Christmas is almost upon us with hotels and restaurants under management of Saigontourist preparing marvelous food programs to help guests have a ball during the ‘most wonderful time of the year’.
Liberty Central Hotel (179 Le Thanh Ton Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 08 3823 9269)
The Bistro Cafe on the hotel’s ground floor offers a special shooter combining Flaming Lamborghini, Grenadine, Kalua, Cointreau, Baileys and Blue Curacao. The mix creates a fiery, dark blue, pungent drink. The cafe also hosts an extended happy hour program from 4-7 p.m., serving Tiger draught beer priced at just VND20,000++.
The Central Restaurant on the first floor this month offers Norwegian salmon with selected dishes such as grilled salmon with lemon cream sauce, baked salmon with black olive sauce, sauteed salmon served with white rice and grilled salmon with banana leaves and mixed rice. The program is accompanied with piano shows taking guest’s requests in the evenings.
On Christmas Eve (December 24) and New Year’s Eve (December 31) the restaurant will host buffet programs featuring seafood, salmon, beef, fruit and chocolate.
The Christmas program will be rocked along with circus and juggling performances and kids will be given gifts from Santa Claus. New Year’s Eve celebrations will be pulsed by live music shows.
The programs will be hosted from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and tickets are priced at VND399,000++ per adult, VND200,000 per child under 1.4 meters with children under one meter getting in for free.
Que Huong Liberty 4 Hotel (265 Pham Ngu Lao Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3936 4556)
A barbecued seafood buffet will be held from December 23 to 25 and December 30-31 with all your traditional festive favorites such as turkey, pumpkin soup, grilled lamb and Christmas cake. Tickets are priced at VND245,000 per adult and VND125,000 per child, inclusive of a bug of Tiger draught beer or soft drink. If you buy ten tickets you get one free. The restaurant also offers 10% discount for guests who book before December 20.
Grand Saigon Hotel (8 Dong Khoi Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3823 0163)
The Grand Gala Buffet will be hosted from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 24 and 31 on the second floor of the Saigon Palace Restaurant. The buffet will feature various delicious Western and Asian dishes and piano, violin and cello shows.
Tickets are priced at VND1.26 million++ per adult and VND840,000++ per child, inclusive of several choices of drinks.
There is a buy ten tickets get one free offer for the Brunch Buffet on December 25 and January 1 which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saigon Palace Restaurant and priced at VND929,000++ per adult and VND629,000++ per adult.
On Christmas Eve from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. tourists can celebrate the special night at Grand Cafe for VND590,000, including soft drinks. On New Year’s Eve, the cafe also hosts a food program priced at VND890,000 including soft drinks.