Recently visited Hainan Lao Ba Buffet, and I must say, it was just okay. The major downside was their super slow service, from attending to customers to clearing up tables; they seemed very short-handed. The waiting time was real, at least 30 to 45 minutes for your food to arrive.

Although we didn't go during peak hours, they still managed to mess up people's order. Seriously? Besides that, the food was just average. Not everything was wonderful; some dishes fell short.

I'd recommend avoiding their chicken cutlet and chicken chop - one was overly hard, and the other lacked taste. For me, the standout dishes were the tomato omelette, nuggets, standard dim sum items, coconut chicken soup and hainanese chicken.

To add to the disappointment, they ran out of prawns, so all prawn-related dishes were unavailable. I mean, seriously, why run a buffet and run out of a staple item like prawns? Needless to say, I was hangry.

Overall, I'd say it's a place to try once and decide if you'd want to return. As for me, I don't think I'll be going back.

Weekday - $24.90+
Weekend - $34.90+
Minimum two pax.
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🚩Hainan Lao Ba 海南老爸茶, 8 Grange Rd, 02-18/19/20/21/22/23 Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Singapore 239695
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