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Hi!

In the City I work, we decided to have lunch in a nearby Restaurant for my mom's birthday last Friday. I visited this restaurant once before
which I posted here:
http://www.luuux.com/food/my-lunch-today-olive-tree-restaurant?blog_id=1...

But this is the first time trying their buffet style lunch. It is a small, cute restaurant in the heart of the city and I quite like it.

It cost $175.00TT($29.10 USD) per person and they did not charge for my 6 year old niece. You had to pay for drinks separately, but the bill wasn't bad in the end.

I posted up pics of my food since everyone was already eating by the time I got my camera out lol. My mom and brother ate the chicken,crab meat,lamb,shrimp etc
but I only eat shrimp (Only when I go to restaurants because I am the worst vegetarian in the world and actually don't like veggies and I'm allergic to soya/tofu).

First course:
I wanted to try a little of everything to see what was tasting good. I got pasta,herb potatoes,Shrimp in tomato sauce,mixed lettuce salad
and a fruit salad consisting of apples and strawberries in some kind of sauce.
There was soup for appetizer and other food but I generally stick to the same foods...I am not adventurous when it comes to food.

Second Course:
Everything tasted delicious so I got the same stuff plus the mixed veggie rice,cucumber salad and a different type of fruit salad in a
creamy sauce for second course. I struggled for this course because I am not used to eating so much food!

Dessert round 1:
I picked up a little of everything to try. There was a dried fruit section, that carried the healthy treats like dried cranberries,dates,almonds,
etc.
I chose: red velvet cake, carrot cake, trifle,chocolate cake, chocolate filling cake,almonds and dried cranberries.My fave cake was the chocolate cake lol.

Dessert Round 2:
Since the chocolate cake was my fave I just chose that for second rounds and dried fruits and dates.

Mom's Dessert plate:
Mom is a fan of cheesecake so she chose that. I hate cheesecake so I skipped it lol. She got chocolate filling cake,chocolate cake,carrot cake,dried fruit and almonds.

There was a lot more options to choose from but this is the stuff I chose and I enjoyed them.

I just wish I was a bigger eater so I could truly benefit from all you can eat buffets!

The food is so tasty here that I want to go back soon! They have a different theme everyday, so next time I want to go for Mexican :)

Hope you like my post!

Do you like Buffet style meals?
Or are you a small eater like me?

DISCLAIMER: Photos belong to me!

Comments (37)

♡A. Leungツ
♡A. Leungツ:

The food looks amazing!

August 1, 2012 - 02:51
monika ja
monika ja:

everything looks delicious!Like you,I wish I could eat more when paying for all you can eat food lol

May 11, 2012 - 03:23
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Sara Lopes: I am the same way :)

May 11, 2012 - 02:59
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Anna A.: thank you =)

May 11, 2012 - 02:55
Sara Lopes
Sara Lopes:

all of that looks so good :D it depends of the day, some days I can eat a lot other days I can't eat to much...if I attended a dinner like that I would eat a lot :p I hope you and your family had a great time :)

May 10, 2012 - 02:09
Anna A.
Anna A.:

aw, tell your mother Happy Birthday from your Luux friends!

May 5, 2012 - 08:37
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

MACaddict25 ♥: thanks!

May 5, 2012 - 00:06
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Starla <3: Thanks a lot!

May 4, 2012 - 22:44
MACaddict25 ♥
MACaddict25 ♥:

the desserts look really yum

May 4, 2012 - 22:42
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Lilly M: thanks, me too. It's nice to go to one once in a while.

May 4, 2012 - 22:40
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Brooklyn Mak: Thank you! :)

May 4, 2012 - 22:37
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

crispy ☮: Yes April had so many birthdays :) Thank you!

May 4, 2012 - 22:31
Starla <3
Starla <3:

Everything looks soo amazing! Happy birthday to your mom :D

May 4, 2012 - 08:48
Lilly M
Lilly M:

It looks delicious. I'd eat everything you ate :) I haven't had buffet in ages.

May 4, 2012 - 08:01
Brooklyn Mak
Brooklyn Mak:

happy bday to your mom! looks like a great buffet!

May 4, 2012 - 05:32
[deleted user]:

Happy Belated Birthday to your mum! It seems as if there are lot of birthdays recently, mostly mothers! This looks like one of the nicest buffets I've ever seen ahha I would be all over that salad bar!

May 4, 2012 - 02:47
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Jenna S. ♥: thanks!

May 4, 2012 - 02:07
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Ashley Renea: thank you!

May 4, 2012 - 01:49
Jenna S. ♥
Jenna S. ♥:

Mmm everything looks amazing!

May 4, 2012 - 00:30
[deleted user]:

Everything looks delicious, especially the Desserts! YUM :)

May 4, 2012 - 00:00
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Catarina Leite: Thanks, it was!

May 3, 2012 - 23:25
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

sharon shu: Thanks a lot!

May 3, 2012 - 23:24
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

mylittlecasey *: Thanks! Yes the desserts were bite sized which made them easier to eat but they were so little, so of course you wanted more lol.

May 3, 2012 - 23:03
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Shannon ツ: thanks! I love trying a variety of desserts :)

May 3, 2012 - 22:56
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

arual 728: thank you, yes she did!

May 3, 2012 - 22:54
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Annie L.: thank you, yes dessert is my fave course :)

May 3, 2012 - 22:52
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Kaitlin B: thanks!

May 3, 2012 - 22:27
Marilyn M.
Marilyn M.:

Andrea Carter: Thank you! Yes she celebrated it the whole weekend :)

May 3, 2012 - 22:25
Catarina Leite
Catarina Leite:

all looks so yummy

May 3, 2012 - 21:40
sharon shu
sharon shu:

All this food looks delicious, especially the desserts! Hope your mom had a great birthday!

May 3, 2012 - 15:26
[deleted user]:

Happy Birthday to your mom! The meal looked fantastic and I like the fact that it was a buffet and you can pick what you like. The little desserts look so good!

May 3, 2012 - 06:07
Shannon ツ
Shannon ツ:

that all looks really good especially the dessert selections!

May 3, 2012 - 05:01
arual 728
arual 728:

everything looks soooo goooood!!!!! Hope your mom had a great birthday!!!

May 3, 2012 - 04:31
Annie L.
Annie L.:

OHHHHH my goodness, looks so yummy! especially dessert ;)

May 3, 2012 - 03:10
Kaitlin B
Kaitlin B:

Looks good!

May 3, 2012 - 03:04
ahmed rifaat
ahmed rifaat:

like

May 3, 2012 - 02:15
Andrea Carter
Andrea Carter:

omg that all looks so good! looks like your mom had a great birthday :)

May 3, 2012 - 02:12

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