Cafe Swiss at Swissotel

PRICE: S$23 per person for the semi-buffet

FOOD: Good quality and well-executed

SPECIAL MENTION: 15% discount for AMEX card holders. Beautiful interiors, bright and airy.

Went with Wai Ling to Cafe Swiss at Swissotel recently. Both of us had the semi-buffet (appetizers and desserts). We don't really eat a lot so this was ample food for us. Right from the beginning, the service was impeccable, with the staff being very polite and personable, very unlike the polite and stoic ways of most hotel staff.

Swiss food is particularly interesting because it is an amalgation of cusines from the four major influences providing very varied choices. Meaning that there's something for everyone. There was quite a large variety of appetizers for us to choose from, ranging from warm chicken consomme soup to baby octopus salad. The pork bratwurst on plate 1 of my appetizers was left an impression. It was tender and the cold salad left it juicy.

The slices of smoked salmon were also very good that I had to take two slices of the smoked salmon coated with herbs. It was succulent and fresh. The herbs really brought out the taste of the salmon nicely and gave more dimension to the taste.

Desserts or postres (spanish) are always my favourite part of the meal. The selection at Cafe Swiss was rather narrow for the desserts but the desserts on the line were pretty tasty. I took a special liking to the Toblerone Chocolate Cake. It sounds very unhealthy. Yeah, it probably is unhealthy but it is pure delight when in the buccal cavity.

We were extremely full at the end of the buffet and extremely satisfied. Kudos to swiss cuisine.