Thursday, November 3, 2011

Olive Tree Restaurant

We were on a 1 day seminar at the Intercontinental Hotel Singapore, thrilled with the provision of a buffet lunch at their Olive Tree Restaurant! I almost couldn't tear myself away from the table when the clock struck 2pm for us to return to the seminar ballroom...

It's a shame no photos of the good food were taken cos my bosses were at the same table (this blogger identity was sworn to secrecy!); with any dining promotion, i shall certainly hurried back here with Ric - this trip had left some sparkling impression of the hotel and the Olive Tree.


Priced at $39.50++, the lunch buffet serves notable spread of fresh seafood (prawns, clams, mussels, clayfish; no oysters), local and international fare with roast lamb leg and juicy roast beef. Freshness of ingredients used in popular recipes made this buffet standout from the common others; good reviews you read online about here were all true.

And for once, ice-cream outperforms cake dishes up at buffets. Unalike to run-of-the-mill chocolate-strawberry-vanilla trio, they serve a grandstander of fine ice-cream that tastes of real fruits and nuts - in flavors of Pistachio, Melon, Pink Guava, Mango, Strawberry, Vanilla!

The courtyard dining hall was bright, spacious and quiet for a cozy up lunch while service at the serving counter was cheery as i recognized our celebrity chef, Chef Eric Neo who was all smiley, tossing nice tender squids for us all waiting in line at his live cooking station :)

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