Buffet Town

Recently went to Buffet Town for dinner with some colleagues. I must say it has quite a wide spread of local and international food. I manage to try almost 90% of the food and most were quite up to standard. Don't want to make this into a super long post, so I'll just do a short commentary on some of the hits and misses.

Queuing up for fresh oysters.

Crayfish, scallops, live prawns, mussels
Comments: HIT! Really loved their seafood. Very fresh, very sweet.

Chefs opening the live oysters

Oysters

Comments: HIT! Fresh oysters are always very nice

Sashimi Counter

Sashimi Platter

Comments: HIT! Fresh sashimi and they even gave salmon belly

Sushi

Comments: MISS! Nothing special

Onion Soup

Comments: It's a MISS! Quite tasteless.

Tom Yum Soup

Comments: Mixed feelings with this one. Maybe because I prefer with milk in it. But still not bad.

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Comments: It's a MISS! Totally tasteless.

Chicken Soup with Wintermelon

Comments: It's a HIT! The soup super tasty.

Laksa

Comments: HIT! Very tasty, very nice.

Chicken Rice

Comments: Mixed feelings with this one. Rice fragrant but chicken too dry.

BBQ Taupok, Carrot Cake, Satay, Shishamo and Fried Rice

Comments: Satay HIT! The rest is a MISS!

Fried Vegetables with chicken and fish

Comments: HIT! The ingredients are fried ala teppanyaki style. Lots of flavor

Carbonara

Comments: HIT! The sauce and noodle tasted nice, but the bacon burnt. Overall still nice.

Tempura, baked corn, spicy baked cod fish

Comments: HITS! Tempura was nice as it was straight out of the wok.

Baked Salmon Fish Head

Comments: HIT! Marinated well, cooked well, taste well too.

Meat of the day: Pork
Comments: Miss! Very tough. 

Pizzas

Comments: HIT. Very tasty but makes you full easily. 

Aglio Olio

Comments: MISS! Very dry and tasteless. 

Ice Kachang

Comments: They provide the ice, you put your own syrup and all. Their atap chee was very hard.

Overall review: Compared to most other restaurants that sell buffet, this place for $42 on a weekend rate is quite worth it. The food is of good quality. The only thing I don't like is that you have to queue a long time for the oysters. But if you want it fresh, I guess good things come to those who wait.

Website: Buffet Town

Details of the place: Raffles City, #B1-44E 
To make a reservation: 6837 3793 

Roland Restaurant

This post came a bit late. Went to Roland's restaurant for dinner on Mother's Day 2013. Ordered the set menu for 10 pax at $728++. Roland Restaurant' Mdm Cher is the founder of Chilli Crab in Singapore since 1956. Currently the restaurant is run by Roland Lim with his wife, his younger brother and youngest son.

Mother's Day Deluxe Combination 

Comments: A mixture of prawn salad, ngoh hiang, longevity bun, lup cheong and 1 more which I can't remember what. A great way to start the dinner with all these food.

Braised Shark's Fin with Sea Treasures

Comments: I'm a supporter of "Stop Eating Shark's Fin" so I din taste the soup.

Steamed Live Goby 

Comments: The fish was fresh and meat was tender. Soy sauce wasn't too salty

Peking Duck in Two Styles

Comments: Basically 2 styles means either u can wrap it or u can eat it on it's own. The duck skin is crisp and the meat is tender.

Scallop in Two Styles

Comments: Scallop on a yam ring and seared scallops with broccoli. Both taste awesome. I prefer the yam ring scallop more though

Braised Abalone & Sea Cucumber with Seasonal Vegetables

Comments: Abalone and sea cucumber always come together on a bed of vegetables. Both the abalone and sea cucumber was soft and not that chewy which was nice.

Fried Bun

Comments: "Man Tou" to dip into the Chilli crab sauce. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside 

Chilli Crab

Comments: Being the originator of Chilli Crab, this is a must order when u come here. The crab is fresh and the meat is super sweet. The sauce is so nice that you just want to slurp it all up. 

Fried Vermicelli 

Comments: Actually the duck was suppose to be use to fry the fried rice. However, my dad decided to change to the fried vermicelli. It is very tasty and just right to end a 7 course meal. Taste not too salty

Suckling Pig

Comments: Additional order because my grandma loves suckling pig. It's not the best suckling pig I've eaten though. Was quite disappointed the pig came without legs as that was one of the nicer parts of the pig that I like. 

Teochew Yam Paste with Pumpkin
Comments: Not  too sweet not too sticky, it was nice.

Overall Review: After so many years, being the original founder of Chilli Crab, they still serve one of the best Chilli Crab in Singapore. Their mantou is also a must order with their chilli crab gravy. Overall food taste nice, they are also always very busy, so it's best to make a reservation. 

Website: Roland Restaurant

Details of the place: Roland Restaurant Address

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