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2011-03-26
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This has to be the worst buffet and more importantly the worst value for money in term of quality of food I have ever seen.I booked a table for my girlfriend birthday and we were excited to try this restaurant I read so many good reviews about.Price was HK$ 488 + 10% of service charge / pers. Service was ok but the food..... I have been to many buffet in the US, in Europe, Asia so when I pay close to HK$ 500 per head i expect a good selection of seafood, meat and desert. But this restaurant fee
I booked a table for my girlfriend birthday and we were excited to try this restaurant I read so many good reviews about.
Price was HK$ 488 + 10% of service charge / pers. Service was ok but the food..... I have been to many buffet in the US, in Europe, Asia so when I pay close to HK$ 500 per head i expect a good selection of seafood, meat and desert. But this restaurant feels like a rip off
The entrance of the shangri la hotel looks fancy but as soon as you enter the restaurant it feels like entering a supermarket.
The salade selection is pretty messy. Just next to it you have four cheap kind of cheese and a little bit further what is supposed to be smoked salmon....I'm not even sure it's salmon as it has no taste add to that 2 cold cut of tasteless parma ham and salami !
No comment on the chinese dim sum as i always avoid this kind of food in a buffet.
The seafood part looks just terrible. I tried one oyster and it was The crab leg are half empty and tasteless like they have been frozen for ten years. The sushi looks terrible, the sashimi are normal. Overall no much choice, everything seems straight out of the freezer.
Two kind of roasted meat. no option to make burger. Selection of food in that area is ok. Some baked salmon, potatoes, chicken, quite good.
A big part of the buffet is dedicated to Indian food. It taste ok but a lot of sauce for little meat so it feels like cheap food.
There was a korean section serving noodles and soup but didnt try it. I don't eat noodles in a buffet. No pasta available.
The dessert selection is a joke. No pastries, just the usual sponge cake garbage available. Some cheap ice cream and the classic chocolate fountain. three or five fruits available.
For HK$ 500 /pers I feel not only disapointed but like I was ripped off. For this price you have a coffe or tea included but not even a coke.
Normally a buffet should be around HK$ 300 and you will get some quality items. Buit for some reason there charge a super expensive price and fail to deliver. Carrying the Shangri La brand should involved some responsability in term of service but most importantly quality.
I will never go back, cannot forgive such a disaster. save your time and money and try another one.
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