We recently wrote about the best buffets in Singapore, but as someone who’s constantly on the lookout for good deals, I sought to find more wallet-friendly buffet options. Rather than breaking the bank on a single buffet, I have managed to collate 13 cheap buffets in Singapore that are priced under $40++ a person. There’s a mix of sweet and savoury options, as well as different cuisines, so there’s something for different tastes.
Lovers of K-BBQ should be familiar with Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot, as they’ve got a couple of outlets peppered around Singapore. Their buffet lunch and dinner, priced from $18.90++ per person, draws many to their restaurants. You’ll find a slew of meaty offerings, including beef bulgogi, honey chicken, ribeye beef, and black pepper chicken, all drenched in flavourful marinades.
The best part is they’re halal-certified, so your Muslim friends can also head down and eat to their heart’s content. Also, don’t forget to leave some room for their ready-to-eat Korean delights, such as tteokbokki, japchae, and yangnyeom chicken.
Check out our Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot review!
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Captain Kim Korean BBQ & Hotpot is a halal-certified eatery.
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To fulfil your comfort food cravings during gloomy rainy days, head down to Orchard Grand Court’s Crystal Café and dig into their famed Taiwan Porridge Buffet, which starts from $20.90++ per person.
The spread is sumptuous; complement your bowls of sweet potato porridge with homely accompaniments such as braised duck and pork trotters, salted eggs and veggies, and ikan bilis with peanuts. Feel free to browse their a la carte menu for more dishes to supplement your meal, as they’ve also got western fare including Fish and Chips ($16++) and Beef Ribeye ($26.80++), if the porridge is not too filling.
Address: 131 Killiney Road, Singapore 239571
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm to 2:30pm, 5:30pm to 8:45pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 1:30pm, 1:45pm to 3:15pm, 5:30pm to 7pm, 7:15pm to 8:45pm
Tel: 6733 1133
Website
Crystal Café is not a halal-certified eatery.
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If you’re constantly worried about shelling out a pretty penny whenever you’re headed out for Japanese cuisine, then Irodori Restaurant’s a la carte buffet will set your mind and wallet at ease. There are over 90 items on their menu, ranging from nigiri sushi and hand rolls, to teppanyaki and deep-fried offerings including tempura to really whet your appetite.
You’ll want to pig out on their free-flow sashimi too; they’re known for dishing out generous, thick cuts of fresh salmon, tuna, swordfish, and even octopus. Surprisingly, the bill will come out to $39.80++ per person, which is definitely reasonable in our books.
Address: 382 Havelock Road, #03-01, Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Singapore 169629
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 2:30pm, 6pm to 10:30pm
Tel: 6737 2002
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Irodori Restaurant is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Voracious carnivores can make a beeline to Armoury Steaks to gorge on their Steak Buffet happening on Mondays, Tuesdays, and weekends. For $35++ per person, you get to indulge in their sinful selection of meats including ribeye and sirloin, all served with a splatter of black pepper sauce and cooked to medium rare.
Before the food coma sets in, stuff yourself with other bites such as onion rings, fries, grilled pork belly and shabu beef too. There’s also unlimited servings of greens and buttered corn, in case you find the need to balance out your feast.
Address: 181 Orchard Road, #11-03/04 Orchard Central Singapore 238896
Opening hours: Sun-Tue 11:30am to 10pm, Wed-Thu 11:30am to 10:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am to 11pm
Tel: 8845 6205
Website
Armoury Steaks is not a halal-certified eatery.
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Located in the CBD area, Annalakshmi is a popular Indian vegetarian restaurant. Their motto is to serve the community with nutritious food and to give generously. Hence, they encourage their diners to pay as they wish. However, as with all kindness, it’s best not to take advantage of it, and for diners to be considerate of the business too.
Serving up a wide range of vegetarian Northern Indian dishes, this restaurant lets you have your fill of vegetable curry with chapati and bhatoora, AKA deep-fried leavened bread. You will also get to try dishes such as red pumpkin sambar and bhindi masala here.
