I ate at 10@Claymore for the Pan Pacific special ala carte buffet, also known as 'Plates of Pleasure which occurs during the period of April to May.

Seafood.
There was a generous variety of seafood, including lobsters and the huge crab.
Most buffets do not have lobster and most of them serve flower crab which are smaller in size. The oysters were fresh to the max! There is an oyster counter and two kitchen staff were busy prying open the oysters on the spot upon order.

The steak was perfectly cooked, it suits my taste buds (:

Desserts:
The desserts were pretty average. I loved the chocolate cake and crepe. I thought the crepe was really thin and sweet! While the macarons were nothing fantastic, the butter cookies. If not for the fact that I was d*** full, I would have eaten more of it.

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This time, i had the brunch buffet at 10 at Claymore, a modern bistro grill offering a sumptuous collection of contemporary European cuisine, accentuated with some Pacific Seafood touches. 
 
Fresh scallops, prawns, Alaskan King Crabs, lobsters and sashimi are available. And i loved the creamy and more substantial Canadian Fanny Bay oysters. 
 
Can't say no to the Iberico ham that was the centerpiece display (till i devoured it whole). The cheeses that i love are available as well, and i spotted smoked cheddar and blue cheese too. The Whole Roast Wagyu Bolar Blade has a fine marbling of between 9 to 10 and it was quite juicy despite its dry appearance.  
 
There's quite a variety of Chinese dishes in fact and all are well executed. The Steamed Lotus Rice was fragrant though i wish for it to be more moist. Oh and that Kurobuta Pork should not be missed as well. 
 
Organic Plates of Pleasure are available in Apr and May. You would be happy to know that you get unlimited servings of these petite plates and every dish was stellar.  
 
The Organic Pressed Home-Made Dou Fu was silky on the inside and the golden exterior was really aromatic. The green stuff is actually organic spinach which is compressed together with the toufu. Love the light tasting broth which is slightly sweeted by the Pacific Blue Crab.
 
While the Norwegian Wild Salmon in Imperial Bonito-Miso Broth may not have a strong miso taste (i'm comparing it to Nobu's famed Miso Cod), i appreciated the light touch in flavoring, leaving the fish to speak for itself. The perfectly cooked meat gave way to a moist pink centre which was just of the right texture.
 
Our favorite dish was the New Zealand Grass-Fed Beef Tenderloin no doubt. The fork tender medallion had such an amazing texture that i hardly needed to chew on it. Chef Chris explained that the meat is roasted under low temperature (similar to sous vide but in an oven) to break down all the veins typical of grass fed beef. They do it for the lamb rack too. The creamy and starchy Mashed Organic Potato with Truffle was irresistible and Nutty Marmalade Crème was a great complement to the meat.
 
The sweet section was quite extensive as well with many cakes, puddings and more. We had the interesting Lemongrass ice cream from New Zealand that day. I quite enjoyed the bread pudding, as well as the petite mango pudding.
 
Do not give the crepes a miss. We asked for the extra crispy one with Mao Shan Wang Durian topping and it was out of this world. The puree is the real deal and it's a convenient way of eating durian really. d*** i'm missing this already.

Located at Pan Pacific Orchard, this new find of mine suffers from its location although it is still in Orchard Road. Still not many people know of and even if they do, see this as a potential dining destination - such a pity as their buffet lunch is actually quite good!

I went for a weeday buffet lunch promotion which allows 3pax to dine for th price of 2pax using UOB cards and we were plesantly surprised by the value of the meal, both variety and quality.

Cold dishes - DIY salad station, appetizers like spicy pasta salad (nice) and achar (good), cold soba noodles, cold cuts, and smoked salmon. I missed fresh salmon sashimi though.

Soups - there were 2 selections that day - Tomato and Tom Yam. We all did try the tomato but the tom yam was the best I have ever tasted, seriously. It was chockful of flavour but not too spicy - a wonderful pipping hot concoction of lemongrass, tomotoes, and thai spices. And this coming from a non-tom yam lover.

Bread - the selection looked great but honestly, I try to stay away from bread at buffets in general.

Cheeses - I was overwhelmed by the cheese selection and they were all very nice!  Wensleydale cranberry, Port wine cheddar, Pakari smoked cheddar, Long Clawson chilli & lime and black pepper. All super good and goes extremely well with the condiments and crackers provided.

Hot dishes - am reviewing this based on my limited meat intake here. There were thai olive rice (nice but oddly cold sitting on top of a steamer), chilli steam sea bass (delicious), roasted veg (my favourite), mussels in soya sauce (good), teriyaki chicken (very good). The things I didnt eat was lamb shank, braised beef, braised ginger chicken, stir fried kailan which looked competently attractive.

Live station - Not really 'live' live but there was a chef slicing bbq ribs and grilled pineapple for you if you like.

Ala carte food - The highlight was no doubt the unlimited ala carte order of 3 local fav - char kway teow (good), spicy prawn noodle broth (good), and assam laksa (average). I liked that they really kept it to smallish portions but even so, most people wont be able to get through to seconds as they are so carb heavy.

Desserts - A big assortment but me being me, I only tried a few - the chocolate truffle (like rocher in cake form), mango pudding (good) and swiss roll (nah). The same chef slicing the ribs at the station is also in charge of making crepes with your choice of fillings, including durian which seems to make my table very happy indeed. There's also cookies and ice creams available which I didnt have the space for.

Drinks / juices - there are 4 prepared juices - pineapple, grapefruit, guava, orange which were not too bad. The buffet also comes with coffee / tea which came with hot milk - nice.

Service was mostly good save for a young girl who was almost too  enthusiatic about clearing our plates - she would swoop down on us when we were at our last month but still holding on to the spoon / fork.

Will do a return visit!