Mezza Tea @ Hyatt Mezza 9

There is a new tea buffet over at Hyatt, well, at least it is pretty new to me. It is only available on Saturday from 12noon to 4pm or 5pm. It is called MezzaTea as the spread is certainly not huge. The food was of excellent quality though. Only 2 sections are used for the MezzaTea buffet, the rest of the restaurant would be based on a la carte menu. The table seating seemed to be better for 2 diners than for groups.

Basically you get the desserts with its tiny bite size portions, cold seafood, 1 type of sushi, cheeses, bread, salads, fried rice, 2 types of mini sandwiches and fresh juices. No meat like the usual buffet. You could also change your beverage which was a nice touch. There was a decent selection of tea and coffee, plus chocolate.

The girls were late (as usual....I should start telling them an earlier timing now :p) and as I was starving (it was close to 1pm and I had not had anything since waking up at 8am or so), I started on the fruits first. They were super sweet. I am not a big fan of cantaloupe as it was usually very hard and bland-ish. But those served were not too hard, just nice, and were juicy sweet. The mango was very ripe and soft. The strawberries were not too tart either. I think I am over the chocolate fountain thing as now I hardly dip anything into it :p

The tea I ordered was shanghai rose (or something with rose) and that was softly fragrant with a tinge of rosiness. Not too strong. A nice mild tea. It was not served in a pot but in a cup, which was probably why you could change your drink after that. The service staff was also very good and paid attention to the diners. A waiter offered to serve the iced chocolate which T ordered in a smaller glass (the usual size was huge!) as he probably knew we would want space to try other drinks. That was very thoughtful of him.

My cold plate - oysters which were shucked in front of you. Lots of prawns which were very sweet and juicy too. The mussels were also fresh and sweet. Very nice. There were a few types of sauces to go with the seafood.

My cappuccino which I requested after 2 cups of tea. Somehow I always liked to have coffee to finish off a meal.

The plate which finished me off. The grilled veggies were nice. The fried rice was a bit hard as it was nearer to the bottom of the pot so it was not nice. The spring roll was average only. More prawns.

California roll sushi which was pretty decent and more oysters. This was the first time I actually had mostly prawns and oysters. L had 10 oysters and 10 prawns. Amazing, huh? We finally figured out it was probably because there were no meat or the usual hot food, so we stuffed outselves with the prawns and oysters. So it is only good if you like seafood and desserts for this buffet spread :p

The mushroom soup was so so so good. Rich and creamy from the butter. The shellfish salad was pretty alright too. The smoked salmon mini bagel and tuna mini brioche sandwiches were good too.

Bread and butter pudding from the dessert spread. It was soft and fluffy and tasty.

More dessert at the bar. The ice cream was also part of the spread. 10 different types of ice cream and sorbet. The staff will scoop for you which was nice. Less messy. There was also kacang putih which I didn't take. I tried it from C, but it was super sweet with the sugar coating.

The rose macaroons. Yummy and very sweet. Hahahaha. I think all the desserts are made from lots of sugar.

Close up of the macaroon. It melts in your mouth and disintegrates into pieces. So eat it fast. One way to combat the sweetness was to have it with the light whipped cream.

Pistacho and rum chestnut ice cream. The pistacho had an almond taste to it though and the rum chestnut or was it whisky chestnut was the winner of the day. Light nutty taste with a tinge of alcohol to it.

I liked the white cake which had a very soft and light sponge with the whipped cream and raspberries. The chocolate cake was good too. I was too full to finish the desserts by then. Good thing T & I always shared our desserts now. Spread the calories around :p

T took the sorbet which I had a taste from. The strawberry sorbet was tangy refreshing. The other one was not as good. Can't remember what it is now.

For a "light" meal of seafood and dessert, MezzaTea would be a good choice for an afternoon of girl talk with the girls :) Men may not like this place as it may not be filling for them with the limited choices of carbs and meat.