oysters and there's USA oysters. Let's do a taste test!
 |
| starter plate |
 |
| Japan oyster |
The visuals for the oyster from Japan looked better. Smooth, plump and mild flavours. Very little muscle (that scallop like thingy) hence, it glided off smoothly from its shell.
 |
| USA oyster |
The visuals for the USA oyster seemed a tad fierce, no? But it packed bold flavours. Loved this in terms of flavours but texture wise, preferred the ones from Japan. It has strong and big muscle, so it was a bit of a hassle to dig out the flesh in comparison.
The Foie Gras Live Station have two Chefs at least, one to setup the base plating and another to place components onto the plate. They made it pretty.
 |
| Pan-Seared Foie Gras and Raukal Smoked Duck |
The gingerbread crisp added a touch of Christmas magic to the plate. Preferred a thicker slice of foie gras, but otherwise, it was lovely.
 |
| plate of classic western mains |
Hmm, what type of buffet eater are you? I noticed my style is to gather everything onto one plate because am lazy to go round and round so many times. Of course, I wouldn't mix hot and cold food together. I have friends who did individual plates separately for most of the items...
 |
| Gammon Ham |
 |
| Turkey with Roasted Pumpkin – Cranberries Sauce and Gravy |
One could not go wrong with Gammon ham. Texture was lovely, flavours was as expected. The turkey (Chef gave me center breast meat) was not and flavours mainly from the sauce.
 |
| skinny asparagus for the vegetables |
 |
| chicken satay from the Grill Station |
Chicken satay was nice as well as the Sambal Tumis Sotong Bakar. But the sambal not spicy, so that was a surprise.
The biggest letdown was the Grilled BBQ Lobster. The meat was mushy. For the beef yakiniku, it depends. One piece was very well done hence it was tough, but another was nice as it was grilled just nice.
 |
| Grilled BBQ Lobster |
Ended up eating dessert earlier, as the foods didn't seem to excite.
 |
| Yule Logs Galore (front to back); Matcha, Chocolate, Cassis |
 |
| small bites |
 |
| best of 3; Chocolate/Hazelnut Yule Log |
Seemed like there were multiple tables who were celebrating their loved ones/friend's birthday, and we did one for Tiara too. Sorry, but it was too funny! Hahahaa!
All in all, it was a joyous get-together with foodie friends. We have stuck around each other for like, 7 years now. Cheers and here's to good health, good food and good company!
Was I a good buffet eater? Definitely, no. Hahaa, it's called ageism.
Oscar's
Address: 2 Temasek Blvd, Singapore 038982
Website: https://eatdrinkhilton.com/oscars/
Posts
