Sungkai in style at Cafe TATU's Buka Puasa Buffet!

Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, or more locally known as KK's 5 Star Beach Hotel never disappoints when it comes to their Cafe Tatu's buffet spreads. I rememeber Ray and I went for his birthday once, and we left feeling very pleased with ourselves!

Yes, he looked a lot different in '08! ;p

Anyhoo. A few days ago I had the chance to try out their special Ramadhan buffet. Serving from 5.45pm (Just in time for sungkai (the time when Muslims can have their first meal of the day after fasting from around 4 something in the morning during the month of Ramadhan)) to 10.30pm, the buffet features a variety of traditional and international halal dishes.

With Samantha Siow, Director of Communications of STAR

In no particular order (cz it's really hard to decide where to start!), here's what was on offer:

Breads & Salads

A variety of bread.

Hummus! I love hummus.. *A little suggestion for STAR: Next year serve it with hot pita bread? YUM! =D

Assorted Bean Salad with Grilled Corn

Avocado with Mango and Crabmeat Salad

Roast Chicken with Mushroom Salad

Asparagus with Soft Boiled Egg

Tuna with Yoghurt Dressing

Assorted Cheese and Dried Fruits.

Fresh Vegetables, and Pickled Vegetables!

Local Delicacies

Ayam Berlada (Spicy Chicken)

Pumpkin in Coconut Milk

Sumur Daging (Beef)

Chilli Crab

Ikan Asam Pedas (Spicy-Sour Fish)

Gulai Kambing (Lamb)

Sotong Goreng Kunyit (Fried Squid)

Arab, Malay and Indian Food

Chicken Shawarma

Shells and fillings for the shawarma

Ikan Goreng (Fried Fish)

Chicken and Beef Satay, comes with Peanut Sauce

Roti Canai and Yellow Dhall

Biryani Rice

You can find Chicken Tikka, Dhall Thurr, Pita Bread, Vegetable Jalferazi and Fish Masala at this station. Due to the lighting over this station though, I was unable to get any good photos of the actual food.. =(

Japanese / Korean Specialties

Kimchi!

Sushi (comes with, what else? Wasabi!)

Roasts

Roasted Duck (Served with a choice of yellow mustard, pommery mustard, dijon mustard and horseradish sauce)

Roast Beef (with gravy)

Whole Roast Lamb

Fresh Seafood

Big, juicy prawns; shellfish; and crab, served with an array of different sauces!

International Cuisine

Beef Lasagna

Seafood Thermidor

Roasted Lamb with Rosemary Sauce

Noodle & Pasta Stations

Yours Truly

Yellow Noodles, Mee Hoon, Green Vege and Beansprouts

Beef Balls, Chicken, Beef, Fish Slice and Condiments

Pasta Station

Beef Bacon, Minced Meat, Bolognaise, White Sauce

Choose between Spaghetti and Ribbons!

Sweet & Savoury Kuih

Bahulu!! =D

Sinful Desserts

Mango Gelatin Cake!

Bread Pudding

4 different ice cream flavours, with 3 different toppings

Pancakes!

  And Fresh Fruit to take off some of the guilt

Papaya, Honeydew, Watermelon, Pineapple

There was so much choice, I'm sure I missed out some! In fact, I know I missed out the soups (there were 2 choices), and the ice kacang! My favourite choice would probably be the roast beef and the.. Oh my, so hard to choose! =D Desserts-wise, I'd definitely recommend the mango cake, and please do try the kuih and pancakes! I forgot.. =( I so wanna go back and re-stuff my face! Hahaha.. On every table there is also a plate of kurma (dates) and a glass of sirap bandung!

Til next time honeys!
xxxxx

The Buka Puasa Buffet will be on til 10th September, available at RM98nett per person. Due to the popularity of the promotion, interested parties are advised to call ahead for reservations to avoid disappointment (which really wouldnt be good, especially at this time of month!) 


Cafe TATU
Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa
Tel / Fax: +6088-327888
Email: tah@shangri-la.com

*For (much) better photos, check out www.everydayfoodilove.co! =)