Today, I had one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. The buffet was fantastic: obviously local (Vietnamese), but also a choice of Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Western food. The bread justified the saying “Vietnam has the best baguettes east of Paris“. Plenty of hot dishes of all kinds,…
(Today happens to be the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s of independence in 1945. Amazing time to be here.) A nice buffet breakfast, somewhat balanced towards Asian food, but enough European to satisfy those, like me prefer that cuisine for breakfast – although I sampled some of the local dishes as…
I normally prefer western breakfasts, the one area where western cuisine – in my opinion – is superior to others. But the egg fried noodles looked delicious and I opted for them instead. This is a small airport hotel with a handful of rooms. Obviously, there would be no breakfast…
A lovely hotel in the vicinity of Glyndebourne. However, my overall prejudice against the English hotel breakfast was, broadly speaking, confirmed. No buffet (fair enough), although there was a small side-table with pastries, jams, juice and yogurts. Tea in bags only. A choice of three or four set breakfasts. The…
I find that American hotels are less and less likely to offer breakfast. However, this one does have a small buffet (albeit only for hotel guests). Nothing wrong with the offerings, but also nothing special. Standard selection of breads and bagels, a couple of warm dishes, juices, fruit. No cheeses…
Again, not a buffet; and bag tea. But, on the other hand, the breakfast was served in the restaurant where John Jay, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin celebrated the ratification of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The scrambled eggs were good and the choice of tea bags was ample.…
During the day and in the evening, this hotel’s restaurant is Oriental (presumably Japanese). Even so, it was a surprise to receive breakfast served in a Bento box. Readers of this blog know that I am partial to buffet breakfast. None of that here. That being said, the breakfasts were…
After everything nice I’ve said about Scandinavian breakfasts, this was something of a disappointment. Not bad by objective standards (see below), but I had expected better. A reasonably nice spread in the usual buffet style, with very tasty breads in particular. Weak on the fruit (only a fruit salad), only…
This is my first cruise ship breakfast review. Let me first of all say that even if the breakfast was worthless, this cruise — Hurtigruten, the Norwegian coast from Kirkenes to Bergen — would still be worth it. Fortunately, the breakfast is far from worthless. After all, this is Scandinavia…
A small, yet surprisingly multi-varied breakfast buffet. Once again, Scandinavia shows its strength. Many different kinds of freshly baked and tasty bread and croissants. A full spread of both hot and cold dishes, including plenty of salmon and herring. Yes, the fried eggs were fried in advance, but the creamy…