Spring Lunch Buffet At Hilton Tokyo
When my friends invited me to a lunch buffet at Hilton Tokyo, I was a bit hesitant because of money matters. I mean, when you say Hilton, won't you think it's a bit over the budget? But my schedule was free, and I really wanted to try it, so I gave them a yes and off we went to Hilton Tokyo at Nishi-Shinjuku yesterday for lunch. Mayaman yern?!
I've been here before but at the 2F so dining here isn't that new to me. Our reservation was at 11:30 AM at Marble Lounge and most of my friends arrived late. We had to start our buffet 10 minutes after the scheduled time. We weren't sure of the rules here but in most of the restaurants we've been to, we should start when everyone in the group has arrived.
This is the spring lunch buffet by the way hence the decoration and the signage.
The food was divided into different areas but because the restaurant was full, there were many people falling in line. I first went to get the salad. Wow, healthy yern. I know, I'm also surprised I went to the salad section but diet has been waving at me for a long time already.
You might want to ask if that's soil? Well, I think yes but well, I'm not sure. It's my first time seeing it with a vegetable ready to be eaten. The couple in front of me got something from there though.
There were 2 short pastas, in white sauce and in red tomato sauce. My mood was white so I went with it. In this same area were some other dishes unknown to me.
There were also food that goes well with wine, I think. I got the 2 kinds of cheese and this Pate de Campagne but we didn't order wine. 😅 The Pate de Campagne was good, it's my first time to try this dish. I think this is a French dish.
The above goes well with bread too and there were different kinds here. I love breads but I only got the rolls this time.
My 2nd plate was dedicated to the meats. Who doesn't love a good meat, right? 😂
The chicken shawarma was so attractive. It's the first thing you'd see because it's huge. It was served with the pita bread, and while there were 3 choices of sauces, I just went with the yoghurt sauce.
This was my favorite: the rotisserie pork. The aroma was so good, makes me more hungrier than I was at that time. The lady gave me only one slice, but I wanted more.
The Thai Curry by its name seems to be good but when I saw the pot, it didn't appeal to me. So I skipped it and went with the lamb. It had a smell which was I didn't like in lambs and beef and I had 3 slices of it. I thought I would be suffering with it but luckily, there was a slice where it was cooked well done so the smell wasn't that bad anymore.
I forgot the name of this dish but looking at it, I knew this was good. It's not my first time eating this because I had this at the cafeteria in my previous workplace. The one I had before was better than this though.
There was also Mapo Tofu in this row but at that time, refill was needed. I didn't really like it that much but if there would be, I guess I'd try it.
I was happy with what I got. I guess I would say this was a balanced meal. (Is it?! 😅)
There weren't a lot of choices for drinks. There's iced tea which I think was maybe not oolong, coffee, and tea. I got water labeled as Detox Water because it had fruits in it but I could barely taste them. I also got myself a hot Red Berries tea. They had provided tea bags and a small teacup pitcher for you to make your own tea. We saw some tables have juices and wines so I think those are optional or additional services.
There's also a kids corner where there's meatballs and fried siomai. I wished they made this available for adults too. Seeing some adults were taking food from this corner, some of my friends got food from here too.
The buffet was good for 1.5 hours and we'd already consumed an hour to get and eat the salad and the main dish. For the remaining 30 minutes, I dedicated it for desserts.
I got the ice cream first because there wasn't a line here. The first time I went with strawberry and I chose oreo. They mixed it and it was a great combination. I went back again, this time I chose choco mint but they didn't mix the oreo so I was a bit sad. I wanted them to mix it but it's also okay, they were already in a hurry the 2nd time I went there.
There were many desserts. The flower jelly and panna cotta were delicious. I got both of them in strawberries. I also got a pineapple coated with chocolate from the fountain.
I was so looking forward to the desserts and the cakes. I've always loved cakes so I got one of each. There were tarts too but I'm not a tarts girl so it's a pass. I wanted to get the souffle too but they couldn't refill it anymore. Looking at the murdered pistachio tiramisu was a pity but it was still delicious.
I didn't like the grapefruit cake. Actually, I don't like any grapefruit-flavored stuff at all like grapefruit drinks, etc. They're too bitter for me. But I thought this cake would be sweet but well, it has the same bitter taste. The orange caramel cake also tasted bitter. I guess it's because of the skin. The other portion of the cake was okay.
Our bill was 35,000 yen for 7 of us but my friend got many points so we only had to pay 15,000 yen for everything. The points saved me us!
We didn't have much to talk while here because we had to get food, wait for our turn then eat fast because of the time limit. This restaurant is good for socialization because we see many families and groups of friends enjoying their time there. As for us, we're too focused on eating. 😂
If you would ask me if I'd come back here, I think yes but not right away. Even when there was some food I didn't like, there were also some that appealed to my tastebuds. Overall, I was full and so were my friends and we definitely enjoyed our lunch at this posh hotel.
Thanks for reading!
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Missing eating in a buffet, the food looks delightful. It makes me hungry.
It's also rare for me to go to buffet restaurants here because it's so expensive unlike those in Cebu~
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It seems a lovely morning with delicious food.
5000 yen each makes a good eater 🤣🤣. I don't like to eat too much but on occasion, I do over eat sometimes. Buffet is always my favourite but time limit is not good. We should eat in peace but your friend were late. I hope that didn't ruin you fun there... Thanx for sharing witty. Keep travelling, keep eating and keep sharing😃
Sometimes it's good to overeat especially when it's worth it 😅
Most buffets or eat all you can restaurants here have time limit to give way to the next group of customers. We're used to it but I do agree that we can definitely eat in peace and take our time if there's none.
