Chinese New Year Feast at Sheraton on the Park

Chinese New Year Feast at Sheraton on the Park

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Posted 2016-02-09 by Katherine Evafollow

Mon 01 Feb 2016 - Sun 28 Feb 2016



February 8, 2016 heralds the start of the Chinese Year of the Monkey! And what better way to get your luck in motion than to experience the Chinese New Year Feast at Sydney's Sheraton on the Park. We stop by one early February evening for a sumptuous dinner, and ponder what the New Year may bring...

The first thing you notice as you enter the buffet in the Feast Restaurant on the first floor, are the bright red Chinese lantern decorations, symbolising "booming life" and prosperity in business. The lanterns certainly set a warm and festive vibe. Soon we're sitting down at a table for two next to the window, enjoying a sparkling wine as we watch a yoga class strut their stuff across the road in Hyde Park. Is that Happy Monkey pose??

The key to experiencing the Sheraton's famous buffet, is to take things slow and savour the view and overall experience. "No need to rush" as any good fortune cookie would say...


Fifteen minutes later we feel ready to head over to the first point of call, fresh seafood! We sample a selection of delicious crab, Balmain Bugs, smoked salmon and fresh King Prawns. Plus there's plenty of fresh lemon, aioli and mayonnaise..We decide to be restrained and not overload our plates which you can easily do with all of the delicious food on offer. Well ok - we do decide to go back one more time to sample a few more chilled prawns.

After this civilised seafood starter period, we're ready to order a bottle of crisp Pinot Grigio to go with the next course: delicious Oysters Kilpatrick, roasted vegetables and baked salmon.Plus there's the Sheraton's famous salad and bread buffet to temp you with more delicious flavours.

Speaking of flavours, we spot the small kitchen located at the rear of the restaurant where a chef patiently waits, ever ready to whip you up a hot dish on demand. We decide on delicious mussels in a garlic cream sauce, although there were plenty of traditional roasts if this takes your fancy. On the way back to the table we even stop by the sushi bar to sample more seafood delights (may as well kill two birds with one stone we think!). The mussels were delicious and crusty rye bread helped to mop up any leftover tasty cream sauce..By this time we're obviously getting pretty full and decide to enjoy a short "break" with wine, before tackling the dessert bar.



Another fifteen minutes later and we're faced with some difficult choices: green tea cake, pistachio sponge, tiramisu, Chinese sago pudding, chocolate tart.. the lists goes on. If this isn't enough temptation there's also a section of lollies and chocolates. One thing we couldn't resist was the frozen yogurt - just like ice cream...



All in all it was a fun experience and we felt we had a second chance to start the New Year fresh. And finally, don't forget -THE FORTUNE COOKIES! Mine said "Enjoy time with your family". With the way my stomach was expanding by the minute and my sense that I could actually burst at any time, I thought this was quite timely advice...

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!date 01/02/2016 -- 28/02/2016
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