J65

J65 is the buffet restaurant at JEN Singapore Tanglin by Shangri-La, a hotel on Cuscaden Road near the Tanglin end of Orchard Road. It serves buffets at breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a strong focus on seafood and Singapore dishes.

The food mixes Chinese, Malay, Indian, Peranakan and Western cooking. One plate can easily hold laksa, a curry and a slice of beef rib. J65 won an Epicurean Star Award from the Restaurant Association of Singapore in 2024.

What to order

The dinner buffets change through the week, and each has its own theme. All of them lean on seafood. Look out for these:

• Seafood on ice: Boston lobster, prawns and mussels, with snow crab on the Seafood Mania nights.
• Chilli crab sauce: mud crab or lobster in Singapore chilli crab sauce, depending on the night, with fried mantou buns to mop it up.
• Show station: Singapore laksa, plus Indian curries such as squid masala.
• Chef's table: Black Angus beef rib and whole Norwegian salmon with Nyonya sauce.
• Sushi: nigiri and maki rolls at the Japanese counter.
• Local desserts: durian pengat, Nyonya kueh and kueh lapis, next to a chocolate fountain.

Ah Hoi's Seafood Nights focus on home-style Singapore seafood. Dishes include steamed barramundi with crispy bean crumb, salted egg prawns and tiger prawns with vermicelli in broth. On weekend afternoons there are high tea buffets instead of lunch. The Sunday one is built around dim sum, with siew mai, har gow and char siew pau. The menus rotate, so expect some dishes to change between visits.

The setting

The room is set up for groups of all sizes. Seating ranges from booths to high tables and regular tables. That makes it a practical choice for families, groups of friends and work lunches. Some dishes are cooked in an open kitchen, so you can watch the chefs at work. Elsewhere in the hotel, Rumpoles Bar serves drinks, and Jen's Kitchen On-the-Go sells coffee and snacks to take away.

Good to know before you go

• Book a table through the Shangri-La website, or call or email the restaurant.
• The buffet menus say children under six eat free with each paying adult. There is a lower child rate for ages six to 11.
• Prices are charged per person, with service charge and tax added on top. Payment is cashless only, by card or room charge.
• The dress code is casual.
• Each dinner theme has its own menu, so check which one falls on your date before you book.

Read more about chilli crab and seafood in Singapore if you want to know what the local dishes are before you go.

Nearby

J65 is inside the hotel covered on our Hotel Jen Tanglin page. The St. Regis Singapore and Four Seasons Hotel Singapore are close by. For more spreads like this, see our list of hotel buffets in Singapore. The Dempsey, Tanglin and Holland restaurant guide covers the wider area. Our Orchard Road guide helps if you plan to shop before or after your meal.

Menus and booking are on the JEN Tanglin dining website.