Meritz Hotel International Buffet

I saw a post on instagram about a buffet place in Miri, Sarawak that we think look rather neat and pretty. So, my sister and I decided that we should go try out this buffet place. We are not that good with NEW places to eat in Miri since we have not been in Miri for quite awhile now. I have not been living here for about 5 years, I would say. Jas hasn't been staying here for about a year or two now. So, we are still exploring new places in Miri that we can all eat at!

This place is located in a hotel called Meritz, it is just next(connected) to a shopping mall called Bintang Plaza. It is the one place that Mirian will go hang out/shop for stuff. There have movies theater and other great stuff!

Anyways, it is in level 17 in Meritz Hotel. This is an international buffet

The Grand Old Lady Cafe (level 17)

This is the entrance of the restaurant, can't really get a great picture since it's night and I didn't want to use flash.

night view from where we sit

A view Miri city from where we sat, you can see Dynasty Hotel from here.

friendly waitress and waiter

Personally, I would rate their service at 9/10 as I never even see them clear my table or refill my drink! Their efficiency and group work are excellent!

Cooked buffet food

This is where the cooked food are located, they do serve rice/noodle and other Asian cooked food!

Note: Do go for the fried mussels! *thumbs up*

Salad

You can make your own salad at their salad bar, there are lots of dressing to go with your salad too.

Olives, cucumbers, tomatoes and some other stuff

Smoked salmon with condiment and macaroni

Fancy for a smoked salmon? They have it here too!

Beef and calamari

Prawn, mussels and crabs

This is the main reason that I want to come to this buffet. I love to eat mussels! I like them with lemon. You need to asked the waitress for lemon slices since they don't put them on the counter for you.

Keropok (snacks)

They have prawn keropok and other fried keropok here.

Grill food corner

Uncooked prawn and beef for grilling

Grilled prawn, chicken wings and beef

They have mushroom gravy and black pepper gravy to go with your grilled food.

Sashimi Corner

Bread

They have assorted bread as well. It is located just next to the soup. That night, they offer Pumpkin soup and Hot&Sour soup. Tried the pumpkin soup and it taste great!

After all that food you are going to eat, they do have a variety of desserts to offer!

Fruits

Ice cream corner with toppings

Payasam

 According to the manager, Payasam is a must-try Indian dessert! It's a healthy dessert that is cooked using rock sugar.

Cakes

The cakes served in buffet is always not brilliant due to the varieties that they have.

Some more cakes

Creme Brulee

More cakes

Yogurt Mousse

Cheesecake

This cheesecake is awesome but sad to say that this cake is not included in the buffet. We got this complimentary cheesecake from the manager in this restaurant. We told him that the cakes served in the buffet is not very delicious. We were just commenting it and not complaining!!! I will give this cheesecake a THUMBS UP! I love this cheesecake. This is a must-buy cheesecake off the counter!

The buffet is MYR55++ per adult and MYR27.50++ per child. It is exclusive of 5% service charge and 6% government tax. At the moment, they have promotion for Standard Chartered card holders, with 15% off from their bill! Find a friend who owns Standard Chartered card if you don't have it :)

The buffet is only available on Fridays and Saturdays. So do make time and enjoy the feast!

The address of this restaurant is ...

Lot 1029, Block 9,

Jalan Miri Pujut

98000 Miri, Sarawak

For reservation, do call this number: 085-417888 and ask to be connected to the Grand Old Lady.

p.s. There's one last thing that I almost forget to mention. This place is great to bring your girlfriend/boyfriend out for a date. If you're not up for a buffet, they have the Sky Garden Restaurant just outside with a nice view. Really romantic. ;)