Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Saveur (14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, #01-07B Singapore 228213) Reservation: 6736 1121

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(This is for Far East Plaza Outlet)

Opening Hours: Daily: 11.30am to 9.30pm

Visited on 12 Sep 2016 (Mon - Public Holiday). Saveur is a casual dining restaurant that serves High Quality French Cusine at very affordable prices! They're located at outside Far East Plaza facing the road.



This is a very casual dining restaurant with very simple settings and all the tables are very close to each other, so this place is more for family or friends rather than couples on a date, unless you don't mind the table beside can hear your conversation. Note: This is not an atas restaurant.


You can see their small open kitchen.




We ordered 1 set of Three Course Set Dinner

Starter: 
Salmon Confit
We were really startled by this salmon confit. It was extremely tender, juicy and melt in the mouth!!! Don't worry this was not raw, it's cooked, yet so soft... Complemented so well with salty seaweed and chives atop to enhance the whole taste! Served alongside was the refreshing apple and fennel salad. The BEST Starter that we had in our foodie life!


Main Course: 
Half Oven Roasted Chicken
Omg we were blown away by this dish too. I never thought an oven roasted chicken can be this amazing! The sauce that they used for marinating the chicken was utterly awesome that will make you lingering for more. The meat was very tender including the breast meat, as most chicken breast meat at other places were quite tough. The chicken was roasted to perfection! The half portion chicken was quite big too. Overall, thumbs up for this dish!

Dessert: 
Chocolate & Hazelnut
Chocolate mousse with crushed hazelnut, broken raspberries, chocolate tuile and hazelnut praline. This chocolate dessert was very rich but thankfully there were crushed hazelnut and broken raspberries on it to give u a rich chocolate with sourness taste to relieve some richness.

Top Up $3++ for Coffee
They served those very normal type of coffee..


Ala Carte Starters Menu

Ala Carte Order:
Mushroom Soup ($4.90++)
I thought the mushroom soup was those common creamy mushroom soup that you can find anywhere. So I was really delighted to see this mushroom soup was served like a cappuccino in a cup. This warm and comforting soup inside was thick and robust! Must try!



Ala Carte Main Course Menu

Ala Carte Order:
Duck Confit ($14.90++)
This is their signature dish at Saveur. We usually have to pay double of this price for duck confit at most restaurants, so it's really value for money to eat quite high quality duck confit here for only $14.90++. The meat of the duck confit was a tad tough on certain part while some were really very tender. The exterior skin was crispy with very nice marinated taste. I really love their mashed potato and their delicious sauteed mushrooms here too!


Ala Carte Desserts Menu

Beverages Menu

Wine/Beer Menu


Overall Impression: The staff here were all very young teenagers with good and polite service, but we were unfortunately served by an auntie whose service was like those kopitiam service - unrefined, no smile, served the dish on your table in a rough manner. We were quite shocked to see this kind of service at Saveur. So try to get the service from those young staff if possible. 

I really have no complaint about their food quality. Every single dish is well-executed and has caught our heart. We usually have to dress up in formal wear to go fine dining restaurants to have fine dining food. But at saveur, you can wear whatever you want, even bermudas while enjoying your fine-dining food. Haha!

There is no other better place that serves high quality french food at such wallet-friendly prices. If you have a budget for celebration or just want to have some good food but don't want to break your wallet, this is the place for you. But do note that there is no ambience here and will be noisy when it's crowded. This place is always full house especially dinner time. Enjoy the good food and do make your reservations online early!

*Recommended*

Saveur at Purvis Street
5 Purvis Street, #01-04, Singapore 188584
Opening Hours: 
Lunch: 12.00pm to 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.00pm to 9.30pm


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(This is for Purvis Street Outlet)



Concetto by Saveur at The Cathay
2 Handy Road #01-11/12, Singapore 229233
Opening Hours: 
Daily: 12.00pm to 9.30pm

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(This is for The Cathay Outlet)


Thursday 15 September 2016

Semi-Buffet Lunch at Equinox (2 Stamford Road - Swissotel The Stamford, Level 70, Equinox Complex) Reservation: 6837 3322

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Visited on 9 Sep 2016 and Revisited on 28 Oct 2016 (Fri). Equinox restaurant is one of the most popular high-floor restaurants in Singapore, with breathtaking views, highlighting Modern European cuisine. 

