Lavish Buffet

Lavish Buffet

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Dinner buffet at The Kitchen Table (21 Ocean Way, Level 1, W Hotel Singapore-Sentosa Cove) Reservation: 6808 7268

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Visited on 17th Nov 2013 (Sun). Explore the extensive selection of international flavors at our interactive series of live cooking stations serving everything from Chinese dim sum and Thai noodles to Japanese sushi, wood-fired pizza and Indian tandoori. And of course there is always the “Explore Your Options” à la carte menu, featuring local specialties like Nasi Lemak and innovative Western flavors, like a Baked Gruyere Tart and Barolo Spiced Pears with Arugula, Candied Walnuts and Triple Brie. To top it all off, try their tempting desserts and perfectly paired beverages.


Buffet Theme and Prices
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1 thing i like about The Kitchen table is, most of the food they will cook on the spot. Example they will cook a bit a bit each time, when the food is almost empty, they will cook new portion again and again to ensure the freshness of the food. This is not easy for the chef so i hope everyone will appreciate the hard work from the chef when you're there!





You will be greeted by this lovely dessert showcase first at the entrance!




Followed by you will see 3 rows of salads being kept nicely in a small container on the beautiful cabinet.





I'm very impressed by the presentation of their salads.






Be amused by its whimsical decor that has Giant Tables Design overturned and hanging from the ceiling!

 The interior of the restaurant is cosy and nice...


They have 2 sides of view. 1 side is with Yacht seaview



Another side is with resort view





Steamed Fish with Light Soy Sauce
Must Try!!! Super Q, Nice + Melt In Your Mouth!


Wok Fried Scallop with Black Bean Sauce - Very Nice too!
It's nice to have cooked scallops in the buffet as scallops are not cheap. 



Food From The Heart Items
(Chicken Satay, Curry Puff, Pizza etc)


The Kitchen Table will serve "Food From The Heart" besides the buffet spread. It's an interactive experience of browsing through various live stations and tastings at the whim of the chef

Note: (The chef will cook a few simple food on the spot to let you feel like home cooked food.. They will bring the food around to every table, so you have to wait till they serve to your table instead of getting the food as and when you like. From what i understand through 1 of the chef, this is the concept of W Hotel wordwide)

Take Note: The chef will skip your table if you're having dessert so if you're a dessert lover like me, love to eat dessert first or in between the meal and they skip your table, do go and tell them you want the food to be served now. Always standby a plate on your table, otherwise there is no space to put the extra food from the chef. Food From The Heart items will change everytime as they want to give surprises to customers so you might not be having the same surprises as me.













Note: The desserts below were kept in the chiller and you need to ask the staff to get for you. There're times that there was no one at the dessert counter, so you need to go and call for them. 








I love to see desserts to be put in Martini Glasses!













Besides the above, they also have Mushroom Soup, Pasta, Chilli Flower Crabs with Mantou Bun, Indian food section & other normal cooked food. I would say the variety of the buffet spread is just nice, sufficient to fill up your empty stomach. Quality of the food is between Average-Slightly above average for certain food. 

I really love the presentation of their Salads & Desserts!

The service here was very good for the first hour, plates were always cleared with attentive servers but don't expect the same standard of service when the restaurant is full house.


Note: Complimentary carpark coupon available here!


After the buffet at The Kitchen Table, take the staircase up to 2nd floor to view the Woobar and the beautiful Hotel at night time!



This will be the Woobar at night time! So nice right? Love their custom made swinging chairs & the purple lightings!  You'll hear DJs' beats from the bar too!





 Nice seatings outside the Woobar!





Alfresco seatings outside the Woobar!




Grand Hotel Staircase!












