The best credit card buffet promotions: 1-for-1 and 50% off hotel buffets

When credit cards give you access to hotel buffet promotions, everyone is suddenly happier.

Yeap, having a credit card does occasionally lets us have access to great dining deals. While I have written about ongoing privileges from the AMEX love dining programme and 1-for-1 deals via the Entertainer App, sometimes shorter-term credit card specials are much harder to notice and keep track or remember.

Are you familiar with all the ongoing dining promotions of your credit cards? Fret not. For buffet lovers – listed here are the best 1-for-1 hotel buffets, or 50% off buffet offers, by Happy High Life. 

Yes, credit cards also have deals ranging from 10% to 30% off hotel buffetes – but this post will primarily focus on only the best ones at 50% off.

Navigate the Menu below to choose the most relevant card.

HSBC

Mandarin Oriental Hotel: Melt Cafe

• Buffet lunch for 2 persons at $61++ (this is literally a half price rate)
• Valid for up to 4 adults per reservation.
• Valid only for Saturday lunch buffets in the month of February 2020

Holiday Inn Singapore: Window on the Park

• 1-for-1 daily lunch or dinner buffet
• Valid unti l28 February 2020.
• Not valid on eve of Public Holidays, Public Holidays, blackout dates and special occasions determined by the hotel.

Note: for other 1-for-1 deals by HSBC, it is best to use the Entertainer by HSBC App, which features over 1000++ offers. Read here for more information.

Citibank 

Carlton City Hotel: Plate

• 1-for-1 weekday buffet lunch (valid till: 30 December 2020)
• 1-for-1 sunday brunch (valid till: 29 March 2020)
• Promotions are not valid on the eve of public holidays, public holidays, and festive periods (e.g. Father’s Day, Mother’s Day) as deemed by the hotel.

Hilton Hotel: Hilton Saturday and Sunday Buffet,

• Hilton D9 Saturday High Tea Buffet: 50% off every second diner
• Hilton Sunday Brunch: 50% off for every 2nd diner
• Both offers are valid till 31st May 2020
• For both promotions,offer is applicable only to food packages (not drinks)
• For both promotions, maximum of 5 redemptions per table

The next one isn’t a 50% discount – but honestly the food at Shangri-La is so good and the service so impeccable, that it’s worth sharing. Check out my review here:

Shangri-La Hotel: Rose Veranda, The Line

• Rose Veranda: Up to 20% off high tea ea buffet
• The Line: Up to 20% off lunch and dinner buffet
• Valid till: 30 April 2020
• For Citi Prestige and ULTIMA Cardholders: 20% off (Monday to Thursday), or 15% off (Frday to Sunday)
• For all other Citi Cardmembers: 15% off (Monday to Thursday) ,or 10% off  (Friday to Sunday)
• Promotions are not valid on the eve of public holidays, public holidays, and festive periods (e.g.Valentine’s Eay, Easter Sunay, Mother’s and Father’s Day).
• For Rose Veranda – Large group offer: Welcome glass of sparkling wine with 10 or more persons. The large group offer can be combined with the year-long discount

Note: The Line Promotion also gives: 15% off lunch & dinner buffet (Monday to Thursday) | with DBS/POSB and OCBC Cards and 10% off lunch & dinner buffet (Friday to Sunday) | with DBS/POSB and OCBC Cards (Valid till 29 February 2020)

DBS / POSB  

Amara Singapore: Element Restaurant

• Lunch: 1-for-1 lunch buffet
• Dinner: 50% off for 2nd diner
• Valid until 31 Dec 2020
• Lunch Offer: Offer is limited to 20 pax per day and is valid for lunch from Mondays to Fridays only.
• Dinner Offer: is limited to 20 pax per day and is valid daily for dinner only.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants

Carlton Hotel Singapore (Cafe Mosaic)

• 50% off lunch and dinner buffet
• Valid till 30 December 2020
• Valid for a maximum of 12 diners per bill per table.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Fullerton Hotel: Town Restaurant

• 1-for-1 weekday lunch or dinner buffet on Mondays only
• Valid until 27 April 2020
• Limited to the first 100 adults per meal time
• Prior reservations are required and must be made online through The Fullerton Hotel Singapore’s website. Please select ‘DBS 1-for-1 Lunch’ or ‘DBS 1-for-1 Dinner’ under the Promotion dropdown menu and tick the relevant offer box while placing your reservation.
• Valid for a maximum of 8 persons per card per reservation.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Holiday Inn Singapore: Atrium Restaurant

