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Spices Cafe at Concorde Hotel – Harvest of the Sea Buffet

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By Veron Ang

It is no secret that Singaporeans love buffets. We are always on the lookout for buffets that offer great food at good prices. Seafood fans can now dive into the newly launched Harvest of the Sea buffet at the Concorde Hotel (former Le Meridien Hotel). The dinner buffet takes place at Spices Cafe, featuring a fabulous oceanic spread that includes prawns, scallops, oysters and crabs.

Best of all, the price is among the most decent of hotel buffets.

Seafood buffet at Spices Cafe, Concorde Hotel Singapore

Harvest of the Sea buffet
S$42 45++ per adult, S$20++ per child aged 3-12
(one child dines for free with every paying adult)
6:30-10pm daily
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Apart from the good spread of seafood, a large variety of desserts is offered. As part of the deal, every diner also gets to enjoy a serving of half a lobster. Absolutely sumptuous!

Spices Cafe, Concorde Hotel Singapore

The restaurant sports a spiffy decor and emanates an airy feel, with mirrors and floor to ceiling windows. You can sink into plush seats while tucking into delectable seafood delights.

Drunken prawns with Chinese herbs

It tastes so good that I literally lap up every last drop!

We commence the meal with the drunken prawns with Chinese herbs. Fresh prawns rather than live ones are used. The chef would cook the prawns only after you have placed your order at the cooking station, ensuring you get to enjoy a bowl of piping hot soup.

Seafood buffet at Spices Cafe, Concorde Hotel Singapore

Chilled seafood such as freshly-shucked oysters, scallops, prawns and sashimi are available at the cold station.

Mussels with roma tomato and wine

While I am a big fan of mussels, I find these ones a tad bland and chewy.

Chili crab

The crabs are prepared a la minute and you can have them cooked in six ways, such as chilli crab (above), black pepper crab and soft shell crab. The chilli crab is delicious! Most people would find the mild spice level comfortable. It comes along with a crab cracker, so be prepared to get your hands dirty!

If you would like an easier time, go for the soft shell crab. Get some sauce to go along!

Lobster

Is it just me or did that picture of the lobster make you salivate as well? Trust me, the real thing tastes even better! Every diner is entitled to a 200 gram portion of the precious shellfish. I hear that it is prepared in a different way everyday. Personally, as long as the flesh retains its heady sweetness, it would taste heavenly whether it is boiled, steamed, grilled or baked.

Mushroom strudel with leek sauce

For those of you who prefer a well-rounded assortment of tastes, a range of hot dishes is available, too. These include mushroom strudels with leek sauce…

Grilled sea bass in Sabayon sauce

… grilled sea bass in Sabayon sauce…

Mee Goreng

… and local delights such as Mee Goreng, spicy La La (clams) and beef Rendang. While I am not so huge on the clams, I do like the Kungpow chicken that is cooked with crunchy cashew nuts.

Varieties of Pasta with salmon, squid, prawns, mussels and mushroom sauce

In addition, the pasta station offers a few choices of pasta with salmon, squid, prawns, mussels and mushroom sauces.

Salad bar

The salad bar offers 4 types of dressings and a large mixing bowl to toss your salad.

Assorted fruits cake

We wrap up the evening with some sweet indulgence. The desserts available include fruity ones such as the colourful fruit cake, jelly and pudding.

Fruit pudding

Sink your teeth into these bite-sized French pastries.

Assorted French pastries

I love chocolate mousse, and am especially thrilled to find a strawberry mousse here.

Strawberry mousse

From the very first mouthful, I am hooked!

The creme brulee is not too rich or too light. Mmm… perfect creamy goodness!

Chocolate fondue fountain

For those of you that need a chocolate fix, you can indulge in the chocolate fondue fountain. Do remember to save some space for that!

Concorde Hotel Singapore

Have Your Say!

