Ginger - Ginger

Had the buffet lunch on a Saturday, really impressed by the Peranakan touch in the cuisine & decor! We loved the very lemak laksa the most, it’s a must-try! We liked how the dishes (including mains) are mostly served in small portions which helps us to conserve precious stomach space to share & try a greater variety of their food! The pastries are also very well-done (our lucky day - we had the durian green bean puree & chendol ice cream during our visit). Do watch out for their ongoing promos which makes it very worth to have a good buffet lunch in a nice garden setting. We indicated in the reservation that we are celebrating a birthday & were surprised with a nice small cake. Special shout-out to commend service staff Ms Zi Hui who was very attentive & professional, and went the extra mile to ensure that we got what we needed. Most of the staff are very helpful too despite being super busy.

Party of five of us, pre-booked here for an event buffet lunch. $48++ per person with 20% discount, though with 10% service charge and 7% GST works out to be almost the same to begin with. We arrived earlier at 11am due to event programs ended earlier, instead of our 12pm reservations. Staffs were courteous but rigid. We are let in, we can sit down and wait. We understand the Asian buffet items can't be ordered until 12pm. We can be served water and nothing else. If we want coffee, it will be charged. Since it is an event budget that's prepaid, we couldn't get coffee or tea and sat waited blankly for an hour. Alright once buffet started, 30 minutes in and I was already quite done. Service was fast and courteous I must say, but food quality is really quite mediocre. We are a party of five, four Singaporeans and a French permanent resident. We asked ourselves these two questions. 1st. If this laksa/mee siam/hokkien mee/satay is from a normal hawker stall, would you drive 20 minutes to come back to this stall? All answered NO. 2nd. We are a party of 5 at S$48++ per head that works out to a $225 final bill. Let's say the same five persons go to a nearby good hawker centre such as Hong Lim or Amoy or Maxwell. We can order a table full and stuff ourselves silly on these same Asian Hawker fare such as Laksa, Mee Siam, Hokkien Mee and Satay, it wouldn't cost more than $100 no matter how hard you try. Best part is the taste and quality would be way better. Its not just the mediocre taste and cooking at Ginger, everything you order comes with 2 tiny prawns. Compare what you're actually served versus the ordering menu's pictures and you already felt severely shortchanged from the first dish served. Given three stars, one for the courteous staffs whom really paid us close attention, second star for the lovely Instagrammable ambience, third star, since its a car event, we came in 5 cars and were given 5 complimentary parking coupons. Events and ambience, great. Especially car events as you can park right out front. Asian Hawker fare, nope, sorry.

Excellent service, and I can see that they try to be varied in the menu but food quality is not up to par with the cost during peak season. Probably usual times would be more worthwhile with membership discounts. Felt theres quite a bit of MSG. Love their sambal at the start though. And the durian pengat at the end.

Ginger at Parkroyal, Beach Road. Great ambiance & service. You have a choice of enjoying a buffet or A La Carte. We had the: Chicken Wings (crispy shrimp paste chicken wings served with tangy chilli sauce). It’s yummier while having it’s pipping hot. It crunchy and not oily. Crispy Chicken Chop. Tenderising plus flavourful. A grilled boneless chicken marinated with Ginger chef’s special sauce. Served with a side of fries, baked beans, coleslaw & garlic bread. Crispy Chicken Cutlet, deep-fried chicken thigh with seasoned bread crumbs. Served with a side of fries, bake beans, coleslaw & garlic bread. You can either order few A La Carte to share with family or friends as the serving is gracefully huge! Price wise, I would consider it’s affordable. While waiting for our food to be served I had a quick browse at the buffet. It was a temptation! Perhaps the next round we will opt for the buffet. Remember to rsvp before heading down! For all our Muslim friends, Ginger is halal ?

Great staff and service! Their call centre erroneously took my reservation for high tea today. Seems the restaurant already stopped serving high tea long ago. Nevertheless, the staff did not turn us away but instead spoke to the Chef who so kindly said they will recreate and prepare the high tea set for us! The food was ? and presented beautifully. THANKS AGAIN for the great experience!

Ginger at PARKROYAL on Beach Road has launched a refreshed à la carte and new set lunch menu curated by Executive Chef Vincent Aw. Savour Singapore’s foodscape of distinctive and diverse flavours, highlights of the Ginger’s refreshed menu include: Popiah with Bamboo Shoots and Ayam Penyet Crust ($12.00++) – Ginger’s interpretation of Popiah, inspired by the rich culture of its neighbourhood at Kampong Glam. Soft, thin paper-like crepe with bamboo shoots, turnip and soft boiled eggs. Topped with Ayam penyet crust, garlic, chilli, coriander, peanuts and sweet sauce. *NEW* Hainanese Chicken Chop ($16.00++) Grilled boneless chicken marinated with Chef’s special sauce that is served with a side of fries, baked beans, coleslaw and garlic bread. *NEW* Angus Beef Striploin ($32.00++) Australian black Angus beef marinated with special homemade spices and a side of fries. New set lunch menu ($18.00++) is also available from Monday to Friday from 12.00pm to 2.30pm that comes with a choice of 1 appetiser, 1 main dish and 1 coffee, tea, or soft drink. Location: Ginger at PARKROYAL on Beach Road, 7500 Beach Road, Singapore 199591

Lovely location, ambiance and well designed interior. The food are tasty, some are nicer than others. Will highly recommend the Satay (chicken and mutton), the grilled king prawns, curry puff, beef rendang, chilli crab with mantou. Not a huge fan of the cold seafood. The sushi ? and sashimi was decent. For cakes, I will recommend the cheese cake. ??

Restaurant have bright view and refreshing feel. Not exactly a cosy feeling and chairs are not cushion so might feel a bit like kopitiam/ hawker feel. Ala carte buffet and order is by scanning qr code and order by your own mobile phone. Take note that last order is 9.15 strictly since ordering is done via system. Food came in 5-10mins but not piping hot, just warm and that’s probably the reason the food didn’t taste exactly fantastic. Portion is small but just right for tasting since u can always order again if you like it. Have about 6 category ranging from appetizer to main course, bbq, vegan, dessert. Drinks are not part of the buffet (only house tea and coffee is) Worth mentioning are the seafood platter (fresh prawn and mussel), the pumpkin soup, the durian penyet, the lobster noodle and laksa. Good for gathering, with free complimentary parking, and helpful and nice uncle guiding the parking, also the friendly staff.