Eating is a Singaporean pastime, and what better way to enjoy your food than buffets? AsiaOne has compiled a list of some of the buffet offerings available, and we hope you'll find this quick guide useful in your next eat-all-you-can session. Bon appetit!
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AquaMarine Where: Marina Mandarin Hotel
6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square
(S) 039594
Tel: 6845 1111 When: 12pm - 4pm on weekends and public holidays
Prices: $33++
What: AquaMarine's "Tunch" buffet is marketed as a "Taste of Asia", meaning the buffet is Asian rather than international, featuring three rotating menus.
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Cafe 2000 Where: M Hotel
81 Anson Road
(S) 079908
Tel: 6224 1133 When: Available only during dinner (6:30pm- 11pm)
Prices:
Wine Buffet: $25.00++ (6:30pm- 8:30pm)
Semi-Buffet Dinner: $35.00++ (6:30pm- 10:30pm)
What: For its Wine Buffet, one can get a free flow of eight labels (four red wine, four white wine) from three main regions - Chile, Australia and France - to choose from. The Semi-Buffet dinner costs $35, and includes one main course from a selection of five.
What: Brio's offers bites like mini hot dogs, burgers and chicken nuggets. There are also activities such as magic shows and balloon sculpting. Diners get a choice of staying indoors or to dine under alfresco settings.
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Carousel Where: Royal Plaza On Scotts
25 Scotts Road
(S) 228220
Tel: 6589-7799 When:
Breakfast: Mon-Fri: 06:30am - 10:00am; Sat, Sun & public holiday: 06:30am - 10:30am
Lunch: Noon - 2:30pm;
High tea: 3:30 - 5.30pm
Dinner: 06:30pm - 10:30pm
Supper: 11pm - 3:00am (Supper is available on Fri, Sat and eve of public holiday)
Prices:
Breakfast buffet is $29++ (adult) and $15++ (child) daily
Lunch buffet is $33.50++ (adult) and $20++ on weekdays; $35++ (adult) and $20++ (child) on weekends & public holiday
Dinner is $42++ (adult) and $25++ (child) on Sun-Thurs; $49++ (adult) and $29++ (child) on Fri, Sat & eve of public holiday
High tea is $23.50++ (adult) and $12.50++ on weekdays; $28.50++ (adult) and $15++ (child) on weekends & public holiday
Supper is $19.50++ (adult) and $10++ (child) daily
What: The food here is halal, so Muslims can now join in the big fuss over the big buffet.
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Changi Village Hotel Buffet - Saltwater Cafe Where: 1 Netheravon Rd
(S) 508502
Tel: 63797018 When:
Lunch: Noon - 2:30pm
Dinner: 06:30pm - 10.30pm
Prices:
Lunch: $30++ (adult) and $15++ (child)
Dinner: $38++ (adult) and $19++ (child)
What: It features both conventional buffet offerings and seafood as well as barbecue items for its dinner buffet.
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Cherry Garden - Weekend Dim Sum Buffet Where: 5th level, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square
(S) 039797
Tel: 6885 3538 When: Saturday & Sunday -
11am-12.30pm (1st seating)
1:30pm-3pm (2nd seating)
Prices: $38++ (adult) and $19++ (child - 6 to 12 years old)
What: It features an extensive selection of more than 20 exquisite handmade dim sum - complemented by a variety of double-boiled soups, congee, fried rice and noodles, appetizers, special dishes and desserts - all served a la minute upon order
Dinner: $32.90++ (adult) and $19.90++ (child) (Mon-Thurs); $33.90++ (adult) and $20.90++ (child) (Fri-Sun)
High Tea: $22.90++ (adult) and $13.90++ (child) (Sat, Sun & public holiday)
What: A large spread of nonya oriented food awaits you. The Peranakan cuisine cafe, Ellenborough Market Cafe, found fame in 1997 and the star remains the durian pengat, a sweet concoction of mousse. Be sure to try the slipper lobster in black bean sauce and abalone mushroom noodles.
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Feast@East Restaurant - Heritage Legacy Buffet Where: Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel
50 East Coast Road
(S) 428769
Tel: 6344-8000 When: Lunch: Noon-2.30pm; Dinner: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Prices:
Lunch: $28++ (Mon - Sat)
Dinner: $30++ (Mon - Sun)
Sunday Brunch: $38++ (11:30am - 3pm)
What: It features favourite dishes from the '70s, including traditional food from Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Nonya households. There are the popular ayam buah keluak, rojak, curry fish head, yong tau foo, gado-gado and one of Singapore's best loved dishes, Hainanese chicken rice.
