Located at Park Hotel Clarke Quay, Brizo is a place with a reputation for serving up great seafood. They unveiled a brand new ‘Taste of Singapura’ seafood buffet dinner on 1 July that promises loads of local delights, a wide variety of seafood, and their signature crab dishes, such as the Singapore-style Chilli Crab. The Smart Local team decided to give the buffet a shot. Here’s what we thought.
Our first impression was positive – we were pleasantly surprised at a very wide array of food offerings. Glancing up and down the aisles, we saw a dessert corner, a satay corner, oysters, mussels, sashimi, and Singaporean favorites like nasi goreng, salted egg yolk crayfish, and chilli crab with mantou.
We started with the satay – mutton, beef and chicken. They were cooked just right, and went well with the sauces offered. A classic well done. The satay corner was also well stocked with shrimp wanton, curry samosa, and ngoh hiang.
There’s also a salad bar. The sheer variety here should satisfy any salad lover. Don’t fill yourself up with it though – there are better things to look forward to.
Our next venture was the chilled seafood – this included Chilean scallops, flower crabs, Canadian oysters, tiger prawns, and fresh salmon sashimi. We didn’t find the oysters very appetising, but we were satisfied with the Chilean scallops and the fresh salmon sashimi, which came with wasabi and soya sauce. For a seafood buffet to be successful, the foundations have to be well-laid, and the chilled seafood got the job done.
Our next trip to the buffet line took us to the cooked food.
Brizo’s dessert corner is extremely well stocked. We first tried the tropical fruit platter- papayas, pineapple, honey dew and watermelon. They were a refreshing way to wash down the heavy seafood and cleanse the palate. But you’re missing out if you don’t bathe them in chocolate.
I love chocolate fountains. It’s the first thing I look out for at any buffet, and I’m always disappointed when it’s not there. The fountain at Brizo was simply beautiful, and dipping a skewer of fruit into the chocolate felt a bit like this:
Simply heavenly. Source
There were also cakes, kueh, and durian pengat – a sweetened durian pulp similar to blended durian. I’ve never seen this dessert before, and being a durian lover, I went straight for this. It was not as heavy as eating the actual fruit, but the distinctive durian taste was definitely there. Overall, there’s easily enough dessert to ensure you don’t go home with any sweet cravings.
Verdict: 7.5/10
When: 1 July to 30 September. Buffet dinner only open Wednesdays to Sundays.
Price: Wednesday to Thursday: Adult $58++, Child $29++, Friday to Sunday: Adult $68++, Child $34++
Address: 1 Unity Street, Singapore 237983
This post was brought to you by Brizo Restaurant & Bar.
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