Meldrum Buffet Bonanza promo at GBW Hotel

 

From the lobby of the GBW Hotel, a spiral staircase leads up to the D’Mezzanine Restaurant, so named because the restaurant is designed on the mezzanine floor, complete with a covered outdoor terrace.

 

A section of the buffet spread in the
Meldrum Buffet Bonanza at D'Mezzanine

This terrace overlooks Jalan Bukit Meldrum, the route of the soon-to-be-ready Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will link Johor Baru with neighbouring Singapore by a six-minute ride across the Straits of Johor.

 

When I stepped out to the terrace, I paused to take in the panoramic view of the construction in rapid progress to meet the schedule to be completed by end 2026.

 

When I looked at the live cooking stations arranged here, my eyes zeroed in on the grill where rows of rotisserie chicken were rotating automatically over charcoal embers.

 

Adding a layer of honey to the
glazed chickens on the grill

As I watched the chef adding a final layer of honey to glaze the whole chickens, I was pleased to learn that this is the latest addition to the buffet dinner menu at D’Mezzanine Restaurant.

 

While the rotisserie chicken was served with a choice of sauces: Thai chilli sauce, Blackpepper sauce and Percik sauce, I was pleased that this freshly grilled chicken was tasty by itself so I enjoyed it without topping with any sauce.

 

The other cooking stations at the terrace prepared freshly made Fried Rice and Cantonese-style kway teow or flat rice noodles.

 

A glance around the restaurant indicated that – by comparison with other hotel restaurants – this was a smaller buffet spread but it is all good for me.

 

Freshly grilled honey glazed 
chicken being chopped up to serve

This is because I would rather enjoy a smaller menu of items that are good than a wide menu where the menu items were just average.

 

I thought that this buffet spread was ideal for small group gatherings and in this promotion, group reservations of 15 diners and more will receive a ½ kg cake for Free.

 

An added attraction for this buffet spread is the promo deal of one diner eats for Free with seven adult diners.

 

I liked the local salads served with a choice of appetizing spicy sauces like cincalok, and chopped chillies in kicap hitam or dark soy sauce.

 

A platter of local vegetables to make own salads

There was also a spread of savory condiments to enjoy with comforting Chicken Rice Porridge as well as Mushroom Soup and Sup Kambing Berempah, a rich brew of lamb soup.

 

In addition to the Do-It-Yourself Mee Rebus stall, there were dishes in the hot buffet that included Buttermilk Prawns, Sambal Sotong (squid), Lamb Stew, Beef Lagsana and the ever popular, spicy Korean Chicken pieces.

 

Another Do-It-Yourself station was for diners to pick their choice of cut fruits and vegetables to drizzle with peanut sauce to create their own rojak mix.

 

A serving of Korean spicy chicken

There was something for everyone from the range of appetizers to the cut local fresh fruits and desserts of cakes and local kueh, as well as scoops of ice-cream to enjoy on crispy wafer cones.

 

During our leisurely dinner, the piped-in music was suddenly interrupted by the familiar tune for the Birthday song, so we paused to join in the singing and watched a cake being served to the birthday girl at the next table.

 

The convivial mood continued as the birthday girl brought slices of her birthday cake to share with us and to diners at other tables in the restaurant.

 

A portion of freshly made Cantonese kway teow

Advance reservations are recommended for the Meldrum Buffet Bonanza, on now for lunch and dinner till 10 March 2024.

 

Enjoy promotional deals of ½ kg cake for 15 diners and above, and one diner eats for Free with seven adult diners.

 

For lunch daily from 12pm to 2.30pm at RM48 per Adult, RM38 per Senior Citizens and RM28 per Child.

 

For dinner only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6.30pm to 9.30pm at RM58 per Adult, RM48 per Senior Citizens and RM38 per Child.

 

For reservations, Tel: 016 - 710 0048, 016 - 723 3558 and 016 - 710 0073 or email to: info@gbwhotel.com.my

 

D’Mezzanine Restaurant, is on the mezzanine floor of the GBW Hotel located at No. 9R Jalan Bukit Meldrum, 80300 Johor Baru, Johor.