Seoul Garden @ Bugis

Buffets are the best for people with a huge stomach but there's a price to pay with this awesome spread: the feeling of queasiness in your stomach after you try to stuff it to the brim.

Price: Student $14 (Weekdays only)
Have to make full advantage of the prices while I'm still a student.

First of all, it's a halal outlet so they don't serve pork. With that in mind, I consider that they have quite a variety of meat choices. marinated bulgogi beef, slices of beef, teriyaki chicken, curry chicken, chunks of fish... The meat are really fresh. Good deal for meat eaters. They also have fishballs and all kinds of other balls to choose from.

On the other hand, the vegetables choices are really pathethic. Pepper, carrots, chilli, lettuce and bitter gourd. Sorry veggie eaters. This will be a disappointment.

They offer other vegetables like kimchi and spinach. This two dishes tasted surprisingly good! The kimchi is well fermented and the spinach tasted like seaweed.

My friend and I ordered the Tom Yam soup base which is really well seasoned. The spiciness and the sourness is well balanced. Drop an egg in this goodness! It taste heavenly!

I really like the big chunk of fish! Very fresh and tender. The teriyaki chicken is my favourite! Sweet teriyaki sauce which are cut in strips. Really tender and very well marinated. The bulgogi beefis a little chewy but nonetheless well seasoned.

They do have cooked food but the variety is pathetic as well. Like spaghetti, french fries and one or two other fried stuff.

Last but not least the desert part. I really like the idea of making your own shaved ice. They have a good variety of toppings and syrup to go with your own ice kachang. The nata de coco, peach bits and atap seeds are really yummy. I didn't really like the texture of the shaved ice. It is rather coarse.

The ice cream tasted like the usual king's ice cream. They have some variety: yam, cookies and cream, chocolate, peppermint, raspberry and corn. Not that bad. They offer toppings like rainbows, raisins and nuts.

I added some nuts to mine.

Overall, I find the food pretty good. I was rather hungry when I was there so maybe it contributed to the like factor. The ambience is good and it is air conditioned. It's a weekday so it isn't that crowded. The food is very hygienic and the servers are friendly. Quite a good experience.



Rating: 4 stars! For the price it's good.