Ellenborough Market Cafe

Level 1, Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel
20 Merchant Road
Tel: 6337 2288
Opening Hours: 7am to 10.30am (breakfast), Noon to 2.30pm (lunch) & 6.30pm to 10.30pm (dinner)
Website:http://www.swissotel.com/singapore-merchantcourt/z963/dining_01.html

Located on level one, this cafe is reminiscent of a traditional eatery in the early days of Singapore. Enjoy a delectable selection of all-time local favourites and international cuisine. The Ellenborough Market Cafe is synonymous with Peranakan cuisine - a cuisine so unique, one can only sample it in this part of the world. Choose to dine indoors, surrounded by old-world charm, or dine al fresco-style by the riverside promenade.

Must try items at this buffet is definitely the durian pengat (a sweet concoction of durian mousse) and their slipper lobster in black bean sauce. Don’t forget to try the kueh pie tee (bite sized “top hats” filled with turnip, egg, and prawn with sweet chili sauce (optional)) which is freshly made on the spot (meaning they put the ingredients into the kueh pie tee on the spot; not cook the ingredients on the spot).

Price is:-

1. Lunch: $26.90+++(adult) and $17.90(child)
2. Dinner: $32.90+++(adult) and $19.90+++(child) (weekdays)
3. Dinner: $33.90+++(adult) and $20.90+++(child) (weekends)
4. Please click here to see the cafe’s latest promotion.

• If you pay using UOB credit card, you get one free with every 3 paying adults (valid for buffet dinner from Monday to Thursday only) and one free with every 3 paying adults (valid for buffet breakfast and lunch from Monday to Sunday).
• If you pay using HSBC credit card, you get 15% off food bill. Valid until 31 December 2007.

Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant

Level 3, Quality Hotel
201 Balestier Road
Tel: 6254 0090
Opening Hours: 11.30am to 3pm (lunch) & 6pm to 10pm (dinner)
Website: http://www.qualityhotel.com.sg/index.html#top

Indulge in a lavish banquet that features an attractive spread of dishes, mostly handmade, for its buffet lunches and dinners. Savour the flavours of the wide range of Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine, which amazingly, remains creative and unique despite its variety. Make a pit stop at their “Dian Xin” Corner and revel in a sumptuous spread of “Dianxin” in Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Japanese styles. Don’t miss their weekend “eat-all-you-can” buffet lunches and dinners comprising of over 100 delicious varieties of cooked food. For those who prefer the homely aroma of wholesome soups, they would appreciate the painstakingly prepared stewed herbal soups. A bonus is that food is prepared avoiding deep frying methods, perfect for the health-conscious.

There is also an ice-cream station to which you can help yourself to unlimited servings. Free-flow beverages are also self-service. Available are a variety of soda, hot coffee, tea, and Chinese tea.

For a non-vegetarian like me, I truly enjoyed the cuisine that they served here. It's so tasty you wouldn't believe it's vegetarian. Personally, I really love their dianxin. A die-die must try would be their soup in puff pastry. Be fast... once the bowls of soup leave the kitchen, they disappear in a blink of an eye. Oh, you should also try their Japanese handroll. Yummy!

Jade Room Restaurant - Tropical Peking Style Steamboat Buffet

#02-01 Hotel Royal
36 Newton Road
Tel: 6251 8135, 6254 8587, 6254 8603
Opening Hours: 11.30am to 3pm; 6.30pm to 11pm
Website: http://www.jaderoom.com.sg/profile.htm

Diners can choose from 32 items, including sea cucumber, fresh prawns and peking dumpling, which they then cook steamboat style. The dipping sauce in particular stands out. For those who want more, 10 cooked dishes are also available.

Prices are unbelievably good value for money:-

1. Lunch: $13.80+++(adult) and $9+++(child) (weekdays)
2. Lunch: $16.80+++(adult) and $9+++(child) (weekends, eves and public holidays)
3. Dinner: $18.80+++(adult) and $12+++(child) (weekdays)
4. Dinner: $19.80+++(adult) and $12+++(child) (weekends, eves and public holidays)

• If you pay using UOB Credit Card, you get 10% off a-la-carte menu.

Sakura, International Buffet Restaurant

Opening Hours: 12 Noon to 2.30pm (lunch) & 6pm to 9.30pm (Dinner), Daily
Website: http://www.sukigroup.com.sg/sakura.htm

They have 4 outlets over in Pasir Ris, Clementi Road, Orchard Road & Jurong West. Check their website for details (look under the heading “Subsidiary”).

Buffet prices are:-

• Lunch (Weekdays): S$21.40
• Dinner (Weekdays): S$25.68
• Kids (Weekdays): S$11.66
• Lunch (Weekdays - Orchard Outlet Only): S$23.54
• Dinner (Weekdays - Orchard Outlet Only): S$27.82
• Kids (Weekdays - Orchard Outlet Only): S$12.73
• Add additional S$2.14 for weekends, eve and public holidays

For the prices you pay above, you will get up to 100 different varieties of Japanese, Western and Oriental foodfare everyday. To briefly entice you, appetizers include baked oysters, lobster salad, mussels, cold prawns and sashimi. The main entrees encompass an assortment of dim sum, Teppanyaki (including lamb chop, salmon and beef, etc.), tempura and grilled items. A wide selection of mouth-watering sushi will also be prepared for all consummate sushi fans. Last but not least, deserts such as cheesecakes, fruits, ice cream and beverages complete the buffet with a satisfying touch.

• For holders of Diners Club credit card, spend a min. of S$80 and get a S$5 voucher for your next visit; spend a min. of S$150 and get a S$10 voucher for your next visit. This promotion is valid from 15 Aug 2007 to 15 Sep 2007. The voucher is valid until 15 Oct 2007.

Yuki Yaki

• #03-2110 Marina Square
  Tel: 6737 9680
  Opening Hours: 12 noon to 9pm daily


• #02-11 Orchard Cineleisure
  Tel: 6737 9680
  Opening Hours: 12 Noon to 10.30pm, Sun to Thu; 12 Noon to 2am, Fri, Sat & Public Holidays


• Website: http://www.sukigroup.com.sg/yuki-yaki.htm

Yuki Yaki introduces the first Do-It-Yourself steamboat, Teppanyaki & Ice Cream Buffet, bringing you into a era of new age dining.

Each table in Yuki Yaki is equipped with two in-built stoves for steamboat and teppanyaki. Diners can enjoy a wide selection of more than 90 mouth watering food items. Seafood items like half shell scallops, mussels, sea cucumber, salmon, prawns, cuttlefish etc. Meat items like beef, chicken, lamb, pork etc. Yong Tau Foo items and fresh vegetables and many more.

After one enjoys its main course, its’ time for deserts! The Teppanyaki Pan is thoroughly cleansed by the service staff and the thermostat adjusted to a cold temperature, ready for ice cream making. Choose from a generous variety of ice cream flavours and your can start enjoying your ice cream. Truly a revolutionized experience.

It sounds fun but the one thing I don’t like about this restaurant is that they impose on me a time frame. 2.5 hours if I order a buffet with ice cream and 2 hours if it’s without ice cream.

• For holders of Diners Club credit card, spend a min. of S$80 and get a S$5 voucher for your next visit; spend a min. of S$150 and get a S$10 voucher for your next visit. This promotion is valid from 15 Aug 2007 to 15 Sep 2007. The voucher is valid until 15 Oct 2007.