Sheer opulence and grandeur (without being overdone IMO) at the foyer of the Langham Hotel...
Let's just say I'm glad it wasn't a statue of a cupid... Couldn't get any tackier if it were
Fresh flowers... (Yes, I smelt it)
Night began with a stroll around the buffet area. This sashimi station immediately caught my attention and I knew right away that it was going to be a good night ahead... Right, I was
Mmmmmmmmm...
No holding back at the seafood counter
Tiger prawns...
Peeled with a squeeze of lime and dipped in Thousand Island Sauce... Buffet faveee
Crabs.... Obviously
Just the pincers
Oysters... No duhh
Salad and bread station... The only section of a buffet restaurant that I walk past very quickly without a second glance lol
Man frying up some Asian noodles...
First thing that caught my eye at the meat section... Beautiful, glistening duck!!
Take your pick
A coupla things here were pretty good, actually...
Stunning sight
But me not being one with the sweet tooth as usual, did not feel compelled to have a taste
Plate of sashimi to kick off an epic meal... Joy
Cold seafoods at a buffet, one of my fav things to eat...
Roast leg of lamb, oyster kilpatrick, peking duck wraps, roast pork belly, roast beef...
Loved EVERYTHING on this plate!!!
Sorry my photos started to get pretty shit at this point, was honestly too busy stuffing my face
The Naan bread was AWESOME!! I had the cheese, garlic and chilli one... Yum++
Sorry, couldn't help it... The diehard Asian in me wanted to test what a plate of Char Koay Teow at a 5 Star Hotel would taste like... PASS
Not normally a fan of desserts at buffets (feel like it's normally just mousse after mousse after mousse, yawn...) but a coupla ones that I had were actually quite nice
Most probably my highlight of the night: M&M's NAAN!!!!!!!
Our table... =)
Capping off a great night, never too old to be goofin' around, I say... =)
My meal at Melba Restaurant at the Langham Hotel was a long, long anticipated one. I've been wanting to come here for the international buffet ever since my first year of coming to Australia back in 2008. In my mind, it's always been too expensive for my budget (at $80 a pop), but I thought heck, I've worked pretty hard the past coupla years and I think I deserved it...
I thought my meal at Melba was everything that I expected it to be, in a good way. Fair array of international cuisine with above average food. I thought they maintained the standard of food pretty well across the board. Granted there were a few very, very minor missteps that didn't quite tickle my fancy (like the oysters, mussels or noodles) but these are very much forgivable IMO. Buffets aren't easy to do.
We all still enjoyed 90% of the food very, very much. My highlights included the sashimi and seafood (of course), meat selection and of course... That incredibly weird but downright AWESOME M&M's Naan...! Crisp Naan bread with crunchy M&M shells and gooey chocolate in the middle... Blew my mind for some odd reason.
We honestly ate and ate till our heart's content and let's just say, the belt was not my friend that night. To me, it was a buffet with good standard (which is actually quite rare). Best thing about it was that 2 of our friends had the Entertainment Book, which gave us a total of $90 off our total bill... So, we only ended up paying $65/person (instead of $80) for the meal... WIN!!! So come here for a meal if you've got the Entertainment Card because it's really worth it.
Anyhoo, I couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate my birthday that night and am so glad to have these friends to share it with. Although I'll be staying off buffets for a while, I'm really keen now to check out the other buffet contender in Melbourne that also has everyone raving about: China Bar Signature in Burwood...
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