Spanish chef in his Element

NEW RESTAURANT

Element on Tras Street

Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road.

Tel: 6879-2555

Open for lunch and dinner daily

IF anyone were to do a movie titled Attack of the Killer Crustaceans, we would highly recommend shooting at Amara Singapore's lunch and dinner buffet. We'll even throw in a free script, about a justice league of superhero crab and crayfish seeking vengeance for their kin against Singaporean buffet-goers gorging on the free-flow spread of cold shrimp, oysters, crab legs and crayfish in a frenzy not seen since the bad old days when Singaporean buffet behaviour was truly ugly.

There is a greater sense of civility now, but the sight of petite women carrying their body weight of shellfish on a plate is still one to behold. Food wastage police, you know where to head next. But at the same time, if you're looking for a real…