Tuesday 19 November 2013

Ala Carte Dim Sum Buffet at Wan Hao Restaurant (320 Orchard, Singapore Marriott Hotel, Level 3) Reservation: 6831 4605

Visited on 10th Nov 2013 (Sun). Weekend Ala Carte Dim Sum Brunch Buffet 

Price: $38++ per person = Total bill of $89.45 for 2 pax. (Price as at 10th Nov 2013)

(The review below is based on the old menu in 2013, not the new menu - treat it as a reference)


Note: Wan Hao has launched new lunch menu from March 2014. 

Exquisiteness at Wan Hao -万豪精选

Price Now: $68++ per person (Premium 5 course set lunch + Unlimited Dim Sum)


Pick your choice of 5-course lunch from the list of specially-curated set menu – featuring sumptuous dishes such as the signature Roasted Pork Belly, Crispy Sea Cucumber with Abalone Sauce, Wok-fried Ee Fu Noodles with Crab Meat, to premium desserts like Bird’s Nest Egg Tarts. Be spoilt for choice, customize your menu, and eat to your heart’s content!

 *Now you can indulge yourself from 11am to 3pm - 4 hours*
(Only Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays - Inclusive of Free Flow Chinese Tea)

Website: http://www.singaporemarriott.com/2014/03/06/exquisiteness-at-wan-hao/


The lightings at Wan Hao was a bit dim and their aircon was pretty cold that it will make you feel sleepy easily after some time. Do bring a cardigan or jacket along. Overall i still like the ambience here as the restaurant is cosy and the people here don't talk loudly so it's a very good place to have dim sum & nice chat here with your partner/family/friends.


I like this little cosy corner! It would be good to have this seat if you have 4 pax.


Baked Honey-Glazed Pork Puff
The pastry of the Char Siew Su was quite crispy but i don't really like the Char Siew taste inside, a bit strong. I'd prefer the one at Jade restaurant @Fullerton, lighter char siew taste.




Deep Fried Prawn Rolls Wrapped In Beancurd
I like this! Crispy and fresh prawns inside!


Steamed Pork Siew Mai 
The Siew Mai was quite nice...



Steamed Dumplings with Scallop
This was my most favourite dim sum here! The scallop & prawn were fresh and succulent with the natural sweetness juice from the scallop! 



Deep-Fried Taro Dumplings
 Their Taro dumplings quite nice!


Smoked Duck Slice
 I love the smoked duck slice, very nice!


Steamed Egg Custard Bun
This was average as the bun was not fluffy kind

Baked Crispy Honey-Glazed BBQ Pork Bun

This was quite disappointing.. The baked pastry was soft, not crispy. The one at Tim Ho Wan was much nicer...

Grilled Salted Straw Mushroom


Claypot Stewed Diced Chicken, Garlic,Spring Onion & Dried Chillies


Crispy Prawn with Homemade Sauce


Sea Perch and Eggplant Steamed with Black Bean Sauce
 This was super tender and nice, must order this more!


Yam Puff coated with Almond Flakes


Crispy Beancurd with Seaweed


Crispy Eggplant with Garlic & Chicken Floss
The above 7 dishes were mostly quite nice, worth to order!

Mini Baked Egg Tart
The taste was average.


Red Bean Paste, Pumpkin with Mandarin Orange Peel Sago & Herbal Jelly

I quite like the Pumpkin with Orange Sago, a rather rare & refreshing dessert. If given a choice, i'll still prefer Pomelo Mango Sago than Pumpkin Orange Sago. But it was good to try out this new special dessert.

Overall, Wan Hao have more special dishes than other dim sum restaurants. Food quality is between average-slightly above average for some items. It's a waste that Service was not very good on that day. Very hard to catch their attention, many young servers seemed not very experienced too.  And halfway during the meal, we waited for at least 20mins for our food to be served. As there is limited time in this buffet, 20 mins of food delay was really too much.. Made us feel so rush to finish all food within the restricted time due to their delay..

Hope they will improve in their service level to make customers feel like going back there again.

Website: http://www.singaporemarriott.com/dining/wh_general.html