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A HEAVENLY FESTIVE SEASON AT THE REVERIE SAIGON
Enjoy all the magic of Festive Season with your family and friends at The Reverie Saigon, where a host of seasonal delights await. The hotel’s wonderful dinning outlets – Romeo & Juliet, Café Cardinal, The Royal Pavilion, The Long @ Times Square and The Deli – will all feature special festive menus and holiday treats, while The Spa at The Reverie Saigon presents an array of blissful treatments.
Seasonal Festivities
at CAFÉ CARDINAL
Festive Menu
Through December, indulge in a sumptuous six-course French-themed set dinner. This holiday feast features classics such as Mille-feuilles de foie gras, Shrimp and Scallop Ravioli, USDA graded first choice fillet de boeuf and a traditional ‘Papa Noel’ yule log dessert. Available from 1st to 30th December 2018 (excluding 24th December 2018) for just 1,588,000++ per person.
Christmas Afternoon Tea
For a touch of refinement this Christmas, the Christmas Afternoon Tea offers the chance to partake in a delightful selection of finger sandwiches, smoked salmon and caviar mini turkey burgers accompanied by home-made pastries, Christmas Stollen, Christmas pudding, Christmas cupcakes as well as freshly-baked scones served with clotted cream, strawberry jam and whipped cream. All paired with a lovely Christmas tea. Available from 15:00 to 17:00, 27th November 2018 until 1st January 2019 for only 648.000++ per person.
Christmas Eve Buffet
On Christmas Eve, from 18:00 to 23:00, delight in an extravagant Christmas buffet of the season’s best including a three-course set menu made-to-order from the kitchen. With live music, the buffet feast includes free flow sparkling wine, house wine and draught beer for only 2,388,000++ per person.
New Year’s Eve Buffet
Join a spectacular celebration on 31st December 2018 from 19:00 to welcome the New Year with a buffet feast and countdown party. Enjoy sweeping views of the city and fireworks, live music until midnight and the extensive New Year’s Eve Buffet including a three-course set menu made-to-order from the kitchen, as well as free flows of sparkling wine, house wine and draught beer. Only 2,788,000++ per person.
One of Southeast Asia’s most distinctive, all-day dining venues, Café Cardinal delivers an extensive menu of decidedly French recipes with deliberate detours into complementary Western and Asian cuisines.
Café Cardinal
Level 6, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Breakfast: 6:00am – 10:30am (11:00am on weekends)
Lunch: 11:30am – 2:00pm
Afternoon Tea: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Dinner: 6:00pm – 10:00pm
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Christmas and New Year’s Eve Set Menu
at THE ROYAL PAVILION
Celebrate Christmas and New Year with a set menu of classic Cantonese recipes, a perfect choice for unique holiday gatherings with family and friends. This delightful six-course set dinner features delicacies such as baked crab shell stuffed with crab meat in coconut juice, grilled scallop with bacon in barbeque sauce, and pan-fried lamb chop with sea salt and herbs. Available on 24th, 25th, 31st December 2018 and 1st January 2019 for just 2,188,000++ per person.
Capturing the essence of Cantonese fine dining, the talented culinary team at The Royal Pavilion presents an exquisite array of authentic cuisine featuring only the finest ingredients.
The Royal Pavilion
4th Floor, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Lunch:
Monday - Friday: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, Sunday & Holidays: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Dinner:
Daily: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Season’s Greetings
at R&J ITALIAN LOUNGE & RESTAURANT
Festive Set Menu
From 1st December 2018 to 30th December 2018 (excluding 24th and 25th December 2018), enjoy this bountiful set-menu dinner of traditional Italian dishes that exude all the comfort of home. Featuring such mouth-watering classics baby octopus and tomato soup, fagottini pasta with Nha Trang lobster, and slow-cooked Wagyu beef with green peas and baby potatoes in a vin brule reduction. It is not to be missed at just 1,488,000++ per person.
Christmas Feast
Celebrate this most special of occasions with fine Italian fare that is both hearty and delicious. Some of the stand-out offering includes poached Nha Trang lobster, USDA beef consommé, six-cheese ravioli, imported red snapper fillet and a Christmas dessert selection. Available on 24th and 25th December 2018, the Christmas five-course menu is priced at 2,188,000++ per person, or 3,488,000++ with wine pairings.
Swinging New Year
Make it a New Year’s party to remember on 31st December 2018 with a special five-course menu, and groove the night away to the ‘Colours of Jazz’ countdown with Brenda Vaughn. The menu includes highlights such as Canadian lobster and Alaskan king crab, porcini and ricotta cheese tortellone pasta, and USDA first choice beef in puff pastry. Just 2,188,000++ per person, or 3,588,000++ per person with wine pairings.
R&J Italian Lounge & Restaurant
B1, Ground & Mezzanine Level, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (028) 3823 6688
Lounge: 5:00pm - midnight
Restaurant: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
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2019 Countdown
at THE LONG @ TIMES SQUARE
Revel in the New Year at the venue featuring the city’s longest bar, with live musical entertainment from 19:00 to 23:00 followed by a DJ set all the way through to 2:00. A minimum order of 1,388,000 per person for terrace seating between 20:00 - midnight.
Drawing inspiration from the timeless sidewalk cafes of France and Italy, The Long @ Times Square is the parlour of the city – a place for serendipitous encounters, refreshing breaks and casual rendezvous.
The Long @ Times Square
Ground Level, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Open daily from 10:00 am to midnight
Tel: (028) 3823 6688
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Christmas Treats
at THE DELI
Stop by for a festive treat including a delicious selection of festive-themed cakes and pastries from 27th November 2018 to 1st January 2019, including gingerbread houses, traditional Yule log cakes and chocolate Santa Clauses.
With a relaxed café vibe and artisanal treats, The Deli offers a refreshing venue for light meals or gourmet bites – with chefs making salads, sandwiches and simple pastas to-order, and homemade macarons, cakes, cookies and chocolate always on hand. The delicatessen is a welcome pit stop for dining in or taking away, whether it’s croissants and Vietnamese coffee in the morning, a gourmet sandwich or salad at noon, or pastries, smoothies and ice cream all day long.
The Deli
Level 2, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
Open daily from 7:00am to 7:30pm daily
Tel: (028) 3823 6688
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Indulge in Saigon’s most luxurious Spa
at THE SPA @ THE REVERIE SAIGON
On 30th, 31st December 2018 and 1st January 2019, give yourself and someone you love a festive gift at The Spa with its special ‘Pampering and Beauty’ package. With four separate treatments, it is 210 minutes of indulgence and priced at only 4,500,000++ per person (instead of 6,800,000++).
Reflecting a sophisticate lifestyle and modern design philosophies, the spa (open to both guests and the public) and recreation centre (for the use of guests only) features 1,200 square meters. The facility is positioned throughout two floors on Level 6 and 7, and is one of the largest and most comprehensive lifestyle centers in the city, incorporating outdoor swimming pools, 24-hour fitness centre, a luxury spa with high-end beauty services, boutique retail choices and innovative thermal experience areas.
The Spa @ The Reverie Saigon
Level 6, Times Square Building
22-36 Nguyen Hue Blvd. & 57-69F Dong Khoi St.
District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Open daily from 10:00am to 10:00pm
Tel: (028) 3520 8828
www.thereveriesaigon.com/the-spa
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