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Spices Cafe
Concorde Hotel
100 Orchard Road
Singapore 238840
Tel: +65 6739 8370 | Website
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Tags: buffet, crab, dinner, international, lobster, restaurant, seafood, Somerset

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Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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Edmund Ng
72 comments

Wow!!! This looks amazingly delicious.
Dammit Veron, you’re making me hungry and its 12.30am at night..love those oysters :)
haha
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Posted August 5, 2010 at 12:27 am
natalie
22 comments

ah… the lobster looks very enticing…
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Posted August 5, 2010 at 9:53 am
Sparklette
195 tweets

Wrote a glowing review of a restaurant. Reader went there and had horrifying experience. My fault? http://sparklette.net/food/concorde-hote...
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Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:11 am
- CalvinTimo
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  @Sparklette It’s very subjective based on each individual’s expectations, restaurant’s food and service. so there’s no really a benchmark.
  Reply
  Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:13 am
  - Sparklette
    195 tweets
    
    @CalvinTimo Good point. The standards may also vary from day to day.
    Reply
    Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:16 am
    - CalvinTimo
      31 tweets
      
      @Sparklette yup. it all very well depends on the food and service consistency of the f&b outlet. ur review are based on ur experience. =)
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      Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:20 am
      - Sparklette
        195 tweets
        
        @CalvinTimo I think that should be part of the footnote/disclaimer on every food blog!
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        Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:22 am
        
        CalvinTimo
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        @Sparklette haha yeah true. if not such misunderstandings will happen..
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        Tweeted August 20, 2010 at 4:23 am
sheryl0202
3 comments

Hi, we just went for this buffet to celebrate my friend’s birthday. To our horrid, a worm was climbing out of the oyster just when my friend was about to eat it!
Other than this, I think their sashimi wasn’t that fresh either! Cooked food also taste quite bland. Did you actually taste them before writing this review? I hope this is not a paid advertorial for you as i think you need to be responsible to your readers as to what you wrote in your blog.
The one thing that was tasty would be the lobsters!
I will not visit this restaurant again.
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Posted August 20, 2010 at 11:44 am
- Veron
  3438 comments
  
  Hi Sheryl,
  That sounds horrifying! Did you take it up with the management?
  This is not a paid advertorial, like any other restaurant review you see on this website. Needless to say, I am aware that reviews need to be honest. Whatever that has been written in this review, good and bad alike, I stand by my words. I did not experience any of the things you did.
  Sheryl, it takes time and effort to churn out each and every picture and word. I do not get paid a cent doing it. It’s all out of love for the food and my readers, and the fact that there aren’t enough objective food reviewers out there.
  I did not try the oysters and the sashimi, which explains why I did not review those. I had the lobster, and your sentiments echo what was written. I also had the mussels, and in my review I wrote that they were “bland”. I had the spicy clams as well, and indicated that I was “not so huge” on those. I feel this had been a pretty honest review, and I’m sorry you feel otherwise.
  Sorry to hear of your bad experience. I really hope you took it up with the management, because I am in no way affiliated with Concorde Hotel, or get paid by them in any way.
  Reply
  Posted August 20, 2010 at 12:05 pm
sheryl0202
3 comments

Hi Vernon,
I thought other readers should know hence my comments above!
Thanks for the clarification! I have informed the management of the worm in oyster and let’s hope they can do something to improve the quality of food served.
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Posted August 20, 2010 at 12:13 pm
- Evelyn Neo
  3 comments
  
  Dear Sheryl,
  With reference to your feedback in Sparklette.net, we are disappointed and concerned about your perception of Concorde Hotel Singapore, following your recent dining experience. Please rest assured that our management team has taken note of your comments, and we are addressing your concerns with our Executive Chef and the culinary team, so that corrective action can be taken accordingly.
  In the meanwhile, we apologize for any disappointment caused, and I would appreciate if you could contact me directly at DID 6739 8310 or email: evelyn.neo@concorde.net to discuss this further with you.
  Alternatively, you could leave us your contact details and we would be happy to call you at your convenience.
  We look forward to hearing from you,
  Regards,
  Evelyn Neo
  Director of Marketing Communications
  Concorde Hotel Singapore
  Reply
  Posted August 26, 2010 at 12:48 pm
cris
1 comment

I am planning to visit Concorde this weekend..
I hope i wont experience the worm…
Gosh, i have a second thought now..
Btw, does anyone know how much the buffet cost for weekends?
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Posted September 30, 2010 at 4:55 pm
- Evelyn Neo
  3 comments
  
