Here in sunny Singapore, there is no lack of food choices. In addition to the plethora of Asian cuisine, one can easily find American steakhouses (like the famed Morton's of Chicago), French bistros, Japanese Izakayas. Singaporeans love their food and it is no wonder there local F&B establishments offer varieties of food buffets to cater to their customer preferences.
A friend stongly recommended Grand Hyatt's, Straits Kitchen local buffet, as a great sampler of the local street food - mainly Indian, Chinese and Malay cuisine. We were not disappointed. The range of food was staggering and it was not possible to sample everything. The buffet is organised in stations featuring cuisine from the various ethnic groups.
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| Fried Carrot Cake & Char Kuay Teow |
Chinese Station
Traditional choices such as Fried Carrot Cake, Char Kuay Teow, Wanton Noodles, Prawn Noodles, Laksa are found offered here. The Fried Carrot Cake, Char Kuay Teow were very tasty, not overly greasy like some variations found in the food centres.
In the roast meat section, they dish out local favourites like the Roasted Duck, Soy Sauce Chicken, Hainanese Chicken Rice and Roasted Pork Meat.
There are also other popular dishes like the Fish Otah, Popiah, Rojak (Asian salad) and many others.
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| Clockwise: Roast Duck, Soy Sauce Chicken& Hainese Chicken Rice |
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| Popiah - A local wrap with shredded turnip, carrot, lettuce, peanuts, eggs & shrimp |
Malay, Indian & Dessert Stations
After sampling the chinese station, we were pretty full, which was a same given there were so many other dishes we have yet to try. I don't think its possible to sample even half of what is offered in one session.
Dessert was pretty interesting. You can have your choice of cakes, ice cream (Durian strongly recommended), fruits including the Goreng Pisang and assorted Nonya (Straits Chinese) kueh. There was also an ice grating machine in the corner that made ice kachang (ice shavings with syrup).
Indian station included dishes such as Naan, Tandoori Chicken, Parpadum, various vegetable and meat marsala dishes.
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Chicken, Beef and Mutton Satay
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| Goreng Pisang - Deep Fried Banana |
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| Assorted Nonya Kueh |
In all honesty, most people who visit will claim to have tasted better variations of each individual dish elsewhere in Singapore (e.g., I would probably go to Boon Tong Kee if I wanted to have Hainanese Chicken Rice or La Pa Sat for authentic street satay). Nevertheless, Straits Kitchen serves up high quality equivalents in a comfortable setting. You can take your time to fill yourself up, while catching up with friends over coffee in a hotel coffee shop setting, instead of a food centre under hot and humid weather.
It is a pretty nice way to spend a weekend afternoon! The bill came up to ~SGD$55 each, not extravagant. I would definitely go back again.
Restaurant Details
Straits Kitchen
Lobby Level, Grand Hyatt Singapore
10 Scotts Road, Singapore 228211
Tel: +65 6738 1234, Fax: +65 6732 1696
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday from 6.30am to 10.30pm
Dess Code: Smart Casual
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