1 Market by Chef Wan, Plaza Singapura

{Media Invite} CNY Special @ 1 Market

I had been dying to try The Big Buffet @ 1 Market by Chef Wan when it first launched in Singapore but was put off by the long queue. Moreover, Sweetie Muffin banned me from buffets because I would be wasting his hard-earned money with my rabbit appetite. Meh :/

Hence, I was really super elated when I was invited to the pre-CNY tasting @ 1 Market.

1 Market by Chef Wan

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/1marketbychefwan

Location:

68 Orchard Road

#04-45 to 49 Plaza Singapura

Singapore 238839

Tel: 6341 9159

Email: enquiry@1market.com.sg

Operating Hours: 

Daily, 11:30 – 14:30; 18:00 – 22:00

2015 Chinese New Year Offer

Be ushered into the year of the Goat with Chef Wan’s first ever Prosperity Yusheng with his special Homemade Thai Sauce and comforting Steamboat that warms your palate for the festive occasion! 

Prosperity Yusheng 

Chef Wan’s first ever Prosperity Yusheng

Yusheng (鱼生 yú shēng) is made up of 2 Chinese characters – 鱼 (yú) which means ‘fish’ and 生 (shēng) which means ‘raw’ or ‘alive’. The word ‘yú’ can be represented by 余 which means leftover. It is auspicious to the Chinese to have lots of ‘leftovers’ at the end of each year to signify abundance. Hence the Yusheng can be said to be an auspicious dish consisting of raw fish to symbolise abundance and longevity for the Lunar New Year (Chinese tend to be superstitious and want to prosper in their own way…). 

Yusheng with Salmon Sashimi tossed in 🙂

Chef Wan’s Prosperity Yusheng comes with Salmon Sashimi and his exclusive Thai Sauce which had a sweet and sour taste to it. 

Drizzling of Homemade Thai Sauce to symbolise sweetness of life（甜甜蜜蜜）:)

The Yusheng retails at 2 sizes:

Small (serves 4-6 pax) 

@ SGD38

and

Large (serves 7-10 pax) 

@ SGD48

Steamboat Buffet

Next up, we have the steamboat buffet which caters only to the CNY season. 

Simply top-up an additional SGD5/pax to enjoy the Steamboat option. After all, what is CNY without a decent steamboat right?

Moreover, the Steamboat Buffet spread was rather decent in view that the top-up was only SGD5…

It is worth the top-up only if you are dissatisfied with the existing international buffet spread which is already rather extensive. However if you have steamboat cravings whilst having a buffet here, you may do the top-up. If not, I would not personally recommend the top-up because 1 Market is not famous for their steamboat after all 🙂

To be honest, I think most of us were more interested in the other buffet items than the steamboat itself. 

Pineapple Tarts

Oh yes, I almost forgot.. Pineapple Tarts would be served by 1 Market for this special occasion too!

Pineapple Tarts

Would recommend you to try a couple of them at most if not you would be too bloated to eat other yummy dishes from the buffet spread!

Other “Attractions”

Below are a few photos of their buffet spread 🙂

Satays, Curries and Naan

We were pleasantly surprised that their satays tasted Ohhh so GOOD! Naan with curries tasted great too just that it wouldn’t be advisable to fill your tummies with all that starch especially when it is supposed to be a buffet :p

Samilan Sotong

We were glad that the Samilan Sotong lived up to our expectations as well 🙂

DIY Rojak Station

Do give the rojak a miss because the dough fritters were soggy and the overall taste was far from ideal 🙁

Looks bad, tasted no better 🙁 

Japanese Station

O hail the Oiishi Sashimi!!

Leaving the BEST to the LAST – fresh seafood never fail to be the main attraction of every buffet!

Fresh Seafood

Ultra fresh Oysters which tasted so good!

Must be thirsty after all that eating? Why not try our latest creation with the Fanta Freeze? They tasted like 7-Eleven‘s Slurpies and we mixed the 2 available flavours – Orange and Grape to obtain the happy contrasting colours! Muahahaha OK I think we stole the show with queer eyes staring at us as if we were crazy. 

Fanta~~~ <3 b=””>

Rest assured, they must be crazy for not having thought of such an ingenious method to try 2 flavours in a cup!

Desserts!

Marshmallows + Grapes dipped in Chocolate Fondue 🙂

Bread Pudding

Desserts never fail to attract but they tend to be more disappointing due to their mediocre taste. Its a waste of stomach space to contain so much calories really 🙁

Sweet Treats!!

Desserts Spread

Our Dessert Selection 🙂

The only heartening part is that their ice-cream was delicious!

Ice-Cream Buffet!

With a selection of exquisite flavours such as Blueberry Ripple, Lychee Sherbet and Nata De Coco, ice-creams served in buffets are no longer lacklustre with the normal staple flavours such as Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry. 

Total of 8 Assorted Ice-Cream Flavours!

Oh yes, I got to top up my little bowl of joy with my rainbow rice and hot fudge!

Mouth-watering goodness in a bowl!

I will definitely be back for their ice-cream!!

Healthy Fruits 🙂

Overall

The buffet spread was decent and the taste and quality of food was not bad either.

Food, food!! Glorious FOOD!

Would recommend families to visit 1 Market by Chef Wan for a sumptuous feast for the festive season and perhaps consider the Steamboat and Yusheng option to complete the meal 🙂 

Small families / eaters on the other hand can just visit the place for their normal buffet and do remember to grab more satays and ice-cream! They have a DIY Ice Kacang station as well just that I was too noob to give it a try when I was there. 

x♥x♥

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