Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Hawker Fare at Makan @ Jen

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway – Somerset, Singapore (Ended)

For July and August 2016, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway is showcasing the essence and highlight of local delight at their Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen. Expect some classics dishes with a twist and of course the original typical hawker fare.

 

Makan @ Jen perched at level 10 of Orchardgateway provides a serene dinning ambience since it is away from the bustling activities of shoppers.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Interior Dinning area

 

The space is classified into indoor dinning with air-conditioning and if diners prefer could opt for the natural breeze at terrace with outdoor dinning.

 

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen

 

Head Chef Lee Hoong Wan has painstakingly chosen the local delights for the Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen. As Chef Lee wanted diners to experience only the best hawker fare using the finest ingredients at the buffet.

 

 

Live Cooking Stations

 

The highlight at Hotel Jen Orchardgateway Hawker Fare Buffet are the live cooking stations set up at the Terrace. There are 3 of such stations. We always love these live cooking stations at Buffet since these serve hot pipping freshly cooked food always. Hence, we checked them out at the start of our buffet.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Outdoor Live Station, Oyster Omelette and Hokkien Mee

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Oyster Omelette and Hokkien Mee Frying in Progress

 

The first station we checked it out was the Oyster Omelette and Hokkien Mee station. Both these food are Singaporean favourite dishes.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Hokkien Mee in Pan

 

A pity as they did not simmer the Hokkien Mee as such the prawn broth did not immerse into the noodle.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Oyster Omelette in Pan

 

The saving grace of the Oyster Omelette is the size of the oyster. They use large oysters for this dish therefore it compensated some missing flavour in the dish.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Satay Live Station

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Satay grilling in progress

 

The last live cooking station is for the Satay. We like the marinate on the Chicken Satay and the lightly char flavour. How we wish Makan @ Jen will also offer Mutton and maybe even Beef Satay too.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Local Drink Station

 

At the Terrace, a local drink station was available as well, serving some local favourite such as Calamansi, Barley, Bandung, Pineapple drink, Ice Milo and Rose Syrup drink. It would be perfect if the Barley drink is homemade.

 

 

Chef’s Signature

 

The highlight at the Hawker Fare Buffet is Chef’s Signature Laksa Fried Rice. Chef Lee who heads Makan @ Jen has creatively twisted our favourite Laksa into fried rice.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Chef's Signature Laksa Fried Rice

 

The fried rice is non-spicy at all. Instead, one could savour the fragrance of the Laksa herb. And it is best eaten with the special Laksa sauce.

 

 

More Hawker Fare

 

There are quite a good range of local delights and Makan @ Jen has cleverly introduced them into the Hawker Fare Buffet.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Bak Kut Teh

 

The first is the Bak Kut Teh. It is the classic pepperish type.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Hainainese Chicken Rice

 

Next is the Hainainese Chicken Rice. We thought well of the steamed chicken. It was smooth and succulent.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Rojak

 

Follow with the Rojak. The rojak prawn paste sauce was a little too sweet. We like the variety of ingredients available for the rojak.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Baked River Prawn

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - BBQ Seafood

 

There are some BBQ Seafood at the buffet counter too which include Squid, Crayfish, River Prawns and Otah.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Curry Served With Roti Prata

 

Of course, there are some Indian cuisine. Makan @ Jen provides 2 curry, Vegetable Curry and Fish Curry, with Roti Prata too.

 

 

Desserts With Local Flavours

 

Expect an array of local fare desserts at the dessert table too. A good range of Nonya Kueh are on the table. Taste-wise, there is room for improvement.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Nonya Kueh

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Kueh Lapis

 

How could we miss out the Ice Kacang when we talk about local fare.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Ice Kacang

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Burbur Cha Cha

 

And Burbur Cha Cha is also available. I would prefer the Burbur Cha Cha cooked with fresh coconut milk instead.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Teh Tarik Tart

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Gula Melaka Cake

 

The pastisserie chef at Makan @ Jen has crafted a number of local flavours cakes and tarts such as Teh Tarik TartGula Melaka Cake and the Bandung Jelly.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Bandung Jelly

 

We like the idea of infusing local flavours into western dessert but the result weren’t as excellent as we would desire. Mainly due to the flavours were too light to savour. I suppose this is very much personal preference since we prefer strong flavoured food.

 

 

Others

 

To add on for variety since it is a buffet, diners could help themselves to salad.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Salad

 

Some fresh seafood consisting of mussel, prawns, clams and crab.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Seafood

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Sushi

 

And a number of sushi and sashimi too.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Grilled Fish

 

Unexpectedly, we found a whole grilled fish which was relatively huge at the buffet table too.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Coffee and Tea

 

At all buffet, coffee and tea are served too.

 

 

Validity and Price

 

The Hawker Fare Buffet at Makan @ Jen is available only for dinner in the months of July and August from Mondays to Thursdays. The dinner buffet will commence from 6.30pm to 10pm. It is priced at $42++ per adult.

 

Hawker Fare Buffet At Makan @ Jen, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Somerset, Singapore - Another view of Interior Dinning area

 

 

NAHMJ Verdict

 

In our humble opinion, NAHMJ feel that tastewise, there are room for improvement. In general, the food are lightly flavoured. But for some diners who value ambience, hawker food and variety, after all, it is not a bad choice. And it certainly make a good location to entertain overseas business partner to a spread of Hawker Fare Buffet at Makan @ Jen.

 

 

 

Makan @ Jen

277 Orchard Road, Level 10, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway, Singapore 238858
Tel: +65 6708 8899

Websitehttps://www.hoteljen.com/singapore/orchardgateway/taste/restaurants/makan/
FBhttps://www.facebook.com/HotelJenOrchardgatewaySingapore/?fref=ts

 

Opening Hours

 

Monday – Thursday  1830 to 2200

 

Getting There

 

By MRT:

  • North South line – Somerset station

 

By Bus:

  • alight at Somerset Station along Somerset Road   7. 14, 14e, 16, 36, 65, 77, 106, 111, 123, 124, 128, 143, 162, 162M, 167, 171, 174, 175, 190, 700, 700A, 971E
  • alight at Midpoint Orchard along Orchard Road   7, 14, 14e, 16, 65, 106, 111, 123, 175, 502
  • alight opposite Mandarin Orchard along Orchard Road   36, 77, 124, 143, 162, 162M, 167, 171, 174, 190, 518, 700, 700A

 

Rating: 6.5/10