Howard Johnson Hi-Tech Plaza

[Rainbow]

Looks good. a nice place, good luck Mike!

[Mike]

Hey Ian,

just checked with our chefs what we will have. Of course there will be more than just the Thai standard dishes 😉

Here a more detailed overview:
Appetizer:
– Deep-fried crispy rice cracker with shrimp, chicken and coconut milk dip
– Deep-fried vegetable spring roll
– Fried shrimp wrapped in fine rice noodles
– Golden crispy cup with chicken and sweet corn
– Chicken satay with peanut sauce
– Grilled marinated pork with lemongrass
– Flat noodle stuffed minced pork, vegetable and seafood sauce
– Marinated chicken wrapped with pandan leav

Salads:
– Spicy seafood salad
– Grilled beef salad with tomato and cucumber
– Spicy barbecue duck salad
– Spicy crispy morning glory salad with squid ,shrimp and minced chicken
– Green mango salad with shrimp
– Spicy glass noodle salad with minced pork
– Green papaya salad
– Soft shell crab salad with Thai herbs
– Fluffy deep-fried minced shrimp with spicy green mango salad

Soups:
– Hot and sour prawn soup with lemongrass
– Spicy seafood soup
– Chicken soup with roasted herbs and tamarind juice
– Chicken soup with coconut milk and galangal

Main Courses:
– Thai Panaeng curry with pork
– Deep-fried fish marinated with turmeric
– Stir-fried seafood with hot basil
– Red curry with barbecue duck
– Steamed fish mousse with red curry and coconut milk
– Thai Massaman curry with beef shank
– Stir-fried seafood with Thai herbs
– Fried soft shell crab with tamarind sauce
– Steamed prawn with red curry paste
– Stir-fried shrimp with sweet chili paste
– Fried crab meat with curry powder
– Deep-fried fish with fish sauce
– Fried rice with green curry and minced chicken
– Yellow curry with lamb shank
– Fried garoupa fish with trio sauce
– Pad Thai

Desserts:
– Sweet banana in warm coconut milk
– Flour dumplings stuffed with coconut flakes
– Assorted fresh fruit: pineapple, papaya, water melon and more
– Coconut pudding staffed with grated sweeten coconut
– Sweet sticky rice with longan
– Stuffed water chestnut in syrup and coconut milk
– Lychee in syrup with crushed ice

Please be aware that we are not having all dishes daily. There will be a rotation cycle and if you are craving for a special dish (like Rick for Curry crab – we will have it Saturday for lunch^^) let me know and I will figure out which days we will have on the buffet. Addditionally to the mentioned Thai dishes we are still offering a wide selection of fresh seafood, sushi, pizza, desserts and kind of a Hot Pot.

Hope our selection makes the trip for you worth it 🙂

Please let me know if you have any more questions 🙂

Cheers Mike

[Ian]

What time is the lunch buffet? Also what days will you have the crab?

[Mike]

Hey Ian,

lunch is from 11.30 to 14.30.

The curry crab will be on the lunch buffet on: 21.6, 24.6, 27.6.
The tamarind crab will be on the dinner buffet on: 20.6, 23.6, 26.6, 29.6
The deep-fried crab meat with minced pork will be on the dinner buffet on: 21.6, 24.6, 27.6

This is at least the plan but I don’t want to guarantee it for 100% as there might be some last minute changes.

If you like to come I can also offer you to use my Club Entree Card which will give you a great discount on the buffet depending how many people you are. This offer is of course for all!

Please let me know if there is anything I can assist you with.

Cheers
Michael

[Rick in China]

Wifey and I will be there tomorrow.

[Mike]

Great to hear!

Will you be coming for lunch or for dinner? As it is a bit busier now I would like to make a reservation for you 🙂

[Rick in China]

Lunch, probably just after noon 😀

[Mike]

reservation is done 🙂

look forward to seeing you again!

[Mike]

@Rick: Thanks for coming yesterday! Hope you enjoyed it. Have a nice Sunday!

[Rick in China]

Thanks for the discount Mike. WITH that 50% off for 2, it was a really phenomenal deal. Without it (168/pp) I’d call it ‘average’. But with it..damn, great lunch 😀

Stars on saturday were: those giant seasoned prawns; the red curry; the fresh juice you kept us full of in the grolsch-style bottles. Do you guys have a bunch of people squeezing melons all day?? The curry crab needs work – if they make it again, I suggest tasting or asking them to taste the yellow curry, it was pretty bland.

To repeat, take advantage of Mike’s offer for the 50% discount, take a date, you wont be disappointed 🙂

[Mike]

Thanks for your feedback! I really appreciate your honest comments. They help us to improve further.

Luckily we have a juicer doing the work for us 🙂 Otherwise I wouldn’t know where to find the bunch of people as we are already pretty low with stff in general… Somehow the Chinese don’t want to work in F&B 😉

I will forward your comments to our Thai guest chefs. I’m sure they will also appreciate it!

Not to disappoint anybody: I can offer 50% discount for 2 only (linked with our Club Entree program, see first post). For 3 it would still be 33% off on the buffet. I agree on the price. Without the discount card it is a bit on the expensive side even though we actually have the lowest price among most 5* international hotels in Chengdu…

Btw: See you next time on our Chinese boats 😉

[Ian]

Hi Mike I would like to bring the wife for lunch tomorrow.  How do I arrange with you to get the discount?

thx

 

[Mike]

Hey Ian,

I will be working tomorrow. So I will apply the discount directly. I will also do a reservation. Most likely not needed but better be on the safe side, right?

See you tomorrow

[Ian]

Thanks Mike see you tomorrow

[AM]

Hi Mike,

I’d like to make a reservation for 2 people at lunch tomorrow. Is the discount still possible?

Thanks

Andy

[Mike]

Hey Andy,

I have already booked a table for you. Unfortunately I will not be on duty tomorrow. Discount is still possible though. I will leave my discount card at the entrance of the restaurant. Just tell them your name and they will give you the discount.

Enjoy your lunch!

Regards Michael

[Ian]

Thank you Mike for the other day. I didn’t actually eat anything until the next morning.

[Brendan]

Hey Mike, I’d been wondering what happened to you.

One question…

Why the hell are you working 60 hour weeks!?

[Mike]

@Ian: Glad you enjoyed it and got enough 🙂 Hope to see you soon again for Dim Sum!

@AM: Hope you had a good lunch and everything went smoothly with the discount. Hopefully I will be around next time and we can meet.

@Brendan: Good to hear from you! Are you in for another dinner party? 😉 well, long working hours and hospitality kind of just belong together… unfortnately. but it is also rewarding. Hope we can catch up soon!

[AM]

Mike, the meal was great thanks. We’ll be back for sure.

[Author]

Posts