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This is an archive article published on January 23, 2010
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It served a dual purpose of bringing maximum customers to hotels and more importantly,bridging the gap between common pocket and five-star menu.
Written by Preeti Srivastav
January 23, 2010 04:12 AM IST
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Be it the pocket friendly offer of more at less price,or the variety it offers,the concept of buffet is catching up big time at big restaurants
It served a dual purpose of bringing maximum customers to hotels and more importantly,bridging the gap between common pocket and five-star menu. So,the concept of buffet has been a hit among students and local elites alike. Be it a connoisseurs or a regular,buffet was a one-stop solution,especially designed for people,who want to taste all the good things in life in the desired quantity.
La Brasserie buffet
Le Meridien
The buffet here offers a lavish spread of 14 salads,two soups,four non-vegetarian dish for main course and eight vegetarian dishes plus a lentil and rice dish. There is a separate bread and international cheese counter and the dessert counter (serving 10 desserts) is a blend of Indian and international selection. The dinner buffet has a live cooking station and Friday nights are special theme dinner events with live band. Sunday brunch is unlimited wine,lavish buffet and a popular band. The buffet breakfast comprises continental and Indian cuisine that includes six selections of juices,plain and flavored yoghurts,cereals,fresh fruit cuts,assorted whole fruits,cold cuts,imported cheese and bakery items. The main course has six Indian specialties,the continental section has a choice of pancakes,waffles,French toast,chicken,salmon,pork sausages,imported bacon and a live egg counter with a wide choice of egg preparations like fried,poached,boiled,scrambled and omelets with hash brown potatoes and grilled tomatoes. While the breakfast buffet is priced as Rs 450 per plate (all inclusive),the lunch comes for Rs 670 and dinner is for Rs 760. Wine lunch and theme dinner with live cooking,unlimited wine and live band on Sundays is priced at Rs 1120 per plate.
Cascade,Le Royale
An elaborate buffet spread for lunch as well as dinner at the multi cuisine pool side restaurant has one live counter and chaat counter apart from the usual main course and salads. The live counter for kebabs serving veg and non-veg kebab is included for the dinner buffet. The food menu includes Indian,Chinese and continental cuisines. The buffet menu is meticulously planned and changed every 15 days to avoid repetition. It is is affordably priced at Rs 249 for the lunch and Rs 299 for the dinner,says Raghavendra Shetty.
Hotel Taj Blue Diamond
The coffee shop here offers a buffet brunch,which is a multi-cuisine buffet served at Rs 825 plus taxes. The buffet menu includes soups (vegetarian and non-vegetarian),for starters and salads they have two non-veg salads,six veg salads,cold cuts (both veg and non-veg),chaat counter,sprouts. The kids corner offers sandwich,burger,submarine,mini pizza,and snack bites like potato wada,potato smiley and samosas. The main course offers four non-veg and 10 veg dishes including oriental cuisines,while dessert section has five bakery and five Indian halwai desserts. There is also live kitchen,which prepares pasta,kebabs (non-veg and veg),dosa and sandwiches. The specialty of the buffet is the compilation of signature dishes of a la carte menu to buffet and also the food from the continental division. Some of the dishes are kheema pav,dum biryani,hand made pasta and pizza.
Kitsch restaurant,O Hotel
Offering a complete food package at Rs 649 (all inclusive),O Hotel offers a multi cuisine buffet lunch. The menu boasts of the special roasts and bakery section of the restaurant that has been quite popular. Apart from two soups and six option of salads,there are 13 main course and around seven desserts. Option of one drink is also included in the buffet menu juice,soft drink,beer. Dessert cart offers a range of sweet dishes from chocolate truffle to mix fruit or butter scotch cakes.
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