Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Lunch Buffet at Oscar's Cafe & Terrace (2 Temasek Boulevard - Conrad Centennial Singapore, Lobby Level, Singapore 038982) Reservation: 6432 7481

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Visited on 31st Oct 2015 (Sat) during the restaurant week. 

Oscar's is offering an array of sumptuous local and international culinary creations to indulge all day, from breakfast, lunch, dinner to supper. This all-time favourite restaurant offers a vibrant space to revive and refresh. Enjoy an impressive buffet highlighted by one of the largest Caesar salad station in town, freshly shucked oysters, succulent seafood-on-ice and live carving stations.

Updated on 19 Jan 2016

Current Credit Card Promotion: 15% off for Citibank (Lunch Buffet)

Current Credit Card Promotion: 1 dines free with 3 paying adults for UOB, (max 8 diners per card) (Dinner Buffet only)

Note: Not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays, and special occasions. Black-out dates apply.


Prices for Lunch Buffet

Mon - Sat: $59++ per person.

Sun Brunch: $80++ per person.


Prices for Dinner Buffet

Sun - Thurs: $69++ per person.

Fri - Sat: $80++ per person.


Operating Hours: 

Buffet lunch: 12:00 - 14:30
Buffer dinner: 18:00 - 22:00
Sunday Brunch: 12:00 - 15:00

Oscar's is open 24 hours on Fridays to Sundays, eve of and on Public Holidays as they have ala carte menu as well.



Entrance of Oscar's
You will be greeted by a wide variety of wine on display at the entrance!












Beverages Bar Counter


Regular Lunch Buffet Menu (Menu for reference only)



Dessert Station
My favourite corner :-D





Earl Grey Creme Brulee
I'm an earl grey lover so I was attracted by the robust earl grey taste in the creme brulee. But the caramelized sugar crust was a tad too hard..



Classic Chocolate Cremeux



Mango Tart and Fram Boise






Fruit Tart




Black Devil Soft Chocolate




Mascarpone Berry Compote



White Wine Tart



Chocolate Royal Hazelnut Crunch (Signature)
This is the cake that you MUST try when you're at Oscar's! Not too rich chocolate with crunchy yummy hazelnut!



Le Hazel




 Pistachio Polenta Cake
This pistachio cake has a very light fragrant taste that you must try!




Oh I was there a little early that I didn't realize the choco fountain wasn't turned on yet... Haha..




So much chocolate! They really put in effort to vary the taste so you will want to try them ALL!




Raspberry and white chocolate truffles. (I had no clue there was a vanilla hint)


Hot Cheng Teng
For the traditionalists, there's always the all time favourite cheng teng






Green Tea Frozen Yogurt
Self service soft -serve machine. Wafer cones provided too for you to make your perfect ice cream cone.



Hehe, as you can tell, I'm not cut out to serve soft-serve. But the frozen yogurt was light and refreshing. Perfect to enjoy after meal!



Apple Crumble
Look at all that extra nuts and dried fruit! This apple crumble doesn't let you grumble  :-)


Live Waffle Station
Ask and you shall receive! Just order your waffle together with your favorite ice cream. Come back to pick it up and drizzle it with the condiments of your choice!


Fine selection of ice cream! Have it with waffles, safer cone, or even on it own!


Simple but wonderful ice cream and waffles...



Popular Fruit Smoothies of the day: 
Watermelon Smoothie



A small but fine selection of nonya kuehs 



Tomato Mozzarella



Small Fresh Leek with Artichoke, Sundried Tomato & Quail Egg



Crab Meat Salad


Mixed Seafood Salad







Toasted Bruschetta Baguette with Tomato Salsa









Sushi and Sashimi Selection




Caesar Salad (Signature)

Choose your greens, toppings and dressing, then mix it all up in the giant cheese bowl!




Seafood on Ice





Note: 1 Type of Oyster for Lunch and 
4 Types of Oysters for Dinner


New Zealand Freshly Shucked Oysters
Oscar's is very famous for their oysters as they are airflown and freshly shucked! They were so fresh, so creamy, so succulent and melts-in-your-mouth!!! Simply irresistible!!! Oscar's has the most impressive oysters. Taste and selection,they win hands down! I love mine with a touch of tabasco >_<



Asian Hot Selection


Tom Yum Fried Carrot Cake
I was lucky that they have this tom yum carrot cake in their menu that day. I was very impressed by the carrot cake here especially in Tom Yum, such a unique flavour! It was so GOOD that I kept going back for more! The carrot cake cubes were really soft and moist, thoroughly infused with fragrant tom yum. Don't worry it's not too spicy! I've tried many fried carrot cake from different hotels but none of them are this good. So if you see it, please try!



 Steamed Fish with Superior Sauce
The fish here were very fresh and were steamed to perfection. Oh so tender...



Braised Chicken with Sesame Oil
Tender chicken with aromatic sesame oil - It makes me feel like it's home-cooked food!



