Went to have dinner at Melt - The World Cafe at Oriental Hotel. Because of CNY, they raised the price to $50+++. Citibank Dividend Platinum (I think) had 15% discount so it's $50 nett per person. Pricy, but the service was very good. Food was great as well.
Newly renovated Oriental Hotel. Looks good rite? Laterns were at the entrance of the hotel. Pretty.
The Food
We have Italian (I think)...
Japanese...
Indian... Their Nann is very nice. I love their mango chutney but they didn't have it this time. I dunno why.
Seafood (Clams, Oysters, Baby Lobsters, Crayfish). Daddy and mummy liked the oysters because they were not too big.
Chinese... Their Chicken Bak Kut Teh Soup was delicious! They change soups from time to time. The last time I went, it was Shark's Fin Soup. Also very nice.
The bread counter...
Cheessssssseeeeee
Lots and lots and lots of ice-cream toppings. They have waffles for your ice cream too but too full to have them.
Cakes. Not many but nice. Their blackforest is very very rich. I love their cherry filling.
Chocolate Fountain... Dark and milk. I loved their orange chocolate fountain the last time I went but was disappointed that they don't have it this time. I asked the chef and he said they change the flavour each time they finish a block. Wasted sia.
They also have a large selection of fruits available. They will cut for you after you have chosen what you want. The fruit du jour is MANGO. This HK guy beside us had like two servings of three mangoes! It was very nice.
Mini Pasteries (this is 1 of 3 sections). They have this orange pudding thingy that's very nice.
Apple Crumble from the pastry section.
Steak from the BBQ section. Medium rare even without your asking. Yum.
Strawberry and Vanilla ice-cream topped with vanilla sauce, chocolate sprinkles and chopped almonds plus 2 wafers. :)
Lo-Hei!
They have free-flow Yu-Sheng! The first one was the four-serving portion (which is not a lot) and we added salmon and swordfish sashimi from the Jap counter. Yum. I asked for another two-serving portion later on. The presentation actually looked nicer. Heh.
Lo Hei-ing.
Uncle Eat-A-Lot
This uncle can eat a lot sia. He came later than us and left earlier than us. But he definitely ate more than one of us! The first time he went to take food, he brought back three plates (as witnessed by mummy). After that I think he went for at least six more servings! Non-stop one man, and he eat very fast! Later he went to talk to the waitress or something before continue eating. Then he disappeared for quite a while. We found him talking to another waitress while holding a bowl of ice-cream.
He moved on to the desserts. And just when you think he's done, he went back to the main course. I think he knew I was taking his pic cos of the stupid red AF beam. :p Anyway, this was the best shot I could get cos it was dark by that time.
There was probably a important person somewhere in the building cos got 4 traffic police and one army guy eating in the cafe. Someone told them to have the buffet then another waiter said that they already had food prepared for them. They got Nasi Padang. Sad but the nasi padang itself looked very good.
We started at 7pm (reached at 6.45pm tho), ended at 10pm. 3-hour marathon but we ate slowly.
Great stuff.
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