I ate myself silly here, as most Singaporeans do at buffets, but it's not a remarkable one. The spread is good, with several Western, Indian and Chinese/local dishes, a sashimi section, salads, soups and a dessert bar. Coffee and English breakfast tea are included in the price.

Here are the highlights and misses:

- The meats in the Western section were generally a letdown, until a new rack of lamb was brought out. It wasn't juicy but the gravy helped a little. The taste of lamb was particularly strong.

- The duck confit was odd...it was very salty, and horror of horrors, tasted like Kentucky Fried Crud.

- The seaffood pescorole was a bit salty. Plenty of shrimps lent to the distinct briny taste. The same goes for the fresh mussels, clams, oysters and crabs - do ask for the nutcracker if you need it.

- Drunken prawns were lovely...the stock was flavourful and the prawns were sweet and easy to shell. Marmite chicken lacked the malty taste although it looked appetitising. They couldn't go far wrong with the steamed fish, and it was good.

- Of the Indian selections, I had only the vegetable korma, and it was easy. Not that I eat such dishes often enough to comment properly.

- Very oddly, the seafood is placed next to the ice-cream, and the cold soba next to the salads. But there's no tempura to go with the said noodles. Of the vegetables, I picked the rocket and chicory for myself...I would have prefered more walnuts in the Waldorf salad however.

- 4 choices of Haagen Dazs ice-cream are offered, and it's another one that can't go wrong. The rest of the dessert counter is good, with a selection of kuih, cakes, jellies and macaroons.

Ondeh-ondeh looked thick but the gula melaka flowed freely. Pulut inti was a bit spicy and savoury, and the rice rather sticky.

The fruit counter included the usual melons...and ruby grapefruits (wah-hey!).

Special mention goes to the cheese platter, which included feta and caprice de dieuz in addition to cheddar, edam, goudard and (can't recall what else there was). The caprice is like a stronger-tasting cousin of brie. Besides apricots, grapes and carrots, pinenuts and walnuts are available to go with them.

I found the dim lighting and massive swarths of black oppressive from a designer's point of view. It's more suited to a library or a more exlusive restaurant. That's more subjective however, and at least the furnishings were not cheap-looking, the lighting was soft and no contruction fittings were left exposed.

No complaints about the service though, the wait staff were attentive and the chefs handled the food confidently, whether it was slicing lamb, dowsing prawns or toasting quesadillas.

There you have it. It's expensive at $38++, and I can't find a compelling reason to return, even if I happen to be at the airport.

Treated to dinner here by my brother. Bless his little socks. Buffet looked so-so. Fresh seafood - well, it was raw, I can't personally attest to how *fresh* it was. Then eclectic mixture of the commonplace Asian fare, pasta, and the usual Western mix. So I opted for the a-la-carte. Had the roast rib of lamb, medium. Lovely, succulent lamb, presented on a bed of sweetly mashed potatos. There was a token broccoli floating on the side (think healthy!) but I don't remember much about that (think: greed is good! think: carnivorous!) Brother had Chilean sea bass, which he reported was good. It looked good, but I was too busy attacking the above..
The bill was good, too - $38++ for the lamb. Hmm. Lucky I wasn't paying.
Ambience - well, it was a bit too dark "noir" for my liking. Not to mention the 3 cents per minute parking - go to the loo, and that's another 50 cents you've pissed away. Sorry, that just slipped past the censors....
Service was good. Friendly, efficient, attentive. See, I'm not **that** critical...

Located at one end of Terminal 3, this newly opened hotel is tastefully designed and the in-house restaurant keeps to the design theme and was nicely done up in a cosy modern manner. Ideal place if you have large groups as there are segregated sections that offers exclusivity for about 30-40 paxs.
Buffet spread was a bit thin considering the price was $38++. Food ran out quickly even though the restaurant was about half filled. Few main Asian & Western dishes, mostly seafood, pasta cooked on the spot (not bad), prawn noodle (review was not just "not nice", but "bad"). Dessert spread barely there. Ice cream variety is wider than the usual generic flavours u get elsewhere - replenishments with different flavours ensured this variety (lime, strawberry, mango sherbet & chocochip, choco, vanilla, raspberry ice-cream).
If you are more of an ambience rather than a food or value for money diner, then this place is for you (parking is expensive at the Terminal too).
Service is prompt as there are sufficiently numbers of wait staff though I did come across a staff who tried but failed to fill my cup of tea with 3 near-empty flasks. And the tea had a strong coffee smell which I disliked very much, signs that the restaurant uses the coffee/tea flasks interchangeably.
UOB Promo : 4 dine for the price of 3.
The bar opposite the restaurant looks worth trying.
The other restaurant located in this hotel is Imperial Treasure on the first floor.