Buffet
Opera Café (Raffles Tianjin)
Sat, 06/19/2010 - 13:05 — editorLocation
No. 219 Nanjing Road, Heping District of Tianjin //天津菜佛士酒店，中国天津市 和平区南京路219号.
TianjinChina
Good dining and buffet-style eating are typically antithetical to each other. Generally, as portions and guests increase, the quality and freshness of the food decrease. At the new Tianjin Raffles the chef has conquered this problem by focusing the buffet around smaller portions and reducing the dining population to “café” size. Both efforts have elevated the Opera Buffet to Raffles brand standards of excellence.
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Spectrum
Sun, 05/30/2010 - 14:58 — editorLocation
189 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin // 天津市和平区南京189号 Tel:022-83198888
TianjinChina
The proprietors of Hotel Nikko have chosen the name of their newest restaurant rather aptly. Spectrum All-day Dining has national foods from nearly every color of the rainbow. The eatery specializes in buffet eating, although an a la carte menu is also available for those who miss the main dining hours. I visited Spectrum for their lunchtime buffet open Monday-Saturday, 12:00-2:30pm. At the price of 108 rmb I was surprised by the quality and variety of the buffet layout.
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Café (Hyatt Regency Hangzhou)
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 03:44 — editorLocation
28 Hubin Road, Hangzhou // 杭州湖滨大道28号 Tel: 0571 8779 1234
Hangzhou, 33China
Hyatt Regency Hangzhou is a venerable staple in the luxury hotel options of Hangzhou. While facing stiff competition from other sumptuous hotels that seem to pop up on a monthly basis, such as Wyndham Grand Royale and soon-to-be launched Marriott, no one can beat the locale of the Hyatt. Situated in the heart of luxury shopping area close to West Lake, the premier tourist attraction of Hangzhou, the Hyatt is a perfect option for tourists and business people alike. I recently had the pleasure of dining at Café, the Western restaurant located on the first floor of the hotel.
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Westin Financial Senses Brunch
Mon, 05/10/2010 - 13:51 — editorLocation
The Westin Beijing, Financial Street, 9B Financial Street. // 北京 西城区金融街9B，威斯汀金融街酒店内。Tel:010-6606-8866 ext. 7810
BeijingChina
The Westin Financial Inspired Brunch at Senses (RMB368) is the premiere brunch of Beijing. It sets the bar for all the other hotel brunches and shadows them in its aura.
A buzzing, vibrant and exciting atmosphere of open space and light, the room is a glow with gorgeous displays of epic culinary stations. Immediately catching the eye is the fully presented Australian Wagyu beef, followed by the outdoor station of the best grilled meats of any of the brunches. Including juicy lambs and chops amongst the variety of peppered tender meats and gourmet sauces, the meats are high caliber.
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Oakleaf
Thu, 04/29/2010 - 15:26 — editorLocation
28 Jiagong Rd. Hangzhou //奥克伍德国际酒店公寓, 杭州市西湖区教工路28号 TeL:0571-88993131
Hangzhou, 33China
Oakwood is one of the premier service apartments in Hangzhou, fully equipped with a gym, indoor swimming pool, and other luxury facilities, including Oakleaf, a lounge bistro restaurant. Oakwood itself is a beautiful, classic space; like a 5-star hotel that also has some additional home comforts for residents who are in relocation limbo. Oakwood is a popular service apartment business all over Asia, with locations in Japan, Korea, Singapore and India, including several other first-tier cities in China.
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Café d’Or (Tangla Hotel)
Wed, 04/28/2010 - 13:59 — editorLocation
19 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xi Chang'an Jie, // 北京复兴门大街19号, 西长安街 Tel:5857-6688 ext. 6617
BeijingChina
The Great Sunday brunch at Café d’Or imbues a glamorous vibe to its diners. Stepping into the white, natural light and elegantly simple hall, you feel like you have entered a 1920s club. Each of the staff you walk by ebulliently yet somehow calmly greet you and are quick to serve your first glass of nicely chilled Moet champagne.
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Butterfly Laguna
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 13:43 — editorLocation
House 9A, Xihu Tiandi, no. 147 Nan Shan Road.// 湖蝶，杭州南山路147号，西湖天 地9A号楼。 Tel:0571-87027711
Hangzhou, 33China
On this particular visit, I was treated to a casual and relaxing dinner at the Butterfly Laguna Restaurant. With its interior of off-white painted brick and matching wooden framework, I could see that this was a place for people to simply enjoy the time spent with friends as they took a little break from the power-shopping experience of walking up and down Hangzhou's bustling Nan Shan Road. With a host of bars, clubs, and seemingly endless shopping, this street wraps around the west side of the lake, and promises to tire out even the most resilient of shoppers.
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Hilton Wangfujing’s Fizztastic Champagne Brunch
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 14:13 — editorLocation
Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, No. 8 Wangfujing East Street // 北京王府井 东大街8号，王府井希尔顿酒店内 Tel:86-10-5812 8888 Ext. 8816
BeijingChina
This brunch experience is not only an amazing deal but guaranteed to make you commit the deadly sin of gluttony.
Hilton Wangfujing’s Fizztastic Champagne Brunch is one for the history books. Filled with endless Taittinger champagne, live cooking stations, an endless row of dim sum, and almost mountains of cotton candy, cakes, and fondue, the Hilton will send you leaving with awe!
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Aroma
Sun, 12/20/2009 - 05:48 — editorLocation
289 North Jianguo Road, Hangzhou //馨香园, 杭州建国北路289号国际假日酒店2楼 Tel:0571 8527 1188 ext. 3784
Hangzhou, 33China
If you’re craving the cozy, festive atmosphere of the holiday season, look no further than Aroma Restaurant at the Holiday Inn. Dedicatedly decked out from head to toe in holiday cheer, Holiday Inn is chock full of goodies ranging from German chocolate Santas to adorable gingerbread houses strewn around the hotel. Entering Aroma was a nostalgic experience for someone who had been dearly missing Christmas songs and reindeers. Located on the second floor of the hotel, Aroma sets the holiday mood with Santa outfits on the waitresses and beautiful live renditions of Christmas music.
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Green fish ( The Ritz Carlton, Financial Street)
Wed, 12/09/2009 - 04:04 — editorLocation
1 Jin Cheng Fang Street East, Financial Street //四季汇，金融街丽兹卡尔顿酒店内 北京金城坊街1号Tel:86-10-6601-6666
BeijingChina
The Ritz Carlton on Financial Street presents Greenfish, an all-day dining buffet that comfortably seats 100 diners. The spacious dining room is bright and offers a casual and pleasant ambience. Guests who are looking for a hearty yet healthy meal can come here to experience as their culinary team calls it “flexitarian cuisine.” The options are endless from assorted appetizers to a fresh salad bar and its wide variety of fresh seafood imported from Canada, as well as all imported beef from Australia.
