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Saturday, 16 July 2022

Grand Mercure Roxy – Feast Roxy Buffet is Back [MEDIA INVITE]

Feast Roxy buffet is back. Yes, the favourite buffet restaurant in the Marine Parade neighbourhood is finally ready to treat guests with Feast Roxy buffet delights. The buffet is available on Friday, Saturday for lunch and dinner, while the Brunch buffet is available on Sunday.

Feast Roxy - Escalator Entrance
Feast Roxy - Lift Entrance
The spread includes a mix of Asian and western appetisers and hot dishes, live stations consist of supersize satay, crispy pork knuckle, carrot cake, oyster omelette, noodle stations and other dishes on rotational basis. Not forgetting the signature durian power, ice cream and potong ice cream and hot desserts.

Vol-Au-Vent Mushroom Cream Cheese
Assorted Sushi
We visited Feast Roxy for the Friday night buffet dinner and here is our must-try list.

Chilled Prawns
Chilled Seafood: Oysters, Crayfishes and Prawns. The oysters are fresh, plump and juicy. While the glossy red colour prawns are sweet and crunchy. I must admit, the crayfishes were not super wow, but you can mix it with your laksa to create a lobster-esque laksa.

Chilled Crayfishes
Oysters, Prawns & Crayfishes
Stuffed Tau Pok with Honey Garlic Chicken Meat. One of the signature dishes in Feast Roxy. I remember eating this during my visit a few years back. It has a crunchy exterior, followed by juicy and sweet mince chicken meat. I can easily pop a whole plate of this on one go.

Stuffed Tau Pok with Honey Garlic Chicken Meat. 
Sour Pickled Mustard Duck Soup. This soup is super delicious and comforting and it really opens up your appetite. The sourness in the robust broth just hit the spot, while the duck flesh is surprisingly juicy and fork tender. Probably the best dish of the night and the most underrated one. LD and I went back for seconds on this soup alone.

Sour Pickled Mustard Duck Soup
Supersize Satay. They are double the size of the satay you find out there. It comes in chicken and mutton. The marinade is sweet and just right, while the thick satay sauce is great. The chefs cook it till the satay has a nice charred externally.

Satay Station
Chicken & Mutton Satay
Crispy Pork Knuckle. I just can’t say no to those crispy crackling. It is crispy externally, followed by juicy meat. Though it is good, I think it can be better if the cracking is crispier and the flesh juicier. It is served with sweet roasted sweet potato, grilled capsicums and spicy dark soy sauce.

Crispy Pork Knuckle 
Crispy Pork Knuckle with Sweet Potato, Capsicums & sauce
Crispy Crackling
Noodle Station. We tried the laksa and chicken feet noodle. The laksa is the winner here. The broth is rich, aromatic and spicy. It comes with a smaller prawn compared to the size of the chilled seafood prawn but it is not deshelled. I think they should serve it with deshelled prawns, to make it easier to eat. Meanwhile, the egg noodle in the chicken feet noodle is thin, eggy and QQ. The chicken feet are juicy and crunchy with a hint of mala spiciness at the end.

Chicken Feet Noodle
Laksa with Chilled Prawn
Hainanese Mutton Stew with Chicken Rice. A surprise discovery. The mutton ribs are juicy and succulent with a subtle mutton gaminess. Cooked with water chestnut, carrots and beancurd skin, it created a multi-texture dish and the overall flavour is very comforting. The seasoning is a bit heavy, so you might want to avoid the gravy. The chicken rice is fragrant, aromatic and filled with chicken flavour. A nice combo to end the savoury selections.

Hainanese Mutton Stew with Chicken Rice
Desserts: Signature Durian Power, Apong Bohkua with Gula Melaka Banana Sauce and Kaya Cream Puff. I eat it in reverse order. The kaya cream puff is light and fluffy, while the kaya fillings just hit the spot. The Apong Bohkua has a strong fermentation but is nicely covered by the gula melaka banana sauce. The Signature Durian Power is just superb. The texture is light yet it is bursting with durian flavours. Not to be missed for durian lovers.

Kaya Cream Puff
Apong Bohkua with Gula Melaka Banana Sauce
and Kaya Cream Puff
 
Signature Durian Power
Signature Durian Power - my portion 
Coffee and Tea are included in the Buffet. I decided to treat myself to an affogato. Yumz!! A sweet ending to the evening.

Coffee & Tea Station
CBK - Affogato
The décor of the restaurant is modern, functional and filled with Peranakan décor. The place is filled with family and group diners, enjoying the return of Roxy Feast Buffet.

