Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Thursday 6 November 2014

Dinner Buffet at at Escape Restaurant & Lounge (1 Farrer Park Station Road - One Farrer Hotel & Spa, Lobby Level, Singapore 217562)

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


Revisited on 18 Oct 2014 (Sat) for their dinner buffet. For their lunch buffet, please click here 

Escape restaurant & lounge was located at the 5-Star enchanting urban resort next to Farrer Park mrt. Open 24/7, Escape serves delicious buffet spread of local & international delights from an interactive kitchen, where guests can watch the chefs 'live' in action as they whip up your culinary a la minute at the all day dining restaurant. 


2016 Lunch Buffet Price - $45++ per person ( Lunch: 12 - 2.30pm )

2016 Dinner Buffet Price - $60++ per person ( Dinner: 6 - 10pm ) 

Credit Card Promotion: 15% off for DBS/POSB cards and Amex Platinum Card

Complimentary Carpark Coupon only available for above $150 spending.

Lunch Buffet: 12pm - 2.30pm

Dinner Buffet: 6pm - 10.30pm

Let's look at some photos of this beautiful luxury hotel before we move on to the restaurant.

 One Farrer Hotel




The grand walkway to the restrooms!



Lift lobby 



My first time to see plant displayed inside the hotel lift which is very unique. It makes the lift look more grand! 




Outside Escape restaurant



And finally... Escape restaurant & lounge!



I like the dinner ambience here!







Romantic!



This is the most interesting thing that i must show! Their finger bowl (To rinse your fingers after having seafood) is a bowl with huge fingers on it so that you won't confuse it with your drinking cup. Hahaha what a unique bowl they have right?




They have Free Flow of TWG Singapore Breakfast Tea! The tea was aromatic, I love it!




And Free Flow of French Press Regular Coffee! They really have very unique french press!



Singapore Chilli Crab

Everyone's favourite - Singapore Chilli Crab! I like the gravy very much, very aromatic with sweet-spicy taste!




Mapo Tofu with Minced Chicken




Kong Bo Chicken with Cashew Nuts

The chicken was a tad tough and the sauce was quite sour...








Sayur Lodeh




Nonya Sotong




 Ayam Panggang












The laksa gravy was decent... I find it not thick enough..





I cannot take beef and the pizza here was always with beef so i didn't get to try... 



Seafood On Ice




Dessert Station


The bread & butter pudding was very nice, kept inside the small oven to keep warm!










Cheng Teng

Wow i'm amazed by the cheng teng here! It was soooo nice that i don't know how to describe! Haha.. 


























Note: They will bring out new desserts when some of the old desserts finished.. So don't leave the restaurant too fast!




Durian pengat! Not as good as Straits Cafe @Rendevous...







Overall Impression: The food were mostly decent. They have quite nice desserts here! I have nothing to complain about their service as they always provide the BEST Service! Keep it up! If you're looking for nice ambience with not bad food, unique free flow French Press coffee and TWG Tea + good service, this is the place for you!


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



Lunch Buffet: 12pm - 2.30pm

Dinner Buffet: 6pm - 10.30pm


Tuesday 4 November 2014

(CLOSED DOWN) November 8 Coffee & Company (11, Sin Ming Road #01-30 Thomson V Two, Singapore 575629) Reservation: 6554 4388

Visited on 22 Oct 2014 (Wed) - Public Holiday. November 8 is a hipster cafe hidden in Thomson V Two Condominium building - (A mixed commercial & private residential development located along the junction of Sin Ming Road & Upper Thomson Road). 


November 8 Cafe is hidden inside this L1 arcade!






The cafe has been around since late 2013 but i only came to know about this place recently through the Channel 8 drama "Against The Tide - 逆潮". (7th Photo below)











The cafe is very spacious with a rustic feel! Here are the front seats...







And here are the cosy corner seats at the back...

A screenshot for you to recall this place if you have watched this drama "Against The Tide- 逆潮"








This is their cashier counter and open kitchen.




Common Man Coffee Roasters beans were used here!







Latte (Large - $5.50)
Wow the coffee here was really super strong, thick and super bitter! Will definitely wake you up!



Big Breakfast ($19.50)


Bacon, Gourmet Pork Sausage, Gourmet York Ham, Honey Ham, Tomato, Sautéed Mushroom & Roasted Potato served on Focaccia Bread with Scrambled Eggs.

I must say all the combination here were great! Scrambled eggs were cooked to almost perfection (melted in the mouth) except it tasted a tad bland. Pork sausage was very peppery - I like!  Focaccia Bread was soft & the rest of the items were very nice too. Nothing much to complain. A very filling & delightful breakfast!




Thai Iced Tea Waffle ($10.50)
Waffle with Thai Iced Tea Gelato ice cream & homemade Gula Meleka Sauce. I'm not really a waffle fan but I must say - Wow, i was really impressed with their waffle when i had my first bite on it! It was slightly crisp at the outside but fluffy inside with very aromatic gula melaka sauce and icing sugar on it! As for the Thai Iced Tea ice-cream, we were a tad disappointed as it did not have any robust taste, the taste of the iced tea was too mild...


Overall Impression: 

I'm not sure about weekdays but during the weekends & public holidays, this cafe is always crowded and noisy within 30mins after they opened at 12pm. There is No GST and No Service Charge! The service here was average as there is no service charge. 

Do quickly place your order once you're seated as the waiting time for the food is around 30mins time! Their food & waffle quality were indeed 1 of the BEST among the cafes! So we gotta be a little more patient to wait for the nice food...


*Recommended*

Operating Hours:

Mon: 12:00 - 23:00
Wed - Thu: 12:00 - 23:00
Fri - Sat: 12:00 - 00:00
Sun: 12:00 - 23:00

(Closed on Tuesdays)


Nearest MRT: Marymount