The Light Hotel Penang's Christmas Buffets for 2017

The Light Hotel Penang's Christmas Buffet (4 December 2017)


The Christmas season has descended, and get us in the mood, The Light Hotel Penang has whipped up a feast of gastronomic proportion. My wife and I had the pleasure of trying it out, when the hotel invited us to join our friends from the print and social media to a sampling of it.

Before I tell you about the sumptuous food we enjoyed, let me give you a quick run down of the buffets that The Light Hotel Penang has prepared for the coming Christmas and New Year season.

Christmas Buffets

Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner
@ Spice Brasserie
24 December, 2017
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Price: RM128+ (adult), RM77+ (child)

Christmas 5-Course Set Dinner
@ Flavour@3
24 & 25 December, 2017
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Price: RM138+ (adult), RM83+ (child)

Christmas Day Buffet Lunch
@ Spice Brasserie
25 December, 2017
12:00 noon - 2:30pm
Price: RN88+ (adult), RM53+ (child)

New Year Buffets

New Year's Eve Buffet Dinner
@ Spice Brasserie
31 December, 2017
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Price: RM128+ (adult), RM77 (child)

New Year's Eve 5-Course Set Dinner
@ Flavour@3
31 December, 2017
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Price: RM138+ (adult), RM83+ (child)

New Year's Day Buffet Lunch
@ Spice Brasserie
1 January, 2018
12:00 noon - 2:30pm
Price: RM88+ (adult), RM53+ (child)

Reservations

To make a reservation for any of the above meals, please contact The Light Hotel Penang at +60 4 382 1111.

My wife and I at The Light Hotel Penang's Christmas Buffet (4 December 2017)

The Light Hotel Penang's Christmas Buffet Review

It's the time of the year once again when we start to enjoy lovely Christmas songs and hymns. As my wife and I stepped into The Light Hotel Penang, we were engulfed by the mood of Christmas. The hotel has done a marvellous job, turning their cavernous lobby into a winter wonderland. The centrepiece was a huge, well-lit Christmas tree with lots and lots of sparkling lights. Arrayed all around the tree were gifts galore. A big snowman grinned at us next to a teddy bear.

The Christmas buffet review was being held at Spice Brasserie, the flagship dining outlet of the hotel. When we arrived, all the dishes were ready. Two Santarina greeted us as we walked in. The lovely Director of Marketing & Communications, Ms Siti Fatimah came over to greet us. Then we met up and exchanged greetings with the other team members of the hotel, including Mr Veera Prabu and Mr Mohd Mahadi. It was great to meet up again after a few months. We also said hi to many of our friends from the print and social media who were there to join us.

What a lot of food, all lined up in various food islands and stations within the enormous restaurant. Some of my favourites items were there, including Cheesy Prawn Thermidor and Salmon in Puff Pastry. No Christmas buffet would be without the Roast Turkey, of course, or the Christmas Yule Log. They were all there, of course.

An entire section is devoted to seafood. There was Couscous with Clams, Oyster Motoyaki, and different seafood on ice including crabs, scallops, mussels and oysters, to name some. There was also Seabass Fillet with Lemon Cream Sauce, Seafood Pie, Glazed Mussel in Spice Bean Sauce and Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Salmon and Scallions.

If you like roasted items, you will find at this buffet Stuffed Leg of Lamb Marinated in Italian Herbs with Almond & Dried Fruit Stuffing, Roast Beef with Mixed Capsicum and Garlic Pepper Sauce, Roast Duck with Mango Sauce, and of course, the Roast Turkey with Giblet Sauce and Cranberry Sauce.

One of the outstanding features of buffets at The Light Hotel Penang is that, on top of the seasonal dishes, there is a line of Indian items as well as teh tarik and coffee, which you don't get elsewhere. During this buffet, there was Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Briyani with Cashew Nuts and Raisins and Fish Sultani.

Food was plentiful, but stomach space limited. So, as you could imagine, to enjoy to the max, we took very economical portion of as many items as we could - but still were unable to try everything. When we were done with the savoury items, I headed for the dessert station, where I had the Crème Brûlée, macaron (I could manage only one, even if I wish I could eat more!), Apple Crumble, to name a few.

What a wonderful meal! My wife and I are most thankful to The Light Hotel Penang for inviting us. Now, do take a look at the photos we shot at the buffet, and hopefully, you might also consider trying out their buffets this coming season!

The awesome Christmas decorations of The Light Hotel Penang. (4 December 2017)


Having a good time with Chef Murugan at the Christmas buffet food review. (4 December 2017)


Roast Turkey. (4 December 2017)


Cheesy Prawn Thermidor. (4 December 2017)


Oyster Motoyaki. (4 December 2017)


Roast Beef with Garlic Pepper Sauce. (4 December 2017)


Mashed Potatoes with Smoked Salmon & Scallions. (4 December 2017)


Buttered Vegetables. (4 December 2017)


Roast Duck with Mango Sauce. (4 December 2017)


Flower Crab. (4 December 2017)


Kam Heong Clams. (4 December 2017)


Glazed Mussel in Spicy Bean Sauce. (4 December 2017)


Lamb Briyani. (4 December 2017)


Squid Masala. (4 December 2017)


Fish Sultani. (4 December 2017)


Mussels and Scallops on Ice. (4 December 2017)


Gingerbread House. (4 December 2017)


Crème Brûlée, Panna Cotta, Jellies and other desserts. (4 December 2017)


Pie. (4 December 2017)


Christmas cookies. (4 December 2017)


Gingerbread cookies. (4 December 2017)


Yule Log. (4 December 2017)


Gingerbread House. (4 December 2017)


Gingerbread Men. (4 December 2017)


Christmas Cake. (4 December 2017)

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