They were late but I kept pressuring them so it's okay. It was only for 10minutes 😅
Wow I love the food. A lot of food to choose from buffet restaurant.
Such a good place to stay for food and friends yet when there is a time limit I guess you can't talk much because your focus is to eat the food you get to avoid leftovers.
Such a wonderful place to go yet its too costly. Thanks witty for sharing.
Too expensive indeed so we must focus on eating hahahaha
We were also talking but not so much. We talked a lot after though. hahahhaa
The food looks just awesome and I truly believe that we eat food through our eyes first and then we eat. I hope you enjoyed the taste and the nice ambiance of the restaurant.
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Grabe, nkakagutom... I've been to buffet restaurants here pero hndi ganito haha... Ako rin naman pipili din ng salad if I were there haha.. Naalala ko shawarma yung sa meat..
Dati sa pinas parang halos d ako nagsa salad eh but here, I'm loving it. hahaha
Same.. Salad sa pinas kc matatamis 🤣🤣
That's so wonderful how they designed the food in a unique style. The food looks d
soo dew😍
It's so nice, right? I like how they take time to make it so appealing.
Wow. Even in buffet, there is a process here in Japan? Very systematic. char haha.
Food looks yummy, especially the shawarma 😋
I have been wanting to eat shawarma for a long time since we arrived here in Japan but don't know where to buy. HAHA.
They're called kebabs here in Japan and you can basically see them everywhere, or maybe in places where there are more foreigners. I think there should be one in Umeda or in Dotonbori/Shinsaibashi area. 😅
Yep, Japan is that organized 😂
Ohh kebabs! Thanks sa info Witz. We’ve been to Dotonbori only once. Haha. So that explains why we never see shawarma here 😂
Are you located in Osaka-shi? I think there should be kebabs there. Di lang jud ko sure hahaha
Yamanin and healthy yern? 🤣 Buti pa sa Japan, spring has come hahaha. Happy to know you enjoyed eating 😍😋
Hahahaha! Feeling lang ish~
Thank you ish! Let's enjoy eating while we still can~
Uwaaa~ so much food! I will starve myself for 3 days for this kind of buffet hahaha! I will skip the salad and go straight to the meat section hehe!
Cool concept~
Filipinos are so known to go to the meat section right away so I would understand you 😂
I didn't starve for 3 days - but I ate a little the day before and skip breakfast 😂
When I arrived at the venue, a friend was waiting there and I barely talked to him because I might say something bad because I was so hangry 😂
Nana sad ning lamion nga mga pagkaon nga mahalon ayy... Hahaha
Naka discount so medj ok na lang pud ang price 😅
Parang diko makapa ang salitang "diet" pag ganito ang kaharap. Like, seriously, anu ibig sabihin nun?haha🤣
May nakita rin akong kilohan dun sa itaas ng mga beans? Like para saan yun?😅 at mabuti na sinabi mong soil yun witty, dahil napaka imposible kung ako lang mag isip nun.🤣
At tingin ko naman well balanced naman yung food mo. Minus the desserts? Hahaha.
Overall parang masarap naman sa mata,di nga lang ako nabusog, at nagutom pa talaga.😂
Diet daw ung andun sa aparador @jonalyn2020 😂
Maybe edible soil? Not sure.. Hahaha for sure you can't eat the soil, only the vegetables in it. Pero ewan. Di ko na rin natanong kay ate na nag refill eh, ang haba kasi ng pila nakaantay sila sakin hahaha
Balanced yun! Nung di pa dumating ung desserts, balanced un hahaha
Sana nakakain ka~
Hahahah. Oo talagang diet nga xa dun. 😅 Yung post ko sa contest till now dipa natatapos. Nabusy bigla gawa ng fiesta. But I'll try to finish it now kasi deadline na today. Hahah. Hilig2 sa deadline. 🤪
Hahaha, Sabi ko nga, balance yun minus sa desserts. Diko lang bibilangin ilang Karne yun, Basta well-balanced yun. 😁
Oo naman, syempre! Konti lang naman karne ko dba hehehe
om nom nom... This looks like a wonderful place to eat! How fantastic that your friend saved you quite a bit on the bill with the points! 😃
It became so affordable after my friend paid with all her points. I think I won't be dining here if she didn't mention she has some sort of discount. That's what convinced me to say yes to this invitation though she didn't disclosed how much the discount was 😂
homaygawd! Fooooooooood!!!! Hahahaha
They all looked delisyoso @wittyzell 🤤
They were delicious chichi! I was surprised but my tummy cannot eat more hahaha
Fuck, no doubt buffets are the best thing for foodies haha. I love them, not only because of the variety, but because we choose what we want to eat, we can make unique combinations and mixes. And much better if you go to buffets like this one, good quality!
Years ago I was really a fan of buffets but recently I've been avoiding them so I wouldn't splurge and eat a lot. It's so hard to diet 😂
Agree with the different combinations! But I heard some people don't like to mix and match because they couldn't enjoy the taste because it's already mixed.
About the combinations, it's true, I hate mixing all the flavors too. I'm talking about trying different types of food, in one place without having to pay for each dish, plus, you can eat as little as you want, it's amazing! Buffets for me are the best haha.
Ah yes, that's also true! If they have a wide variety of choices, that counts as a good buffet for me 😅
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Ooft - that looks like a great place to go for lunch ! And thats great that your friend was able to use their points = winner !!!
The best part was the discounted payment 😅 We saved a lot!
Did you finished it all Witt? In ur plate lol😁. Grvh ang sasarap nmn ng foodangs nila nho kya lng may time limit pala hahahha. Focus lng sa goal hahaha.
Yes focus lang sa goal hahaha yeah luckily I finished everything in my plate. I was so full after and had to walk around the nearby park and going home too.