Best Buffets in Penang

Miraku brands itself as a fine dining restaurant designed to provide a gastronomical Japanese dining experience. For the buffet session, you can enjoy tasty sashimi, assorted sushi, salad, noodle, salad and ice cream. The main attraction here is the Mega Big Boat consists of unlimited fresh scallop, salmon, sea bass, though you may need to queue early for it.

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Hold your horses and don't be overexcited. It is true that 59 Dining Room is a really posh looking place. Heck, it is even located on the 59th and 60th floor of Menara Komtar. Upon entering, you'll be greeted by friendly staffs, followed by brown marble tiles, white walls and high-ceilings. Stepping in the dining area and you'll get a double-volume space with a small amount of seats and tables, tall windows and a really long buffet spread. You can get anything from chicken to beef, fish to viel, desserts, sashimi and many more. The only question left is, are you willing to pay?

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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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Here's a really good Japanese place. Unlike the usual buffet styles of manually replenishing your plates, you'll order the dishes directly from the waiter. You'll definitely enjoy savouring the fresh seafood ranging from amazing huge oysters to Japanese style food, BBQ fishes and meat. There are also options for vegetarian!

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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.

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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. 

What's really unique about Holiday Inn Resort Penang is the fact that they have a different theme for their buffet spread every single day of the week. Enjoy buffets for Meat & Seafood Lovers (Monday), Arabian Night (Tuesday), A Taste of Italy (Wednesday), Mediterranean Feast (Thursday), A Night in Mumbai (Friday), Sizzling Barbecue (Saturday) and Seafood Indulgence (Sunday). On top of that, dine in a warm and classy place with great service and a view of the pool (or whoever that's in or around it). In short, Holiday Inn Resort Penang is another great place to enjoy a feast of buffet spread.

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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.

A name that truly epitomes buffet yet it’s all about durians! Malaysian are head over heels besotted with the King of Fruit, therefore, be ready to be beguiled upon walking in this unassuming joint. Nothing to shout about the ambiance, it’s filled with plastic tables and chairs all occupied by durian devotees just like you. The feast includes pleasure pillars like Musang King and Black Thorn while for budget onlookers you can start from RM30 with regular ones. Unfortunately, it is mostly available only during the durian season (June & July). Delve in those creamy and wonderful morsels till you drop. Moreover, if you’re having trouble taming those thorny beasts, they also serve pieces of durians in boxes, but nothing beats the joy of muscling over the Malaysian number one fruit.

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Located by the beach, right in front of the vast seas, lies this 'humble' hotel by the name of Four Points - Sheraton. As it is Sheraton after all, you can expect a certain level of standard both in terms of service, ambiance and quality of food. Here at the buffet spread, there are an abundance of seafood items, as well as poultry and red meats. A mix of different international cuisines such as Japanese, Mexican, French, and English are part of what they offer as well. For desserts, you'll be greeted by a vasst array of sweets, cakes, puddings and ice cream. Pretty much anything you expect, there it is! 

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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.

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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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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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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!

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The View truly comes with an excellent view of the Penang sea. Here you can enjoy top-notch service and a wide range of Japanese buffet appetisers and starters - salmon, prawns, oysters, several types of salads and even cheese, on a weekend. It adopts a semi-buffet concept where your main course is of a la carte and entree and dessert, buffet style. 

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Strategically located in the heart of Seberang Jaya, this shop is only 30 minutes away from the Penang Airport. Appreciate tasty admissions from everywhere throughout the world extending from Teppanyaki Filet Mignon, Baked Macaroni Lasagna, Mongolian Lamb and the sky's the limit from there! Try not to pass up a major opportunity!

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Steamboat has been our ultimate favourite as it gives you a warm feel. The buffet is opened in a hawker stall. Best known for their fresh and large prawns. In addition, there is meat for those who are not a fan of seafood. Not forgetting their laksa noodle that goes well with it. 

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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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Baby Sumo outlet is known among menu staying and working around Batu Maung territory. This restaurant mainly serves different types of Japanese food from ramen, sushi, udon to many more. So Japanese food lovers, what are you waiting for?

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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!

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!

Hungry for more seafood? Head on to Hompton then! On Fridays and Saturdays, they hold their seafood buffet where they offer the freshest seafood they can get. You can even catch live seafood in their tank! Surely, it doesn't get any fresher than that. 

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!

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!