Dinning at the Carousel on 29 May

Contributor - Ah Pat
Where - Carousel (Inside Royal Plaza on Scotts hotel, opposite Far East Plaza)
Location - 25 Scotts Road

Ambiance

The restaurant definitely has a 'classy' feel, given its location right at the heart of the hotel. Quite a lot of 'recession-proof' Singaporeans are dinning inside - they have separate dinning rooms that can seat more than 10 people for private functions. It is definitely better to make a reservation ahead before going. The lighting inside the restaurant gives out a warm & fuzzy feel, and the airconditioning is not set too cold which suits me just fine. The drinks menu for the buffet is actually separate, so I started off by ordering a Ice-Peach tea which tastes just nice. My idiotic friend went ahead to order a Perrier - which he foolishly thought it will be cheaper! After settling in, I rushed immediately to tackle the buffet as I was ravishing with hunger inside.

Service

The waiters/waiteress were very prompt with their service - they will offer to help set your dinning napkin on your lap and helped to refill your plain water & clear your plates constantly (they better be given the expensive service charge we had to pay =p). The drinks menu is quite cool - it comes in a leather pouch with zip, (i had this strange impression it looksjust like a CD-holder though).


Food

The dinning cutlery on the table was really classy as well. The fork, spoon, knife & other cutlery was actually inserted into a cutlery stand on the table! As for the chopsticks & dishes, you have to get it yourself at the food counter. This restaurant serves a wide variety of Western, Asian & Japanese cuisine (including fresh sashimi & sushi). There is really a huge variety of food, for seafood lovers they have lobsters, crabs, salmon, etc. For the Western cuisine, the chefs serve delicious cuts of beef, lamb, chicken and pork. The Asian cuisine consists of the usual fried rice, fish, vegetables (stuff you will normally find in a Zi Char hawker). The most enticing part for me was that they have a chocolate tower with mash mallows by the side for the patrons to dip the mallows in it! Heavenly delicious...and not forgetting the desserts (strawberry shortcakers, puddings, vanilla & red bean ice-creams) for you to try out as well! I personally guarantee you will be promoted to President straight away after dinning there...I felt so full afterwards that I walked around the hotel lobby trying to digest...and I believed I've added another inch to my waistline. =(

Payment

It costs a heavy bomb!! When we went to the counter to pay, the bill comes up to $500+ for our table of 7 people! Luckily, my friend's GF has a Citibank credit card and they have a 15% discount off the total bill...still it costs me $66.20! Most expensive meal I've ever eaten in my life though..

Overall
0-10 (10 being the best) - 7.5 stars

Ambiance

7 stars

Service

8.5 stars

Food

8.5 stars

Damage

10 stars!!

Return value

7 stars (food is great, will only return if my pocket feels rich)

Toilet

0 star (there is no toilet here, you have to use the main toilet in the hotel lobby though)

Restaurant website

http://www.royalplaza.com.sg/carousel.php

HungryGoWhere review

http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/carousel/