Welcoming the Year of the Fire Rooster, five-star hotel Fairmont Jakarta is ready to to offer its guests a scrumptious selection of dining offers, from extensive buffet spreads to oriental-themed afternoon teas during this festive season.

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The hotel’s prominent restaurants and facilities are ready to welcome diners with delicious food and impeccable service, like at the main all-day-dining and buffet restaurant Spectrum that offers buffet menus for dinner and brunch. Some of the highlighted menus represent the Chinese New Year celebrations and are believed to bring prosperity, such as Yee Sang, Peking Duck, Jelly Fish and Beef Shank Salad, Szechuan Pepper-marinated Roast Wagyu Beef, Sauteed Prawn with XO Sauce, Braised Broccoli, Abalone and Hoisom in Oyster Sauce, Wok-fried Chicken and Bamboo Shoot in Szechuan Style as well as a wide range of pork dishes from Roasted Crispy Pork Belly, Bak Kut The, Suckling Pig to Baby Back Ribs and Honey Glazed Pork. Dinner on 27 January is available at IDR 798,000++ per person, while on Chinese New Year’s Day on28 January the price is IDR 625,000++ per person for brunch and IDR 588,000++ per person for dinner, all including a special mocktail as welcome drink.

The hotel’s Italian Deli and restaurant Sapori Deli also invites guests to enjoy an additional menu of Italian cuisine with an oriental touch, Black Pepper Pizza and Kung Pao Chicken Pasta on Chinese New Year Day.

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Meanwhile at Peacock Lounge, the hotel’s popular tea lounge, the “Chinese Lunar Afternoon Tea” presenting a chest full of delicious bite-size scones, mini sandwiches, mini cakes, fruit tarts and petite fours is available from 27 to 31 January at IDR 488,000++ per set.

Faimont Hotel also offers a catering package for guests who want to celebrate privately or companies as well as business partners starting from IDR 1,000,000++ per person including a shared-portion Yee Sang, orange fruits and Chinese tea in addition to the selected menu package, as well as a portable screen and projector. The package applies for a minimum order of 50 people, and is available from 29 January to 12 February.

All participating outlets will serve Chinese Fortune Cookies as a welcome gesture during the celebration period.

Adding to the merriment of celebrations, the hotel also brings in the traditional lion dance performance on Chinese New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year Day.

For more information on Chinese New Year offers and for reservations, please call (+62 21) 2970 3333 or e-mail diningreservations.jakarta@fairmont.com or hendi.handadi@fairmont.com for the catering package.

Sari Widiati

Sari Widiati

Sari has been an arts and culture enthusiast for many years. She has written extensively on the arts, travel, and social issues as Features Writer at NOW! Jakarta.