International buffet at Traders Hotel, Singapore

Recommended by my colleague, we have decided to drop by Cafe Biz @ Traders Hotel to enjoy a spread of international good food. Located behind Tanglin Mall, I was indeed surprised by the buffet this hotel offers.

Cafe Biz is just located near the main lobby of the hotel so one won't missed it. The open concept and high ceiling adopted by the restaurant provides the space and ambience for people to dine, be it couple, family or friends.

The spread at the buffet bar was indeed impressive and our stomachs were rumbling while taking the pictures. The oysters offered by the hotel is no doubt huge but not as sweet as the ones I had at Oscars @ Conrad Hotel. In fact, the latter served 3 types of oysters with them shuckled on the spot.

For seafood lovers, one would not want to miss out this part of the buffet and we can tell that the baby lobsters were pretty popular among the Saturday crowd. Don't worry, the staff replenished the food fast.

The selection of sushi is pretty decent but sashimi lovers will be disappointed as Cafe Biz only have salmon sashimi. As for the sushi, the rice is not dry while the sashimi is soft and springy.

The appetitizers offered at Cafe Biz is pretty decent with selection ranging from fresh assorted vegetables, salads, assorted cheese, gado gado, etc.

Freshly baked bread with garlic butter dressing and the option to toast the bread is available at the buffet too

The selection of savoury is worth mentioning as it has a good mix of western, chinese and italian dishes. Apart from the ones shown on the picture, the following were also available at the buffet,
- Whole baked salmon and pizzas
- Grilled king prawns and beef satays, freshly bbq-ed to diners' delight
- Wanton soup with thin, silky skin and spicy beef noodles, prepared upon customers' request
- Naans with fish and chicken tikka to add alittle spice
- Friendly knife-welding passadors moving around the tables, carving the succulent lamb, beef, grilled pineapple, midjoints and sausages from large skewers onto your plates.

As shown in the photo, starting from the left: Seafood fried rice, Hong Kong Kai Lan, Braised Pork Belly, Work fried seafood with sweet peas and carrot, Chilli crabs

A closer look at their dishes...
Left: Seared striploin on potato with shallot brasing jus
Right: Baked Oyster with thai sweet chilli mayo
Bottom: Lamb shanks

Apart from that, dim sum lovers would not want to miss out their Crystal Prawn Dumpling ("Har Kow")...

As usual, the focus of the blog is always the desserts and desserts lovers will be happy to know that the array of desserts are served cold as they are sitting on top of a chilled platform.

Some desserts that are worth mentioning were the matcha pudding, the durian pengat and the refreshing white fungus with red dates. Surprisingly, Yuan like the Carrot Orange with Yoghurt Cake which comes with a layer of hazelnut praline and a strong scent of cinnamon.

Tiramisu disappointed alittle as it was non-alcoholic but nevertheless, the soft finger sponge and the light mascarpone cheese is worth a try.

The Passion cheese cake was something different as the sourish tint came from the middle slice of passionfruit jelly. The overall combination was slightly sweet with a hint of sourishness. Just right for everybody's liking and did I mention that the raspberry macaron shells were good. Yea, it is a pity that Traders Hotel do not have a bakery shop but according to the F&B manager, they are looking for one.

Finally, in all buffets, the chocolate fondue is one that everybody won't miss. To our delight, the chocolate was rich enough and not overly sweet and it was no surprise I was slurping their chocolate till I was so bloated for the evening.

All in all, the selection of food available at this buffet impressed us for the evening and no doubt, it is worth to mention to buffet lovers, particularly people who likes prawns and savoury food. All the dishes were served warm under hot plates and the service provided by Cafe Biz was good.

Last but not least, my heartfelt thanks to the F&B manager of Traders Hotel, Ms Tan and the assistant Cafe Biz manager, Mr. Yap for them to accommodate us with our phototaking request.

For those who are curious about their existing promotions, here are the information:-
50% discount on buffet lunch (Mon to Fri only)
30% discount on buffet dinner (Mon to Fri only)
Valid till 28 Feb 09

UOB 2 for 1 promotion & “Value Buffet campaign” for April to June 09
1 adult dines free for every 2 paying adults
Buffet Dinner (Mon to Thurs)
Buffet Lunch & Brunch (Mon to Sun)
Valid for Feb to June 09.

Buffet dinner on Saturday costs $50++ with only one discount per bill, per reservation.

Traders Hotel, Singapore
1A Cuscaden Road
Singapore 249716
Tel: 6831 4374
Website of Cafe Biz