SUMMER DINNER BUFFET | L'HOTEL & LIS CAFE | HONG KONG

Under summer heat, we always lose our appetite and energy; well luckily I heart the new summer dinner buffet menu from L’hotel Island South. Since 1^st July till the end of August, a brand new dinner buffet with worldwide cold & hot dishes, desserts and special delivery of Japanese sea urchin harvested in a sustainable way, rich in the nutrient DHA. During the new buffet period, every adult customer would enjoy one sea urchin dish selected from Sea Urchin Sashimi with Seaweed and Rice Balls, Steamed Egg Custard with Sea Urchin, and Toast with Sea Urchin and Chicken Ragout.

The restaurant is located in the basement of hotel which is located in the South of HK Island, while you can take a 30-min shuttle bus from IFC (Central); the service which facilitates my expectation of convenience, comfort and good & spacious dining environment far away from downtown-crowd.

LIS café, actually, is right faced to the lift, but connected with a square-shape lounge at the outer space. On the left-hand side, there’s the dessert bar with a large freezing counter keeping all cakes in a decent temperature (5.8). Besides, the macaroon ferris wheel is definitely a camera-killer.

Alaskan Queen Crab Legs, Iceland Prawns and Jade Whelk

Mussels with Spicy Tomato Salsa

Japanese Soba (Cold) Noodle

Japanese zucchini 

Japanese Grilled Mackerel Fish

Japanese Sashimi

Buffet starts! To start from seafood, we have Alaskan Queen Crab Legs, Iceland Prawns and Jade Whelk. The most impressive one must be the crab legs for its sharp orange color, juicy and tender crab meat and sea salty plus sweet taste. Among the cold dishes, Mussels with Spicy Tomato Salsa, is also good for the decent flavoring and fresh alive texture. Apart from the normal cold dishes such as salmon sashimi, salad bar, those prepared salads are also attractive, such as Golden Egg Salad with Tailor-made Thai Sauce, Organic Pumpkin with Edamame; Sweet Papaya and Lychee Salad, is my favorite salad which enrich your chewing experience a lot with the crispy and juicy salad slides. Besides, they have some special dishes such as Japanese zucchini, Japanese Grilled Mackerel Fish. Japanese Soba (Cold) Noodle, featured in a DIY way by offering wrapped egg slices, crabmeat slices, vegetables and Japanese Soba sauce and sesame sauce. Of course, in a buffet restaurant, you won’t miss the Japanese sashimi & sushi bar, but compared to it, I prefer the Korean spicy cake which is made after your order.

Grilled Bar & BBQ Bar

Slow-cooked Lamb with Black Truffle Veloute Sauce

Come to the hot dishes, I was impressed a lot by the fusion idea. I like Slow-cooked Lamb with Black Truffle Veloute Sauce the most, even it is not good looking. The lamb is super soft but not a mass, absorbing all the essential of black truffle to have such a rich taste and you must admit the creamy soup with a ‘disgusting-looking’ tastes really nice in fact. For the traditional Chinese dishes, Sour and Sweet BBQ chops and Steamed Whole Sea Corvina with Scallion, a perfect and professional flavor of Chinese-Cantonese cuisine with the quality raw materials; I really enjoy the sweet-meat style and the perfect fish chin.

Popcorn, Egg Twist, Banana Bread Pudding

Finally we full our normal stomach and our sweet stomach is ready. First, they have a small table of some traditional or even classical Cantonese dessert, which featured by Egg Twist (蛋散). It is lightly fried and dipped with some honey syrup; a fluffy soft taste with rich egg aroma, plus I’m a syrup-lover. Besides we have Strawberry Paris Brest, Homemade Soufflé and Movenpick Ice-cream. Hokkaido Milk Pudding is my favorite dessert that night, for its smooth and mild pudding texture in a strong but not overwhelming milk flavor.

Dilmah Tea Bags

Cocktail & Mocktail

German Riesling

I'm happy that during the buffet, the basic tea/coffee and Dilmah tea bag is offered. Actually LIS cafe has a good selection of cocktail and mocktail fit to the summer season. The lovely milky strawberry cocktail or avocado-featured green mocktail are best choices for girls. To end up the perfect night, we have another bottle of German Riesling, which enjoys an outstanding aroma of fruitiness and sweetness. 

* Average per head (adult) $356 including service charge.

Mon to Thu. Adult $460, Child $240

Sat, Sun and Public Holiday. Adult $493, Child $251

Discount. 1-4 Adult enjoy 25% off, 5-12 Adult enjoy 30% off

LIS Café | L’hotel Island South

P3, 55 Wong Chuk Hang Road

Aberdeen

Hong Kong

+852 3968 8833

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