Fiesta (Festive Hotel)

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 the buffet was goooood. i think it's really worth it. cos it's a semi-buffet, where you order a main course, and it comes with the appetizer & dessert buffet. or, you can just order the buffet without the main course for $19++ which is d*** worth it. i was half-full after the appetizers already haha.

i really enjoyed the salad bar!!!! omg this must be the most gorgeous array of salad that i have ever seen. of course i wasn't attracted to the veggies :P lol. it was the condiments that came with it which i had a whole lot of fun exploring!!

i'm so proud of my plate of salad okay. i loved it :D a pile of veggies with toppings like croutons, pine nuts, walnuts, chickpeas, almond flakes (basically all the nuts haha) and cheese, and drizzled (or rather drenched, if you know me :P) with italian, french and balsamic dressing. haha. i am so greedy. i can never just have one type of sauce on my food, i want everything!! like when i order subway, it is always dripping because i ask for way too many sauces. hahahaha.

other offerings on the appetizer buffet were the sashimi, grilled asparagus and this interesting honeydew wrapped in parma ham. unfortunately i dont really like honeydew, so i just plucked off the parma ham and gave the fruit to my sister haha. there were also different kinds of pre-made salads. i particularly liked the apple salad, which was very refreshing with is slightly tangy flavour.

there was also corn soup (yikes i don't like) and this lovely warm crusty bread which was DELICIOUS.

for my main course, i ordered the pan roasted salmon steak ($38). im glad i ordered it cos it felt kinda healthy in comparison to all the other meats on offer! it was rubbed with spices and came with a Guasca sauce (no idea what that is!) which i loved (:

my sis who always seems to order all-in-one dishes haha, ordered the brazilian mix ($36) which included the Linguica sausage, Rib eye steak and Spring chicken with lime and garlic. looking at the size of the chicken, this was definitely a meal worthy of mention.

dad's  marinated rib eye ($32) was a traditional steak dish that was beautifully done. tender and with a robust flavour.

the pineapple pork ribs ($32) sounded like a really interesting dish! i might say that it sounds more interesting that it actually is, although it might be because my expectations for this dish were kind of high. the meat was tender enough, but the pineapple taste was too insignificant i guess?

finally the desserts!!! i was so full by then :( i couldnt enjoy them properly, but i still thought they were really well done. i loved the variety of cakes and trio of shooters. every single one of them impressed me, even though i was full to bursting. the fondue was great too - i especially liked oreos dipped in chocolate!!! oh the revelation! it was so delicious xD

overall, a very good meal. great buffet, and good mains, at a reasonable price (:

Looking for a heavier meal over the weekend, I decided to check out Fiesta, located at the Resorts World Sentosa.

A simple setting, the place offers a wide variety of barbecued items for the hungry stomach.

For the chilled items, I recommend starting with the mozzarella cheese with tomato, the chilled mussels with vinegar and the smoked salmon. Do also try the Serrano ham with rock melon, which has a balanced salt and sweet flavour.

The mainstay here has to be the barbecued items. The tiger prawns are done well and I can still taste the freshness with each bite. Other items to try are the barbecued squid as well as the well-marinated chicken wings. They also have barbecued sirloin, although some may find it a little too well-done to their liking.

Was down all the heaviness with the tomato soup, which is creamy and has a pleasant slight sourly finish.

Before ending the meal, do check out the pineapple rice, which has to be one of the stronger tasting ones that I have had in awhile.

Desserts are not much to shout about, but if you have a sweet tooth, there will be a large variety of cakes and tarts to suit your taste.

Part of dinner is to sit back and enjoy the live music as well, which adds to the informal atmosphere that makes it ideal for families to kick back and enjoy the weekend.

I picked this place for my V-day dinner cos I was in Sentosa and this happened to be the cheapest V-day set menu that served beef and also had good ratings on HGW.

Anw, I was not disappointed.

Festive Hotel is meant to be a family-oriented hotel so I don't really understand previous reviews that rated it as romantic or suitable for dates etc. In fact, the interior didn't look romantic at all. However, the alfresco dining gave a whole different feel.

We were seated by the pool, which was calm, breezy and beautiful.

Since the restaurant is a Brazilian restaurant, I'm assuming that's why the pan-seared scallops and sirloin steak were chargrilled like those in all-you-can-eat-brazilian-carnivore restaurants. Since I love chargrilled food, the burnt taste suited me well. What really confused me was the recurrent hint of Chinese influence in the food. Perhaps I'm not familiar with Brazilian food. I dunno. But, the soup was like brown clear soup with a big wanton with mushroom filling. And the steak came with leafy Chinese vegetables... not sure what type maybe caixin or something. Very weird.

The dessert was chocolate mousse and it was muchhhh better than I had expected. Plain old chocolate mousse was covered in dark chocolate sauce and there was some sour fruit in it to take away any heavy feeling one may get from the chocolate overdose.

We were given free chocolates that were terribly lousy. One big box of horrid gold coins. I got a free rose. And they took a free polaroid shot and gave it to us in a card.

The food took a long time to be served, but the courteous servers made up for it.

I'm not sure about how they are like usually, but for Valentine's Day, I would say that it was quite value for money. And.... I think any chef who can do sirloin steak well, is worth trying.

