dinner buffet at Marriott cafe

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normally we have this tradition with one group of friends that we will have an annual kushinbo dinner... but because Kushinbo prices had jet up so high ($70 for weekend dinner buffet), we decided to look for cheaper alternatives.... while we were searching online, I came across this UOB card 1 for 1 dining deal for Marriott cafe... the usual price for weekend dinner buffet is $80++, after 1 for 1 will be $48/pax which is still cheaper than kushinbo so we decided to give it a go =) since they had limited slots allocated for 1 for 1 customers, we had to make reservation almost 1 month ahead.... so do make reservation early...... without further ado, lets start with photos!!!

Marriott cafe

inside the restaurant

dining ware

variety of ham

seafood

some cooked food

dessert!!!

ice cream

more dessert & fruits

cooked meat

paella & offal

bread selection

salad corner

sushi/sashimi

the ambiance of the place is not too bad, there is enough space in between the tables so you wont feel very cramp & wont be disturbed when talking..... the high ceiling also give the place a grander look which also makes it feel more spacious...... as for the food wise, i think on the first glance, the food selection seem quite good.... first thing that caught my eye was the seafood section... i took a look at the online menu beforehand & i knew that they serve lobster & crab legs!!! so those 2 things were my main target =) i was also surprised that they served cooked food in le creuset cooking ware..... really  fancy..... next, let me share some of the food i ate...

seafood

cheese & some sides

more seafood

dessert

of cause those were not all the food that I have eaten but pretty much sum up what I like to eat.... SEAFOOD!!! the lobster claws were GREAT!!! juicy, quite sweet & best thing was that they were de-shelled!!! so you can pretty much just bite off the chunky meat!!!! think i ate like 10 pieces of lobster claws..... crab wise was a little disappointing, i prefer kushinbo for that.... for those who love oyster, marriott cafe is the place for you.... I am not an oyster fan so i just gotten one piece to try & woooo, it tasted really fresh wor.....

for the cooked meat section, i only gotten pork knuckle since i dont really like roast beef & i dont take mutton.... perhaps i am more of a chinese roast pork fan, i didnt like the pork knuckle there, it was too salty.... i tried abit of other food section & they were ok, not really fantastic to me.... BUT BUT BUT their dessert selection really worth mentioning.... quite a wide variety i would say, there was a selection just for chocolate desserts.... like chocolate tart, chocolate cake, chocolate moouse, etc but i forgotten to take picture of that.....

in conclusion, i think marriott cafe had quite a nice spread of food which i believed will be suitable for majority of the population.... price wise is definitely abit steep but with the 1 for 1 promotion then i think is quite worthwhile to try especially when you want to chill out with friends =)