Do note that reservations are currently not available.
Address: 6A Shenton Way, #01-03, Downtown Gallery, Singapore 068815
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm
Tel: 6339 9993
Website
Annalakshmi is not a halal-certified eatery but uses no pork or lard.
If all the places in our prata guide are not enough to satiate your cravings, Al Jasra Restaurant’s prata buffet, priced at only $7.90, might just do the trick. You can also choose to pair your prata with a beverage of your choice for $2; your options include Blueberry Ice and Orange Ice drinks.
They have an extensive variety of 16 prata options, but skip the usual flavours and dive straight into unique flavours such as Masala Prata and Honey Prata. The Masala Prata is stuffed with a fragrant masala curry filling, which has an aromatic curry flavour without being overly spicy, while the Honey Prata takes the usual sugar prata up a notch. Familiar flavours such as Cheese & Mushroom are also available if you’d rather stick to the usual options.
Check out our Al Jasra Restaurant review!
Address: 459 Changi Road, Singapore 419882
Opening hours: Daily 24 hours
Tel: 6742 5786
Website
Al Jasra is a Muslim-owned eatery.
You won’t have to cross borders to get your lok lok fix anymore, when you can just swing by A.K Zai Lok Lok. Their main draw is undeniably their lok lok buffet, which will set you back just $19.90++ during lunch hours, and $23.90++ for dinner. It’s all-you-can-eat, so fill up your plates with skewers of fishballs, bacon-wrapped enoki mushrooms, chicken nuggets, plus seafood options including scallops and crab claws.
Choose to either dunk your skewers in soup bases including Tom Yum, Curry, Mala, Laksa, and Pork Broth, or have them deep-fried for an extra crunch. Once you’ve had your fill, head to their new cat cafe that’s one level above their restaurant, and you’ll get 15 minutes of playtime with their felines if you dine anytime from Mondays to Thursdays.
Check out our A.K Zai Lok Lok review!
Address: 14 Smith Street, Singapore 058928
Opening hours: Daily 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 12am
Tel: 8626 1439
Website
A.K Zai Lok Lok is not a halal-certified eatery.
Tanjong Pagar is known as the place to visit for Korean cuisine, but rather than heading to your typical restaurants such as O.BBa Jjajang, check out MiMi Korean BBQ for their affordable buffet. For just $32.50+, you get to enjoy a 90-minute BBQ buffet from Mondays to Thursdays, with seven types of meats, including beef short plate, beef bulgogi, soya chicken galbi and more. Alongside these, you’ll also get side dishes, vegetables, and Korean barley tea.
Check out our MiMi Korean BBQ review!
Address: 2 Peck Seah Street, #01-01, Air View Building, Singapore 079305
Opening hours: Daily 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5:30 pm to 12 am
Tel: 9114 9510
Website
MiMi Korean BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
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I remember a time when mookata was all the rage in Singapore. Though it seems like we’re past that phase, you’ll want to check out Family Mookata because they have a cheap mookata Protein Buffet, priced at just $14.90 per person. There’s a variety of marinated meats including Garlic Pork Slice, Thai Marinated Pork Slice, and Honey Tomato Chicken Thigh.
The buffet also comes with vegetables, mushrooms, and carbs to help cut through the heavy meat flavours. The house-made chilli dip here is really popular as well, so be sure to get that alongside your meats!
Address: 6 Yishun Industrial Street 1, Northview Bizhub, Singapore 768090
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 3pm to 11pm, Sat-Sun 1pm to 11pm
Tel: 8692 9722
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Family Mookata is not a halal-certified eatery.
There’s endless options to choose from when you crave hotpot, but one you should check out is Hao Lai Wu Steamboat & BBQ’s steamboat buffet. The 90-minute hotpot buffets here are priced from $27.80++; pick a single or double pot, with your choice of soup bases including Chongqing Mala, Thai Tom Yum, and Secret Recipe Pork Bone. They also have cuts of meat such as Sliced Pork Belly, USA Sliced Beef, and Beef Omasum. Otherwise, if you prefer seafood, there’s fresh Prawns, Mussels, and Bamboo Clams.
