Hence and Tracy jio'ed us for a buffet on Boxing Day and we readily agreed. Loved this impromptu gang! They are known to have frequented Conrad, and for me, it'll mark my first time there.
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| decor |
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| festive dining |
There are 3 different pricing tiers for the buffet; $98++, $128++ and $158++. The $98++ package is the basic option with no alcoholic drinks.
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| Weekend Brunch Beverage List |
There are 4 items which can be ordered through staff and served to the table, while the rest of the buffet items are served from the buffet counters.
For BBQ, one needs to bring along the black pegs on the table when you want to order and once the food is ready, it will be served to your table.
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| take this along, when you want to order from BBQ counter |
We were seated right in-front of the drinks counter, and my choice of drinks for that day, seemed to be just G&T.
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| Beefeater and Gordon's Pink Gin |
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| Beefeater24 Gin |
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| citrus and strawberry |
As usual, started with oysters from the Ice Bar. How much oysters can we eat? Not much apparently... hahaa! Happy with 3.
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| Canadian Oysters - a dozen |
Decided to try some festive items from the Carving Board; Turkey, Honey Glazed Ham, Ribeye and Cranberry Foie Gras Bread Stuffing. For vegetables, opted for some brussels sprouts.
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| from Carving Board |
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| Cranberry Foie Gras Bread Stuffing |
Turkey was nicely tender, ham was a nice if you get the inside piece and the rib-eye was nicely pink in the center. The bread stuffing was fluffy but unable to detect the foie gras.
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| Tracy's nicely plated ribeye |
Hence helped us to order the Foie Gras-Egg Wild Mushroom Truffle Toast. There's spinach somewhere in there as well. Egg was perfectly poached and the bread was chewy.
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| Foie Gras-Egg Wild Mushroom Truffle Toast |
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| perfectly poached egg |
Loved the smokey smell from the BBQ items. Lamb chop and stuffed chicken wings were on the menu that day. Was surprised to see the size of the stuffed wings to be about the same as the lamb chop!
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| BBQ Lamb Chop |
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| BBQ Stuffed Chicken Wing |
Only managed one slice of the lamb and half portion of the chicken wings. Why? Because am feeling full~ Full from the love of my foodie gang.
Let's toast to that, cheers! And, I prefer the taste of the Juniper inspired classic gin with elderflower syrup than the first one.
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| Beefeater Gin - Juniper inspired Classic London Gin with elderflower syrup |
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| lovely drink |
And, because Hence and Tracy are regulars to this place, we got to enjoy the privilege extended from the kitchen by Chef. With off-menu item suddenly appearing at our table!
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| Fried Cod fish fillet, served with asparagus and brussel sprouts (off-menu) |
Who doesn't like Cod Fish? Served hot, sweet and flaky, with mild fragrance from curry leaves and not spicy unless you purposely bite onto the bird eye chili... and that's a different story which Ivan, could tell you from his blog.
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| Fried Chicken, Bacon and Egg |
Mala-spiced buttermilk fried chicken tasted more western than oriental. It was nice to have a light spicy kick when having the well-fried chicken. The bacon and egg were more fiery than the chicken per se. Quite shioks, but cant't have too much of this, especially after all the richness from the Foie Gras-Egg Wild Mushroom Truffle Toast.
But, I can have another drink to balance out, somewhat. But I made a request for a different garnish from the first two. Staff explained that strawberry fits Gordon's Pink Gin the best but will try their best to accommodate.
Ok, I admit. The drink with strawberry garnish was the prettiest. But was kinda hoping for the bartender to be more bold in styling the G&T.
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| Gordon's Pink Gin - with lemon and elderflower syrup |
If you need to have carbs, there's the signature Lobster Laksa as well as Dan Dan Noodles. The laksa sauce was evidently very lemak! I didn't try any of the noodles because simply, too stuffed by now.
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| Lobster Laksa |
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| Classic Dan Dan Noodles |
Plus, Hence and Tracy insisted that we keep some tummy space for dessert. So off to our last course. Finale, with sweets.
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| black coffee with a side of milk |
I returned with an unassuming plate of 3 items; Yule Log (2 types) and a praline. Ooh, the Yule Log choco version was so good with the crispy thing inside. Highly recommend. The praline looks like the pill from the Matrix (no, there wasn't any blue coloured praline..). This was good too with raspberry / cherry taste.
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| Yule Log (white), Yule Log (chocolate) and Praline |
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| cakes and tarts - sacher, cheesecake (front), pecan and hazelnut tarts (back) |
All the cakes and tarts were good. But there is one dessert that is highly recommended by Hence and Ivan.
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| must eat |
Overall experience at Oscar's was good. Staff are pro-active in clearing the plates. The Chefs at the buffet counters were friendly and default portion was just nice for a taste.
And, age is catching up on us and buffet will be that rare occassion. But hey, this life is worth celebrating once in a while, so cheers to our friendship and camaraderie!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oscar's
Address: Conrad Centennial, 2 Temasek Blvd, Singapore 038982
Contact: 6432 7481
Business Hours:
Daily 7:00am - 10:30pm
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