Happy Ice Dessert Cafe Review: Cheese Pot Buffet With Crabs, Crayfish, Oysters And Meats

I’ll purse my lips, trying to hide my smile, as my eyes shy away, hoping no one sees the glint of impatience and excitement in them. My friends back then and now still say that the mere mention of food lights up my face.

Two weeks ago at Golden Mile Complex, Happy Ice Dessert Cafe quietly introduced a Korean Army Stew Ramyeon Buffet and a Cheese Pot Seafood Buffet at $33.90 nett per person from Monday to Thursday. The first thing I did was to find info on the seafood spread so I knew I could have crab, crayfish, cheese, shellfish, and salmon all barbequed in one meal.

Then I checked out the desserts it included, which were six flavours of ice-cream that weren’t your basic chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Cheese Pot Buffet With Free-Flow Crab, Crayfish And More | Happy Ice Dessert Cafe Food at Happy Ice Dessert Cafe Every two customers can get one pot with unlimited refills of what it comes with so we chose the Cheese Pot over the K orean Army Stew Ramyeon for barbeque over soup.

Our grill arrived with half a ring of raw eggs, and the other half with pockets of corn with butter, kimchi, and two pockets of nacho cheese with mozzarella toppings. We slapped on a piece of pork belly to oil the grill while the eggs cooked, and the cheese melted into creaminess.

Stacks of plastic dishes for the raw food were at both ends of the buffet bar and we easily filled up a few. To the left of the bar were tubs of pork and chicken seasoned with garlic, black pepper, or spicy Korean marinade, and unseasoned meats such as beef.

There were also cubes of stale white bread for you to mop up excess grease on your grill so don’t eat them by mistake. If they weren’t stale though, I’d have enjoyed toasting them on the grill to let them soak up all the flavours of the meat.

I kicked off decorating our grill with seafood, arranging the crabs and shellfish before filling the centre with orange salmon and meat which sizzled and smoked. The pork slices were the most flavourful and I cooked them till each piece was charred and crunchy.

What beats that was probably scraping up the cheese when its bottom was crisp and browned. I easily pushed up the half-ring of egg with chopsticks and it was so thick it was only cooked to a custard-like texture when I bit into it.

I was really full by then but if you’re still up for more, their Signature Thick Toast ($13.90) is currently at 10% off. Ambience at Happy Ice Dessert Cafe Once we reached Golden Mile Complex, it was easy to spot Happy Ice Dessert Cafe with its enticing seafood bar behind its glass wall. The decorations at the back made the place feel inviting with teddy bears, vintage toys, and Polaroid photos, so I really hope they’ll fill the rest of the cafe with those over time too.

There was a dark brown teddy bear that was even larger than me and soft to hug but I can’t decide if I still adore the Ted bear on my right more. The cafe was quiet when my colleague and I reached at 3pm on a weekday but we made reservations since we heard it’s usually quite busy.