Came to Resort World Sentosa with a friend for a walk-about as we have $200 vouchers won from a contest to spend. So we went around a few hours here and bought a many of sourvenirs and gift items.

Since we had about $100 voucher left, we decided to spend it here. So we come here for the dinner (as I have tried Palio and Starz restaurants located at Hotel Michael and Hard Rock Hotel 2 weeks ago during my company retreat here). The restaurant was quite full as some companies were celebrating where their staff occupied a number of tables and a few big families also came it too.

We were informed that the ala carte dinner included a buffet line of appetisers and desserts where we need only to order a main course item from a list of 12 choices.

So my friend ordered a King Prawn set ($38) while I ordered the Ribeye Steak in Black Pepper Sauce ($36).

First of all, the King Prawns were very good and nicely grilled. There were 2 gigantic King Prawns in the set with some fresh greens. They were very fresh and the meat was sweet and juicy. The only feedback we had was if they could increase the quantity of prawns by another 1 or 2, it would be great value for money as the set was a bit pricey. 

As for the Ribeye Steak, I ordered it to be "medium well" and it came in quite nice and well done with some greens. The portion was generous as the meat was tender. However, if some fries could be included, it would be perfect.

We were also served with the Soup of the Day and Bread, which I forgot the name of the former. However, it was quite tasty and hot. If my taste bud was not too bad, I felt it maybe a soup made up of pumpkins. Anyway, it was nice.

The so-called Appetiser cum Dessert buffet line consisted a great spread of salad items, mainly vegetables, tomato, potato, corns, carrots, cucumbers, olives, beef slices etc with a few types of dressings. They also have some pastries and cakes like the Chocolate cake, which was very rich and flavourful, Coconut Kueh-Lapis which was very nice, Cheese Cake, Eclair etc.

The fruits section offered quite a good spread of freshly cut fruits like water-melon, rock melon, pineapple, jumbu, guava and jack fruit, in addition to the Chocolate fountain with mesh mellows too. The surprise was that they also included the sour plum power which does go well with the pineapple and guava.

Just a note. Coffee and Tea and Ice Cream were not included in the main course set and if you want you will need to pay extra for them. However, you will be served free warm or ice water and unlimited order for the Soup of the Day!

Ambience was cosy and nice. The sofa seats were very comfortable and everything seemed new and vibrant.Tables arrangement was good and was not too closed to the next table. We were seated by the side beside the glass windows which gave us a good view of the hotel lobby downstairs and watching people moving up and down from the stairs into the restaurant. And if you are sitting on the other side of the restaurant, you could be viewing the garden outside but as the night falls, you could barely see any trees or flowers but a few lights outside.

The lightings were bright and nice and inconjunction with the corporate colour of the hotel which was orange colour. Christmas songs were played as part of background music and there was also a live music performance by a group of 4 musicians. However, I felt sad for the musicians as they were like trying their best to perform but no one was actually paying attention or listening to them as diners were busy eating and chit-chatting among themselves and no single applause was given at the end of every song they sang. As such, I felt they were like performing to themselves. So pathetic!

However, I did enjoy the music and songs sangs (mostly oldies and jazz) and if they could also enliven the spirit by singing Christmas carols, it would definitely be able to "attract" attention from the diners!

Service was good. Staff were polite, prompt in clearing used plates and utensils. Executive chef was seen walking around the restaurant ensuring that the buffet items were replenished on time while the "Ang Moh" lady manager and supervisor came by to ask us how we felt about the food and ambience 2-3 times was a nice gesture for the restaurant to garner diners feedback,

We enjoyed the dinner very much and felt it was quite a good deal on the account that we needed only to top by $5 as the bill was $80 (as our vouchers were in the denomination of $25). I must confess that I seldom go for ala carte dinner and always aim for buffet but to me, I do consider this place a bit towards the "higher end" and the buffet line had limited items.

However, if we have to pay the full amount, we felt it was pricey and may not come as the price we were paying, we could go for quite a good deal buffet in a 5-star hotel in town.

With some friends we planned to spend a Saturday night at the newly open RWS. Then in the afternoon we made a reservation for the dinner, negative surprise on the phone they told us that we couldn't order a la carte as there was available only a set dine. I appreciate the fact they told us in advance but bit disappointed about the very limited choice.

However we didnt't change our mind and we did stick to the plan.

We arrived around 8pm and for my big surprise the place was almost empty. Maybe only 2 tables of guests and at least 10 staff in waiting position .. honestly I was bit worried that the place been abandoned because the bad food or service. For the ambience nothing to say as I found it very nice, modern, stilish, with a good care of the details.

Service was quite disappointing. The waitress was very gentle but we have to repeat many times the order as she couldn't get it and keep making mistakes.

The set dine was  soup + appetizer + mix salads + 1 choice of main course + dessert + coffee for $39 per pax. Very honest price as the food was in fair quantity and decent quality.

My hits were the mushroom soup and the brazilian mix churrasco (mix grilled meat).

In conclusion it was a nice meal with friends in a nice environment. Again I am surprised that such place was deserted, considering that news keep saying that all restaurants in RW are fully packed .. I hope for the Management it will be in the future, but please provide a better training for the Staff.