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Greenhouse - Sunday Champagne Brunch Where: Ritz-Carlton, Millenia
7 Raffles Avenue
(S) 039799
Tel: 6337 8888 When: 11.30am-3pm every Sunday
Prices: $132++ (adult) and $76++ (child 6 to12 years old)
What: The extensive spread includes 25 appetisers, 80 types of farmhouse cheese from France and local, Indian and Western specialities. There are 16 sections in all, including the popular oyster, sashimi and souffle. Wash everything down with Moet & Chandon champagne.
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Hotel Royal - Tropical Peking-Style Steamboat Buffet Where: Jade Room Restaurant
Hotel Royal
36 Newton Road
(S) 307964
Tel: 6251-8135 When: Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm; Dinner: 6.30pm-10.30pm daily Prices:
Lunch: $14.80++ (adult) and $9++ (child, 3 to10 years old) (weekdays)
$17.80++ (adult) and $9++ (child) (weekends, eves and public holidays)
Dinner: $19.80++ (adult) and $12++ (child) (weekdays)
$20.80++ (adult) and $12++ (child) (weekends, eves and public holidays)
What: 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.
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La Terrasse - Porridge Buffet Where:Orchard Hotel
442 Orchard Road
(S) 238879
Tel: 6739 6565 When:7:00 PM - Midnight (Sundays - Thursdays)
7:00 PM to 01:00 AM (Fridays, Saturdays and Eve of Public Holidays) Prices: $26.00++ (adult) and $15.00++ (child, 5 to 11 years old)
What:: This well-known porridge buffet features an a la minute porridge station serving four different kinds of porridge. Other dishes include Crispy Bean Curd Skin, Braised Peanuts, Soya Bean Fish, Sweet & Sour Pork, Fried Mussel with Sambal, Sambal Sotong and La Terrasse's Signature Pork Belly simmered in Palm Sugar.
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Melt - The World Cafe Where: 5 Raffles Avenue
Marina Square
(S) 039797
Tel: 6885 3082 When: Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30am;
Lunch: 12noon-2:30pm;
Weekend High Tea: 3pm-5:30pm;
Dinner: 6:30pm-10:30pm Prices:
Lunch: $42++ (adults) and $21++ (child) daily
Dinner: $52++ (adults) from Sundays to Thursdays, $58++ (adults) on Fridays and Saturdays.
What: Awarded "Best New Restaurant 2006" in Singapore Tatler's Culinary Hall of Fame, the restaurant has 30 chefs in show kitchens presenting a multi-cultural cooking theatre.
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One-Ninety - Sunday Brunch Where: Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
190 Orchard Boulevard
(S) 248646
Tel: 6831-7250 When: 2 sittings at 11.15 am and 1 pm Prices: $135++ (with free-flow of Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label), $85++ (without alcohol) and $43++ (child) What: A semi buffet of appetizers including dim sum and pasta and desserts, with an a la carte main course, topped off with a wide selection of deserts.
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Orchard Cafe Where: Orchard Hotel
442 Orchard Road
(S) 238879
Tel: 6739 6565 When: Breakfast 06:30 AM - 10:30 AM;
Lunch 12:00 PM - 02:30 PM;
Dinner 06:00 PM - 12:00 AM (last order 11.30pm); Prices:
Breakfast min. $28.00
Lunch min. $32.00
Dinner min. $40.00
What: Orchard Cafe's buffet spread is among the the most popular in town. Expect Asian favourites, fresh seafood and shellfish, live cooking section, noodle specialities, and a wide array of deserts.
Weekday Lunch: $38++ (adult) and $16++(child) for lunch. Child (6 years & below) dines free with every paying adult. $10.00++ per child without any accompanying adult
Dinner:
Sunday to Thursday $57.00++ (adult)
Friday & Saturday (Seafood Night) $62.00++ (adult)
Child (7 - 12 years old) $19.00++
Child (6 years & below) Dines free with every paying adult. $10.00++ per child without any accompany adult
What: The spread is a showcase of Mediterranean cooking. Popular items include the popular seafood on ice and pasta. The menu changes daily.
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Paulaner Brauhaus' Sunday German Brunch Where: 9 Raffles Boulevard
Time Square @ Millenia Walk
Singapore 039596
Tel: 6883 2572 When: 11:30am to 2:30pm (Sunday) Prices:With free flow soft drinks: $30++ (adult);
With free flow Paulaner beer: $40++ (adult)
What: Buffet spread of German and international dishes with free flow soft drinks at $30+++ ($40+++ for free flow of Paulaner beer). Children aged 12 and below pay according to their age and children under 5 dine for free. Sunday brunch is available from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Parents can place their kids at the kids' corner where a child minder is available to entertain them with activities such as face-painting and balloon sculpting.
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Plaza Market Cafe Where: Raffles The Plaza,
Level 2 80 Bras Basah Road
(S) 189560
Tel: 6431 5255 When: Noon - 2.30pm and 6.00 - 10pm daily;
High tea from 12.30 - 5pm (Sat, Sun & public holiday) Prices:
Lunch: $32++ (adult) and $18++ (child)
Dinner: $42(adult) and $22++ (child)
High tea: $25.50(adult) and $14++ (child)
What: The Peranakan Buffet is offers authentic Peranakan dishes, a dazzling fusion of Chinese and Malay cooking, spiced up with international cuisine. The buffet includes a salad counter, selection of main courses and 'live' cooking and carving stations.
