Weekend High Tea indulgence at Causeway Cafe

It’s the weekend again and with the coming festive season, the mall was packed with a throng of shoppers, many just window-shopping while some were seriously shopping.

 

Diners at the entrance of Causeway Cafe,
located within St Giles Southkey

Weekend shopping is fun but with a long shopping list, it was often quite a rush to complete everything at one go.

 

So, it was good to take a break from browsing – and rest my tired feet – to indulge in a leisurely lunch at the Causeway Café, the all-day dining café in St Giles Southkey.

 

It was easy to find the entrance to St Giles Southkey by following the signages that pointed to its lobby, located on the Ground Level of the Mid Valley Southkey Mall.

 

A section of diners in Causeway Cafe

When the elevator doors opened on Level Six of the hotel, I was greeted by a queue of diners who were waiting for their turn to reach the entrance to the café.

 

I craned my neck and spied members of the kitchen team who were putting the finishing touches to the buffet spread and this queue, inching its way into the café, just increased my anticipation of the meal I would be enjoying at leisure here.

 

At a glance, I saw popular local and international dishes in the spread that ranged from soups and salads, sandwiches and bread rolls to savour with a choice of cheeses, Chinese dim sum and fried snacks like Cucur Ikan Bilis, Curry Puffs and Samosas.

 

A section of the buffet spread in Causeway Cafe

There were also sections that served Chinese, Western and Japanese cuisine and live-cooking stations for Noodles and Teppanyaki Hotplate items.

 

A peek at the Noodles Station revealed that it served a choice of Noodles in Chicken Emperor Soup and Assam Laksa.

 

Meanwhile, I observed diners making a beeline to the Japanese section to help themselves to a range of sushi and sashimi (within a chiller!) along with complimentary condiments of Japanese soup and salads.

 

Sushi and sashimi served at the Japanese section

In a separate section, Japanese dishes that were served under a warmer included Tempura Prawns, Vegetables and Crabmeat, Chicken Katsu, Saba Fish Fillets and Okonomiyaki.

 

For diners who must eat rice, there was steamed white rice to enjoy with a range of Asian specialties in the hot buffet.

 

There was Mixed Vegetable braised with Garlic Oyster Sauce, Beef Briyani, Buttermilk Chicken, Squid Sambal, and Lamb Tandoori topped with Mint Yogurt.

 

Juicy barbecued Lamb Balls

At the Western section, I read the label, Firecracker Sausages, next to the sausage rolls and thought this name was rather interesting as it was reminiscent of something rather explosive…

 

These sausages were in the section for Western cuisine, along with Pasta Aglio Olio and other mouth-watering items like Softshell Crab to savour with Spicy Chilly Coriander Dip, Barbecued Lamb Balls and Nut Breaded Chicken Fingers to enjoy with Chilli-Mayo Dip.

 

Hot buffet in Western section

As diners helped themselves to their favourite items, I was pleased to observe that the kitchen staff was alert to replenish the buffet items and ensured that there was always food to serve to the next diners.

 

It was also good to see coffee dispensers located in strategic spots around the dining hall for diners to help themselves to their choice of hot coffee brews.

 

Mmm… a hot cuppa was just right with a nibble of dessert at the end of a leisurely buffet meal such as this.

 

In addition to cakes and pastries, there were tarts, puffs, puddings and local sweet treats like Roti Bengali to dip into Bubur Durian (I could smell it from afar!)

 

Be prepared to wait in an orderly
 queue to enter the Causeway Cafe

For something cool and refreshing, diners can have fun creating icy treats using a range of ingredients topped with shaved ice.

 

Comfortably full from indulging in this high tea buffet spread, it was best to walk off the extra calories. And there was no better way than to head on back into the mall to continue with more browsing around and shopping for the best buys.

 

This Weekend High Tea Buffet is served from 12pm to 4pm at the Causeway Café on Saturday and Sunday from November 2022 until further notice.

 

Rate at RM88 nett per adult and RM44 nett per child aged six to 12 years.  

 

For every two (2) paying adults, one (1) child eats for Free.

 

Make your payment with Maybank Cards to enjoy 15% off your bill.

 

Causeway Café on Level Six of St Giles Southkey is located within Mid Valley Southkey Mall at No. 1 Persiaran Southkey 1, Kota Southkey. 80150 Johor Baru, Johor.

 

For reservations, Tel: +6016 662 9321 or email to fnb.skjb@stgiles-hotels.com.

For more info, visit webpage: www.stgileshotels.com/st-giles-southkey