Do note that this buffet deal is valid from Monday to Thursday, otherwise, it’s priced at $29.80++ for the rest of the week and on public holidays.
Bencoolen Street
Address: 175 Bencoolen Street, #01-57, Burlington Square, Singapore 189649
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 3am
Tel: 6732 0816
Smith Street
Address: 37 Smith Street, Singapore 058950
Opening hours: Daily 11am to 3am
Tel: 6221 0065
Website
Hao Lai Wu Steamboat & BBQ is not a halal-certified eatery.
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To quell those lazy Sunday dim sum cravings, look no further than Beng Hiang Restaurant’s dim sum buffet. It’s going for $26.80++ per person on weekdays and $30.80++ on weekends. There are over 30 varieties of house-made dim sum to gobble up, which includes classics such as siew mai, har gau, pork ribs, carrot cake, and an assortment of buns. They’ve also got a couple of zi char dishes, such as Sweet And Sour Chicken Chop for something more substantial.
Unlike other dim sum haunts that open for business at the break of dawn, their buffet runs from 11.30am to 2.30pm, so you can afford to sleep in without missing out on their sumptuous spread.
Check out our Beng Hiang Restaurant review!
Address: 135 Jurong Gateway Road, #02-337, Singapore 600135
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am to 2pm, 6pm to 9pm
Tel: 6221 6695
Website
Beng Hiang is not a halal-certified eatery.
As far as buffet options go, you can’t really go wrong with a solid steamboat, so make a beeline for Wu Wang Guo if you’re looking for a hearty meal by a bubbling pot. Their buffet starts from $30.80++ per person, and you get to dunk your fresh ingredients into broths such as their signature WWG Collagen Beauty Soup, as well as the Pumpkin Fishmaw with Pig Stomach Soup.
Ingredients-wise, you’ve got plenty to fill your stomach with, including Australian sliced beef brisket, sliced pork collar, fresh scallops, coriander beef balls and more. Don’t forget to concoct your own sauce mixture to go with your food—you can do so at their expansive condiments bar. Also, their weekday buffet comes with a free serving of ice cream to cap off your feast.
Check out our Wu Wang Guo review!
Address: 133 New Bridge Road, #03-09/10/11/12/13/14, Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 3am
Tel: 6227 0309
Website
Wu Wang Guo is not a halal-certified eatery.
Easties can rejoice, as Imperial Taste over at Bedok has one of the most affordable hotpot buffets around—their prices start at $19.90+ per person for their Lunch Buffet on weekdays, from Monday to Thursday.
They’ve got five different soup bases to choose from, but if you can’t make up your mind, go for their highly raved Creamy Pork Broth and Milky Bak Kut Teh. After that, it’s all you can eat from here. Fill your pots with meaty delicacies including beef shabu and pork belly slices, along with seafood which includes dory fish and prawns.
If that’s not enough to leave you satiated, you’ll be glad to know that they’ve also got 21 side dishes and vegetables to complement your meal, such as lobster balls, broccoli, and enoki mushrooms. On Fridays and Sundays, they’ll even bring out a free flow of lok lok skewers, so do plan your visits accordingly.
Read our Imperial Taste review!
Address: 16 Jalan Pari Burong, Singapore 488682
Opening hours: Mon, Wed-Sat 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 10pm, Sun 11:30am to 3pm, 5:30pm to 8pm
Tel: 9048 9164
Website
Imperial Taste Steamboat Buffet is not a halal-certified eatery.
Head down to one of these buffets for your next group gathering, and leave with a satisfied belly. For more buffets, read our guide to unique buffets in Singapore with high tea and zi char! Alternatively, check out our guide to the best hotel buffets in Singapore.
Feature image adapted from @eat.nonstop & @joleeqh, Orchard Grand Court
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