Hotel Dining 2/18

Grand Hyatt Seoul

The hotel’s all day dining restaurant, The Terrace, revealed its new look and expanded services from Feb. 2. Located off the main Lobby, The Terrace’s overall color scheme has been changed from green to shades of brown, giving the restaurant a warm, sophisticated ambience. All tables, chairs, booths, walls and carpets have been transformed in concert with the new color scheme. A brand new dessert buffet station with more than 25 desserts has been introduced along with four new private dining rooms. For reservations or Information, call (02) 799-8166.

Grand Hilton Seoul

The hotel’s Buffet Restaurant and Atrium Cafe will serve up a special showcase of Canadian food until the end of February. The Canadian Buffet at the Buffet Restaurant is priced at is 42,000 won ($43) for lunch, 52,000 won for dinner per person, inclusive of tax and service charge. The Atrium Cafe will offer selected Canadian dishes as part of its Seafood Salad Bar. The special salad bar is priced at 27,000 Korean won, exclusive of tax and service charge. For more information or reservations, call (02) 2287 8271 (Buffet) or (02) 2287-8270 (Atrium).

Lotte Hotel Seoul

To showcase Venice’s luscious, seafood-rich cuisine, Peninsula holds a “Venice Food Promotion” to offer special lunch and dinner sets priced at 43,000 won and 70,000 won, respectively, plus tax and service charges. The carnival costume party is the highlight of the week. The party will open at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, featuring a DJ performance, colorful carnival costume party, mime performance, and more, as well as a standing buffet and unlimited wine. The price is 50,000 won, including tax and service charges. For more information, call (02) 317-7121.

Millennium Seoul Hilton

The hotel’s Mediterranean All Day Dining restaurant, Cilantro, is holding a special Mikimoto Giveaway during the month of February. Each Cilantro guest will receive a chance to win one of five deluxe prizes from Mikimoto, a company that is world famous for its cultured pearls, which including an elegant wristwatch, table clocks, picture frames, and salt and pepper shakers. Dine on fresh oysters and crustacean sensations and win a chance to take home a special prize. For more information, please call Cilantro at (02) 317-3062.

COEX InterContinental Seoul

From Feb. 19 to 23, the Sky Lounge at the hotel will invite two-star Michelin chef Gaeteno Trovato, who will prepare a wide variety of authentic dishes from Tuscany, Italy. This region, famous for its wines and olive oil, produces some of the world’s most luxurious dishes. Some of the chef’s favorite ingredients are Cacciucco with mero, mullet, scampi, crayfish and small vegetables. The price for lunch is 55,000 won. Dinners range from 85,000 to 110,000 won. (VAT and service charge will be added) For more information or reservations, call Sky Lounge at (02) 3430-8630.

Westin Chosun Seoul

The Chosun Deli is presenting a new finger-food take-out menu, party food and snacks for any home party or catering needed for a corporate or private event. The set menus come in three different types and are priced from 110,000 won with a minimum of 10 people, to 190.000 won. For more information, call Chosun Deli at (02) 6002-7010.

Renaissance Seoul Hotel

Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s Japanese restaurant, Irodori, is promoting its Japanese buffet on weekends from Jan. 19, 2008. As Irodori means “variety” in Japanese, Irodori provides a wide variety of Japanese cuisines. With a great view of Teheran Street through the window, customers can enjoy various Japanese cuisines from sushi to sashimi and tepanyaki. The price starts from 55,000 won (tax and service charge excluded) for lunch and 60,000 won for dinner. Children under 11 will be charged half price. For more information, call Irodori at (02) 2222-8659.

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill

The Sheraton Grande Walkerhill’s buffet restaurant Four Seasons features an open kitchen to allow guests to watch its chefs preparing food.  The restaurant offers a healthy food corner featuring aloe, wild berries, as well many traditional Korean dishes for health conscious connoisseurs.  To provide a better knowledge of the meal, the restaurant also offers nutrition facts of where the ingredients were produced and how they have been used in the food.  The lunch buffet is priced at 58,000 won for adults and 37,000 for children while the dinner buffet is available at 65,000 won and 43,000 won, respectively.For more information, call (02) 455-5000