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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Line Buffet

We went to The Line at Shangri-La for X's birthday lunch. He was supposed to blog about The Line but well.. 3 months on and here I am, typing this long overdue post.

It was a Saturday and I'd made reservations online 2 weeks before. I decided to bring him to The Line because he loves oysters and having heard much about their oysters, I had to bring him here haha. There's a 15% discount if you reserve seats online! And apparently they have a 40% promotion too. Didn't manage to get that one though. But 15% is good enough! So it was $55++ for each of us [:
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The orange lights were a little too dark

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SASHIMI.
I LOVE SWORDFISH AND SALMON SASHIMI.
Can't remember how many pieces we ate.. But we sure ate alot haha. The sashimi was fresh, and nicely cut. The swordfish was so juicy.. Swordfish sashimi is the best!

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FRESHEST OYSTERS EVER.
The oysters are opened right on the spot and if this is not fresh, I don't know what is. the oysters were really good and very very fresh. They aren't like the ones that are left on the ice waiting for someone to pick them up. They serve a few sauces to go with the oysters and they were delicious! We mixed 2 sauces together and the oysters went extremely well with the sweet and sour mix! If you're a fan of oysters, you have to visit The Line. We ate like at least 20 oysters..? Haha I only ate 4 I think.

The cold prawns were juicy and we ate quite a few of them.

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Iced Teh tarik!
Their teh tarik is made on the spot and it is light and smooth. The tea taste is not too overwhelming. Pretty perfect cup of tehtarik that we each had 2 cups of. Haha

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Pizza, which was quite good! Yum yum I love pizzas
Roasted pork belly with caramelised onions. Tender pork belly with a hint of sweetness hmm
Salmon quiche which I abandoned after 2 mouthfuls because it was pretty tasteless.

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The mushroom ravioli with truffle sauce was tasty and I loved its texture
The breadstix was crispy and fragrant.
The ham was just alright. A little too tough
I think the one on the right is roasted potatoes with rosemary. Didn't really leave an impression on us

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Indian corner. Naan with fish curry.
I'm not really a fan of Indian food so I didn't take much of the available selection.

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THE DUCK WAS SOOO GOOD.
It is soft, and extremely tasty. It was really good.
Can't remember whats that in the middle, sorry!

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Satay! The satays were awesome. They were soft and flavourful and ain't quite like those normal satays you get at the coffeeshops. Well cooked and lovely

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Yorkshire pudding
The yorkshire pudding drizzled in apple sauce didn't quite suit my tastebuds.

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More sashimi and prawns

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And more sashimi

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And more oysters

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And more sashimi HAHAHA

Finally, desserts!
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I have to say that I was disappointed in their desserts. They LOOKED really impressive and appetizing. But they really weren't as great as they looked. I think the creme brulee was probably the best one on this plate

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Banana and caramel crepe.
This was alright. They have really few toppings for their crepes

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The cheesecake was too sour and the tiramisu was too dry

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They have an icecream corner with quite a number of flavours. Here's my chocolate icecream with oreo. Nothing impressive. And again, very few toppings.

Overall, The Line is a good place to visit if you're a fan of sashimi, oysters and duck. But not so good if you're targeting the desserts. They have a Chinese corner that serves noodles and a salad station too. We didn't take any of the chinese food like prawn paste chicken and all. I don't know why too. Haha but all in all, the variety's quite wide! And service was good! The waitress at our section was super attentive, friendly and efficient. Her name's Maria I think! Wanted to write a feedback form for her, but The Line doesn't have feedback forms apparently? Haha. Let us know what you think of The Line!

22 Orange Grove Road
Shangri-La Hotel
Breakfast: 6am – 10.30am (Weekends to 11 am)
Lunch: 12noon – 2.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays to 3 pm)
Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays start at 6pm)
Supper: 10.30 pm – 6 am

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Love, K

K's rating of The Line : 7/10

7 comments:

  1. hey, i'd like to ask if the queue for oysters is long? and how much would you have to pay if there's no 15% discount for the lunch buffet? i'm thinking of bringing my mom there for her birthday but i'm deciding between the line and melt. have you tried melt before?

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  2. Hello! The queue for the oysters can get quite long but the staff are very efficient. If there are alot of people queuing, there can be up to 3 staff opening the oysters so the queue moves pretty fast. We were there on a Saturday afternoon and we did not queue for more than 5 minutes for the oysters at any one time! I'm not sure of the actual price but do check out this site http://dine.slsrewards.com.sg/sg/en/shops/view/TheLine they have various promotions on! I've never tried Melt before but I haven't really heard great things about them. If you're going for oysters, I suggest you choose The Line! (:

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    1. Okay! Thanks so much for your feedback! Really appreciate it. I shall go to The Line then! :D

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    2. No problem! Hope you like the oysters and that your mum will enjoy her birthday celebration! (:

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    3. thank you! (: oh sorry, one more question! are there other types of seafood other than oysters and prawns?

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    4. I don't remember them having other seafood!

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    5. alrightie, thanks a million!! :D

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