  Dear cris,
  Here are the details for our Harvest of the Sea Dinner Buffet:
  > Daily from 6.30pm to 10pm
  > Monday to Thursday – Adult: $43++ > Child: $20++ (3 – 12 years old)
  > Friday to Sunday, Eve of Public Holiday and Public Holiday – Adult: $45++ > Child: $20++ (3 – 12 years old)
  Please be assured that we place utmost importance in the quality of our food, and have taken the necessary measures to ensure that you enjoy your meal here at Spices Cafe.
  We thank you for your kind support and look forward to welcoming you to the Concorde Hotel Singapore in the near future.
  Regards,
  Evelyn Neo
  Director of Marketing Communications
  Concorde Hotel Singapore
  Reply
  Posted October 1, 2010 at 1:49 pm
  - mf
    1 comment
    
    hi, are there any credit card promotions going on?
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    Posted October 5, 2010 at 11:32 am
    - Evelyn Neo
      3 comments
      
      Dear mf,
      Thank you for your enquiry.
      Here are some of the credit card promotions and loyalty programmes that are currently available:
      CIMB - 15% off total bill
      DBS/POSB - 15% off total bill
      UOB - 1 dines free with every 3 paying adults from 1 Aug to 31 Oct
      - 15% off total bill
      NTUC Card - 15% off total bill
      Note: Terms & Conditions apply.
      For more information and reservations, kindly call Spices Cafe at 6739 8370 or 6733 8855 ext. 8133
      We look forward to welcoming you to Spices Cafe in the near future.
      Regards,
      Evelyn Neo
      Director of Marketing Communications
      Concorde Hotel Singapore
      Reply
      Posted October 7, 2010 at 4:26 pm
rose
2 comments

Hi Veron, thank you very much for always sending me the updates. i always admire for your pictures. it’s amazing!!
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Posted October 31, 2010 at 7:33 am
- Veron
  3438 comments
  
  You are most welcome! To get even more yummy updates not available on this blog, you can ‘Like’ the Sparklette Facebook Page :)
  Reply
  Posted November 5, 2010 at 1:31 pm
muhammad
1 comment

Hi there,
wanna ask if Spices Cafe is halal??
thank u.
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Posted November 7, 2010 at 3:27 pm
- Vivien Seah
  1 comment
  
  Dear muhammad,
  Thank you for your enquiry.
  We regret to inform you that Spices Cafe is not halal. Only our Banquet Kitchen is halal-certified, which can also cater to events, weddings, catering and more.
  For reservations at Spices Cafe, please call 6739 8370.
  To find out more about our Banquet/Wedding services, you may visit our website at singapore.concordehotelsresorts.com.
  Thank you very much and we look forward to welcoming you to Concorde Hotel Singapore in the near future.
  Regards,
  Vivien Seah
  Marketing Communications Executive
  Concorde Hotel Singapore
  Reply
  Posted November 9, 2010 at 9:47 am
buffetlover
1 comment

can i check on the latest promotions and discounts?
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Posted March 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm
- Rachel Fan
  1 comment
  
  Dear buffetlover,
  Thank you for your enquiry.
  Pls find below the prices of the Harvest of the Sea Buffet Dinner (Available daily from 6.30pm to 10.00pm):
  From now till 31 Mar 2011:
  Monday – Thursday:
  Adult: $43.00++
  Child: $20.00++
  Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Eve of Public Holiday and Public Holiday:
  Adult: $45.00++
  Child: $20.00++
  From 1 Apr 2011 onwards:
  Monday – Thursday:
  Adult: $45.00++
  Child: $20.00++
  Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Eve of Public Holiday and Public Holiday:
  Adult: $47.00++
  Child: $20.00++
  DBS/ POSB cardmembers enjoy 15% off their bills, and Buffet Club members enjoy 20% off their bills. (Terms & conditions apply)
  For more information and reservations, kindly call Spices Cafe at 6739 8370 or 6733 8855 ext. 8133.
  Hope that helps. See you at Spices Cafe!
  Regards,
  Rachel Fan
  Marketing Communications Executive
  Concorde Hotel Singapore
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  Posted March 24, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Kimberly Woodward
1 comment

delicious…what i like most was that the drunken prawns with Chinese herbs. I wish there food like this at Hotel Las Vegas.
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Posted August 7, 2011 at 10:14 pm
joan
1 comment

Are there any promotions for nov-dec months
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Posted October 25, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Linda
1 comment

Hi there,
I understand spice cafe is not halal.
Can i confirm if it is nt halal becos alcohol is served or nt halal dishes served as well?
Thank you
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Posted December 9, 2011 at 8:16 pm