Swiss buffet at Swissotel - 15 August 2007, 23:06
cheers to marj for letting me know about the Swiss food festival at Swissotel (68 Market Street, Sydney) from 28 July – 17 August. Home-style Swiss comfort food buffet ($35 for lunch, $49 for dinner) and a fondue menu available for dinner.
signage
haha swissotels awesome glasses leaned!
the foods
the cheese! there was a wonderfully creamy brie, a holey swiss, a tangy blue and i think there was also a sharp cheddar accompanied by a heap of crackers, breadsticks and fruit
the hot food bar section was manned by a cheerful chinese chef who was serving piping hot rosti, creamy soups and baby potatos smothered in gooey cheese. i didnt take a foto of the hot food in the bain maries around the corner because they were all closed and i didnt want to open every single one to take a foto cos i was alrdy being looked at funny hehe but there was creamy spinach, baked cheesey pastas, ocean trout swimming in cheese, chives and rosemary, and also pork and veal not in cheese.
salad section with cold pasta, pickled vegies and cold meats
cold meats section had seared pepper tuna, smoked salmon and more cuts of meat and in the middle huge chunks of pate!
my pate to bread ratio… hoho me and noods cleaned them out of the pate that night!
fondue oh my so cheesey and the basket of bread was magical it just did not disappear no matter how much we ate
dessert time! chocolate fountain with fruits, cake, marshmallows and chocolate mousse shots
i have no idea what that plate of squigglys were but it was like eating a plate of piped icing that wasnt sweet… there was mini cups of cream brulee that couldve done with a bit more time under the burning flame cos there was sadly no crunchy crispy top. also cute shaped biscuits, sugary sweet meringues, and gorgeous lindt opera cake
apple streudals galore, berry cheesecake, wobbly creme caramels and best of all macarons!
only 2 flavours but i was over the moon with joy! the macarons were perfect! the pink one more perfect because it tasted like the innards of a monte carlo! oh yes i ate 8 of those babies…
8!!! you star! i don’t blame you though. that is a very pretty macaron. 8!!! :D
— bowb Aug 15, 11:20 PM #yum. macarons. i think i would’ve just picked up the whole plate and taken it to my table :)
— Helen Aug 16, 04:57 PM #Hi, I’m a regular reader of your blog, love the work you’re doing ;) The Swissotel Buffet was fantastic! The squiggly lined brown dessert was chestnut and cream. Delicious! The rosti and raclette was very tasty :D
— Minerva Aug 17, 03:33 PM #bowb: heh thanks! the pink ones were delicious and i so wouldve stolen you one just so you could see how pretty it was!
— chocolatesuze Aug 17, 10:45 PM #helen: i think i pretty much ate them all anyways haha taking the plate might have alerted them to where all the pate went to lol
minerva: hellooo thanks dude! did you try the macarons? or the pate! so sad that the buffet is over but the chef said itll prolly come back in about 6months becos it was so popular!