Anyone who walked around Malaysian streets noticed many dining options. Nearly at every corner, there is some sort of buffet restaurant. Even though it looks like buffet it is more like a self-service type of Indian diner, Mamak Stalls (Indian Muslim restaurants) or Chinese restaurant. Top that with a food court and you’ll see the Malaysian love of food is serious business. We love that and embrace it with open arms! For this reason, we checked another buffet in Kuala Lumpur (KL), the Majestic buffet KL.
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The Ambiance of Contango Restaurant in Majestic Hotel KL
The majestic buffet is actually served in a Contango Restaurant, situated in a heritage hotel, Majestic. Contango restaurant is designed in contemporary style, where the range of golden-brown shades holds extravagant impression combined with various sitting options. Just about anything; close to the window wall, lounge chair, classic armless chairs, comfy sofa that you will refuse to leave after the “all you can eat” experience…
Drink Menu at Majestic Hotel Buffet
Next to the Contango buffet, befits some wine from their renowned collection. It is assumed that the Contango wine cellar holds comprehensive wine collection. In case you happen to be more in the spirit’s mood, that is fine as well. If you fancy some beer just talk to the bartender.
When you do, keep in mind that all of the above is not included in the price of the Majestic buffet KL. Complimentary are few juices (calamansi, pink guava, fruit punch) that sadly aren’t 100% fruit juices, Twinings tea, coffee, and water.
The Food at Majestic Buffet
My favorite part of the buffet lunch is to check all the offers and return to the table with a plate full of food that is the furthest away from our table. Below I’ll mention the dishes I recommend you to try, but keep in mind the offer is much bigger.
Best of Japanese Station
At Majestic buffet KL, it was the Japanese station, where the majority of dishes lived up to my expectations. Most of all I liked the Soba noodles and Miso soup.
Soba Noodles
I went for hot soba sauce and cooked buckwheat noodles before adding them to the soup. The soba noodles tasted pleasantly silky with tasty clear broth. If you go for the cold dipping sauce, it has all the necessary condiments at hand to season it to your desired taste.
Miso Soup
Even though the Miso soup tasted great I couldn’t get enough of Wakame seaweed that came in big crunchy chunks. The miso soup tasted mild with deep, earthy notes, which connected well with soft tofu and scallions.
Best of Indian Station
Possibly the most diverse array of dishes at Majestic buffet KL belonged to the Mamak, Malaysian – Indian cuisine. Here, one can load the plate with many thick gravies, vegetables, and meat dishes. For the refreshing twist, we swear by some chutney or yogurt addition on a side of a plate. You can combine all the dishes with steamed rice, pilaf rice, roti, potato or bread. Hey, it’s a buffet, no judgment here!
Paneer Tikka Masala
Paneer, the unsalted fresh white cheese goes well with this strong tikka masala. Right away it brings the contrast in taste, texture, and colors, which made this dish delightful.
Chicken Curry
This is one of Ian’s winning combination here; he loves meat and strong sauce. In this dish, he found an excellent match to combine it with the pilaf rice (rice cooked in stock).
Vegetable Murtabak
It’s been a while since I’ve eaten murtabak and sure I was glad to have this one at Majestic buffet KL. Freshly fried roti with firm crisp and soft filling of vegetable mix got it right with dried chili seasoning. I loved it with delicious vegetable dalcha.
Best of Western Station
The brick pizza oven is an impressive addition of this part. Besides that, I liked the pasta options that are prepared on site. Diners have free hands also when it comes to the finishing touches of mini chicken burgers. That is a special bonus when you know where the cheese selection stands if you know what I mean.
Pizza
Pizza at Contango restaurant feels almost like the real Italian one, famous for their thin dough. Here also the toppings tasted great with loads of cheese.
Roasted Duck With Orange Sauce
You can taste when the bones add their juices to the dish, and here they were in a company of orange zest. Ian loved this French classic with abundant sauce to pore over the mashed potatoes.
Best of Vegetable Dishes
At the Majestic buffet, KL vegetarian dishes are present at every food station, regardless of its origins. This means that people who avoid meat will have a jolly good time at this buffet. Furthermore, the salad table is well stocked, with well-known Asian and classic salads.
I liked the artichokes and asparagus that I combined with Malaysian green mango salad known as “kerabu mangga”. You might also want to try the spicy Indonesian Gado Gado, which had two versions of tofu and delicious peanut sauce.
Best of Desserts
Right at the Contango restaurant entrance the dessert display looks inviting, especially petit fours. Sadly they didn’t stand up to my expectations, maybe just the lychee rose and mini fruit tart. Fortunately, cakes per slice were better, especially the fresh Opera cake. Also, brownie delivered strong chocolate with suitable garnish – cream. One more chocolate classic, the chocolate cake felt right, not too sweet and not too dry.
Ice Cream
It goes without saying that we tried all the flavors at the Majestic buffet KL. Ice-creams that we liked were chocolate and green tea. Right at the side are few toppings to add, and to our disappointment, plastic spoons.
Bowl Desserts
Among the bowl-baked goodies, we suggest to try the apple crumble and chocolate lava cake. The apple crumble has the desired flavor notes and so does the chocolate lava cake.
Conclusion
Some say the Majestic buffet is the best buffet here in Kuala Lumpur. We have tried out a few buffets in this metropolitan city, to for us the Majestic buffet is a good one. To be among the best, they should improve desserts. Sadly the majority of the desserts didn’t meet our expectations.
The same can go for sushi and cold cuts, which are not exciting. As a critique, I would like to point out plastic spoons for ice cream. We had an encounter with them already at Majestic afternoon tea and looks like they still haven’t gotten rid of them. Shame!
Anyway, overall the buffet here at Contango is worth the money and will satisfy most of the hungry foodies.
Majestic Buffet Review Card
- ATMOSPHERE – 9.2/109.2/10
- FOOD OFFER – 9.4/109.4/10
- PRESENTATION – 8.8/108.8/10
- SERVICE – 9/109/10
- FOOD TASTE – 8.8/108.8/10
- VALUE – 9.3/109.3/10
Price and Location
The buffet here at Majestic will cost you about 25 USD for lunch and 30 USD for dinner, which is a bit more delicate. Here is a link to a location in case you would like to try out this buffet.
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