Black Pepper Beef Fillet



Wok-Fried Tofu with Chicken Floss
I've only tried fried tofu with cereal. So this was my first time having it coated with chicken floss and it's really good!



Mixed Seafood with Ginger & Shallots



Steamed Softbone Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce



Market Vegetable



Braised Ee Fu Noodles with Mushrooms & Yellow Chives





Roasted BBQ Station




Salmon with Teriyaki Sauce



Fried Potatoes



 Roasted Chicken with Thyme Jus



 Pasta with Arrabiata Sauce



Lamb Cutlet with Garlic & Tomato




Live Carving Station


Pork Knuckle


Roast Beef






I'm not a sausage fan actually.. But I have to say their German sausage were really awesome! Remember to eat it while it's hot!




Grilled Eggplant with Balsamic Sauce




Polenta Gratin with Mushrooms




Curry of the day (Chicken)



Alfresco Seats

Noodle Bar @Terrace
Their outdoor noodle bar serves steaming bowls of local favourites such as Laksa, Prawn Noodle Soup and Bak Kut Teh (pork rib broth).








I ordered the Laksa and the broth was a little sweet-spicy. I don't really like the broth to be on the sweet side. They probably lowered the level of spiciness to accomodate most tourists that cannot take spicy stuff.




Tea Selection from Ronnefeldt (Germany)
My favourite Earl Grey Tea!



They were generous with the cocoa powder. Nice cappucino!





Overall Impression: The service here was very good - Plates were cleared regularly and the staff were all very polite. Food quality were between average to above average. The prices for the lunch and dinner buffet here is a tad on the high side, compared to other hotel restaurants. (This is mainly due to their freshly shucked oysters here) If you're a big fan of oysters, you must really go for their dinner buffet as they are from 4 different countries! But if you're not really an oyster lover, I would suggest you go for their lunch buffet instead as the prices between lunch and dinner were quite big. 

The dessert selection during lunch that day were not that impressive, except the Earl Grey Creme Brulee, Pistachio cake and their signature cake - Chocolate Royal Hazelnut Crunch were great. I went to their festive buffet before, their desserts and food will definitely not disappoint you. Overall we had an enjoyable lunch buffet at Oscar's! 


*Recommended*



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Monday, 9 November 2015

8 Course Weekday Afternoon Tea at Chihuly Lounge (7 Raffles Avenue - The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, Lobby Level, Singapore 039799) Reservation: 6434 5288

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Visited on 29 Oct 2015 (Thurs). 

There will be live piano session from 2.00pm to 5.00pm daily.

Monday to Friday: Eight-Course Weekday Bernardaud Afternoon Tea from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Price: $49++ per person. (Including Free Flow of Coffee and Tea Selection, Food items are not refillable)

OR

Price: $58++ per person: Royale Afternoon Tea Set from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Everything the same and include: A Glass of Champagne Cocktail of Your Choice

(Kirk Royale, Grand Mimosa, Bellini, Ritz Secret and French Mojito)


Saturday and Sunday: Weekend Afternoon Tea Buffet from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Price: $58++ per person. (Including Free Flow of Coffee and Tea Selection)

Credit Card Promotion: 
DBS/POSB - 10% off food bill
                    - 15% off food bill for Premium Card

Citibank - 10% off food bill
               - 15% off food bill for Premium Card









There will be live piano session from 2.00pm to 5.00pm daily.








First time seeing unique shape of sugar!



First Course: Tea Mocktail and


Tea Mocktail of that day was Apple Tea! It's always nice to have a welcome drink so as to keep ourselves refreshed first before we started our high tea! 



Selection of Crackers with Sambal Belachan






2nd Course: Tea Or Coffee Ceremony
Coffee Selection: Cappucino





Tea Selection: Apple Dreams  - Heard the staff mentioned that this is a very popular choice of tea here. The taste was quite sour type.



3rd Course: 
Poached Salmon with Truffle Herbs Sauce
This is the only BEST food here for the weekday high tea. It was poached to perfection, extremely tender inside, complemented very well with the truffle herbs sauce!



4th Course: 3-Tier Tea Set Stand
The scones were decent, nothing impressive...








5th Course: Berries with Bora-Bora Vanilla Cream
6th Course: Lime Sorbet


7th and 8th Course:
(Pass Around Trolley)
Tea Cake and Cookies Selection
Kueh Lapis and Pralines Selection


Only the Pandan Kueh Lapis is nice, very aromatic! 




Overall Impression: The ambience was classy and relaxed with the pianist playing soothing tunes.. Service was not bad, all the staff were very polite but not as good as I've expected from Ritz Carlton, as our cups and plates were not cleared for quite long until I asked the staff to clear for us. 

And the whole 3-tier tea stand were disappointing.. Nothing impressive from the 3-tier, only the poached salmon from the 3rd course was good and the Pandan Kueh Lapis from the last course.  The prices here definitely is not on par with the food quality expectations. If you're looking for ambience rather than the food quality, you may try here. Otherwise, I would rather you have your afternoon tea at The Landing Point.