A couple weeks back I visited Horizon at Khalidiya Palace in collaboration with Groupon Middle East to experience their dinner buffet and what a lovely evening it was! The place was quaint and cozy and the staff was so extremely hospitable and service on point. We were welcomed and greeted with beautiful smiling faces, were seated down and were offered a selection of soft drinks to start with.
My friend and I being vegetarians were excited to hit the salad bar for starters. The salad spread was pretty neat ranging from the usual hummus, baba ganoush, tabbouleh and fattoush to some interesting ones like baby okra in tomato sauce, beetroot in yogurt and sumac dressing (this one was our favorite!) and spiced mash potatoes.
We being bread lovers tried out all the breads at the buffet and they were all quite delicious and fresh! The Arabic bread however was slightly dried out but the super friendly staff offered to warm it up for us so we could enjoy it with our cold mezze.
Next was the main course — great spread overall, but sort of limited for vegetarians. Again, their exceptional service made up for this one by making us a special Asian stir-fried vegetable dish which was absolutely delicious!
From the buffet, we had gobi masala (spiced cauliflower), dal tadka, vegetable rice, pasta in white creamy sauce and roast potatoes. All the Indian dishes were very flavorful and not too oily at all (how they generally are at restaurants). The pasta and roast potatoes however was a bit too bland but we had it with a little helping of salt & pepper.
Then we moved on to what I always highly await ever since the beginning of every meal — DESSERT!
We tasted pretty much all the desserts off the spread and relished every bite. My favorite was the blueberry panna cotta!
Tiramisu being my all time favorite dessert I thought tasted great as well but was more jellied in texture (which made it dry) than being airy & creamy. Also, when we were at the dessert counter towards the end of our dinner, we were pleasantly greeted by the manager who mentioned to us that they would be hosting themed dinners (Italian, Arabic, Oriental etc.) at the restaurant starting September! I certainly look forward to attending one of them soon 🙂
We went in happy and walked out happy. Your turn now! Purchase your Groupon here. Enjoy! <3
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