If you haven’t heard about Swensen’s Unlimited buffet at VivoCity, you should! Perfect for the Christmas celebratory meals, the Christmas menu has highlights such as festive roasts, seafood, a chocolate fountain, 12 new festive ice cream flavours adding to 48 ice cream flavours.
Important tip before you go: the 200-seater Swensen’s Unlimited at VivoCity allows up to 90 minutes of dining time, and children below 5 years of age dine free with every paying adult.
Is it a value-for-money feast? Read on for our take.
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1. Over 100 Items Appetisers, Seafood, Mains, Asian Delights
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Come hungry and ready to feast! There are over 100 items at Swensens Unlimited to choose from. Each section has options that will please any palate. The appetisers section features cold poached salmon and other seafood.
Apart from the usual favourites like steak cuts, lamb, pasta, pizza and even rosti, there are Asian options such as Laksa, Mee Siam, Fried Rice, Indian selections and even a Peranakan spread. Anyone else loves kueh pie tee?
Swensens Unlimited could be the perfect spot for a multi-generational gathering given the myriad of options. Kids would usually gravitate towards the Western options, while the seniors might prefer Asian dishes – all of which are available at the spread!
At $35++ per pax for weekday lunches, we think this is superb value.
2. Festive Add-Ons
Since it’s Christmas, enjoy the festive add-ons to the buffet line-up. Make a beeline for the Jolly Ham Salad, Christmas Meatloaf (Chicken), Glazed Chicken Ham (excludes weekday lunch), Cold Poached Salmon (weekends), and Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread (excludes weekday lunch).
There’ll even be a Rösti Station on the weekend.
To sweeten the season, more desserts are also available. The dessert section is worth a huge mention!
3. Desserts Galore
Bring on that separate stomach for desserts.
Festive offerings like Sticky Date Pudding and Bread & Butter Pudding are a must-try. There are also Macarons, croffles, chocolate fountain, Nonya Kueh, Peanut Mochi, Chendol, in addition to the 12 festive ice cream flavours!
Look forward to the flavours including: Christmas Fruit Cake, Red Velvet Cake Swirl, Gingerbread, S’mores, Old Fashioned Vanilla, Yummy Raisin, Mint Cookies ’N’ Cream, Strawberry ’N’ Cream, Butterscotch with Marshmallow, Dark Chocolate Peppermint Swirl, Salted Caramel Swirl, Affogato with Honeycomb.
Can you guess which flavours we picked? The Affogato and Genmaicha!
You can even add desired toppings to the ice cream. The family had such fun choosing the toppings like matcha crumble, rainbow sprinkles, marshmallows and more.
4. Special Christmas Menu from 24 December
As if Swensens Unlimited is not already enough, extra frills are added to the feasting from Christmas eve with Baby Lobster, Roasted Pumpkin Bisque, Cajun Seafood in Tomato Cream Sauce, Deconstructed Beef Wellington, Croissant Bread & Butter Pudding with Homemade Crème Anglaise Sauce, and Christmas Fruit Cake.
The chocolate fountain will be transformed into a stunning White Chocolate Fountain, to usher in a sumptuous White Christmas.
5. Santa Special Appearances
From 21 to 26 Dec 2024, enjoy Santa Special Appearances at 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, and 8 pm!
6. Gifting & Giving
This season of giving, Swensen’s Unlimited has partnered with APSN and The Art Faculty for a good cause! Customers can also donate directly to them through the QR codes placed at every table.
Swensen’s Unlimited @ VivoCity
Where: #02-117, 1 HarbourFront Walk, S098585
How much: From $35 per adult, $15 per child for weekday lunch
From $38 per adult, $25 per child for weekday dinner
Website: Swensen’s Unlimited Website
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