• 1-for-1 lunch or dinner buffet
• Valid till 30December 2020
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Mandarin Orchard Singapore: Triple Three

• Lunch: 1-for-1 lunch buffet
• Dinner: 50% off every 2nd diner for dinner buffet
• Valid till: 30 December 2020
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Note: UOB credit cards also have a 1-for-1 lunch buffet, valid till 30 April 2020

Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel: Marriott Cafe

• 50% off Dinner buffet
• Valid till 31 March 2020
• Limited to 50 adult diners per day
• Limited to 8 adult diners per reservation.
• Prior reservations must be made at least 2 working days in advance
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Peninsula Excelsior Hotel: Coleman’s Cafe

• 1-for-1 weekend lunch and dinner buffet
• Offer is valid on Friday (Dinner), Saturdays (Lunch & Dinner) and Sundays (Lunch & Dinner) only.
• Advanced reservation is required
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

Swissôtel the Stamford: Clove

The dinner buffet here is on another level – fois gras over oysters and lobster, anyone? Check out my review of Clove in this post.

• 1-for-1 lunch or dinner buffet, Sundays to Thursdays only.
• Valid till 30 April 2020
• Offer is applicable for a maximum of 6 guests/ adult diners per table per visit
• Prior reservation is required to enjoy the offer. Please quote “DBS/POSB” at the time of booking.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

The Westin Singapore: Seasonal Tastes

• 1-for-1 dinner buffet
• Valid until 31 July 2020
• Valid for the first 100 diners daily.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated. Events which fall under the category of special occasions are determined by DBS or the Merchants.

For other non-buffet 1-for-1 dining promotions by DBS, check out the latest deals at the DBS website here.

OCBC  

Holiday Inn® Singapore Orchard City Centre: Window on the Park

• 1-for-1 buffet lunch and dinner (inclusive of complimentary soft drink per diner)
• Valid until 31March 2020
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated.

Park Hotel Clarke Quay: Cocobolo Poolside Bar + Grill

• 1-for-1 BBQ Buffet (Fri-Sat)
•  1-for-1 Main Course (Sun-Thurs)
• Valid until 31March 2020
• Limited to 8 redemptions per bill.
• Advance reservation must be made to enjoy this promotion. When making the reservation, please quote “OCBC-Cocobolo”.
• Offers are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions, unless otherwise stated.

UOB 

Hotel Grand Pacific Singapore: Sun’s Cafe

• 1-for-1 Peranakan lunch/dinner buffet
• Valid till 31 December 2020
• Promotion is limited to one redemption per UOB Credit or Debit Card, per table, per bill. No splitting of table or bill is allowed.
• All promotions are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions (e.g. 15 days of Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day etc) unless otherwise stated.

Mandarin Orchard Singapore: Triple Three

• 1-for-1 lunch buffet
• Valid until 30 April 2020
• Promotion is limited to one redemption per UOB Credit or Debit Card, per table, per bill. No splitting of table or bill is allowed.
• All promotions are not valid on eve of and on Public Holidays and special occasions (e.g. 15 days of Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day etc) unless otherwise stated.

Note: DBS/POSB credit cards also have a 1-for-1 lunch buffet, and a 50% off every 2nd dinner for the Dinner Buffet, valid till 30 April 2020

American Express 

For up to 50% off hotel dining, check out the American Express love dining Programme. 

Participating hotels include: St Regis, Marriot Tang Plaza Hotel, Fairmont, Swissotel the Stamford, Swissotel Merchant Court, and The Capitol Kempinski Hotel.

With this programme, i have dined at 50% off at places such as Brasserie Les Saveurs (St. Regis hotel) and Clove (Swissotel the Stamford), and I honestly cannot recommend this programme enough for anyone who is willing to take up a participating American express credit card.

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Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed on this page are that of Happy High Life and may not necessarily reflect the position of American Express. Happy High Life is not responsible for any decisions made by readers. The terms and conditions for each credit card's application and usage may be subject to change by American Express. Therefore, readers are recommended to check any matters with American Express or its partners; the list of all benefits of the Platinum Charge Card can be found here.

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