Melvin Damien Foo
Unfortunately the food here would be average at best. Great items far outnumbered by so so items. Sa
Unfortunately, the food here would be average at best. Great items were far outnumbered by so-so items. The sashimi was fresh and good quality, and the chilled prawns were big, juicy, and fresh; I had myself three servings. The laksa was also pretty good, very lemak, and that was about it.
There were four different types of crab on offer: salted egg, curry, white pepper, and chilli. They weren't the freshest catch, quite obviously frozen crabs. Cooked food such as satay, grilled chicken, lamb shanks, and bak kut teh were very normal and would not warrant second helpings. Even the durian dessert was way too sweet and slightly dry.
Service was good; the staff were attentive and polite. There wasn't much of a crowd, so it's a nice place to have dinner conversations.
Peter Tan
I was curious with the buffet offering at this restaurant for the longest time as their pricing is a
I was curious about the buffet offering at this restaurant for the longest time, as their pricing is among the lowest for hotel restaurants. The SinMa lunch buffet was priced at $25/- nett per pax, so I decided to try it out since the damage wouldn't be too serious.
The hotel is newly renovated, so the entire place felt comfortable with new furniture and fittings. Service was on point and friendly, albeit being more reactive than anticipating, which is okay with us since that seems to be standard these days.
Food-wise, there are a few winners: the fried Hokkien mee was good with plentiful wok hei. They were also generous with the lard bits. The pig trotters in vinegar had an old-school taste, and the Singapore laksa tasted better than most hawker fare. The sardine puff and sweet potato taro balls went well with the fantastic hot coffee and Dilmah tea, which were free-flow. The satay was most popular, with chicken and beef served.
The satay sauce, however, was disappointing, as was the remainder of the spread. The duck in salted vegetable soup had no traces of duck. I did not quite like the braised duck, but my other half went for second servings. The Thai fish cake looked like frozen ones re-fried, and the Hainanese cabbage had a weird colour. The stingray did not look appetizing, and the Nasi goreng kampung did not look freshly cooked. I took a bit of these from my other half’s plate and left them at that.
Was it worth the trip? For $25 nett per pax, scoring well on only 4 or 5 dishes does not seem so. Worth a one-time try, but that’s it.
P.S. The restaurant gave us a complimentary carpark coupon after we settled the bill. If you own an EV, there are charging stations at level 5 carpark.