Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Thursday 5 January 2017

Ala Carte Dinner at Wan Hao (320 Orchard - Singapore Marriott Hotel, Level 3) Reservation: 6831 4605

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Operating Hours:

(Monday to Friday)
Lunch: 12PM to 3PM
Dinner: 6.30PM to 10.30PM

(Saturday , Sunday and Public Holiday)
Lunch: 11.30AM to 3PM 
Dinner: 6.30PM to 10.30PM



Visited on 11 Dec 2016 (Sat). Wan Hao is an award-winning chinese restaurant that has reopened its doors during Oct 2016 after a major refurbishment. The restaurant is helmed by Executive Chinese Chef Brian Wong Shiuh Yean that serves well-executed Cantonese cuisine. Wan Hao is consistently listed as one of the top restaurants in Singapore and heralded for its impressive wine list of over 300 selections and excellent appeal to wine lovers.



They have some private rooms at this area here. Below photo is one of their private room!




I love this sofa seat at this cosy corner. There were only two sofa seat table here.



Chrysanthemum Tea


Braised Golden Superior Stock, Fish Maw, Sea Cucumber, Abalone, Bamboo Shoot
($22++)
The soup was flavourful but I prefer thicker broth. Overall was not bad as you could taste the goodness boiled into the clear broth.


Wok-Fried Iberico Pork, Home-Style Spiced Sauce
($30++)
Pork slices were tender and thoroughly infused with the black pepper and other spices. Wonderful flavours in this dish! Not forgetting to mention the beautiful bowl shape created by the chef.



Wan Hao Signature Crispy Chicken
(Half: $22++, Whole: $40++)
 The above is for half portion. The chicken was served with deep fried cod fish strips (the kind you find as snacks). I find this combination was very special and great! The chicken was moist and quite tender while the skin was thin and crisp. You won't go wrong with this dish.


Chilled Lemongrass Jelly with Lemon Sherbet
($10++)
 This is a very popular dessert here. After a full meal, this is the best dessert with the right amount of sweetness from the lemongrass jelly and some zestiness from the lemon sherbet to cleanse your palate!



Chilled Lemongrass Jelly with Red Wine Granite & Diced Dragon Fruit ($13++)
This is such a unique 3-in-1 dessert creation! The dragon fruit was filled with chilled lemongrass jelly at the bottom, diced dragon fruit and red wine granite. The red wine granite was such a gem, it tasted like a red wine grape sorbet that melted in my mouth! How I wish the red wine granite can be bigger.... Must Order!



Overall Impression: Service was good but the waiting time for the food was really quite long. Hope they can improve on the waiting time. I was actually quite impressed with the chef's creativity in terms of dishes or dessert. Food presentation and quality was quite good with nice ambience. Perfect venue for families to celebrate their CNY here!

*Recommended*



Tuesday 20 December 2016

Festive Dinner Buffet at Melt Cafe (5 Raffles Avenue - Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Level 4, Singapore 039797)

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Buffet Prices & Timing (Except Eve and Public Holidays)
Visited on 7 Dec 2016 (Wed). Melt Cafe serves International Buffet. They have a outdoor bbq grilled station that is only available on Fri & Sat night at $85++ per person. The photos below were taken during weekday dinner buffet.








The Melt Chocolate Cake


Chocolate Moist


Banana Cake


Red Velvet Cheesecake


Pistachio Cake


Alfonso Mango Pudding


Lemon Tart


Bread & Butter Pudding
Chocolate Soil

Nonya Kueh

Mini Chocolate Fondue 

Chilled Juices
Mango / Pink Guava / Grapefruit
Green Guava / Mixed Fruit Juice

Fruits

 Fruits Compote





Cheese Corner



Free Flow Coffee & Tea (Nice Cappucino!)


Seafood On Ice




Singapore Chilli Crab
 I was disappointed with their chilli crab... The crab meat was soggy



Ginseng Black Chicken Soup with Winter Melon
Tom Yum Prawn Soup


Fish with Zhang Jiang Sauce


Thai Style Crab


Thai Style Fried Prawn Cake


Duck Breast Meat


Braised White Wine Mussels


Gratinated Sausages


Tako Ball Topped with Tonakatsu Bonito Flakes

Spring Chicken


Herbs Flavoured Mashed Potatoes


 Baked Fish


Bread Selection

Salad


Cold Cuts


Japanese




Maple-Glazed Ham




Whole Roasted Turkey with Cranberry Stuffing

Tandoori Chicken / Vegetable Kebab


Tandoori Lamb



Overall Impression: Service was quite good. We were there during weekday so the food and dessert selection were not impressive. Food quality was decent with nice ambience. There was no live crepe station, (although that was mentioned in other blogs), just only a waffle station. The restaurant is huge, suitable for group gatherings.