Club InterContinental Hong Kong Breakfast Buffet

You’ve heard it over and over again, “Do not skip breakfast! It’s the most important meal of the day.” I believe it and after almost 1 year of eating low fat  yogurt with fruit I was ready for more.

Whenever I stay in a hotel I never get lounge access since I want to eat outside the hotel and try the local cuisine. But since our junior suite at the InterContinental hotel came with lounge access I decided to wake up early and take advantage of the free breakfast buffet.

The Club InterContinental lounge overlooked the lobby lounge of the hotel.

For only a few seats in the lounge the breakfast choices was vast. Click on the pictures for a bigger view.

salad, cheese and cold cuts

congee

cereal, fresh fruit juices, yogurt

smoothies, fresh fruit and hard boiled eggs

bread

pastries and more bread

dim sum

hot food

It’s unbelievable but with all the food in the buffet there is still a menu for food cooked to order. I guess it’s for diners who have willpower and just want a plate of food.

Club InterContinental breakfast menu

So what did I eat? With much self-control I managed to limit my selection to ALL these.

coffee

I always have to have my favorite bircher muesli. This time I loaded it up with fresh blueberries, raspberries and toasted almond slices. Normally this would be more than enough for my breakfast.

bircher muesli with blueberries & raspberries

I hate eggs but the poached egg with mushroom sauce looked really nice. It was good! I love sausage more than bacon or other breakfast food. This was beef sausage and it was just so-so and I didn’t finish it.

poached egg & dim sum

I just took a bite of the bagel sandwich. I ate the ham and cheese without the rest of the bagel. It’s nowhere near my favorite New York bagels so it wasn’t worth the carb calories.

ham & cheese bagel

The almond croissant was excellent and that I finished. Crisp, flaky with a good amount of almond cream inside.
almond croissant

Elizabeth told me I MUST try the corned beef hash. She forgot to tell me which kind to try- the British or American style. Since I had no idea what was the British style that’s what I ordered. It was wet and mushy and filled with lots of potatoes so I only ate a couple of bites. I wish I ordered the more familiar American style.

British style corned beef hash

Elizabeth asked me if I tried the steak. I said, “what steak?” I didn’t see the back page of the menu. So on my second day I ordered it.

The food choices was basically the same except for these new hot dishes.

The super tempting almond brioche was new too.

almond brioche

I had this delicious strawberry yogurt with fruit in the bottom. I’m sure it wasn’t low fat that’s why it was so good.

strawberry yogurt

It was good as it looked.

almond french toast & croissant

I liked this pork sausage better.

sausage & sauteed mushrooms

This was the famous steak. It was supposed to come with an egg but I told them to skip that. It was just ok to me. A couple of bites and I was too full to eat more.

petit 4 oz. sirloin steak

fruits & cheese

Wasn’t that just over the top crazy and good? This is just another reason to stay at InterContinental Hotel in Hong Kong. It was a wonderful way to start my day although it did spoil my appetite for lunch. Who needs lunch with such wonderful breakfast?

From their website:
Club InterContinental provides an exclusive retreat for conducting business or simply relaxing. Located on the Second Floor with stunning views of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong skyline, the Club Lounge serves buffet breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails with premium wines and spirits and tempting hors d’oeuvres.


Enjoy this private haven for relaxing or conducting business for an additional HK$980 (single occupancy) or HK$1,280 (double occupancy) per day per room, plus 10% service charge. Simply request Club InterContinental when making your room reservation.


Buffet Breakfast 6:30 to 10:30 am
Club InterContinental, 2nd Floor
InterContinental Hong Kong
18 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
telephone: +852 2721 1211
email: hongkong@ihg.com
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