Hotel offers to foot food bill for kids aged seven and below

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PARENTS do not have to worry about paying a hefty bill for Christmas dinners this year when you take your children out to celebrate the occasion.

For the first time, Armada Hotel in Petaling Jaya would be footing the children’s bill.

Yes, you read it right! Children seven years old and below will be eating for free at the buffet dinner this festive season while it will be a kid’s rate for domestic helpers.

Helping animals: For every Baked Christmas Goodies sold, RM1 will be donated to the Furry Friends Farm.

“Christmas is the time of the year where everyone in the family gets together and with this special offer, parents can bring their children and domestic helpers out to celebrate without worrying how much they have to spend,

“We want everyone to get out of the house and just have fun,” said its public relations manager Myza Nordin.

The hotel’s year-end celebration begins with the Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner with special delights such as the Traditional Christmas Turkey, Mousseline Potato, Christmas Fried Rice, Mussel Florentine and Deep Fried Oyster with Remoulade Sauce prepared by executive chef Chew Teik Chye.

Time to indulge: Chew with the Christmas turkey.

While on Christmas Day, patrons can opt for the Buffet Hi-Tea or the Buffet Dinner where they will be dining on traditional Christmas and local dishes like the Roast Chicken Roulade with sage Nut Stuffing coated with Giblet Gravy and Cranberry Herb, Christmas Pizza, Mushroom Chicken Pie, Chicken Lasagna, Chicken Teriyaki, Potato Leek Soup, Stir Fried Crab with Thai sauce and Fish Head Curry.

To welcome the New Year, the hotel’s Utara Coffee House aims to give diners a night to remember with a different line-up of delicacies for its buffet dinners on Dec 31 and Jan 1, from Fresh Oyster with Lemon Wedges, Cream of Pumpkin Soup to Lamb Tagine, Louisiana Baked Crabs, Roast Beef Wellington with Shallot sauce, Steamed Siakap, Mexican Lasagna, Ayam Kapitan and Salmon and Snapper Sashimi.

None of these buffets would be tantalising without desserts and worry not as Chew has prepared some interesting delicacies such as Panetonne, Stollen, Minced Meat Pie, Ginger Bread, Yule Log cake and fruit cake.

Those who fancy a laid back afternoon can enjoy the New Year’s Day (Jan 1) buffet hi-tea with Roti Durian, Seafood Pot Pie, Steamed Lotus Rice, Lolo Rosso and the special­ly prepared New Year’s Day Cookies.

In the spirit of giving this Christmas, Myza said the hotel would be donating RM1 for every Baked Christmas Goodies sold to the Furry Friends Farm, a non-profit organisation dedicated in providing shelter for homeless cats and dogs.

Take a pick: Christmas Yule Log Cake priced at RM85 comes in five flavours; Chocolate, ButterCream, Black Forest, Coffee and Vanilla

“We also a have our very own wishing tree where members of the public can leave gifts such as rice, pet food for the homeless animals at our hotel,” said Myza a pet lover herself.

Buffet Dinner for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are priced at (Adults RM60++, Child RM35++)

Buffet Hi-Tea for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are priced at (Adults RM45++, Child RM22.50++)

Buffet Dinner for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are priced at (Adults RM50++, Child RM25++)

The free dining promotion for children age seven-years and below is limited to four children per family and is available throughout Christmas and New Year’s buffet dinners.