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If there is a hotel buffet restaurant that I strongly recommend in terms of affordability & fun, it would be at Window on the Park which is residing within Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Center.
Let me start with the fun part! I call this the fun corner: the Lou Hei DIY station! How many restaurants actually offer you a whole station just to let you ‘define’ your own Lou Hei! I really appreciate the generosity in providing their patrons with a vast selection of Lou Hei’s ingredients ranging from sweet sauces to crackers!
So here we are with our own definition of 2016 Lou Hei! Since it was created with the combined effort of our host, William and other media friends, I am inclined to name this our “Friendship Lou Hei”! Looks pretty decent, don’t you guys think so? ><
One thing for sure, it is definitely MORE MEANINGFUL tossing your own self-made Lou Hei while chanting the well wishes for each other during the toss!
**One other benefit of making your own Lou Hei is you get free-flow of Raw Salmon! I always find those pre-prepared ones have so little salmon & I have to “fight” for that few sad, pieces of Salmon! So Yayyyy to that free-flow interminable salmon! Yumzz!
Oh! And if you are worried eating raw fish after the recent severe infection saga, the good news is Mackerel is the culprit instead of Salmon. Even if you say rawness is still a risk factor, you can have that piece of mind digging into the raw salmon here as it goes through stringent QA checks before it is served on your buffet station!
With this, there wasn’t much reasons to stop me indulging in the fresh, raw salmons here! ๐
Moving on to the cold crustaceans station! Even though their range isn’t extensive, they make it up with offering a few fresh items (such as the prawn below) which are not commonly served in other buffet restaurants.
Some that did not appear at the cold station, it is simply because they have made it to the cooked stations instead! For instance, the well-renowned Spicy Chilli Crab!
Frankly, even though the size of the crabs aren’t comparable to those titanic-sized Sri Lanka crabs, they are certainly fresh with a tinge of mild sweetness & spongy texture to its meat~ Not forgetting the most important part: Gravvy! Certainly friendly even to those who cannot take spice well!
Abalone!!! Peppered generously around the crunchy broccoli!
For those enjoy a glass of red wine paired with a good steak, you should make a beeline to this station! Ribeye steak served medium well done with the company of pipping hot wedges!
There were two Noodles stations to further your spirit of DIY-ing!
One is the PASTA station where you can have the choice of cooking them in Tomato or Cream base. On the other hand, you can DIY your own “Katong Laksa”! All you have to do is just pick your desired ingredients and hand it over to a well-experienced chef who will look after the cooking for you! As such, you can be assured that you can get that texture of noodles you want especially for those who are noob about cooking!
Desserts stations! I must comment that they score best in the creativity section! Decorating their desserts in potteries like a pot of flower! I have been to their buffet a few times & the creativity exhibited at their dessert section never fails to impress!
If you think this is all, it isn’t! Apart from cakes, they also have ice-cream (serving three different flavours), durian puree, chocolate fondue, longan with almond jelly, fresh fruits and many more!
A “summary” of what we had that night! Unfortunately, I did not bring my wide lens camera. This is probably only 1/3 of what was suppose to be captured! For the remaining 2/3, I shall leave it as a surprise for you to explore with your friends & loved ones!
Prices:
14 January to 29 February 2016, excluding 6 & 7 February 2016
Lunch Buffet (Monday to Sunday) โ S$86 nett for two persons
Dinner Buffet (Sunday to Thursday) โ S$106 nett for two persons
Dinner Buffet (Friday and Saturday) โ S$116 nett for two persons
6 & 7 February 2016
Lunch Buffet โ S$96 nett for two persons
Dinner Buffet โ S$116 nett for two persons
Chinese New Year Takeaways*
Eight Treasures Pen Cai (ๅ
ซๅฎ็่) โ S$488++ for 10 persons
Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng (ๅฏ่ดตไธๆ้ฑผ้ฑผ็) โ S$58++ for 10 persons
Fortune Smoked Duck Yu Sheng (่ดขๅฏ็้ธญ้ฑผ็) โ S$68++ for 10 persons
Double Happiness Abalone and Top Shell Yu Sheng (ๅๅ้ฒ้ฑผไธ็ฝ็้ฒ้ฑผ็) โ S$98++ for 10 persons
*Collection from 18 January to 29 February 2016. Orders must be made at least three working days in advance. Self-collection at Window on the Park on Level 2 of Holiday Innยฎ Singapore Orchard City Centre.
For reservations and enquiries, call +65 6733 8333 or email fnb.hisinorchard@ihg.com.
Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre CNY 1 for 1 Buffet
