Special thanks to Karen for the invite!
The sister company of PanPacific group, Park Royal
adopts the same approach for its buffet themed specials. For the month
of July, they are headed the crabbilicious way! Word has it they are
fully booked on weekends and have had repeats
from customers up to three times a week. True to that, when we were
there for a buffet, it was considerably packed on a Friday evening.
Japanese corner.
Seafood.
Dessert!
Juices to quench the thirst!
One of the indicators for a crabby meal!
Table laid for massive feasting.
Japanese corner.
Seafood.
Dessert!
Juices to quench the thirst!
One of the indicators for a crabby meal!
Table laid for massive feasting.
Mud crabs and sri lankan crabs are the two types
used in their crab showcase. Comments below are based entirely on the
flavour. Due to crabs used, the texture of the meat ranged from succulent to flaky and flavourful.
Chef Jackson and one of his creations.
Chef Jackson and one of his creations.
Salted Egg Yolk Crab
A personal favourite of the lot. This sweet one had
a butter-egg yolk batter than mostly stuck to the shell and made it
tongue-licking delicious. Loved the grit of the salted egg yolk.
Butter Crab
Almost like the salted egg yolk but without the salty egg. looks alike too!
Nonya Crab
Spices used were a tad too strong for the crabs,
seemed quite a mismatch for me though. Would have had been better as a
chicken dish infact.
Stir Fried Crab with Spring Onion
The least colourful of the lot with a simple fry up yet as simple as it is, this was decent. Great with rice.
XO Crab
Most liked this but I thought it okay.
Chilli Crab
Local delight. While the sweetness was captured,
the missing link for this was the punch the sweet savoury gravy that
would make mantous a must. They provided toast and mantou to dip for
this but the latter ended up overfried and stiff.
Bite sized portions are always great for popping into the mouth without taking too much stomach space.
Bite sized portions are always great for popping into the mouth without taking too much stomach space.
Canapes station
Tune canapé, djon crab cake, crab toast, olive and potato crabmeat balls in pesto
I applaud the effort in incorporating these morsels
into the crab theme as well yet tapas being tapas usually end up
forgettable. The croquette was one that I found happiness with though –
crispy with sweet potato filling.
Shark’s Fin and Crabmeat soup
A buffet take on what would be deemed as the priciest offering – soupy and a little too much starch.
Cheese corner
A habit of mine is to try everything.
Prata station
Highly sought after, the prate chef was constantly kept busy refilling the pratas.
Made on request.
Made on request.
Plain, Egg, Cheese, Chicken, Cheese, Tissue (Made on request)
Chewy pratas with a number of fillings to pick
from. The tissue prate was a hit with its crispy thinness and novelty
for sure! Milo dinosaur to go with this would have been ideal!
Banana, Durian, Chocolate
Sweet triumphed over savoury here and I actually liked their durian prata inspite of the stench.
Chicken and vegetable curry
These spicy ones made great company for the savoury pratas, brownie points for the Indian station!
Roast meats
Duck, pork
Roast duck and pork were quite the star too but I found either a tad pedestrian in taste.
Riding on a high of their Hongkong dimsum, these were ordinary.
Riding on a high of their Hongkong dimsum, these were ordinary.
Tempura
Oil taste was evident, batter was not as light as expected.
Oysters
Sashimi
Salmon, Octopus
I usually make a beeline for the raw food to fill up on them to make the value of the buffet worth, as did all the other likeminded diners. These were reasonably fresh.
I usually make a beeline for the raw food to fill up on them to make the value of the buffet worth, as did all the other likeminded diners. These were reasonably fresh.
Braised Sea Cucumber
Soft shell crab
These two signature items are available all year
round, 365 days without fail. Crispy deepfried soft shell crab with a
delectable mayo.
Herbal Poached Prawns
Fresh prawns with an equally delish broth.
Herbal Poached Prawns
Fresh prawns with an equally delish broth.
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Fragrant rice with a tender chicken cut. Not
forgetting the power chilli sauce and mashed garlic of course. Tian Tian
material? Not quite but a decent take on our local favourite.
Laksa
A tad too lemak but it comes complete with hums! Guilt, at its fullest.
Durian Pengat
Everyone wants a piece of this durian pengat pie, theirs is pasty and sweet.
Chocolate fondue was somewhat disappointing with the fountain missing. Waffles were plain and slightly soggy.
Chocolate fondue was somewhat disappointing with the fountain missing. Waffles were plain and slightly soggy.
Chocolate Truffle Cake
The dessert that got replenished so many times
over, I lost count. Bittersweet smooth chocolate fudge, adored the
crunchy bits embedded within.
Yam Icecream
I’m a sucker for all things old school – magnolia
icecream fits the bill to a T. Nothing fabulous about scooping icecream
from a tub and colourful sprinkles, yet this struck a chord with me.
Time to pay the roadside icecream man a visit!
Rice pudding with vanilla sauce
Odd texture, what I would expect to be bread and butter pudding turned out grainy with sago seeds.
White Fungus with Rock Melon dessert
Chinese dessert that was mildly sweet and healthy!
Cheesecake
Moist cheese cake with a biscuit base that somehow did not go with the cake.
Ma Lai Goh
My favourite of the cake platter - piece after piece. Just the right density!
Ma Lai Goh
My favourite of the cake platter - piece after piece. Just the right density!
Carrot Cake ($8)
Purportedly one of their best sellers. This carrot cake has a huat kueh texture and packed with wholesome walnuts.
Monday to Thursday - $52++
Friday to Sunday - $55++
Monday to Thursday - $52++
Friday to Sunday - $55++
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