I've been to Cafe Too for their dinner buffet twice in the past month (September). They offer a large variety of food, with solid quality.
Appetizers:
You'll find the standard assortment of cheeses, veggies and salad dressings, along with the sashimi bar. At the sashimi bar, they serve salmon, tuna, octopus and surf clam (forgive me, but I think I might be missing something else here).
What I always find as their star attraction is the seasonal appetizer table. I think this seasonal table changes weekly, and for the two times that I've been, it's been different each time. What's great about their seasonal appetizer stand is that there's always a dish that's freshly made to order. The first time I went, it was Thai; and the second time I went, it was Shanghainese. For the Thai special, I remember their freshly made green papaya salad. They also had some grilled Thai sausages and pomelo salad and a bunch of other stuff. For the Shanghai special, they had a made to order Shanghai noodle sheets (the clear, transparent noodle sheets made from mung beans) mixed with soy and vinegar. They also served up smoked duck eggs that were out of this world (they were SO GOOD, my god)!
Seafood:
For the seafood lover, you'll be happy to find lobster, crab, shrimp, mussels and others (I also think I'm missing something here - sorry, I'm not a huge seafood person so I didn't pay much attention). What I can tell you though, is that if you're looking for raw oysters, they won't have it here.
Main courses:
The selection for their main courses is very international. You'll find Chinese, Western, South East Asian, and Indian food! For their Chinese, there's an assortment of dim sum, BBQ meats, and stir fried dishes. Something a bit more special in particular is their Ginseng Soup Bun. Basically, it's like a Xiao Long Bao, but bigger in size. However, I couldn't taste the ginseng at all though, haha. As you move along down the buffet table, you'll also see a noodle station where there are different noodles, toppings and soup bases (chicken, tonkotsu, and laksa) to choose from. I'm pretty sure they also have a seasonal table for their main courses as well. I remember the first time I went, it was teppanyaki, and the second time I went, it was Malaysian-style grilled skewers. Their Indian selection is quite authentic, and the butter chicken was really good!
Dessert:
For all the dessert lovers, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but their desserts here are horrendous! Their desserts are presented nicely, but that's where it ends. Looks are deceiving cause it tastes really bad! The pastry chef told me the cheesecake that I picked up was New York style, but it was a mushy mess (and you know that ain't right). Avoid like the plague! I've also tried other assortments of desserts (that I can't even name), but it's just not even worth mentioning. I find it so odd that a 5-star chain could churn out such disappointing desserts! They do however have quite a few ice cream flavours to choose from and also a made-to-order crepe station (the batter was pretty decent).
Service: Average service, nothing special.
All in all, you get a large selection of foods from different cuisines. Don't expect top-notch quality, ingredients and service. If you're looking for the later, go to the Ritz instead.
Note: Definitely make reservations ahead of time. They pretty much reserve half of their tables for walk-in hotel guests, leaving very limited availability for non-hotel guests. read more