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| - I was lucky enough to be invited as a date for a private party here (okay, by the boyfriend so kind of a compulsory invite, but still). Reading some of the reviews now, I'm glad I didn't know where the party was going to be or I might have come in with some preconceived notions - none of which were true on my visit.
There were servers wandering around happily carrying huge trays with scrumptious appetizers, and I tried to sample as many as possible. The crowd favourite was a crostini with deep fried cheese and berry compote - a friend described it as a grown-up pop tart. Delicious! They also had mushroom crostinis, melon wrapped in proscuitto (didn't taste, melon is evil), shrimp and seafood sauce... lots of really tasty snacks to start the party right.
It's always a plus when the drinks are free, especially when they're as delicious and generous with the booze as these were! We started with a glass of champagne, then moved on to cocktails. Three of us had the genius idea to try and work our way down the list. We got about halfway. I tasted most of them, and almost all were delicious. The ones that weren't were still good, I didn't have a single one that I wouldn't have finished (on another night).
Then came the buffet dinner, which was like no buffet I've been to before. I tried the arugula salad, giant ravioli, stuffed chicken breast, seafood linguine, steamed mussels, green beans, and the roast beef from the station where it was freshly cut for each person. Everything was fantastic, with the exception of the chicken. It wasn't anything special so I put it to the side - but everything else was absolutely delicious. No complaints. The desserts were also great, not outstanding but very tasty.
The servers and bar staff were all super friendly, which isn't always the case at a free-for-all event like this. We left very happy, and probably a little tipsy.
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