Part of Dining Area - For Executive Lounge
Table Mat
Overall, it was an enjoyable and pleasant meal. As a long-standing buffet restaurant in Marine Parade, Roxy Feast served a good quality buffet, with a good mix of western and local favourites. We recommend the Sour Pickled Duck Mustard Soup, Chilled Seafood, Stuffed Tau Pok with Honey Garlic Chicken Meat, Laksa and Signature Durian Power. Cheers!!

Alcohol Selections
Roxy Feast Buffet Pricing
Friday Meat Lovers
Lunch, 12pm – 2.30pm, $48++ (adult) $25++(child).
Dinner, 6 pm – 9.30pm, $58++ (adult) $30++ (child).

Saturday Seafood Galore
Lunch, 12pm – 2.30pm, $48++ (adult) $25++(child).
Dinner, 6 pm – 9.30pm, $58++ (adult) $30++ (child).

Sunday Brunch Buffet
Lunch, 11.30am – 3.30pm, $58++ (adult) $30++(child)

For enquiries, contact Feast Roxy at 6340 5665 or email h3610-fb3@accor.com. All prices are subject to 10% service charge and prevailing government taxes.

Black Pepper Chicken Chop
Grilled Beef Steak with Green Pepper Corn
Thank you very much Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy for hosting us.

Salad Station
Salad Dressings and Condiments

Fruits
Hot Dessert, Fruit & Tea
Food & Drink: 7.5/10
Value: 7.5/10
Service: N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance: 7/10
Budget per Person: $26 - $50; $51 - $80

Grand Mercure Singapore Roxy
50 East Coast Road
Roxy Square
(opp. Parkway Parade Shopping Centre)
Singapore 428769

T: +65 6340 5665
OH:
Eat & Meet
All- Day (Mondays-Thursday), 12.00pm to 9.00pm (Last order : 8.30 pm)
All-Day (Sunday Dinner), 6.00pm to 9.00pm (Last order:8.30pm)

Gossip Bowl
(Mondays - Sundays), 12.00pm to 9.00pm (Last order : 8.30 pm)

High Tea
(Mondays-Thursdays), 2.30pm to 5.00pm

Buffet & Sunday Brunch
(Friday, Saturdays & Sunday Brunch)
Buffet Lunch (12pm to 2.30pm)
Buffet Dinner (6pm to 9.30pm)
Sunday Brunch (11.30am to 3.30pm)

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

132 Mee Pok Kway Teow – Good Traditional Mee Pok

Mee Pok $5 Version


Our fishball noodles exploration lead us to an old establishment. 132 Mee Pok Kway Teow, first started its business in 1969, where push carts are still allowed. Currently, the business is run by their second generation and making Marine Terrace its permanent, serving the familiar taste of this traditional fishball noodles.

The Stall

There are 3 type of portions here, $4 / $5 / $6. LD and I decided to go for $5 version, supposed to be medium. Please note that they only served Mee Pok and Kway Teow, just like its name.

True to its traditional heritage, the mee pok served with prawn, fishballs, fish dumplings, minced pork and lean meat. My non-spicy mee pok is generously coated with pork oil and tomato sauce. To be frank, it looks very close to the Jalan Tua Kong fishball noodles.

Mee Pok $5 Version - Non Spicy

The bouncy and springy mee pok bodes well with the tomato sauce and pork oil. Fishballs are bouncy but missing the fish flavour in it. The fish dumplings do not provide any WOW factors, while the deshelled prawn, minced pork and lean meat are cooked nicely.

For the spicy version, the chilli is aromatic with a manageable spiciness level. Although we order the $5 version, the noodle portion is very small. So, if you are a big eater, please ask for extra noodle when you order.

Mee Pok $5 Version - Spicy

The clear soup is surprisingly robust, with a hint of sweetness from the prawns. We ordered extra fishball soup ($5 version), the fishballs and beansprouts content are very generous.

Fishball Soup $5

The coffeeshop where 132 Mee Pok Kway Teow located has limited seating. At the same time, it is competing with a popular nasi lemak stall there. Be patient, as the cooking of the noodle can be very slow.

Overall, it is a good fishball noodle and I think the soup version will be better compared to the dry version. We will visit this place again if we are around the area. However, it is not good enough for us to travel from Serangoon all the way just to have this bowl of noodle. Cheers!

Food: 7.25/10
Value: 6.5/10
Service: 6/10
Ambiance: N/A (Coffeeshop)
Budget per Person: $0 - $10.

132 Mee Pok Kway Teow
Block 59 Marine Terrace
#01-105
Singapore 440059

OH:
Tue – Sun: 07.00 – 16.00
Closed on Monday & 3rd Sunday of each Month

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