Opened to great fanfare of socialite and celeb endorsements salivating over its eclectic assortment of luuk chin (green tea balls, in particular), the little yellow and brown restaurant has since switched to a more pedestrian buffet. The buddies of the hiso owner can still be spotted here from time to time, but you’ll come for the all-you-can-eat buffet, not dara-spotting. The seafood and meat combo is the recommended option. Thirsty? Free refills of kaffir lime tea and chaa dam yen are an additional price. The seafood—salmon, squid, scallops and snapper—comes in small portions, but you can keep ordering. The level of freshness leaves something to be desired; no one enjoys fishy snapper. The meat is the star of the show, with lamb from Australia and thinly sliced beef. There are four sauces to choose from (Japanese soy, Taiwanese, sesame cream and their own Thai-style My Place sauce), plus you can jazz them up with chili, garlic and spring onion. The change from a la carte to buffet means that the counter used to display the food is too small for the task. The selection of vegetables, noodles and meatballs is far from extensive, only offering morning glory, white lettuce and Chinese cabbage, a few average luuk chin and run-of-the-mill noodles. Service, however, is friendly, if not particularly attentive. The owner is incredibly hands-on and pleasant, and the waiters do not lack on their wattage smiles. Nevertheless, we were left with plates stacking up and the bottom of our hotpot exposing itself as the soup rescinded to low tide. A good sign that we were eating, but a bad sign of service. A perfect suki place might just be a merger of My Place’s home-style friendliness and MK’s diligence.