Sungkai @ I-Lotus Restaurant

Had the chance to experience the sungkai scene at I-Lotus Restaurant over the weekend thanks to the invitation by Sai & Pat. Also at the table was Ranz, Reeds and 3 other photogs whom I didn't get a chance to be introduced to.

Anyway, one good thing to remember when going to a sungkai buffet venue is to come early. Otherwise you'd be having trouble finding parking, be in a queue to be seated and even a long queue to take the food. And I-Lotus is no exception, the place was simply packed.

I think its all because of the generous spread, on their leaflet (below) they claimed over 100 varieties to choose from. There was the normal asian dishes plus also stalls serving hot of the cooking stove. The hotplate section was probably the most visited, you can pick prawns, sting rays, fish amongst others to have it freshly cooked by these two guys below. Tip: Remember your table number, because you need to put a clip according to your table number. So put on a wrong number, some lucky table is gonna have your portion! Which is what happened to me hehe...

This is one above is definately my favourite. The Mee Rebus stall is always crowded, so you gotta have patience for this one. You can choose from 3 types of soup to go with your noodles, chicken, beef or the tom yam soup. I went for the Tom Yam and boy, it got my taste buds buzzing.

The Rojak stall is also not to be missed. They steam those squid bits fresh so its all very tasty.

And to top it all off, try this one for dessert. Its Ubi Kayu with some condensed milk and Gula Melaka. Its simply delish. There is two other station serving fried items and also some local kueh and cakes.

Overall it was a full filing sungkai. The buffet is available from $15.80 (adults) & $9.80 (child) and for Baiduri Bank Cardholders and I-Lotus Privillage Cardholders, for every 10 diners, you get one person to dine for free. They also serve Sahur (10:30pm - 01:00am) eat-all-you-can steamboat & hot plate grill buffet at $11.80 (adult) & $7.80 (child). One good thing is also that prayer rooms are also available.

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For bookings call 2422 466 or visit here to see where they are located.