To Try BUFFETS.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Regent is Seoul Restaurant, my current favourite spot in Singapore for Korean BBQ. Run by a Korean family, they have been around for around 5 years and were previously located at CHIJMES. Given the quality of food I experienced during my numerous visits, I still remain surprised at the lack of coverage for this place. What irks me even more is that when you do a search on "Best places for Korean BBQ in Singapore", you get abysmal results.

Regent? CHIJMES? The Ala Carte Buffet here is surprisingly affordable despite being located in a premium location like Regent. $32.90 for weekday lunches, $37.90 for weekend lunches and $49.90 for dinner everyday. Of course, Seoul Restaurant is comparatively more expensive to most KBBQ places most of us are accustomed to, but for a good reason.

Just take a look at the marbling of this boneless short rib (Galbisal) and you should know what I mean. For the price you are paying, I doubt that you can get unlimited servings of this elsewhere. Other non-marinated meats in the buffet include thinly sliced beef brisket (Chadolbagi), sliced pork jowl steak (Hangjeongsal) and the all time favourite sliced pork belly (Samgyeopsal). They even use a special grade of charcoal, imported from Korea, elevating the taste of the meats.

For those who are bigger fans of marinated meats, Seoul Restaurant has a decent selection of marinated beef, pork and chicken. As far as possible, I never get marinated meats at BBQ buffets because the meats that are marinated are usually of an inferior quality (How else do you think most BBQ places offer you those prices?).

Apart from the meat selection, diners can also order a variety of cooked dishes as part of the buffet. Also included in the buffet, I highly recommend ordering a bowl of chilled buckwheat noodles soup (Mul-naengmyeon) or spicy mixed buckwheat noodles (Bibim-naengmyeon) after you're done with the BBQ to "cool" your body down.

Admittedly, the name of the restaurant doesn't inspire excitement but what they lack in naming creativity, they make up for with the quality of their food. I'd rather better food than a nicer sounding restaurant name, how about you?

Protip: Quality meat will not taste good if you're bad at cooking, so don't be afraid to ask for guidance or help from the staff.

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Home for the weekend before we're off, and there's no better way to start the Saturday than with the weekend brunch at Adrift.
We're not usually a fan of buffets – sadly, it's usually quantity over quality, but Adrift's, we love. At $88, you get a variety of green salads, breads and pastries, cheese and charcuterie, fresh selection of seafood including oysters [French and Irish], a trolley of side dishes [with the likes of duck gyoza and beef short rib], impeccable mains [don't even get us started on these], and desserts that are absolutely divine – it's probably the best weekend brunch in town.
We sampled every single thing [mind you, that's five mains apart from the buffet line] and still made room for desserts – yes, that's plural.

At Adrift, you always make room for desserts.

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Some snippets of tonight's buffet dinner

(From top to bottom, left to right)
Duck curry / Tom Yum seafood fried rice / Fried chicken wings

Seafood: oysters / scallop / crab / prawn

Lamb leg / Wagyu flap

Mushroom puff / sweet potato fries / sautéed vegetable / veal gratin

Malay: Lemak drumlet / rendang meatballs / Stingray asam pedas

BBQ pork rib / braised oxtail / grilled beef sirloin

My fave section whenever I go for buffet!

Some of the food that I tried!

Please try the rojak, salmon (super fresh!!!), satay (I love the peanut sauce!!!) and pizza when you're there! It's my fave!

The service there is superb! They clear your dirty plates fast and the staffs are all really friendly!

Paid about 68++ per person. For the amount I paid, I felt that it was worth it. Their selection was extensive and it's safe to say that most of their food were more than just decent!! They also have a fruit section that offers freshly cut fruits like pineapples, rock melon, kiwi etc! I ate from 7 all the way to 930 haha there was just so much to eat and I wanted to make my money worth the while!!

They have a wide range of cakes, nonya kuehs, chocolates (!!!) and ice cream! Did I mention that they also have a waffle section with plentiful of spreads?!?!?!

A buffet which consists of free flow appetizers and desserts with a selection of a main at 59++. For appetizers there were chilled prawns, crabs, oysters, cured salmon, sushi, soba