OCT 2017 NEW PRICES: 


Monday to Friday: 
(Semi-Buffet Lunch of Appetizers & Desserts with every Main Course ordered) 

Lunch: $64++ per adult ($75.33nett), $32++ per child ($37.66nett)
Add $9++ for a glass of house wine or beer

Saturday:
(Semi-Buffet Lunch of Appetizers & Desserts with every Main Course ordered) 

Lunch: $74++ per adult ($87.10nett), $37++ per child ($43.54 nett)
Inclusive free flow of soft drinks and juices


SUNDAY SEMI-BUFFET LUNCH:
Spend Sundays at Equinox Restaurant with an unparalleled skyline view of the city as an all-new, scrumptious Semi-Buffet Lunch awaits to delight your gastronomic senses. The buffet includes a lavish spread of appetisers and desserts, accompanied with your choice of one main course from their main course selections.

Lunch: $88++ per adult, $44++ per child (6-12 years) 

Add $40++to enjoy free-flow cocktails, wines and beer;

Or add $60++ to enjoy free-flow Moët & Chandon Impérial, Equinox Signature Cocktails, House Wines and Beers.


Amex Platinum Credit Card Holders & The Far Card Members are entitled to the discount below: 
(No Blackout Dates)
Number of diners
Usual member reductions
Member plus 1 guest (2 adults)
50%
Member plus 2 guests (3 adults)
33%
Member plus 3 guests (4 adults)
25%
Member plus 4-9 guests (5-10 adults)
20%
Member dining alone
10%





 Take the lift here to go up to level 70 to Equinox!




 Waiting area if you're early.



Please approach the staff at this counter and inform her your reservation details upon arrival so that they will bring you to your table


A restaurant that is full of Oriental Charm with breathtaking views of the city and the sea!














Potato Salad, Seafood Salad
Duck Rillette, Mushroom Salad, Achar Chicken Salad

  Cold Cuts



 Selection of Pickles and Antipasti



Appetisers & Cheese Station

Lobster Roulade

 Foie Gras Terrine
(Contains Alcohol)


Selection of Bread


Dessert Station on 9 Sep 2016

Soft Serve Matcha Yogurt
Strawberry Yogurt


Green Tea Panna Cotta

Raspberry Earl Grey Tea Panna Cotta

Creme Brulee

Karukera Chocolate Gateaux

Eclair

Mixed Berry Gateaux

Banana Opera

Swiss Roll

Pistachio Tart

Chocolate Fondue

Fruits


Dessert Station on 28 Oct 2016

Strawberry Yogurt
Soft Serve Mango Yogurt


Mini Chocolate Fountain with many condiments




 Swiss Roll

Apple Tartine

Banana Opera

Beautiful Karukera Chocolate Gateaux
BEST DESSERT!


Choux Puff


 Creme Brulee


Popcorn Mousse


Mango Panna Cotta


Caramel Pudding


Asian Beef Soup

Mushroom Soup

Clams & Mussels


Chilled Prawns


Sri Lanka Crab


Oysters


Japanese Station:
Cured Salmon Platter

Assorted Sashimi

Sushi


Soba Noodle


Slow-Cooked Pork Belly with Butternut Squash, Crispy Onion, Cumin


The pork belly was slow-cooked to perfection, very tender meat that was melted in the mouth! Complemented very well with the nice butternut squash!


Grilled Barramundi with Charlotte Potato, Shaved Vegetables, Citrus Dressing

The exterior skin was very crispy with tender meat. There is nothing wrong with this dish but nothing impressive. I felt that using shaved vegetables wasn't a nice presentation and this dish was too simple using without much efforts on it. Perhaps the chef can add more attractive sides to enhance the whole taste and presentation.






Latte (Non-Refillable)



Cappuccino (Non-Refillable)
End the meal with a nice cup of cappuccino while admiring the spectacular sea view! This is how we should enjoy our life sometimes despite stressful working days!




Overall Impression: Service was very good. There will be a staff to standby at each section to serve you. If you prefer to have main course first, do let the server know that you want to be served main course first. Otherwise they will only prepare after you finish the appetizers from the buffet spread. The Main Course here were decent.

The dessert buffet used to be nice to look at but cannot make it. Now, most desserts tasted great! But I still preferred gelato and sorbet rather than yogurt. So I was quite disappointed that Equinox has replaced the gelato dessert to yogurt.  

We were quite satisfied with most of the things here, except the main course menu did not change within a few months. It was also quite warm during the day when we were seated by the window. Overall, Equinox is still one of the nicest restaurants to have buffet with spectacular view in Singapore.

Note: No extra charge for window seats during lunch time but there will be an additional charge of $20 during dinner time if you want window seat. They only serve fine dining food during dinner time.


*Recommended*