Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Thursday 3 April 2014

Weekday Semi Buffet Lunch at Plate (Carlton City Hotel, Level 3 - 1 Gopeng Street) Reservation: 6632 8922

It's such a hassle to make reservation through phone - Book now through Chope for Instant Reservations!

Visited on 1st April 2014 (Tues). Let me give a short introduction to this new hotel before we move on to the buffet. Don't get mixed up with the Carlton Hotel at Cityhall. Carlton City Hotel is an upscale business hotel situated in Tanjong Pagar. This is the 2nd property of Carlton brand launched in August 2013.

The Trading Floor at Lobby Level 
(For coffee & refreshments)
Love this place, very elegant ambience! Hope they have weekend afternoon tea here!




Beautiful Chandelier!




Tuxedo at Lobby Level 
(For sandwiches, dessert & coffee)





Small but very elegant lift lobby!






Semi buffet lunch is only available at Plate from 12.00pm to 2.30pm from Mondays to Fridays. Check out their new buffet lunch price at the bottom of this page!

For weekends, they only serve Ala-Carte Menu. (No Buffet)



This is the main dining area at Plate restaurant




And here is the other section, cosy corner surrounded by lush greenery!


Window seat with calming view of the pool!



Decadent Dessert station


















Love the Tiramisu here, the creamy part and the alcohol was just nice - perfect!





Crabmeat Soup
I love this great crabmeat soup! The taste was something like those sharksfin soup we had and there were generous prawns, crabmeat and scallops inside! But it's a pity that the soup was not hot at all, it was just lukewarm. The soup turned cold in just less than a few mins.. Hope the restaurant can get a warmer to keep the soup hot enough, otherwise it will affect the taste of the soup.

Potato Soup
The potato soup tasted great as well! Creamy and with generous portions of Ham inside!










Appetizers


Fruits


Salads


The coffee here was quite nice!





Help ourselves with the Free flow of Dilmah Tea provided! Chamomile, English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Peppermint & Jasmine Tea...



Our childhood ice-cream.. Haha!


Note: Ice water is chargeable at $2 per pax while warm water is free of charge. So do not anyhow ask for ice water here...



I think the restaurant should get ready by 12pm as they're still arranging the utensils and we need to ask the staff what is this food etc with no food tag until around 12.30pm. This gives guests quite a bad impression...

Make sure the soup is always hot and not just lukewarm that turned cold easily...

Overall the service here was good. Food & Dessert quality was acceptable for the price of $25++ in 2014. If you're on leave, why not come down to Plate to try the affordable weekday semi-lunch buffet or their dinner buffet with cosy ambience!


*Recommended*



Plate has promotion on Friday Dinner Buffet Now. You can purchase the deal voucher below:

Plate has promotion on Weekday Lunch Buffet Now. You can purchase the deal voucher below:
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Let's Eat Lah! NEW!
Every Thursday and Friday | From 5th March 2015

In celebration of SG50, Plate is launching an all-new truly Singaporean dinner buffet every Thursday and Friday. Priced at $58++ per person, our main highlight, the famous Chilli Crab, will be sure to delight!


Expect a buffet spread brimming with ten stations of hawker favourites including a la minute Fried Carrot Cake and Oyster Omelette, Singapore Laksa, Hainanese Chicken Rice, and many other piping hot delicious items. Local desserts such as Ice Kachang and Muah Chee will also be available, so let's just eat lah!


Adult:      $58++ per person, with free flow soda and juices
               $86++ per person, with free flow house pour wines and beers

Children between the ages of 7 to 12 years old dine at 50% off.
Children 6 years old and below dine for free.

EXCLUSIVE
ONE DINES FREE with every 3 paying guests*
For Citibank cardmembers only.


Terms & Conditions:
Let's Eat Lah! is only available on Thursdays and Fridays, from 6.30pm to 10.00pm.

