The InterContinental Hotel in Jinji Lake East is one of the finest five-star hotels in Suzhou, and its affiliated restaurant has always given people a sense of safety and dignity, but the performance of the buffet restaurant "Jin" can only be described as unsatisfactory.
Located on the first floor of the hotel, Jin all-day dining restaurant is small in size, limited by the restaurant layout, Jin's seven island kitchens are basically distributed in depth, from the outside to the inside of several stalls respectively serving Chinese food, sashimi, cold seafood, Su style noodles, Indian cuisine and grilled meat. Among the Chinese dishes, most of the buns, stir-fried, desserts, etc. are of mediocre level, so it is recommended to taste them lightly; The roast duck in the Cantonese roast stall is average, with an obvious smell, while the processing of the ingredients in the Soviet-style lo-mei is in place, so you can still try it; The best dish of Chinese cuisine is the Suzhou-style noodle stall, with your choice of toppings, and the signature red noodle soup and braised pork noodles are all remarkable.
Sashimi and seafood are not the strong points of Jin All Day Dining Restaurant, which serves salmon, sea bream and tuna, all freshly cut by the chef and has thick slices of meat, but the freshness is not consistent. The variety of cold seafood for dinner is not abundant, generally including snow crab legs, mussels, arctic shrimp, jade snails, scallops, tiger crabs, etc., while expensive seafood such as oysters and Boston lobster are only promoted from time to time, and the lunch buffet is only available in a few kinds of buffets, such as arctic shrimp, crab legs, clams and mussels. The Arctic shrimp used in Jin All Day Dining are of outstanding quality, while the snow crab legs and shellfish are of decent quality.
Jin has a permanent Indian food stall, which is rare in cafeterias. The menu includes several curries, Indian rice, naan and a variety of fried and grilled foods, which can be regarded as the epitome of Indian cuisine, and the taste is decent, but the Indian fried and grilled food is often soft and soft because no one cares about it, and the Indian kimchi is even more violent, so it is recommended to choose carefully. Sizzling at the far corner of the restaurant, the teppanyaki stall takes turns serving steaks, lamb shanks, grilled shrimp, grilled fish, squid, sausages and oysters.
The dessert station is the most powerful point of Jin all-day restaurant, and the standard is one of the best in Suzhou. Desserts are displayed at the entrance of the restaurant, lined up, and some of the desserts and fruits are placed in the freezer to keep warm. Its brownie is thick and creamy, the Black Forest is light and delicious, and the tiramisu, blueberry panna cotta, heavy cheese and so on are remarkable. The decorating cream and custard used in the desserts of Jin Restaurant are made of fresh milk, which has a rich milky aroma. The restaurant serves more than 10 flavors of Italian gelato buffet for lunch, while Häagen-Dazs ice cream and Italian gelato are served at the same time for dinner. Juices, soft drinks, tea and coffee are available for lunch, canned sugar-free beverages are available, freshly ground coffee is available for takeaway, and red and white wines and cocktails are available for dinner.
The service attitude of Jin all-day restaurant is upright and courteous, and the withdrawal is timely, but when the number of customers is small, the sense of scale of the waiter is lacking, and he often walks around the guests, while when the number of customers is large, the efficiency of withdrawal is significantly reduced, and the professionalism and sensitivity of the service need to be improved. The layout of the dining area is more casual, the adjacent table space is more cramped, in addition to four people, there are a small number of long tables or distribution, and there are private rooms for reservation; It should be noted that the distance between the box and the barbecue stall is close, and the smell of oil smoke is larger. The dinner price of the restaurant is 342.7 yuan/person, and the afternoon price is 216 yuan/person; It is recommended to purchase coupons through group purchase channels or official WeChat and call to book 1 day in advance, the price of weekday lunch is 165 yuan/person, weekend lunch is 188 yuan/person, weekday dinner is 290 yuan/person, and weekend dinner is 308 yuan/person. Complimentary parking is available for four hours in the hotel's car park.
