Seasonal
Tastes is the main dining location for The Westin Hotel Singapore.
Located on the 32nd floor, surrounded with top to bottom
glass window, it allow diners to enjoy the view of Singapore skyline.
And what is amazing is that on Monday and Tuesday, the dinner buffet
is priced at only $48++ per pax.
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| Part of Cold Seafood Selection |
So what
is on offer at Seasonal Tastes:
Cold
Seafood Selection. Here you can
get your fix for fresh oysters, chilled lobsters, crabs, prawns and
mussels. My personal picked from this station are the oysters,
lobsters and prawns. The oyster is fresh, briny with velvety
texture. The lobster and prawns are solid with springy fresh texture.
For dipping sauce, the wasabi mayonnaise with a dash of lemon got my
pick.
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| Oysters |
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| Lobster & Prawns |
Cold
cuts station. It is basically a
smorgasbord here. You are spoilt for choices in cold cuts, green
leafs, dressing and pickles. They also combine different type of
cheese here together with crackers or fruits to your liking. Across
this station, there is a build-your-own Caesar salad station.
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| Part of Cold Cuts Station |
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| Part of Cold Cuts Station |
Sushi
& Sashimi. For sashimi, it
consist of only a few cuts. Salmon, salmon belly, tuna, and octopus
and the cuts are generous. It was presented on a long plate without
anyone attending the counter. Most of the sashimi was left untouched,
I am not sure if it was because of the recent scare of consuming raw
fish or we just got sick of it from lo hei session during CNY. The
sushi although it looks aesthetically pleasing, it was pretty
ordinary in taste.
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| Sashimi |
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| Octopus, Salmon & Salmon Belly Sashimi |
Live
Station. Here you can get your
fix for steak (beef and lamb), fish, sausages, satay and Thai bbq
pork. The satay is a must try here. The meat is well seasoned,
fragrant and succulent. There is a bit of charred from the grill,
that you normally found in the outer part of the satay.
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| Leg of Lamb, Seabass and Sausages (raw) |
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| Satay |
Beef of the night was striploin. We both order one serving each and
we find the meat is on the tough side as it was derived of fats from
well spread the marbling. The leg lamb on the other hand is so much
better compare to the beef. Absent of any gamy flavours, it is meaty,
succulent and it just melts in your mouth.
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| Striploin (top), Leg of Lamb (below) & Chorizo |
The fish for the night is baked seabass, which we gave a miss due to
the seizable portion. The chorizo was solid and dry, unlike a
bratwurst that is juicy. As there are two Thai Chef in the rank here,
the Thai bbq pork (Mu Ping) is pretty very solid here. Tender, well
seasoned and the caramelised meat just simply melts in your mouth.
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| Part of the live station |
Cooked
food station. There was whole
baked salmon, pulled pork and range of Indian cuisine such as briyani
& chicken masala, not forgetting the Japanese Tempura. I sampled
the pulled pork, which like its name pulled into a strand of meat. It
was covered with the au jus from the roasting, so it maintain the
tenderness and moisture in the meat. The solid flavour of vinegar and
bbq sauce helps to balance this dish so you do not become overwhelm
('jelak').
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| Pulled Pork, Coleslaw, corn bread and mash potatoes |
For the tempura station, I honestly feel it was kind of neglected. I
tried the prawn tempura, but there is nothing positive I can say
about it. For Indian cuisine, we gave it a miss as we don't feel like
carbo tonight.
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| Gobhi Matter - Cauliflower with Green Pea |
Noodle
station. LD sampled the laksa.
Unlike the normal Singapore laksa, the version here is not as 'lemak'
as the one we regularly ate. The flavours come from the seafood and
spices, which gave the lighter soup the robustness.
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| Laksa |
Finally,
Desserts station.
Their gelato is a must try. We were strongly recommend to try the
Chocolate and Avocado. They are absolutely spot on. The dark
chocolate solid and totally yum. While the avocado is smooth, creamy
with a hint of avocado flavour. The rest of the flavours such as
mango, vanilla and blood orange are definitely worth to try as well.
I use the vanilla for make affogato with my coffee. Due to the
strength of the coffee, I only manage to catch a wink at 4 in the
morning.
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| Part of Desserts Station |
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| Gelatos - Mango, Chocolate, Vanilla, Blood Orange & Avocado at the back |
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| Chubby Botak Koala Affogato |
Don't miss The Lychee Crumble tart and the brownie here. The pastry
on the tart is crumbly while the sweetness of the tart toppings is
minimum. The surprise come from the spurt of chocolate halfway when
you bit the tart. The brownie is topped with mini profiteroles and
cream. Similar to the gelato, the brownie has a crispy outer part,
with moist inner part and strong solid flavour of chocolate. On the
top, the profiteroles is light and filled with airy whipped cream. A
beautiful way to end the meal.
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| Lychee Crumble Tart (Left) with other desserts |
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| Brownie with profiteroles |
During the day, Seasonal Tastes is filled with natural lights.
Meanwhile in the evening, the lighting is pretty dim. A bane to take
photograph, but a perfect intimate dining setting. The seating are
well spread out, near the entrance of the restaurant, however it is
pretty tight near the live station, you will feel it when you are
placing your order to cook.
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| Part of desserts station - dining area |
Overall, Monday and Tuesday diner buffet provide value for money. The
quality of the food served here is very good and there is sufficient
variety to meet everyone palate. So if you are looking for a place to
dine on Monday and Tuesday, you must consider Seasonal Tastes.
Cheers!!
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| Part of dining area |
Thank you very much to HungryGoWhere and The Westin Hotel team for
the tasting invitation.
Food
& Drink: 7.5/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
n/a (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
8.5/10
Budget per Person: $51 - $80, $81 and above
Seasonal
Tastes
12 Marina Square View
Level 32, The Westin Hotel Singapore
Asia Square Tower 2
Singapore 018961
T: +65 6922 6968
IG: @thewestinsingapore
OH:
Daily 06.30 – 23.00
Lunch Buffet: Daily 12.00 – 14.30
Dinner Buffet: Sat – Thu 18.00 – 22.00
Seafood Night Buffet: Fri 18.00 – 22.00
Sunday Lazy Lunch: Sun 12.00 – 15.00
Buffet Price
Lunch Buffet: $48++ per pax.
Sunday Lazy Lunch: $78++ per pax
Dinner Mon & Tue: $48++ per pax
Dinner Wed & Thu: $68++
Seafood Night Buffet: $82++
Saturday
Carving & Roasts Night: $78++
Sunday
Dinner Buffet: $68++
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