Great place to people watch, and watch the world go by on any lazy Sunday afternoon.
Food is tad expensive. Limited variety. Service staff are mostly friendly but when they get busy, they get inattentive.

For the full review with photos, please see http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com/2010/12/crossroads-cafe-marriot-hotel.html

Crossroads Cafe is really a run-of-the-mill buffet restaurant, with little hits and many misses. The desserts generally fared better than the mains and starters. Of the mains, I only liked the baked potatoes and Western roasts at the carving station. The only starter I liked was the parma ham. Stay away from the seafood on ice and Cantonese roasts.

Crossroads, located at the busy walkway of the Mariott Hotel, has just gone through a minor revamp as part of a major facelift for the Mariott Hotel.

A popular hang out spot for the expatriates, this is what I would theme as a "western izakaya", or a post work drinks place to check out so eye candy while having a beer and some light bites before dinner.

With four different types of beer on tap and one stout (including Heineken, Tiger, Guiness, Erdinger), one will certainly be spoilt for choice.

A recommended light bite is the Iberico Bellota Lollipop, which is Spanish ham served on a sweet rock melon.

Another light bite to try is the wagyu burger. The meat is a low grade wagyu which means that one would still have a rather strong beefy flavour with a solid bite.

If you are into hearty soups, the mushroom soup with black truffle calls for a solid slurp.

Finally, one of the selling points here, interestingly, is its desserts. I found the Old School English Trifle to be a light balanced strawberry cake and custard mix. Meanwhile the Crossroad Splits, consisting of banana fritters, caramel and chocolate had a good level of sweetness.