Planning Christmas lunch, a year-end dinner or a festive gathering at home? Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree has lined up several food-focused options for December 2026, from buffet spreads at Planter’s Shed to a seven-course meal at Forage. There are also takeaway party sets and Yule logs for anyone who would rather host at home.
Here’s what’s on the menu, how much it costs and which booking promotions are worth noting.
Christmas buffets at Planter’s Shed
Planter’s Shed is serving a Festive Dinner Buffet from 4 to 23 December and 26 to 30 December 2026. The spread includes Christmas roasts, seafood on ice, changing sashimi selections and international dishes. Desserts range from festive pastries and log cakes to a red ruby chocolate fountain.
On Christmas Eve (24 December), dinner comes with carolling, a children’s craft corner, a Santa visit and a lucky draw. There’s also a Christmas Day brunch (25 December) with carolling and activities for children. Each paying adult with a paid reservation for either occasion receives a selected beer or house wine at Botanica; optional free-flow beverage packages start at S$38++ per person.
- Festive Dinner Buffet: 4–23 and 26–30 December, 6pm–9.30pm; S$88++ per adult, S$44++ per child aged 10–16.
- Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet: 24 December, 6pm–9.30pm; S$128++ per adult, S$64++ per child aged 10–16.
- Christmas Day Brunch: 25 December, 12.30pm–3pm; S$128++ per adult, S$64++ per child aged 10–16.
Early booking offer: Reserve between 1 and 30 November 2026 and the third guest dines free with every two paying adults, subject to the resort’s promotional terms.
A seven-course festive dinner at Forage
Forage offers a quieter alternative to the buffet, with a seven-course festive menu available 1–30 December 2026. The restaurant’s harvest-to-table approach features seasonal produce and ingredients from closer to home alongside premium seafood and meat.
The meal opens with Pol Roger Champagne, followed by chilled potato-and-leek soup with somen noodles and Boston lobster served as tartare and a medallion with daikon and avocado-jalapeño purée. Other courses include local-egg chawanmushi with chestnut, celery and cardamom, and king salmon in crisp pastry with vermouth sauce and dill.
For the richer courses, expect French duck breast with citrus and spices, then a take on Beef Rossini with Wagyu striploin, foie gras and Madeira sauce. Dessert reworks the Paris-Brest with spiced bread, vanilla, raspberry and roselle from the resort’s edible garden, with mulled wine served alongside the pre-dessert.
The menu costs S$198++ per person, with optional wine pairing at S$168++. Dinner runs from 6pm to 9.30pm, with last seating at 7.30pm. Carolling and Santa visits are planned for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Festive menus for corporate and group gatherings
For larger year-end celebrations, the resort has two festive buffet menus at S$128++ per person, with a minimum of 50 guests. Dishes include seafood on ice, whole roasted Christmas turkey, pineapple honey-glazed ham and festive desserts.
There are also two four-course set menu options at S$158++ per person, with a minimum of 10 guests. Highlights include turkey roulade with spiced cranberry sauce and slow-cooked beef cheek with port wine jus. These group menus are available from 1 to 30 December 2026. Enquiries can be sent to events-mandairainforest@banyantree.com.
Christmas takeaway party sets and Yule logs
Hosting at home but not keen to cook the entire spread? The Banyan Noël Festive Party Set costs S$238+ and serves three to four people. It includes salads, creamy macaroni with smoked turkey ham, roast baby chicken with mushroom ragout, beef and vegetable stew, barramundi with acqua pazza, roasted vegetables, stollen, panettone and a 1kg Owa Mocha Dark Chocolate Yule Log.
The resort also offers three individual 1kg Yule logs:
- Classic Owa Mocha Dark Chocolate Yule Log — S$78+: coffee and dark chocolate flavours, using shade-grown Owa coffee from Central Java.
- Pandan Coconut Gula Melaka Yule Log — S$68+: a local-flavoured combination of pandan, coconut and gula melaka.
- Rose Lychee Bandung Lime Yule Log — S$68+: floral, fruity notes with a citrus element.
Ordering details: The resort states that takeaway orders can be placed until 26 December 2026, with at least three days’ advance notice and subject to availability. Collection runs from 1 to 31 December, 10am–7.30pm, at the festive booth in the Level 1 lobby next to Botanica. Use code EBXMAS between 1 and 30 November for 20% off festive takeaways.
New Year’s Eve dinners at Planter’s Shed and Forage
Both restaurants have separate menus for 31 December 2026.
At Planter’s Shed, the New Year’s Eve buffet includes Boston lobster, beef striploin, garlic-and-rosemary roasted lamb leg and festive desserts. Live music runs from 7pm to 9pm, with a children’s craft area and a family-friendly countdown at 9pm.
The buffet is served from 6pm to 9.30pm at S$98++ per adult and S$49++ per child aged 10–16. Book from 1 to 15 November 2026 for an early booking offer of one adult dining free with every three paying adults. Free-flow beverage packages start at S$38++.
Forage is serving a seven-course New Year’s Eve dinner featuring prawn, king salmon, duck and Wagyu striploin, with seasonal ingredients such as chestnut, citrus and warm spices. Acoustic music accompanies the evening. Dinner costs S$298++ per person, with optional wine pairing at S$168++. Service runs from 6pm to 9.30pm, with last seating at 7.30pm.
Where to book
All prices are in Singapore dollars. The ++ notation indicates that service charge and prevailing GST are additional; prices marked + are also before applicable tax. Offers and menus are subject to the resort’s terms and availability.
For dining reservations and the latest information, visit A Season of Wild Wonders. For the 31 December dining programme, see the resort’s New Year’s Eve celebrations page.
Address: Mandai Rainforest Resort by Banyan Tree, 60 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729979.
Planter’s Shed: plantersshed-mandairainforest@banyantree.com
Forage: forage-mandairainforest@banyantree.com
Information and menus are based on the resort’s press release dated 3 November 2026. This is an event guide, not a firsthand dining review.
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