Saltwater Cafe and Creek

Since last October, i've wanted to dine at the resort conceptual Changi Village Hotel since its major makeover in 2004.

And at a Credit Card promotional 1-for-1 rate of $32++ for their International Lunch Buffet, i could no longer hold out my suspension.

Bright and cheery was our dining hall with full view of the facing greenery and Swimming Pool. Its relaxed atmosphere sets our mood right for a hearty meal :)

Greenly Salad Bar.

Mussels & Prawns.

Neatly arranged on Ice cubes, these are fresh and firm. Great tasting with dribble of Tabasco Pepper sauce & Lemon squeezes.

Fresh Cut Sashimi Serving Counter.

Pig's Stomach Pepper Soup

This Chinese entree is unexpectedly good, flavorful broth and tender intestines; it comes with Gingko Nuts and sliced Button Mushrooms.

There's another pot of Creamy Carrot Soup looking real good but i didn't try, it comes with nice Bread Rolls to go with.

Century Eggs Porridge.

This plainly adorned Porridge with Fried Fritters is cooked to the right consistency, it tasted deliciously smooth.

The Round Cooked Food Counter.

There's the Fried Kway Teow (on the foreground), followed by Sauteed Beef, Rojak Chicken, Chawanmushi, Baked Mussels, Braised Pork, Steamed Fish in Miso and Sauteed Vegetables.

Steamed Fish with Miso - i love this.

Rojak Chicken - We love this :)

Braised Pork - nice.

Nasi Briyani.

Kick yourself if you ever missed this little side counter.

Fluffy Basmati rice with all the necessary works of golden Fried Fish, Masala Mutton, Curry Chicken and Long Beans in Bean Sauce. Mmmm... ...

Laksa - DIY by Ric.

It's a pity; the one here is served without fresh Cockles. Else, we would make a little dance around this delightful bowl that we shared.

Spaghetti in Creme Sauce

A choice of either the Spaghetti or Penne Pasta to go with the Cream, Tomato or Aglio Olio Sauce. These matches never can go wrong. Mama mia.

Har Gow & Five Spiced Meat Roll.

A little from Hong Kong presented in tiny Har Gow (Shrimp dumplings), Five Spiced Meat Roll and Steamed Buns. I was surprised that despite its small-scale assembly, these little 2 pieces actually tasted nice and decent. Yeah, never a slipshod job.


The Dessert section is a stage that opens with French Pastries and 3 rows of Nonya Kuehs and little Cakes behind the scenes.


We especially enjoyed the little cakes of Cheese and palatable assortment of Kuehs; those little Shot Glass Desserts of Bavarian Cream Mousse are too sweet for our liking.


Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce.

For some warm Desserts, they serve local Pulut Hitam with Coconut Milk and Bread Pudding (Hong Kong styled - with Vanilla Creme Dressing).

I have this big slice of Bread Pudding all for myself. I love Bread Pudding :) Can you see the tiny Black Vanilla seedlings in the sauce?

And we rested upon a good cup of Coffee after the heavy meal; they served Boncafe here. Some take-away with scopes of Vanilla & Chocolate Ice-cream in crispy Cone, if you could still manage to :) I can!

All in all, the quality of food here is more than mediocre and most memorable. I would certainly love to return.