A little over a week ago I had the chance to eat at Nikko hotel for the second time. The first one was a Guinness St. Patrick’s day event about 2 months ago with the awesome lamb shank, this time it was hi-tea at their Cafe Serena Brasserie, arranged by foodstreet. I was again greeted by the friendly host Azira for this occasion.
choices of pastries
To be honest, this was the first time I had hi-tea anywhere. I initially thought that hi-tea would actually involve some sort of really high class tea, but apparently it is just a buffet style late afternoon meal that can be quite substantial. Oh well, learn something new everyday - never to simply assume.
may I have a bowl of that please?
The hi-tea at Cafe Serena Brasserie serves quite a lot of dishes, from a huge selection of pastries, raw oysters, mussels, clams, wantan soup, mee goreng, cheese cakes, ice kacang, to mini potato, mee hun soup, satey, and even chocolate fondue. Definitely more than enough for anyone’s stomach. I was spoiled for choices.
raw oysters, mini wantan soup, baked mussels and more
I started off my meal with a serving from the raw bar, a few fresh raw oysters, mussels, prawns, and clams. As with any buffet, you should always start with things that aren’t very strong tasting and work your way from there. If you started off with satey and plenty of peanut sauce with extra chili, the taste buds will be desensitized to dishes with subtler tastes.
Between chatting with Azira and taking some photos, I had a mini wantan soup, salad, some pastries, pancake, and moved on to satey, fried chicken, and the very very good meehun soup (my favorite). Then of course it was chocolate fondue and some fruits for dessert. But I did sneaked in another serving of oysters as I simply cannot resist.
a bit of noodle, chocolate, raw stuff, fruits, healthy meal ya.
In all, it was a very satisfying and hearty meal. While the food was very good, the hospitality from Azira was even better. We throughly enjoyed the session. Thanks!
More pictures can be found at my flickr set.
Sammy enjoying her meehun soup, and the friendly Azira
Other than Hi-tea on weekends and public holidays, Cafe Serena Brasserie also serves buffet breakfast daily, as well as lunch and dinner on Mondays to Fridays. Buffet dinner has an even wider selection of food, including sashimi from their Japanese kitchen as well.
Address:
165, Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.159767, 101.718045
Tel: 603-2782 6228
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By cumi&ciki on May 7, 2008 | Reply
oysters, mussels, wantan mee.. fondue?? wa.. sounds more like dinner man! nice spread:)
By Rachel on May 7, 2008 | Reply
KY, can u please bring me along with you at least one?! Boo Hoo!!
So many nice and yummy food! Me want too!
By sheryl on May 7, 2008 | Reply
WAHH you are so lucky? BRING ME TOO! haha How come with all these nice food you are still so skinny? :p
By AhDave on May 7, 2008 | Reply
KY: Next you should try the Japanese restaurant upstairs. Personally, i think its better taste than Serena
By suanie on May 7, 2008 | Reply
i love high teassssssss
By sotong on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Rachel: KY only bring hotchick along….
By KY on May 7, 2008 | Reply
cumi&ciki,
most definitely.
Rachel,
one of these days, one of these days.
sheryl,
Hehehe
AhDave,
I have yet to try that, I think they’ll go for a renovation on their Japanese restaurant soon too.
suanie,
tea that gets you high?
sotong,
ngek ngek ngek.
By hwchua on May 7, 2008 | Reply
all the food makes me hungry
By tom on May 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi-Tea is always my preference.. Good food always.. mostly at any hotel lah..
But this Nikko hotel’s one is nice.. from the pictures..
OMG!.. Azira is working there now!
Kewl…
By KY on May 7, 2008 | Reply
hwchua,
Eat Eat Eat!
tom,
Ops, you actually know her?
By carrie on May 7, 2008 | Reply
how much per person? from what time to what time?
By joshuaongys on May 7, 2008 | Reply
how come how come u never get fat wan… ><
dun reply hehehe like how u replied sheryl =) hahaha EXPLAIN!! its really a pain for us peeps who will get fat if we eat much..
By KY on May 7, 2008 | Reply
carrie,
Hi-tea is 55++, dinner is a bit more if I remember correctly, but menu will be different too.
joshuaongys,
see Sammy’s reply below. lol
By d2z on May 8, 2008 | Reply
dragon fruit..i love that fruit..have 3 dragon fruit plans at the backyard of my house..hee~
By Sammy on May 8, 2008 | Reply
Sheryl & Joshua, I can answer for u
Cos he has an adequate appetite! Variety, not quantity is teh key.
Btw, Azira’s mom is so cool! XD
By KY on May 8, 2008 | Reply
d2z,
ooO, plants you mean?
Sammy,
Hahaha no doubt!
By d2z on May 8, 2008 | Reply
yeah..plants..not plan..typo..hee~
By Reta on May 8, 2008 | Reply
reta chants: “put on more weigh!”
By Lianne on May 8, 2008 | Reply
I’ve tried their hi-tea when they first open many years ago, and had very high regards to them. Now that you’ve reviewed, guess its time to pay them another visit!
By KY on May 9, 2008 | Reply
d2z,
Hahah no worries
Reta,
You also never put on any weight!
Lianne,
Do it!
By tom on May 9, 2008 | Reply
yes.. i know her from Taylor’s College…
She was a lecturer there before..
By KY on May 10, 2008 | Reply
tom,
Haaaaaaaa! You’re absolutely right! Small world.
By Paul Tan on May 11, 2008 | Reply
ky’s hands not spotted in this post!
By KY on May 11, 2008 | Reply
Paul Tan,
You’re too free, paul. lol
By Foong on May 13, 2008 | Reply
Wei, no fair one! You gorge yourself all d time and the fondue **gasps, drool, drool** and you still skinny. Ceh.
By johnny ong on May 15, 2008 | Reply
brought my mom to this cafe for buffet dinner on mother’s day. food variety / selection is not bad but still prefer shangri-la’s lemon garden for buffet dinner
By KY on May 15, 2008 | Reply
Foong,
Exercise, and eat in moderation!
johnny ong,
oOOo I see, Shangri-La’s slightly more pricier right?