*Offer is applicable to a maximum of 8 diners per reservation.
*Valid from 5th March to 30th April 2015.
*Offer does not apply to purchase option of additional free flow beers and house wines at $28++



Sunday Recovery Brunch NEW!
Every Sunday | 11.30am to 3.00pm | From 15th March 2015


'Live' barbecue station serving quick-grilled minute steaks, an assortment of sausages, kebabs and other all-time grilled favourites. Complement these with a selection of breads, salads and desserts to end. 

Draught beer is available at $9.90++ per pint and non-alcoholic drinks are available at friendly prices.

Adult:      $19++ per person

Children between the ages of 7 to 12 years old dine at 50% off.
Children 6 years old and below dine for free.




Weekday Buffet Lunch
Mondays to Fridays | 12.00pm - 2.30pm


With four menus to rotate every week, the expansive buffet selection has been enhanced Ten food stations are available including a sumptuous selection of seafood-on-ice, dedicated Japanese cuisine, local favourites and timeless classics.

$38++ per person

Children between the ages of 7 to 12 years old dine at 50% off.
Children 6 years old and below dine for free.


EXCLUSIVE
ONE DINES FREE with every 3 paying guests^
For Standard Chartered, Maybank and Citibank cardmembers only.

15% off food bill^
For Standard Chartered, Maybank and Citibank cardmembers only.


Terms & Conditions:
Weekday Buffet Lunch is only available at Plate from 12.00pm to 2.30pm, Mondays to Fridays.
Applicable for dine-in only.
^Offer is applicable to a maximum of 8 diners per reservation.
^Offer does not apply to purchase option of additional free flow beers and house wines at $28++

It's such a hassle to make reservation through phone - Book now through Chope for Instant Reservations!


Note: It's cheaper to park at Tanjong Pagar Plaza opposite Carlton City Hotel


Wednesday 2 April 2014

Afternoon Tea at Lobby Lounge (The Westin Singapore - 12 Marina View, Asia Square Tower 2, Level 32) Reservation: 6922 6988

Visited on 30 March 2014 (Sun).  Afternoon Tea is available from 2.30-5.30pm daily. (3 Tier Stand + Complimentary Free Flow of Tea)  

Price: $45++ per person (Note: Items are non-refillable)

Ordered  additional 1 Cafe Latte at $5 = Total bill of $58.85 (2 of us shared 1 set of High Tea)

Elegant and Cosy Ambience - Perfect venue for Afternoon Tea or drinks!



Requested window seat and they gave us the most exclusive plush sofa seat at the inner left corner that cannot be seen! :-)




Quite limited selection of tea compared to other hotels




JING Blackcurrant & Hibiscus Tea
My first time trying this tea brand - JING.. Very fragrant light refreshing tea! I love the way they attached the mini chocolate mousse cone with the tea and coffee here, so creative!


JING Jasmine Silver Needle Tea, Fujian Province, China
This tea was very light too..


Additional Order - Very nice Cafe Latte!



And here comes the 3-tier stand with limited variety.. Every item here tasted nice, nothing to complain about, especially the scone, was served warm.. But they're unremarkable.. Other 5 star hotels like Fullerton Bay serves 14 items for 1 person refillable food items at the same price of $45++. But here only served 8 items and they're non-refillable. With the same price, most people would rather choose other hotels for afternoon tea... I suggest if Lobby Lounge @Westin can revise the price to maybe $30 if the items are Non-Refillable, or increase the variety of items or change to refillable food items? I think this sounds more reasonable... 


Our cosy corner seat! :)


Fantastic South China Sea View!



Overall the service was average, perhaps due to the staff were all very busy on that day. But worth mentioning was they never failed to put a smile on their face! I really enjoyed the ambience and view here so it's still worth a trip down to experience at least once despite the price! Would love to come back here again maybe just for the drinks only unless they revise the price or variety of their afternoon tea.


Website: http://www.thewestinsingapore.com/en/lobbylounge