Review: Asian Market Cafe @ Fairmont Hotel
A visit was made on Friday 22 January 2020 at 8.45pm.
It was for a couple and the place looks empty. Reservation was staggered and I got the 3rd (last) slot at 8.45pm timing. Due to Covid, Asian Market Cafe also offers the ala carte buffet. The price for adult dinner is $86++. They served the cold dish/appetiser, followed by 7-8 bowls of Asian dishes and lastly the dessert choices. On top of what they readily served you without you having to pick your order, you can also request for additional dishes eg laksa, satay and prate. Nothing western. For drinks you can ask for a free flow of plum juice, coffee or tea (both hot or cold). That is quite limited though I got to admit the ice tea tarik is so nice you'll be asking for more. Yes you will be filled to the brim with the choices but I would think that it is overpriced for local dishes. The taste however while fine dining standard lacks the quality and presentation as you can find at Straits Kitchen or Carousel.
Branding and Customer Experience
Asian Market Cafe has been around for as long as you can remember. The hotel has changed name and ownership (Swissotel to Fairmont) but Asian Market Cafe stays. So for the experience of being years in the market, I thought they should be able to peg themselves to what else are out there. In my view, the brand name has an issue with competitive positioning. The service remains remarkable but that could probably be because I am in the last 'batch' of staggered timing patrons, so there are less customers for the crew to pay attenti0n to.
Review: Asian Market Cafe @ Fairmont Hotel
It was a couple for 2 and the place looks empty. Reservation is staggered and I got the 3rd (last) slot at 8.45pm timing. Due to Covid, Asian Market Cafe also offers the ala carte buffet. The price for adult dinner is $86++. They served the cold dish/appetiser, followed by 7-8 bowls of Asian dishes and lastly the dessert. On top of what they readily served to you without you picking your order, you can also request for additional dishes eg laksa, satay and prate. Nothing western. For drinks you can ask for a free flow of plum juice, coffee or tea (both hot or cold). That is quite limited though I got to admit the ice tea tarik is so nice you'll be asking for more. Yes you will be filled to the brim with the choices but I would think that it is overpriced for local dishes. The taste however while fine dining standard lacks the quality and presentation as you can find at Straits Kitchen or Carousel.
