Best Buffets in Penang

Situated in Shangrl-La's Rasa Sayang Resort, this cafe offers different types of buffet depending throughout the day. The breakfast spread is massive and comes with many tempting delicacies. During lunch you can opt for the Western, Indian, Chinese or local Malaysian favorite cuisines. As for dinner, we suggest you pamper yourself with their savoury seafood buffet! 

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Amidst the heart of Georgetown, St Giles Wembley is among the newest contender to the hotel scene that lures you to luxuriate in an opulent surrounding. When your belly begs for a feast, head to Wembley Café at Level 2, where you’ll be satisfyingly spoilt with an exquisite spread of local and international delights. The cozy and posh interior just elevates the whole dining experience. The menu is unique as its rotational theme-based every night, where Japanese, Thai, Italian, Mediterranean and Oriental cuisines are available. Juicy satays, mouthwatering cakes, towering fondues, fresh seafood, sushi spread and many more, eat till you drop. Hold on, supper buffet is available too, on Friday and Saturday midnight, if you’re running out of choice, then lead your way to a realm of choices.

Oh vegetarians, we do hear your scream too! Housed in the blissful Temple of Fine Arts, this cozy restaurant exudes soothing vibes with eye-catching sculptures and portraits alongside a charming garden. For an authentic vegetarian Indian cuisine buffet, make yourself present on Saturday lunch where delightful dishes are lined in cauldrons. Captivating curries, assorted rice and mixed vegetables, Indian bites as well as chapatti swoons you with joy. What sets them apart is zero tolerance to artificial ingredients and preservations. Breathing in benevolence, you can pay as much as you can, just ask your heart for the bill. 

Under the stewardship of G Hotel, Kelawai is the latest establishment that has been hogging the headlines among Penangites. The façade of the building just wins your heart, especially when night falls; vivacious lights encircling the whole tower, caricatures a towering kaleidoscope. For a culinary fare from around the globe and local delicacies, head to Spoon, an haute restaurant tucked within the urban building. Not compromising quality as well as quantity, there is no surprise of the beaming reputation this eatery has been magnetising.

Like many other hotel lobby restaurant, you can expect a feast of international buffets. Ranging from a selection of uncooked seafood such as prawns, oysters, and mussels, to a series of mains, as well as sides and desserts. Pretty much anything that you'll find in a standard hotel buffet, you'll find it here at Cititel Penang. The interior however, isn't as bright nor cheerful as it is rather dull. Having said that, the design is fairly modern and up to date, just don't expect too much from them. Service is great so they have that going for them.

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Located in one of the most expensive hotel yet, Starz Diner is the dining hall of Hard Rock Hotel, and one that is rather plain. However, despite the simple interior, it is a really cozy place with a good selection of music, as well as a generous spread of buffet. Eat all you want with the vast array of appetizer, sides, mains and even desserts! Believe it or not, the display of food as well as the technique and method used are a lot better than their decor. In short, Starz Diner by Hard Rock Hotel offers a surprisingly good buffet spread, one that is worthy of trying.

This restaurant offers a wide selection of delicious local and international delicacy together with bottomless wine, beer and fruit punch. You'll be surprised to know that they have a different buffet theme every day! We recommend you to go for their signature slow-roasted whole lamb on Thursday's Roast & Barbeque Night or if you are curious, just try out all the different themes on each day.

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How would you like to eat all you can at a Korean restaurant with no restrictions? Yep, that's what its like here at K-pot Kkang Tong Korean Grill. The restaurant itself is really bare, with nothing much but tables, chairs an a spread of delicious meat and seafood waiting to be grilled. From marinated ones to regular, and side dishes that are already cooked, you can expect your meal to be more of a feast. So for those who are really hungry, do head on down to K-pot Kkang Tong Korean Grill and have yourself a delightful serving of BBQ!

Seafood buffets are common in Penang, with its neverending supplies of fresh marine catches. Salmon buffet, however, is uncommonly heard of. Worry not, there's one in Eastin Hotel! Available on Fridays, they offer a selection of great seafood with salmon being the star of the show. They extended the buffet but you better be quick cause seats are running out fast!

Hungry for more seafood? Head on to Hompton then! Called Seafood Galore Night, it is available every Saturday and Sunday from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at the hotel's main F&B outlet Spice Garden.

For the buffet only, the price is RM118 nett per adult, RM98 nett per senior citizen (aged 55 and above) and RM55 nett (aged 7 to 12, 90-130 cm of height).

For the buffet with free flow of beer or red/white wine, it is RM158 nett adult and RM118 nett senior citizen.

Cafe Laurel has been around the feasting scenes in Penang for a long time now. This a la mode bistro offers guaranteed halal breakfast, lunch and supper for its clients. Their menu  incorporates universal smorgasbords, for example, Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Italian supplemented with a heap of drinks. 

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You're at Penang! Of course, you would want all the local dishes you can get while you're there. At Golden Sands Resort, your wish will just come true. Available on Fridays and Saturdays, they're offering a Penang specialities-buffet for people who want their fix of Penang good eats. The food is good, the atmosphere is nice and the chance is up for you to grab while it's there!

Does a seafood galore sound enticing to you? If it does, why not get yourself a buffet at DoubleTree? They offer lots of fresh seafood items, served in various ways. Get them grilled or fried, as freshly-made sushi even!

Where else can you get a buffet of seafood AND meat for dinner? Where else if not at Cafe Jen! Held every Fridays and Saturdays, they offer a wide range of food galore in order to meat your expectations. Try out their chilled seafood, roasted Peking duck and Mongolian bbq. Don't forget the desserts!