Em-J's 29th at Swensen's

After finding out that the Embassy of China is closed on Saturdays, Em-J decided to treat us out for his birthday. We called the rest of our flat mates and waited for them at Orchard. We really had no plans so we couldn't decide where to go. We eventually ended up at Swensen's.

They have the dessert buffet which we have been planning to try for the longest time. 

We settled in and decided on our orders.

Abby and Em-J had the salmon which was nice. I don't think you can go wrong with any salmon dish.

Eli had this chicken dish and he requested the fries be changed to rice, he ended up being quite disappointed with the less than generous serving of rice.

Clarice was having a hard time deciding whether to have the chicken in a basket or the all day breakfast. She finally settled with Crayfish pasta. 

Eco and I both had the cheese steak sandwich.

Em-J was insisting that he wasn't hungry but he placed another order for himself, the chicken chop. 

The dessert selection didn't disappoint but come prepared with your ampalaya drink to battle the major sugar intake. 

The first station was the fondue and cake station which I skipped. 

I headed straight to the waffle station and prepared my own waffle dessert. 

I got carried away with the whipped cream. 

They have the sundae station where they mix and mash your ice cream and topping selections. I also skipped this since I prefer my ice cream plain and simple.

They have the ice cream (pictured below) and the gelato section where I went crazy. Good thing there were only a handful of diners because service can be quite slow. I think they are a bit understaffed since the person in charge of scooping out the ice creams are also in charge of preparing what's on their regular dessert menu. 

This is Eli's first dessert plate which I'm sure Choy would be curious to see. 

My favorite is their calamansi and soursop gelato, very refreshing.

This is us after our meal. 

Em-J gamely posed with his present. 

He was then given a birthday treat by Swensen's, more ice cream!