Eat, Drink and Jingle | Christmas Buffet @ Taste Cafe, G Hotel Gurney, Penang

By : Chha

The always stylish and classy G Hotel is all set up to take on the coming Christmas Celebration and is all ready to serve their guest with their tantalising new buffet set up and menu that will make your Christmas Celebration at G Hotel a memorable one, may it be at Gurney or Kelawai alike.

What better way to enjoy this joyous season than to share the festivities with friends and family over a sumptuous meal at G Hotel Gurney's Taste Cafe. It's Christmas Eve and Christmas Day lunch and dinner buffets combine a plethora of eclectic flavours and spectacular Christmas decorations promising a dining experience that you will never forget.

Sweet Potato's Casserole with Marshmallows

Glazed Brussels Sprout

Oven Roasted Prawn with Crayfish Bisque

Oyster Kilpatrick

Green Beans with Chantereles Ragout

Lamb Navarin

Oak Smoked Duck with Bigarade and Fresh Berries

Minced Beef Gratinee with Brie and Camembert Lava

Butterfish Meunierre, Capers and Asparagus

The lavish spread of the buffet dinner line menu has the finesse you would expect of the culinary team who upped the ante on presentation to enhance the festive season. From the salad bar, appetizer choices of smoked white fish with citrus, cheese selections like blue cheese, dessert heaven, Japanese section, premier pasta, carving base, barbeque to the live action stations all work together harmoniously to give you a satisfying stomach and with all the fresh food being prepared at G Hotel, it will definitely leaves you wanting for more.

Starting off the buffet at G Hotel by nibbling on your choice of fresh salads by mixing and matching the fresh salads from a variety of selections including Turkey Warldorf and pistachio, cold seafood with verge dressing, and maple brussels sprouts with pickled beets. You can then make your way to enjoy the full sweet flesh of the perfectly poached king crab legs, prawns, scallops and oysters that is showcased on a bed of glistening ice, retaining its freshness all night long. These fresh seafood is full with juicy meat that will satisfy your craving for fresh seafood during the buffet.

Have a bowl of flavourful Italian Minestrone di Verde combining vegetables and pasta in a simple chicken stock which the kids and adult will love. You can also opt for a warm bowl of lobster bisque that uses fresh off the boat lobster meat with some freshly baked bread and rolls prepared by G Hotel. Pair the soup with the pappardelle pasta drizzled with truffle oil or the gnocchi primavera, fat little pillows of potato pasta, cooked with mushrooms, tomatoes, zucchini, and basil leaves, topped with Parmesan cheese. There are three different soup being serve at the buffet, giving your more option to choose from.

Ham and Butternuts Squash Soup

Lobster Bisque

Minestrone De Verdure

To make things more interesting, especially for those Asian food aficionados, you can check out the fried noodles station for some hot from the wok Char Koay Teow which is cook as per order, the nyonya station to get rojak, pasembor and the mains featuring dishes like lotus leaf rice with dried scallop, braised sea cucumber and steamed fish with superior sauce known as a famous dish from Hong Kong, steamed with aromatic quality soy sauce that enhances the smooth texture of the fish. While the fish steams, the flesh soaks up the flavours of the superior sauce so much so that every bite is a burst of flavour in one's mouth. Sushi lovers will also enjoy the varieties of dishes like fresh octopus, tuna and salmon sashimi. By mixing Chinese, Japanese and some Penang local food into the menu, this give the G Hotel Buffet a fresh new taste and your dining experience here more interesting.

Lotus Leaf Rice with Dried Scallop

Braised Sea Cucumber

Steamed Fish With Superior Sauce

Mongolian Lamb

Pie Tee

What is Christmas without a dish of Turkey and few tasty meat, therefore avid meat lovers can relish in the seasonal specialties as G Hotel's carving station that serves premium meats. Savour on the highlights of the night with some Christmas must haves like the tender stuffed roasted turkey with cranberry sauce and Australian prime rib marinated with aromatic herbs and sauces and then slow roasted to perfection with Yorkshire pudding. The slow roasting is a technique used to retain the natural juices of the meat leaving it so tender that it melts in your mouth. You can also try out the salmon caulibiac which is a flavourful mixture of salmon, rice, mushrooms, shallots, hard-boiled eggs and dill baked inside a pastry crust, poulet roti herb du provence which is a French style Classic roast chicken made with fresh herbs, butter, garlic, and lemon, roasted whole lamb and roast duck al orange which is a whole roasted duck with crispy, crackling skin along with an aromatic sweet sour sauce made with oranges.

