Free-flow Beef Buffet in Telok Ayer
It was Father’s day and my wifey booked a table at a restaurant called Boeuf. It is located at 159 Telok Ayer Street and opens daily from 12 noon to 10.30pm, and for the weekends, 11.30am to 3.30pm and 5.30pm to 10.30pm.
Boeuf is a beef specialty restaurant with a selection of wine to choose from. They pride themselves on exclusive quantities of 21 to 60 days grass and grain fed prime ribs, which are dry aged entirely in-house.
My wife knows I like eating beef and found the restaurant is running the Free-FLow Argentinian Black Angus Ribeye Steak for only $48++ per person on weekends only. They have four seatings - 11.30am, 1.30pm, 5.30pm and 7.30pm. It also comes with three unlimited sides - sourdough with butter, crispy fries and cream spinach.
Free-flow beef and sides are available on weekends with four seatings. Advance reservation is highly recommended.
My wife and I went to the last seating on Father’s Day evening. I observed the restaurant located on the ground floor of a heritage shophouse has limited seating. They have two sets of outdoor seatings that could seat up to 4 persons each. At the time, I noticed there were diners having a drink outside the restaurant. While inside the restaurant, there were at least tables for 28 persons. When we arrived, we noticed there are many diners waiting at the door. At about 7.30pm, one of the waiting staff started to check if diners have made a reservation. Those without a reservation were asked to wait at a corner but they were later turned away, as it was full house that night. Thus, I would highly recommend to make a reservation. I have a feeling it would be difficult to get a reservation during the weekend after a famous local competitive eating influencer graced the restaurant and managed to chew down 25 plates of ribeye.
Lots of diners could be seen waiting to enter the restaurant.
The service was pretty fast after we confirmed our orders with the waiter. For doneness, my wife opted for Medium well and I chose Medium. My wife’s medium well ribeye was quite on point, with a bit of pinkish colour on the inside of the beef. My medium steak is unfortunately is a little rarer than expected. I later ordered medium rare for my second round to compare the doneness and it was about the same. The sides were served generally warm but the sourdough was cold and hard. I would prefer it o be served warm. The cream spinach was ok but the fries taste surprisingly good and true to its crispiness. The buffet does not include sauces and we topped up $11 for steak butter and mushroom sauces. I would recommend the steak butter, as the mushroom sauce tend to make your steak saltier than it already is.
Both my wife and I have two rounds of ribeye. First round of meat was succulent with evenly sprinkled black pepper over it, and not too oily. On the other hand, our second round of meat was savoury and buttery, which I thought was too much. No amount of cream spinach could help to remove the salty feeling in our tastebuds. In the end, we drank more water in the second round than the first round.
Overall, we spent around we felt the buffet is a perfect opportunity for beef lovers to eat lots of meat. They may not offer the best for this buffet but their marketing efforts paid off with a full house on a Sunday night. The price point was also quite fair especially if you can chow down up to 25 plates of ribeye per person or in total. Do remember to make a reservation as walk-ins would have a low chance of getting a seat. A credit card is needed to guarantee your reservation and a no-show fee equivalent of the buffet price if you did not cancel one day in advance or did not turn up on that day.
Location of restaurant: 159 Telok Ayer Street
Reservation: Boeuf via Oddle