My Best Out-of-Kerachut Meal Ever.
So on our way down from the Penang National Park, me and darl started discussions on what and where to eat. At that time we already had an energy bar and 100-plus each. I had no idea on what to eat and darl suddenly came up with the idea of having a buffet lunch at one of the hotels along Batu Feringghi. Buffet is ALWAYS one of my favourites! And with my hungry stomach now, there is no reason to say no! 
He initially suggested Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa. But as we drove along, we came by Parkroyal and thought, maybe we should try it here. I went down to their restaurant, Tamarind Brasserie, and was told that they were having a conference and we may join in for the buffet at RM50++ per pax. Sounds like ‘tumpang-ing‘? Well, after looking at the dishes they served, we decided to go for it. 
Darl was complaining about what I got here. For him, buffet should never ever serve rice. But I had my reason for this. Here in this plate we have Japanese Tofu, broccoli, wedges, and a little bit of fried rice.
Now here is the reason I took some rice along. They served beef and squid with sauce, curry chicken, and crackers. I just wanted some rice to go with the sauce. The beef was nice, the squid was nice, the curry chicken was also nice, even the crackers were nice!
Smoked salmon and some cold dishes. Both nice!
Now this is the best part. Grilled fish and beef. You get to choose the pieces that you want and pass to the chef, and he’ll grill them up for you. The beef was extremely tender, with a nice aroma that didn’t cover the taste of the beef itself. Both of us took about 20+ pieces in total. Of course the fish was nice too. But we, especially darl, is a die-hard beef person.
Some of the appetisers. I’m normally not a big fan of appetiser but each and every piece that you can see in the photo tasted really good.
The outdoor Balinese setting of the hotel and the restaurant itself.
By the time we finished our meal, we were already planning to ask for more info on their buffet dinner. Seriously, the food really tasted above average and I really don’t mind paying for a buffet dinner if it cost, say, less than RM100. And it turns out their Seafood buffet dinner on Saturday night cost RM98++, with 20% off if you are using a UOB credit card. Since darl was still talking about the grilled beef this morning, I’m pretty sure that we are going back there very soon.
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Tags: Buffet Dinner, Buffet Lunch, Parkroyal, Penang
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September 14th, 2008 at 10:33 am
wah..sounds like the food is so good. if i’m u, i would have gobbled up all the smoked salmons..haha. i love raw salmons!
other days…is lunch rm50++ too if not “tumpang-ing”?
September 14th, 2008 at 10:49 am
shu-yin: Yeah this place will be in my list when I wanna go for buffet. Well I actually ate a lot of the smoked salmons too. Too bad they don’t have the raw ones. Lunch is always like that.
Err actually I’m not sure about buffet lunch on other days. I’m more interested in their buffet dinner. It stated got oyster and lobster. Now our mission is to check with our die-hard-buffet-fan colleague and see if he has a UOB credit card.
September 14th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
wah….the food does look good…salivating liao
September 15th, 2008 at 8:43 am
mh: I’m going to ‘examine’ their buffet dinner soon. If it’s good, consider pay them a visit when you are back!
September 15th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Tamarind Brasserie is certainly good! Don’t worry, the Saturday’s night buffet won’t disappoint you, unless they changed their cook
I always wanted to try Rasa Sayang! But never have a chance yet, each person cost RM138++ :’(
September 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Henrick: Wa like that really have to go! >.< I heard Rasa Sayang was OK only. I mean, for the price that you are paying, you can get same standard of food at other places.
September 15th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
SALMON, drool drool.
September 16th, 2008 at 12:38 am
sure sure. keep me posted
September 16th, 2008 at 11:14 am
MMK:
mh: No problem.
September 16th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
The food looks normal nia…. RM50 still ok la…. RM90 tak jalan la…..
Maybe that time you are too hungry nia. I remember got one time I went hiking to pantai kerachut, when come out time me and my friend was dying for Coke. We went to ‘end of the world’ restaurant to just drink Coke. First sip…… arghhhh……. it taste like best drink in the world!
September 16th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Jen: When Wen is back you bring her to try la. I’m quite sure it’s not because of the hunger coz we had the energy bar and 100-plus before we sat down for the buffet. But I understand what you meant. Hehe.
So far my favourite buffet dinners are all around RM80. We once tried G-Hotel for RM40++ and it sucks. @.@
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