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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| dessert |
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| sorbet and gelato |
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| log cake |
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| pralines, puddings and pengat |
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| pizza |
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| snapper, beetroot, duck |
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| Indian cuisine |
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| Taste of Thailand |
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| Roast Meats |
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| Grilled and Western Station |
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| 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.
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| cold starters |
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| Boston Lobster |
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| crab claw |
I think I enjoyed the crab claws more than the lobster. Oysters were nice but rather thin.
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| 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!
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| Festive Highlights |
The Grill Duck Breast with Prunes and Thyme was interesting. A tad gamey though. Didn't like the orange sauce unfortunately.
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| 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!
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| lamb stew |
The lamb stew was good and not too overpowering. Meat was nicely tender too.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| noodle station |
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| dessert |
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| 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.
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| 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
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