Chic ‘kitchen theatre’ PLAYT at The Park Lane Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel is saying “cheese” at its annual festive season buffet. The trendy street art-inspired Causeway Bay all-day dining destination is headlining a copious array of cheese-themed dishes for the Merry ‘Cheese’mas festive celebration launched on 7 December 2019, with ‘Early Bird’ booking discounts available from now to 30 November 2019.
The rich culinary diversity of over ten cheeses is celebrated in multiple forms at a live station. Cheese Fondue is with vegetarian fruit and vegetable dips including apple, broccoli & cauliflower, button mushroom, baby potatoes and cherry tomatoes, along with French Bread and Sourdough. Raclettes are of cured meat, Coppa Ham, Salami and Gammon Ham, along with seafood choices of Poached Salmon and Peeled Shrimps.
Cheese specialties extend from Oyster Mornay and Scallop Cheese Chowder in Cheesy Puff Pastry to Spaghetti with Black Truffle and Creamy Sauce and Quattro Formaggi and Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip; with East meets West specialties include Cheesy Lobster Noodles, Deep-Fried Pork Ribs with Cheese and Roasted Eel Cream Cheese Roll and Soft Shell Crab Hard Roll with Cheese.
‘Cheese’masy indulgence continues even to desserts highlighting Half Baked Cheese Tarts and Cheesecake, with delightfully insta-worthy gelatos spotlighting festive Sea Salt Raclette Cheese flavour, alongside festive desserts of Christmas Pudding, Christmas Fruit Cake, Christmas Cookies, Gingerbread Chocolate Fondant and Christmas Stollen, Christmas Spice Mango Dome and ‘egg shell’ Gingerbread Serradura.
The festive feast commences with salads, soups, freshly-baked bread and a cheeseboard. With a wide selection at the Salad Bar, guests can mix and match their favourite greens and sauces of their choices. Selected Bread Rolls and Sliced Bread are available daily. Cheeseboard features various types of cheese, from Brie and Camembert to Gouda and Blue Cheese.
Dedicated live cooking stations and buffet sections extend to over 100 alluring delights at PLAYT’s bounteous Merry ‘Cheese’mas themed buffet at both lunch and dinner.
The Oyster & Seafood Bar spotlights French, Irish and US oysters along with Boston Lobster, Cooked Shrimps, Brown Crab, Cooked Yabbies, Sea Whelk and Blue Mussel, with smoked seafood extending to Smoked Salmon, Lobster Seafood Paella and Tuna Carpaccio.
A carvery presents Slow-Roasted NZ Beef Strip Loin, Slow-Roasted Canadian Beef OP Ribs, Herbed-Roasted Chicken and Herbed-Roasted Lamb Leg, along with Grilled Lamb Chops, Grilled Strip Loin Steak and Pan-fried Foie Gras.
Sashimi, sushi and maki sushi rolls are at a Japanese station, including freshly-fried Tempura Shrimps and vegetables.
A Western station showcases Italian Seafood Stew, Calamari Fritti, Balsamic Chicken and Creamy Pork Chop Marsala, and Ricotta Cannelloni. Antipasti include a wide variety of premium European cold cuts; from Black Forest Ham and Parma Ham to Salami, Pancetta and Smoked Turkey.
Chinese stations serve Dim Sum, BBQ Pork, Roasted Duck and Roasted Chicken, noodles, nourishing Double Boiled Chicken Soup with premium ingredients including blaze mushroom, dried snails and Chinese ham, fried rice and stir-fries.
Indian stations present tandooris, kebabs, curries and vegetarian specialties along with naan, rice and roti prata.
PLAYT’s Festive Buffet ahead of Christmas is priced from HK$338 for lunch and HK$648 for dinner on weekdays; from HK$498 for lunch and HK$648 for dinner on weekends in early December, rising through HK$468/HK$648 from 10-16 December, HK$518/HK$668 from 17-20 December and HK$548/HK$718 from 21-23 December.
Christmas dinner buffets with ’early bird’ discounts are priced HK$798, or HK$568 for children, on 24 and 25 December, reduced with ‘early bird’ reservation to HK$758/HK$528. On New Year’s Eve, the buffet is priced HK$648, or HK$408 for children for early dinner from 5:45-8pm, with ‘early bird’ discount at HK$628/HK$388. Late sitting from 8:30pm-11:30pm is priced HK$728, or HK$488 for children, with ‘early bird’ discount at HK$698/HK$468.
The full price list* for PLAYT’s festive programme and early bird offer is at: https://bit.ly/2DdQaXd. All prices are subject to 10% service charge; and separate prices for child age 3-11.
PLAYT is located on 1/F, The Park Lane Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel – 310 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Opens daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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