Ice-Cream Buffet @Seventh Heaven, Orchard Central

As greedy as can be, we bought the Seventh Heaven ice-cream buffet vouchers from Groupon (when it came out) almost instantly.  Can't wait for an icy feast!
[*My Tip]: Reservation is recommended for big group gathering.

Seventh Heaven
181 Orchard Road
#02-31/32 Orchard Central
Singapore 238896
Tel: 6884 7510
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/seventhheavensg

 

Stepping into the little shopfront, we are immediately bowled over by the wide selection of ice-creams and sorbets.  There are two full display fridges (but too bad Lychee Martini was not available that day)!

 

1.  Twin Sesame - Not in my favour, though black sesame has always been one of my favourite ice-cream flavours.

2.  Malty Oreos - Nice try to have one of our local flavours, Horlick with oreo biscuit bits.

3.  Matcha - Japanese green tea flavour.  Would prefer it to have some of the original bitter aftertaste from the matcha.

4.  Potato Chip Shatters - Can barely see the potato chips nor taste it, for they are so itty-bitty.

5.  Finest Rum & Raisin - Very rich rum taste (provided you like liquor) and smooth.  Must-try!

6.  Little Red Velvet - Contains chunky bits of red velvet cake.  Can't make out what exactly is the flavour.  Nothing distinctive about it.

 

7.  Salty Caramel - Yes, I can taste the saltiness but not so much of the caramel.  Still room for improvement.

8.  A-Maizing Pop - It was actually sweet corn and popcorn.  Interesting combi!

9.  Black Forest - Made of chocolate and rum.  Pleasant, though ice-cream melted faster than usual.

10.  Strawberry & Cream - Simple, yet nice..  Creamy strawberry taste. *smile*

11.  100% Chocolate - as the name states, nothing but chocolate.  So I would expect to have loads of rich chocolate in it.  Tad too sweet.  Would have been more palatable if it is made of dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.

12.  Peanut Butter Brickle - Made of peanut butter and chocolate.  Tasted alright.

 

After finishing up 12 scoops of ice-cream with my Sister, besides feeling coldness, we couldn't seem to feel full in our stomachs.  So we ordered one of their hot dishes cum appetisers, Chicken Noodle Soup.  Making us very happy, it came with lots of potato chips on the side.  A savoury, yet light clear soup with boiled skinless chicken chunks and very thin yellow noodles.  Warm and comforting for our tummies.

 

13.  Superman - This is a raspberry flavour, though blended with flashy colours, it is not exceptionally tasteful.  A bit disappointing for its mismatch between the attractive appearance and mediocre taste. 

14.  Grape Sorbet - Very strong grapey flavour, although it was very sticky in texture (for a sorbet).  Quite nice.
15.  Cotton Candy - Besides getting fascinated by the cute colours, nothing much in the taste though.  It tasted somewhat like vanilla flavour.

  



16.  Yuzu - Mandarin orange and grapefruit sorbet.  Sour yet satisfying.  Exceptionally good and refreshing to have, after having so much creamy ice-creams.

17.  Chocolate & Jack - This is chocolate with whiskey.  Can obviously taste the whiskey in it!  Yummy!

18.  Creamy Durian - Indeed very creamy as the name indicates!  Can't take in much of this, as durian itself has a very rich taste.

 

[ My Verdict ]:  On the whole, their ice-creams are more on the creamier side, and sorbets are more clumpy rather than soft and icy in texture.  In terms of creativity in ice-cream inventions, not much as their selection are pretty much the same as other ice-cream shops.  With only a few that stood out (i.e. Potato Chip Shatters) but lost in taste, without its primary ingredients' taste.  While flavour-wise, the fruity ice-creams definitely score higher than the rest, being more flavourful and tastier with strong dashes of fruits.  Probably their artisan dessert creations are better, but I didn't get any "super high" or extremely good reaction from neighbouring tables (who were not having the ice-cream buffet).