This place was introduced to me by my girl, located at Golden Mile Complex a place filled with thai restaurants, however this looked like the most popular among the rest.

I eat thai food in moderation, I'm not a huge fan but not a hater either. The thai atmosphere here seems huge with many thai and local people patronizing their store. The price for the place is also quite reasonable and their serving is larger then most thai stores I've been to. Well I've only been to the ones around sunshine plaza =/

Pineapple Fried Rice

This is what I order when I go to most thai restaurants. Why you ask? Well I've always yearn for that sweet, sour and salty taste that comes in this plate of Fried Rice.

However most of the place I've been to does not serve good Pineapple fried rice, most are just bland if not they just taste like plain yellow rice.

Berthai on the other hand struck my taste bud quite pleasantly, although still not to my highest expectation, they served it in such that it is now in my top list in Singapore for Pineapple Fried Rice. Costing you about SGD5 per plate, this is definitely a must try for me.

Dry Beef Noodle

This was ordered by my girl and I had a taste of it and trust me, it's delicious, they served it with thai basil and beansprouts at the side. Therefore allowing you to adjust the intensity of your taste. Although it might not look like much, but the taste alone will fill you up quickly.

Mango Salad

Everyone orders Mango Salad at a thai place right? Berthai's Mango Salad are filled with Mango Slices(obviously), onions, nuts, chillies, shrimps and topped with fried shallots. What more can you ask for and the serving is quite reasonable, however I'm not really keen of the price tag of SGD 4 for a plate for fruit.

Thai Ice Milk Tea

Well this is definitely enough said. Who doesn't order this to drink when it's available.

Berthai is definitely a place to go for a lunch or dinner if you are in the vicinity, but be there early as the place fills up pretty fast. I wouldn't go there just for the food but it's still a must try on my list of cheap and delicious thai restaurants in Singapore.

So we had brunch at a quaint little fusion food shop at Bencoolen, Sunshine Plaza, a place near my former school and it's fantastic.

The decor of the place was quite adorable and they provide an adequate amount of varieties for their menu.

There were not much seats in the shop though and we had to wait for people to finish dining before we could start ordering our food. There were probably only about 6 tables? But still worth the wait, the price of the food were reasonable and costing about SGD 3.50 ~ SGD 5.50.

Honestly, look at the plating of the Smoked Duck with Organic Noodles we ordered, it felt like we were in some high class restaurant.

I'm not a real fan of duck meat but this won me over instantly the noodles are coated with sesame oil and their "special sauce", mixed in a little of their homemade chilli sauce it gave the noodles an extra kick to your tastebud.

As for drinks we had our favourite Thai Iced Milk Tea, I mean who would turn these down.

Just the right thing to gulp down whilst eating the Smoked Duck Noodles. It's a definite must try for me and the price is reasonable, costing only SGD5.50 for the main dish.

Review

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The day to travel to batam is finally here, since we had to reach the Harbourfront Ferry Terminal at 7.30am we had to wake up early, we drove there and reached at 7.00am. As the kiasu Singaporean we were we quickly bought a simple breakfast from BreadTalk and went over to wait for our turn to enter the departure hall.

The only reasons I've every been to the Harbourfront Ferry Terminal was cause of going for a Cruise Trips with Super Star Cruise Lines, this is the first time I've ever been on a ferry ride.

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Honestly, it was not pleasant , you ask why? Well let me list the differences.

Well for Cruise ships boarding it is extremely easy and orderly, queue lines were formed according to your cabin class (Admiral, Balcony and World Cruiser), as for ferry boarding it was every man for himself and just cut the queue where ever there is an empty slot. Although we were already queuing to board the ferry, when it was time to board people just walked to the front of the queue and just plainly cut through.

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The ride to Batam from Harbourfront Ferry Terminal took about 45mins to an hour, the ferry we rode on was called the Pacific 7 and it was old, seats were stained but luckily did not stink. My partner got sea sick as the ferry bobbed up and down whilst travelling to Batam, luckily there was a show playing to keep her mind of her seasickness. As for those intending to go on cruises, but are fearful of sea sickness, fret not as you will feel as though you are on land.

Shortly after an hour we reached Sekupang Ferry Terminal, luckily we got seats near the exit and we were the first few out of the ferry, we reached at around 8.45am Indonesia Time, but to our dismay we saw a massive crowd awaiting to be cleared and start their tour. Trust me the crowd was ridiculous it took us 20minutes to join the queue cause everyone was cutting in, and it took us another 20minutes to get cleared.

After clearing the Indonesian customs we tried to locate our guide and it took just a matter of seconds, we saw a group of people wearing the Best Batam uniform clad in white and blue, so we went over and the first guy we talked to had our names on his sheet of paper. He told us his name was Henry, and he asked us to pass him our White Card, Ferry Tickets and Tour Voucher along with the 8 dollar departure tax for our trip back tomorrow. Your guide will practically settle everything for you including your hotel stay and ferry back to Singapore (only experience for Best Batam Tours).

Henry told us that we were lucky and we were the first  of our group out of the customs, and most likely we had to wait about 30minutes for the rest of our group to be done with the customs.  We reached at 8.45am got cleared at at 9.25am and finally started our tour at  10.30am(Indonesia Time).

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Introduction

Named after the address of the hotel – 333 Orchard Road – Triple Three boasts an extensive Japanese-inspired international buffet featuring the freshest sashimi and sushi, seafood on ice, a premium roast section and mouth-watering desserts.

