F1 is here again this weekend, with road closures and special discounts everywhere, I couldn't miss out on the special offer that I happen to come across this year! It's Greenhouse @ Ritz Carlton which I heard and read so much about and decided to seize this opportunity.
This special offer is actually a tier discount for the week of F1 (16th September - 23rd September) and it works like this:
Multiple-Tier Dining Offer Advance Reservation
• Five or more days advanced booking – 50% direct discount off buffet dinner
• Four days advanced booking – 40% direct discount off buffet dinner
• Three days advanced booking – 30% direct discount off buffet dinner
• Two days advanced booking – 20% direct discount off buffet dinner
• One day advanced booking – 10% direct discount off buffet dinner
After reading this on the forum, I sent an email to reserve a table for Le Girlfriend (her name's L by the way) and myself IMMEDIATELY. How can we even think of missing this chance, so we decided to make it our Anniversary dinner :) And yes, we got 50% direct discount, we are lucky bitches aren't we? :D
Without further ado, I shall let the pictures do the talking for a bit:
The heavenly sight that greets you when you enter the restaurant.
The cold seafood section.
The oysters were freshly shucked to order, but then again, there was already a queue forming before the oysters were out. I bet the chef must be trying his best to shuck as many as possible with so many eyes on him lol. They were really fresh though, the prawns were very fresh and cooked just right as well. The clams and mussels were equally good as well.
From left, clockwise: Salmon with Saffron Cream Sauce, Salad with Smoked Salmon and Cold cut and lastly, Teriyaki Chicken.
The Salmon was overcooked and the sauce was lacking, the salad was nothing out of the extraordinary. However, the Teriyaki chicken was marinated well and had a nice touch of Japanese Bonito flakes in them, which gives it an extra boost in my opinion.
From left, clockwise: Butter Chicken, Naan and the Curry Vegetable
Japanese Ramen from the Live cooking station.
The soup was flavourful and sweet, but unfortunately, the noodles were too soft for my liking and the bamboo shoots had an overwhelming smell.
Laksa from the Live cooking station.
This Laksa surprised me with it being so good that L went for second and third helpings.
Sweet and Sour Prawn, and yes they are quite huge.
The prawns didn't really absorb the sauce but the prawns made up for it in size.
Japanese Soba Noodles.
This wasn't too good, cold noodles became warm noodles as the sauce was warm from leaving out for a long period of time.
Black Pepper Crabs.
I was kinda upset when I saw that it was empty when I went past it the 1st time round. Thankfully, L's sharp eyes caught them refilling it awhile later and voila! we both satisfied our crab cravings. This dish was really good with the black pepper sauce being just nice and addictive, not too spicy that we can't continue with second helpings. I believe this was one of the dishes that I enjoyed tremendously!
That kinda ended my night at Greenhouse, before you wonder, yes I did try the desserts but it wasn't that good enough to mention.
All in all, it was worth it because of the 50% discount but it depends if you are willing to brave the public transport and inconvenience of all the road closures and what not. For me, it's good enough to just try it once and leave it at that :)
Price: $88++ (50% off or less for F1 Special from 16th - 23rd September 2013)
Address: 7 Raffles Avenue, #03-00, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
Telephone: 6434 5288
Opening Hours: 12pm – 2.30pm (Lunch Buffet); 6.30pm – 10.30pm (Dinner Buffet); 12pm – 3.30pm (Sunday Brunch Buffet)
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