Don Dae Bak (Kreta Ayer)

A rather good traditional Korean bbq restaurant that uses 100% charcoal. I went for the buffet which came with a free flow of banchan, lettuce and egg. The buffet options are limited to meat dishes only with choices such as marinated beef, beef brisket (limited to 150g/pax), marinated chicken in soy sauce, marinated chicken in chilli sauce and marinated/non-marinated pork belly and pork collar. They are also quite strict with the 90 mins buffet policy to make space for other patrons.

The meat came in thick-cut slices and was well marinated. My dining companions incl myself all preferred the marinated range of meat. It grills well over charcoal with a nice smoky flavour. They also change the grill plate frequently (without asking) to ensure we get clean and non-charred plates to enjoy bbq our meat. I feel the buffet price is worth the quality of meat but if you are looking for premium quality then maybe you can consider going ala-carte.

We also ordered a kimchi pancake separately to share and I would totally recommend this to anyone who is considering getting one 👍

90 Mins Buffet 》$29.90 / Adult

@ ehub / not enough time to eat lol

The plain pork. It's so bad. Thick but dry, so that sucks.

The only meat that's not free-flow. But unlike my previous visit, it was not the best cut. It was easily undercooked or overcooked.

(Clockwise from top left) Japchae, kimchi, bean sprouts, potato salad, fishcake, radish. Below average I'd say. I controlled myself to focus on the meats.

The better beef this time surprisingly, more than the premium brisket. The latter was easily undercooked or overcooked. At least this had the bulgogi marinade.