Buffet restaurants in Asia
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Casa Pascal
Owned and operated by the former executive chef of Pattaya's Dusit Resort, Casa Pascal is an elegant dining experience set under a colonnade of large wooden pillars. Loosen your belt for the never-ending Sunday brunch buffet, complete with a fanfare of napkin sculptures, cooking stations and delicious samplers, such as rock lobster and beef Tatar. The regularly changing menu features gourmet French, Italian and Thai dishes.
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Mocambo
Despite somewhat old-fashioned red leather scoop-seats and benches, Mocambo has a very loyal following for its mixed grills (Rs189), fish Wellington (Rs192), chicken Kiev (Rs181) and bhekti meuniere (well they don’t have trout).
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Annalakshmi
Eat as you wish, give as you feel is the mantra at this vegetarian Indian restaurant. There’s a dress code, probably to deter free-loaders.
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Central Asian Plov Centre
Few things excite the Uzbek palate like plov, that wonderful conglomeration of rice, vegetables and meat bits swimming in lamb fat and oil. This Central Asian staple has been elevated to the status of religion in Uzbekistan, the country with which it is most closely associated. Each province has its own style, which locals loudly and proudly proclaim is the best in Uzbekistan - and by default the world. That plov is an aphrodisiac goes without saying.
Uzbeks joke that the word for 'foreplay' in Uzbek is 'plov'. Men put the best cuts of meat in the plov on Thursday; not coincidentally, Thursday's when most Uzbek babies are conceived. Drinking the oil at the bottom of the k…
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Xiangyi Vegetarian Heaven
Easily one of the best vegetarian buffets in Taipei, this narrow two-storey restaurant is usually crowded, with the ground-floor seating generally taken by the monks who eat here daily. A beautiful assortment of Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine is cooked fresh and served to the lilting sounds of Buddhist songs coming from an overhead boom box. The restaurant has no English signboard, just look for a yellow sign above the door or follow the sounds of soft Buddhist chanting.
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Fresh House
A great spread at a great price has ensured the popularity of this new buffet restaurant at Olympic Park. The cooks are constantly bringing in appetising, mainly Asian food. With the accent on freshness, this buffet is proving to be a hit with meat lovers, sushi lovers, salad lovers, dessert lovers – everyone is catered for. Tip: if daege (king crab) is on the buffet, grab a seat as close to it as possible.
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Haw Kuang Vegetarian Restaurant
Words can't describe how much we love this vegetarian buffet just a few blocks northwest of the Shilin Night Market. The chef is a genius, with an eye for both colour and flavour. Imagine yourself a painter and the white cardboard tray your canvas. Arrange your meal from dozens of beautifully prepared vegetarian dishes and enjoy. If you visit one vegetarian buffet during your time in Taipei, make it this one.
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R66
R66 - it's on the 62nd, not the 66th floor - obeys the unwritten code of revolving restaurants by playing cheesy music and serving average buffets at reasonable prices, but you can't beat the view. To access the lipstick tube-like Hopewell Centre's outfacing bubble lifts, change at the 17th floor (lifts are in the alcove opposite lift 6) and again on the 56th floor.
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OM
The rocket-shaped icon of Jaipur houses a revolving restaurant that leaves you dining 56m up among the smog-sheltered stars. The surrounds are glitzy, and the hard-core veg - and booze-free - menu is superb. A revolution takes 45 minutes, but service is invariably quicker. Keep your hands off the buffet - it doesn't match the à la carte. It's off MI Rd.
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IMS building
The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including No No Budo a busy 'all-you-can-eat' buffet, with fresh fish and meat dishes, noodles, salads, soups and desserts. Nearby is Pietro Corte Mrs Elizabeth Muffin (733-2083) in the basement food court sells sweet muffins with free coffee refills!
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Panda Café
You might be in the neighbourhood exploring its indigenous culture and charm, but if the foreignness gets a little much, the Panda Cafe is a decent choice for some reasonable international cuisine, including pasta and steaks. Or dive into the buffet (lunch from around HK$130, dinner from around HK$250) for everything from sushi to curries.
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Vegetarian Paradise
Because of its location (right across from Shida University), this is usually the first vegetarian buffet many newly arrived students visit. The owners haven't let success go to their heads though, and they still serve the same sublime vegetarian cuisine as they did when some of us came here as students, way back when. Price is by weight.
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Pietro Corte
The IMS building in Tenjin has prime skyline views from its 12th- and 13th-floor restaurants, including No No Budo a busy 'all-you-can-eat' buffet, with fresh fish and meat dishes, noodles, salads, soups and desserts. Nearby is Pietro Corte Mrs Elizabeth Muffin in the basement food court sells sweet muffins with free coffee refills!
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The Grill
You come here in the day to chill out with a salad and a cocktail and you come here in the evening to heat things up with the all-you-can-eat barbecue (around HK$460 to around HK$490). Stationed chefs are doing the cooking for you so that you have time to dive into the seafood mountain.
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Joy Yuan Taiwan Buffet
Always busy, this perennial favourite offers a cafeteria-style buffet with dozens of selections, encompassing a fairly wide chunk of the omnivore dietary spectrum. As a general rule, high turnover at a buffet ensures fresh food, making this among the best bang for buck buffets.
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Colonnade Restaurant
Dah-ling you’ve got to brag to the neighbours about this cherry-on-top Sunday brunch at Sukhotai Hotel. Free-flowing champagne, made-to-order lobster bisque, caviar, imported cheeses and foie gras, and a jazz trio for background music. Reservations essential, months in advance.
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Suvastu Restaurant
This excellent restaurant is the place for a splurge. Sharply dressed waiters lay out meals on crisp linen, offering a wide selection of Chinese, Continental and Pakistani dishes. The evening poolside barbeque buffet Rs500 makes an excellent al fresco alternative.
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Cafe Lagoon
Even if you are not staying at the resort, you may still want to come here and chill by the pool with the international menu that includes sushi, pasta and steak. Or have it all with the buffet, especially at the more lavish evening edition, from around HK$300.
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Hui Sin Vegetarian Restaurant
This excellent value buffet restaurant is the place to go for a filling meat-free lunch. Take what you want from the selection of vegetables, curries and different beancurds on offer, and you’ll be charged accordingly. Wash it down with a glass of Chinese tea.
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Mandalay Restaurant
If you need to splurge, you can do a lot worse than the Mandalay’s excellent buffet (breakfast Rs200, lunch and dinner Rs350), heavy with Indian and Western faves served on either an attractive deck or in a not-quite-as-appealing Burmese-themed interior.
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Café Serena
Eaten your fill of rāmen (noodles)? Café Serena, located in Hotel Nikkō Fukuoka, has an unforgettable continental French buffet, as well as an à la carte menu serving succulent roast duck and tropical fruit sorbet.
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Familia Buffet
This restaurant in the plush Imperial Palace Hotel provides a superb buffet banquet. Some of the food is freshly prepared by a squad of cooks who work in the dining area, dressed in what looks like ninja outfits. Book for weekends.
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Harbour Room
Overlooking the city harbour from the 4th floor of Grand Oriental Hotel, this blandly decorated hotel dining room is worth visiting for its superb views. It has breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, as well as an à la carte menu.
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ISO
Bangkok’s biggest eaters have been raving about the Swissotel Nai Lert Park’s international buffet that costs 5B per minute. Clock in (we’re not speaking figuratively here) and enjoy everything from sushi to sweets.
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Restoran Nelayan Titiwangsa
Housed in a wooden pavilion at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Restoran Nelayan offers a popular Malaysian buffet. There's touristy but entertaining cultural shows (20:30 daily except Monday), free with buffet supper.
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