Operating Hours

Daily Breakfast: 6.30am – 10.00am

Lunch: 12.00pm – 2.30pm

Dinner: 6.30pm – 10.00pm

Sunday International Lunch 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Review

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Located in Mandarin Orchard Hotel, Triple Tree is a Japanese- inspired international buffet that boasts a large range of delicacies ranging from fresh seafood to a magnificent teppanyaki.

As you enter Triple Tree you are greeted with their intriguing partitions designed and spacious seating arrangements. As I went for their dinner buffet the mood lighting was exquisite, as it bounced off their partition creating an aesthetic appeal that is quite unmatched amongst all the restaurants I've been to.

Triple Tree is a high-end buffet and the cost is definitely on the high side with the price tag of SGD 108++ per person for the weekend Dinner buffet which is definitely a turn off for most patrons.

We almost missed the restaurant, until we looked into the partition, the restaurant signage was not really prominent.

As we went in we were greeted by the crew and of course the delicious food. The items were decked out and displayed, most cooked food were only cooked when they were running low, but don't get me wrong it was replenished fast. As for the teppanyaki station, if the chef saw someone waiting for food he would instantly cook on the spot and you would probably wait a couple of minutes tops.

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The Sashimi and Sushi Station

Rating : ★★★★☆

The Sashimi and Sushi station is always the first place I would go to for my starters, I always am not able to resist the taste of fresh sashimi, if they are available. The Sashimi is freshly sliced by the chef on the spot, they have a few choices of Rock Fish, Prawn, Tuna and of course Salmon. I'm always a big Salmon fan so I just asked for Salmon and Tuna Sashimi, however the Rock Fish was really great and gave me a fruity after taste. The Sashimi slices basically melt in your mouth and with the large variety of condiments, one can definitely be spoilt for choice.

Slicing in action

The sushi was disappointing, there was only 5 kinds of sushi to choose from which is kind of pathethic for a Japanese oriented international buffet.

The chefs took quite an attention to detail to neatly place the sashimi on the customers plate which was quite commendable.

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The Oyster Bar

Rating : ★★★☆

Oysters were pried open infront of you and the chef was fast in doing so, I've been to Pasarbella for Oysters, which was supposed to be their specialty but the staff opening the Oysters took quite a while to open them, but the chef at Triple Three opened it effortlessly. Although there was only a single range of Oyster available.

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Seafood on Ice

Rating : ★★★☆

Well, the variety is all what you see above, these are the spread of food available for the seafood on ice. I was excited to try out their crabs and was impressed that they cracked open the shells so the customers did not have to dirty their hands eating them.

However, the downside to it was that the juices leaked out of the flesh making it's flesh really dry. As compared to the King Crab Feast that momiji japanese buffet provides, it was a little of a let down, momiji's king crab was succulent and you can taste the tender and moist flesh of the crab, the only downside was that you have to crack the shell yourself.

Well, ease of eating over taste? You decide.

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Kagoshima Wagyu Beef

Rating : ★★★★★

The wagyu beef here, well lack of a better word stunning, roasted to a medium rare perfection, this is probably my favourite in Triple Tree. The meat is succulent and tender which will practically melt in your mouth. However, the downside to it is that the meat contain a large amount of fat, but hey what good food doesn't? This is definitely a must try for here.

The Wagyu beef is accompanied by several sauces, the most prominent is the black truffle sauce, but for those who have a sweet tooth can go for the pineapple sauce instead. The wagyu station also provides honey baked ham, however I'm not a ham lover I decided to give it a skip. Do try and let us know how it goes.

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The Sukiyaki Station

Rating : ★★★☆

Well, personally I find it very common and nothing fantastic to talk about. There are better places that serve Sukiyaki.

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Teppanyaki Station

Rating : ★★★★☆

The teppanyaki here is good but not great, but why 4 1/2 stars? Well simply put......

The buttery filled goodness are probably what keeps the Teppanyaki side of the restaurant going. It's filled with their signature butter cream and baked to perfection. These stuff were baked in batches and brought out in trays and it took only a matter of seconds and I MEAN seconds to get snatched up. I appears as though everyone was waiting for this particular dish, and trust me you would want to try it although I would not recommend taking too much since you might get sick of the butter.

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The Dessert Table

Rating : ★★★☆

I am not a guy with a sweet tooth but, giving this a 3 1/2 stars might mean something. The desert was quite a spread albeit nothing much out of the ordinary. There really isn't something that I would reccomend ,since much of the dessert are pretty much mediocre.

Macaron Fruit Cake

Blueberry Financier

Rainbow Cake

It was interesting to see a Rainbow Cake, but dissapointing to eat since it tastes like artificially sweetened candy.

Canele

For those who have tried Canele before, dont get your hopes up, this was a total let-down.

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Chocolate Fondue and Mousse

Rating : ★★☆

If you love chocolate you should give their Chocolate spread a try, located at the entrance of Triple Three, it is included in the buffet. As I have said I do not have a sweet tooth, therefore I would not give them a high rating.

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Ultimately, Triple Three provides a large variety of food for your tummy. However, the buffet is what you may see in many international buffet, there is nothing that shouts that it's unique and with a price tag of  more than SGD 100 for it's dinner buffet, it would burn a huge hole in your pocket.

If you have cash to spare or a 1 for 1 deal from groupon or credit cards deals, do give it a try.

AMBIENCE Rating : ★★★★☆

FOOD Rating : ★★★★

PRICE Rating : ★★☆

OVERALL Rating : ★★★★

Side Note : The restaurant holds deals such as 1 for 1, quite often on groupon or deal.sg, keep an eye out for it.