The Ramadan buffet at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru this year was a mix of highs and lows, but left a memorable impression. The highlight was undoubtedly the roasted wagyu beef leg, which lived up to the hype and was a standout among the diverse offerings.

The early bird price of MYR 159.80 (down from MYR188) felt like a good deal for the variety and quality of the food and drinks served. However, the experience started on a rocky note when our reservation, despite being confirmed earlier, wasn’t available upon arrival.

Thankfully, a table was found, but it did dampen the initial excitement. Once seated, the culinary journey began with an array of enticing dishes like oxtail asam pedas, briyani, satay, ulam, kueh-muih, assorted kerabu, fresh seafood, Mongolian beef and many more.

The anticipation of the underground cooked whole Aussie roasted lamb was such a showstopper, especially when the kitchen crews carried and paraded it around the dining room with musical instruments truly added a festive and theatrical touch!

Chef George was a standout presence! He engaging with every guests and service crews took pictures with him at the Ramadan buffet. Shoutout to his enthusiasm and initiative to featuring in my video while I filmed the roasted chicken.

The drinks station was a hit, the young barista offering freshly made teh tarik, kopi susu with or without ice, while at other stall offering other refreshing options such as iced calamansi and Thai milk tea. There were a few hiccups though…

Some dishes leaned too salty, and the seating area became uncomfortably hot at one point, though the staff promptly helped us relocate to a cooler spot. The live singing performance near the back entrance, while entertaining, was a bit too loud for comfort.

Additionally, the slow cleanup of empty plates was a minor inconvenience to us, prolly due to insufficient working service crews on Monday blues, hence we have to keep stacking our empty plates on a neighboring table. Oops~

Despite the occasional missteps, the Shangri La Tanjung Aru Ramadan buffet delivered a flavourful and festive experience. With a few improvements and attention in management, service and dish consistency, it has the potential to be truly exceptional.

Kthxbye.

Me and my family went to try this buffet in shangrila tanjung aru last sat as it is Mid Autumn festival and we just realise that we never tried their buffet yet!

When comes to the buffet, first of all the selections and varieties of food is important. And this hotel really do have limited choice, only two row of hot food. And the choices are not much. Until a point that i dont even know what i want to eat😂 seriously I wouldn’t suggest you to eat here.

Apart from less selection, the taste of food i wouldn’t say its bad la, but just really normal, somehow outside can find better food. But, we are paying for the environment right? The only nice food i found is their cheesecake la, not bad. Even their ice cream, they just provide us a very low quality ice crema potong, amelia brand😂 taste really artificial. For 118 per pax, i think i would expect more from them, atleast some better food selections, and not provide some low quality food. They almost provide only one type of meat in one cooking style. Me and my mum are fish lover, but thy cook their fish in lemak style, which we don’t really like, so we didnt get try their fish.zz

Quite dissatisfied and disappointed with their quality la. So far i would say SICC’s buffet is the most satisfying buffet for me, throwback to cny’s lunch buffet and ramadan buffet , rm88 with so much variety of food, u eat until u dont know what to eat. I think i will just stick to SICC buffet now, cause they do really provide quality food and wide variety, like even salad bar, u will see until u pengsan cz too much choices🤣🤣 **even sicc’s oxtail asam pedas is better than hyatt noww🫣

Overall, i would never come back to this buffet anymore, waste money and really waste my stomach’s quota la! Zui nget de ba u thinking to get some nice food but at the end get lanc food!! Outside cincai one seafood restaurant serves better food than them🤣