Dumplings in the Chinese corner.
Poul and I just came back from a wonderful evening at Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah. We had dinner at the buffet restaurant Saffron, which turned out to be very much like the huge buffets, you otherwise only see in Las Vegas. There were huge amounts of food from all over the world piled up on the tables and the cooking stations.
They had sushi and sashimi and gazpacho…and lots of other stuff!
One area was dedicated to Chinese dumplings, another area to Indian tikka masala and in the middle of the restaurant a huge dragon was guarding the desserts. Everything looked really tempting, but through the years, I have gathered my fair share of buffet wits, so I knew where to keep my focus. Even though a juicy roast and wedge potatoes may look delicious, starting out with a big serving of that is a typical rookie mistake.
Now we’re talking.
Yes, if you’re happy with only trying a tiny fraction of what the buffet has to offer, then yes, go ahead, knock yourself out, but if you want to spare enough appetite to try some of the really good stuff, then skip all the heavy main courses (which you can always cook at home…and probably cook much better), and stick to the small tasty starters and the desserts.
Not only did the restaurant look like the buffets in Las Vegas. The Atlantis hotel also looked very much like Bellagio (Vegas Casino).
That was my very successful strategy for the evening and I can proudly say that I tasted all the things I wanted including sushi, smoked tuna, oysters and 5 different desserts:)
Poul and I waiting to get our car from the valet after our 10+ course buffet meal.
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Oh my! What an elegant buffet! I most definitely would go for the 5 desserts too.
Next time, I think I’ll only have dessert:)
I remember the first time I had a buffet (it was in Vegas) and I ate bread. Such a fail… The Americans next to me were getting through loads of oysters and foie gras, their strategy was obviously just expensive things. I will try your tactics next time!
The Americans are real buffet pros. Watch and learn:)
that looks like a really a good buffet for a very hungry pregnant woman…
Does your husband feed you? Else I’ll send you a doggie-bag:)
The food looks incredible!!!!!!
I love buffets:)
I would love to go there! I love smoke tuna! lol
It was a really nice buffet. Not as good as Wicked Spoon at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas (best buffet ever), but much better than most buffets in Dubai:)