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Pete's Place Where: Pete's Place
Grand Hyatt Singapore
10 Scotts Road
(S)228211
Tel: 6732 1234 When: Lunch: 12noon-2.30pm (Mon-Sat);
Brunch: 11.30am-2.30pm(Sun);
Dinner: 6pm-10.30pm Prices:
Italian Buffet Lunch: : $26.00++(adult) and $19.50++(child) (Mon - Sat)
What: Pete's Place is an Italian restaurant which prides itself on simplicity and authenticity with classics like Cioppino, a spaghetti with half lobster, scallops, clams and prawns in seafood sauce and fresh herbs and Pam Pam Pizza. The salad bar has four types of dressing, seven types of bread and a whole range of vegetable selections. The sauteed butter mushrooms are recommended.
Lunch: Noon-2.30pm (weekdays); Noon-3.30pm (weekends and public holidays)
Dinner: 6.30pm-10pm
Prices: Lunch/Dinner:$33.00++(adult) and $20.80++(child)
What: One of the most famous buffet selections in Singapore, it now offers 40 different dishes to choose on. The most popular dishes include the laksa, hokkien mee soup, char kway teow, all done Penang style.
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Raffles Hotel - Curry Buffet Where: Tiffin Room
Raffles Hotel
1 Beach Road
(S) 189673
Tel: 6412-1190 When: Breakfast: 7.30am - 10.30am;
Lunch: Monday-Saturday: 12 noon to 2.30pm;
Sunday: 11.30am to 2.30pm;
High tea: 3.30pm - 5.30pm;
Dinner: Daily: 7pm to 10.30pm Prices:
Breakfast: $41++(adult) and 28++(child)
Lunch:$45++ (adult) and $28++(child)
High tea:$37++ (adult)
Dinner: $49++(adult) and $32++(child)
What: The Tiffin Curry Buffet, featuring traditional Indian and Asian cuisine, is a spicy break from the usual international menus. The menu changes, featuring numerous types of curries from different regions from time to time.
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Ristorante Bologna - Weekend Italiano Where: Marina Mandarin Hotel
6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square
(S) 039594
Tel: 6845 1111 When: Noon to 4pm (Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays) Prices: $45++ What: Start with a variety of antipasti served to the table, 1 main course from the menu (excludes Angus Cote du Boeuf) and end off with treats from the dessert buffet. For an additional $32++, enjoy a free flow of Prosecco, wine and beer.
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The Buffet Restaurant Where: M Hotel Singapore
81 Anson Road
(S) 079908
Tel: 6421-6222 When: Lunch: Noon-2.30 (Mon-Fri); Dinner : 6.30- 10.30(Mon-Fri)
(2 Seatings for Buffet Dinner: 6.30pm and 8.30 pm) Prices: Lunch: $32++ (adult) and $15++ (child)
Dinner: $38++ (adult) and $19++(child) What: The Buffet Lunch features an exhaustive International spread to feast on during lunch. A small sampling of the range includes morsels of fine sushi, fresh sashimi, Asian and Western cuisine, salads, desserts and a whole lot more. The Buffet Dinner is a steamboat buffet served during dinner daily with a wide range of seafood like drunken prawns, oysters and yong tau foo among other perennial favourites.
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The Line Where: Shangri-La Hotel
Orange Grove Road
(S) 258350
Tel: 6213 4275 When: 6 to 10.30am (breakfast, till 11am on weekends), noon to 2.30pm (lunch), noon to 3pm (brunch - Saturdays and Sundays), 6.30 to 10.30pm (dinner), 10.30pm to 6am (supper) Prices: $43 for lunch (Mon - Fri). On Saturdays, it's $45, and Sundays, $68 and $95 (with champagne). $78 for brunch. On Thursday nights (seafood buffet), dinner is at $88. What: International cuisine is featured over 16 culinary stations while the Bar offers a large selection of premium wines, juices and smoothies for the health conscious.
For Weekday Dinner Buffet: $60.00++ and $36.00++ (child)
For Weekend Dinner Buffet: $65.00++ and $39.00++ (child)
What: The International Buffet features a wide spread of Eastern and Western flavours with a fresh selection of cold cuts, seafood, as well as desserts. Menu changes monthly.
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Top of the 'M' - High Tea Where: Meritus Mandarin Singapore
333 Orchard Road
(S) 238867
Tel: 6831 6258/88 When: Every Saturday, 12pm - 2pm or 2:30 pm - 4:30pm Prices: $35++ What: French and British High Tea.
