For more pictures (a lot of pictures) and the full review, visit my blog post: http://melicacy.com/?p=5528

“Winesday Night Live” happens every Wednesday, where you will enjoy 50 percent off selected regional wines. Look forward to the “live” station where their chef will demonstrate the art of pasta making.

Basilissimo
Three-course Dinner with Antipasti Buffet, Dessert Buffet and your choice of Mains at $78++ per person, $108++ with 2 glasses of wine pairing and $128++ with 3 glasses of wine pairing. 6.30pm to 10pm.

The popular three-course Basilissimo dinner has recently launched the “Italian Journey”, which begins with a spectrum of antipasti, featuring premium cold cuts, cheeses, marinated seafood and seasonal vegetables.

Cold cuts include Mortadella, Coppa, Prosciutto di Parma, Prosciutto Cotto and Salame Pugliese.

Cow’s milk cheeses include Traccia, Malghesino originating from Lombardia, Perla Grigia originating from Friuli, Grana Padano originating from Emilia Romagna and Raschera originating from Piemonte to name a few.

So much variety...

(Pictures in my blog)

Salads include Insalata di Zucca (Pumpkin Salad), Acciughe Marinate (Marinated Anchovies), Carciofi Pugliesi (Artichoke Salad), Baccalà alla Vicentina su Crostino (Salted Cod Fish in Vicenza Style) and Insalata di Asparagi Verdi in Salsa (Asparagus Salad with Egg Sauce).

New additions to the spread includes a Crudo Bar featuring sea bass, tuna and cod fish, and a soup-of-the-day station with favourites such as Campania Tomato Soup and Piedmont Mushroom Soup.

For the main course, guests can choose from a menu of nine regional specialties, creatively composed by their three Italian chefs Simone, Angelo and Luca.

The region showcased in April when I visited was Veneto, where rice, beans and seafood feature prominently due to the ocean’s proximity.

In May, you can experience a taste of Sicily with cuisine centred on Mediterranean-influenced seafood, eggplant and artichokes. In the month of June, Basilico will be celebrating Italy’s National Day, which falls on 2 June. The Italian trio Chefs Simone, Angelo and Luca will be presenting their hometown favourites during that month. There’s something new and exciting to look forward to every month!

The quality of Basilico’s spread is hard to top. It has got to be the best Italian buffet orientated restaurant in Singapore, if it’s not the only one.

For the full review with photographs, visit:

http://www.smugourmetclub.com/events/basilico/

Situated at The Regent Hotel, Basilico offers an array of Italian cuisine, served buffet style. The verdict? It crosses the entire checklist needed for a good dining experience. Not only is the place conveniently located at the heart of the town, the menu offerings – though focused mainly on Italian cuisine – consistently perform throughout the stations, ranging from antipasti (appetizer) to the dolci (dessert). There is also a mini station offering popular local food to satisfy a more Southeast Asian cuisine craving.

The highlight of the buffet is the cooked food stations, ranging from grilled meat of all varieties to pastas and various side dishes that wow-ed us. The roasted pork is a winner – the crispy skin crackles when you bite into it, and the meat is so tender and juicy it’ll almost melt in your mouth, and we promise you’ll let go of your inhibition of cholesterol. The roasted chicken is also tender and flavorful. Pair the meats with dollops of mustard; it will elevate the dish to a whole new level.

[for pictures: http://angelinenie.blogspot.sg/2013/01/birthday-lunch-basilico.html]

You only need a few words to describe this buffet- one of the best I've ever had. But it's Italian though, so you gotta firstly love Italian food.

The spread was reasonable and gosh the assortment of ham, stews, antipasti and that mouth-watering-cooked-perfectly-juicy piece of grilled beef. A buffet place I would want to go back for, which is pretty rare for me. I've been to a few like The Line & Carousel, but both ain't as good, in my opinion. 

Everything there is worth a try, especially the grilled beef, stews and hams. However, if you had to give something a miss to save your stomach for dessert, I suggest to skip the pizzas. They're sadly only mediocre. The desserts are really impressive because firstly, there is no cheapo Walls ice-cream you find in many buffet. I think they made their own ice-cream which are all really good! The poached wine pear is a little too strong on the alcohol side though, so people who dislike the taste of alcohol should give that a miss!