Showing posts with label hotel dining. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotel dining. 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 26, 2023

Breakfast @ Ginger (PARKROYAL on Beach Road)

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Was doing a staycay at Parkroyal on Beach Road and was looking for breakfast the next morning. Hotel breakfast is served at Ginger and not at the Club Lounge. Had mistakenly went to Level 6 and there was no breakfast service. So went back down to lobby to enquire on where is the breakfast location and was directed to Ginger.

The place was bustling at 830am. The restaurant is of a good size and should be able to accommodate plenty. Its interior seemed to be Peranakan themed gives a light and spacious feels.

Guests are free to sit anywhere and hence, if you're a solo guest like me, sometimes the table would have been taken by another as staff would try to clean up the table once the guest vacate the seat. 

prata corner

essentials for breakfast; baked beans, scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausages

I like eggs for breakfast, so off I went to the live station where the nice staff would be busy preparing egg omelettes upon order. I'd usually go for 'all-in' as it is easier to order. Just nod when asked, haha!

omelette station

If you do not want to wait for the omelette, actually there's a counter that guests can just freely take the pre-fried scrambled eggs or sunny side eggs. Psst, some of the sunny side up have yolk that's slightly runny if you prefer those.

table for one


Let's eat breakfast! Oh, the drinks section has jugs of juices such as orange, cranberry as well as milk and water. Every now and then, staff would come by to refill the emptied ones.

not so big breakfast

Can you guess the next items that I took? Noodles? Yes you are right!

specialty corner

mee siam

I was a tad amused when the guest ahead of me, took her bowl of mee siam without adding any condiments to it. 

The mee siam sauce (or more like broth) was leaning towards the sweeter side, slightly tangy and not at all oily. Added the hard boiled egg, chili, spring onions and shallots.

I like the congee a tad more than the mee siam. So comforting but the cut chilies that day, was spicy! 

congee

Lastly, time for dessert. There's an automated mini pancakes machine, and it seemed like a curious toy that attracts children. A father was telling his son about the workings of the machine, while I was quietly listening behind and wondering when they'd press the button to start making them pancakes. Hahaa!

make your own mini-pancakes

A single press makes 2 pieces of those mini-pancakes. There are various sauces available on the table, so you could have strawberry jam, kaya, chocolate sauce, peanut butter, or honey for the pancakes.

mini pancakes with chocolate sauce (back) and peanut butter (front)

Overall, expect busy ambiance at Ginger but it was rather easy and fast to obtain the food. Fun thing about buffet styled breakfast is, once you see a line at a certain counter, just move on and eat something else first.



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. 
 
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