At the live action section, you may get the chef to grill some of the all time favourite freshly caught seafood such as slipper lobsters, scallops, crabs and salmon fillets on the Lava Stone BBQ Grill. The Lava Stone comes exclusively from Indonesia, which perfectly enhances the quality of food by holding the natural flavour, moisture and nutrients in the food while preventing flare ups that cause charring. All grilled delights are complemented with finger licking sauces like sambal belacan, mint sauce, barbeque sauce and more. The live action section is perfect for those who would like to see how their seafood is being BBQ using the Lava Stone.

The G Hotel buffet has a variety of main dishes that guarantees to please the senses with chef's recommendations with dishes like Butterfish Meunierre with capers and asparagus, Lamb paillard with nigoise olive and anchovies, Minced beef gratin with brie and camembert lava and oak smoked duck with bigrade and fresh berries. The butterfish is perfectly cooked that it's delicately crisp and golden brown on the outside and moist and flavourful on the inside, napped in a buttery yet light sauce. Up next from the main dish section, you may try the lamb paillard that's thinly sliced to absorb the juices of the nicoise olive and anchovies so much so that every bite is a burst of flavour in one's mouth. After that, work your way through to the minced beef gratin that is baked till lightly brown melting the brie and camembert cheese making it an oozingly satisfying dish for those who love cheese. This next dish will titillate the eyes and tingle your tongue as it practically taste like summer. The earthiness of the duck that is smoked with oak for hours till tender and delicate in flavour is then cooked in a sauce made from citrus fruits and berries giving it that refreshing taste. The main dish section give you the ability to choose and mix your own plate of buffet, selecting from few different dish that are carefully crafted by G Hotel experience chef.

It is always an awesome way to end the buffet on a sweet note by heading to the Hansel and Gretel House inspired dessert bar. Leave some space to enjoy the glorious spread of Christmas inspired desserts like Christmas cookies, gingerbread creations, white Christmas pudding, cherry clafoutis a creamy custardbased tart filled with fresh cherries, Christollen which is made from flour, oats and studded with dry fruit with marzipan, chocolate fountain and many more irresistible sweet treats. All the dessert here are properly decorated and well presented at G Hotel buffet, with this the dessert is able to give you the sweet good taste and pleasing to the eyes too.

For takeaways, choose either sweet baked goods which are the Gingerbread House, Assorted Christmas Cookies, Christmas Fruit Cake, Christmas Log Cake, Christmas Minced Pie and more or lean towards the savoury side with the roasted turkey flown all the way from the United States. A freshly made roasted turkey that is marinated with traditional herbs and spices, stuffed with roasted chestnuts, chipolata, aromatic onions and more, with a side of cranberry sauce and gravy. Get this juicy goodness for a potluck or as a Christmas giveaway to clients is only for RM 420.00 or RM 399.00 when you place your order by 15 December 2019 which is able to serves from 20 to 25 person. The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner buffet is priced at RM 198.00 nett and the Christmas Day buffet lunch is RM 125.00 nett for adults while children aged from 6 to 12 years old can enjoy it a 50% discount. Alternatively, you can visit Spoon at G Hotel Kelawai for an equally sumptuous festive Christmas Eve and Christmas Day set lunch and buffet dinner. The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day set lunch is RM 35.00 and RM 80.00 respectively while the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day buffet is at RM 188.00 nett per adult. It is always advisable to make reservation in advance. For reservations or more information about holiday festivities buffet, please visit www.ghotel.com.my or call G Hotel Gurney at 04 - 2380000 and G Hotel Kelawai at 04 - 2190000.

Summary :
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dinner Buffet (G Hotel Gurney)
RM 198.00 nett

Christmas Day Buffet Lunch (G Hotel Gurney)
RM 125.00 nett (adult)
*children aged 6 - 12 years enjoy 50% discount

Christmas Eve Set Lunch (G Hotel Kelawai)
RM 35.00

Christmas Day Set Lunch (G Hotel Kelawai)
RM 80.00

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Buffet (G Hotel Kelawai)
RM 188.00 nett (adult)

Address :

168A, Pesiaran Gurney,
10250, Georgetown,
Penang.

Phone Number :
G Hotel Gurney : 04 - 2380000
G Hotel Kelawai : 04 - 2190000

Email :
g4u@ghotel.com.my

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Posted Date : 22 December 2019
Posted Time : 6.53 pm