Hartz Chicken Buffet

Aunt and I went shopping yesterday. After a while, Aunt wanted to go to Hartz Chicken Buffet at Sarawak Plaza for a late lunch. She had not eaten there for at least 2 years, she said. Well, I told her I had not eaten at Hartz Chicken Buffet since secondary school! And that's like more than a decade ago.

Hartz Chicken Buffet has been at Sarawak Plaza for a long time already. When I was young, my parents would bring us for a treat once in a while.

The signboard outside the restaurant stated RM17.70 per adult. When we paid, the cashier charged us RM15.00 each. I was surprised at the discount, but the cashier did not even bother to explain. Aunt said when I was charged less, I should just shut up ;p. Anyway, we later found out that 2.00 – 4.00 p.m. was designated Happy Hour and therefore we were given a discount.

I found it quite amusing that the docket was attached to a piece of paper that stated the policies of the restaurant. Here is a summary of what was stated :
1) Cannot tapau
2) Cannot eat outside food in the restaurant
3) Cannot take home the utensils
4) 2 hours limit only

Dine with Rules

Well, what was there to eat?

There were free re-fills of soft drinks, as well as coffee and tea. There was fried chicken, roasted chicken, deep-fried chicken livers and gizzards, deep-fried sweet potato and potato crisps, and onion rings. Aunt asked for deep-fried fish slices, but they had run out of those.

Next to the fried foods, there were bread rolls, and some bread pudding. I wanted to take a bread roll, but found it hard and cold. So I did not bother.

One counter held a tray of mashed potato with 2 types of sauces to choose from. I chose the white sauce over the brown sauce, and I think I made the wrong choice. The white sauce tasted like milk, and it did not complement the mash at all.

2 pieces of fried chicken, some onion rings, and mashed potato in white sauce

At the same counter was steamed rice and some cooked dishes, such as oyster chicken, stir-fried brinjal, stir-fried angled gourd, a turnip casserole, and a sweet-and-sour tofu dish. I did not eat any of those, while aunt tried a little bit of each. She liked the brinjal but did not care for the others.

Two types of soup were served yesterday. One was the clear pumpkin and potato soup, which Aunt tried. She quite liked it. I ate the sweetcorn chicken soup, which is a creamy soup with diced roasted chicken and sweetcorn kernels. I liked the fact that the soup was hot.

Clear Pumpkin and Potato Soup

Creamy Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup

At the salad bar, there were an assortment of vegetables like capsicum, carrot, celery, and cucumber sticks, tomato wedges, and lettuce leaves. Two types of dressing were offered – the Italian and the French dressing. There was a pasta salad and a coleslaw too, which I liked. The pasta salad looks pleasant to the eye, with sweetcorn kernels, diced green capsicum, diced tomatoes, and beans.

Pasta Salad

Coleslaw

There were also fruits such as watermelon, pineapple and honey dew. Sad to say, the vegetables and fruits did not look very fresh, and thus not so appetising. Aunt waited for a refill, and managed to get some freshly cut watermelon slices. She said they were quite sweet.

Watermelon slices

For desserts, soft serve ice-cream was available. The flavour of the day was strawberry. Beside the ice-cream machine were cakes and cookies. The cakes looked quite dry and the cookies did not look good enough to tempt me to try them.

Well, I think the restaurant is now quite run-down, and the lightings do not enhance the interior at all. I can't say that there's anything to shout about the food, which I think is pretty ordinary. However, if you're in for an economical all-you-can eat meal, Hartz Chicken Buffet is the place for you.