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| - We got a living social coupon brunch for 2. The booking was no problem. On the day of our reservation, the car would not start so we weren't sure if we could make it. We called the restaurant and asked to move the reservation to a later time, which they accommodated. The restaurant called back to inform us that the buffet was only until 1pm and that they just wanted to let us know that it may not give us enough time to enjoy our meal. We thought this was very considerate of them.
When we arrived, the service staff was courteous and friendly. The selection of food was fantastic.
I couldn't really give this full stars for 2 things
1. When we called up the living social voucher on the phone, they don't have a scanner and would prefer a printed copy. We had to email the voucher to them but the living social app really doesn't have that functionality, so we ended up "gifting" the voucher to Novotel (This restaurant is inside Novotel) so that they can print it out. This was not the fault of the staff but if they were going to use living social or Groupon for promotion, they should consider to make the experience easier for coupon buyers. They did try very hard, but for the first half of the meal it was a bit frustrating coz we were constantly checking to see if they received the email.
2. The variety of food is fantastic, but I stuck mainly with the cold cuts, fruits and salad selections. This is because the hot food like the scrambled eggs, bacons, sausages, etc, were just lukewarm. It's possible that it's due to the patrons not closing the lids after they opend it. The server did, however, promptly go and check on the gas burners when he was informed.
Overall, we enjoy it. I think it could be better and it will be better, because the staff were definitely interested to listen to and help us through the mishaps.
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