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2016-09-18
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Came here on a Sunday evening for their buffet dinner. $650 per person. Very small selection. So one would expect that at this price and with the Mandarin Oriental brand, everything would be tops. Not even close. Best dishes are:Roast Beef - US prime. Wonderful. Grill room quality. But too bad the horseradish was too sour. Crab - European crab, probably Devon. Nice. As for the rest :Lobster Thermador - Tasteless lobster Buffett cold lobster - didn't bother to try. Lobster curry Thai style - nope
Very small selection. So one would expect that at this price and with the Mandarin Oriental brand, everything would be tops. Not even close.
Best dishes are:
Roast Beef - US prime. Wonderful. Grill room quality. But too bad the horseradish was too sour.
Crab - European crab, probably Devon. Nice.
As for the rest :
Lobster Thermador - Tasteless lobster
Buffett cold lobster - didn't bother to try.
Lobster curry Thai style - nope, they used the same tasteless lobster.
Oysters
New Zealand - tasteless
Blue mussels - the small variety usually is quite tasty. These are tasteless.
Sushi
Their fish tastes like what I imagine wood boards would taste. Didn't try their shellfish sushi
Other stuff are passable, but far from quality stuff
Tomato soup, chicken satay, sugarcane shrimp, etc. These usually are not the main attraction in a top price buffet.
Dessert
Haven't tried yet.
I am surprised that given the competition, the small selection (about half of other top hotels), the Mandarin Oriental brand, one ends up with this unremarkable offering.
They are full. So they know the business end of this. No need to improve on something already working well biainesswise, right? I won't be back for a long time.
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