Triple Three's Hokkaido Seafood Buffet

I've stayed away from buffets for a while cos they always cause me to overeat but with DBS offering a 1-for-1 promotion and the restaurant featuring a Hokkaido seafood theme, I just couldn't resist.

In case you forgot, it's Hokkaido Seafood night!

The meat for the king crab was super sweet! The crab claw (from unidentified crab lol) paled in comparison.

Various deep fried items. The potato with cheese croquette was super delicious, in fact, it's the best I've ever had. And as someone who absolutely loves potatoes and cheese, I've tried a lot of them.

This was my favourite item of the night! The cheese just went along so well with the fresh lobster meat. I was thinking of getting another one later but was too full in the end.

Tempura! The sweet potato was awesome.

The wagyu beef went well with the truffle sauce but would have been better if it was cooked a little more, it was a little hard to chew.

Hokkaido beef curry, some soup and chawanmushi. I loved the fish roe on the chawanmushi.

Dessert break! Yuzu and sea salt ice cream. I liked the yuzu one better, the tangy taste had me ready for another round of food.

Ramen. They let you pick want toppings you want added to the ramen, I had egg, char siew and crab. This was great too, worth the stomach space, especially the crab!

Because you can't go to a seafood buffet without trying the sashimi.

Red bean soup with mochi. The mochi had some kind of bean paste filling in them, pretty good.

Assorted desserts and some tea to aid digestion. The lumpy thing next to the pink mochi is actually rare cheesecake, and it tastes a lot better than it looks.

We paid about $90 per person and I thought it was well worth the price. I loved almost everything in the buffet, the food was great and so was the service. Definitely the best buffet I've been to so far.

Christmas Afternoon Tea @ Chihuly Lounge

We made our reservations about two weeks before Christmas and had to make payment in advance, they probably wanted to prevent people from not showing up and wasting the space. I didn't know this before, but the Ritz Carlton is packed at Christmas. When we arrived, just slightly before 2.30pm, the Greenhouse, just opposite Chihuly Lounge was filled with people, probably enjoying the lunch buffet. The Chihuly Lounge looked kind of deserted in comparison, but that was because the Afternoon Tea Buffet only starts at 2.30pm. It started filling up about 30 minutes later.

Christmas tree in the lobby.

View from my seat, I was next to the buffet table \o/ The place had a really nice ambience.

Table setting. They had honey from Heidard!

Savory items.

Desserts! There was also a live station where the chef prepared warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. IT WAS AWESOME!

Iced peach tea. Instead of regular ice cubes, they had little balls of frozen tea, this prevented the tea from becoming diluted as the ice melted. Really nice presentation.

Lychee martini, yummy! There was a really friendly guy, carrying a tray of these around.

The buffet had a limited spread, but everything was really good. The food was refilled frequently, thus ensuring that they didn't turn cold from sitting out there for too long and service was very attentive, with plates being cleared once you left the table to get other stuff. The only bad thing was the scones were not particularly good and they didn't have my favorite dessert, bread pudding!

At about $50, I thought the price was quite reasonable. I'd definitely want to return and try the regular weekend afternoon tea next time!