Hanoi Part Hai – Sofitel Metropole Chocolate Buffet
October 25th, 2006
after consulting his travel Bible – which is the Luxe City Guide – Martian wanted to take me to the Sofitel Metropole for its famous Sunday brunch. ‘Sundays were made for the Sofitel Metropole’, a sign at the entrance boasts. but me being me refused to wake up that early, and so we missed the only chance we had to experience this existential validation of every Sunday we’ve ever had.
but then! we strolled past the Sofitel the next day and GUESS WHAT!
THEIR CHOCOLATE BUFFET IS ALL WEEK LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
of course we went in!!! and i *DIED*. i swear i died. but here are some pictures to tempt your palate. mine was satisfied 50 times over that afternoon :P
clockwise from top – chocolate spring roll, royale chocolate cake which was @#$%(%*$ly awesome because of the peanut butter base at the bottom, chocolate croquant, chocolate mousse
the ubiquitous chocolate fountain that came with the ubiquitous marshmallows and fruits. this one had mango in the fruit selection. chocolate + mango = no
chocolate truffles
chocolate creme brulee!
little chocolate nems (spring rolls)! crispy flour skins that ooze out chocolate when you bite into them. yummmmyyyy.
butter biscuit tarts with chocolate filling. VERY good indeedy.
hard white chocolate sandwiched between dark chocolate pieces
marshmallows coated in chocolate, sprinkled with chopped pistachios
chocolate canneloni! sooo nice because there’s so much chocolate in each bite
chocolate cake in fondue and raisins
chocolate cookies, yum
NOISETTES MY ULTIMATE FAV TYPE OF CHOCOLATE EVARRRR
pralines. Martian loved them
last but not least, my fav – the Chocolate Bombe, which is a moussey icecreamy sort of cake topped with gooey chocolate sauce. each bite is like an express ticket to heaven.
siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. and so much more. they had other stuff too- like chocolate ice cream, different types of chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse, milk and pieces of chocolate with diff cocoa concentration for you to make your own chocolate milk… and all for USD 8!!
it’s official – Sofitel Metropole’s Chocolate Buffet is what I came to Hanoi for.
45 Comments Add your own
1. Hishy | October 25th, 2006 at 4:05 am
WTfffffffffomfgggggg
SO NICEEEEEE
A part of me just died, knowing that I haven’t had something like that in my entire life T_T omfg I live for chocolate… omfg
Wow my heartbeat sped up when I saw those pictures. Does that sound wrong? : P omfgwtfiwaaaantttt
2. Lalita | October 25th, 2006 at 6:54 am
I want to go to Hanoi and go to the Choccie Buffet now!!! But OMG, what if they discontinue it??? When I looked at the pics, for a moment I thought I had died and gone to Heaven!
3. Cat-chan | October 25th, 2006 at 9:25 am
So. Much. Chocolate.
Just looking at it is making my sweet tooth ache! but, it’s also making me hungry, and just having ended a maths lecture isn’t helping! Argh!
I shall now go off to buy a Moro Gold bar to satisfy my chocolate craving. =^^=
Hope you continue to enjoy your stay in Vietnam~
4. Johann | October 25th, 2006 at 10:30 am
Waaah… mmmmm chocolate overload…
So getting away with Martian wasn’t the reason for going to Hanoi? :P
5. entwined | October 25th, 2006 at 11:35 am
WTF. USD 8!!!!!!
*dies*
I WANT! I lovelovelove chocolate truffles! ARGH!!!
*saliva dripping*
6. MichelleSY | October 25th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Chocolate and aodais – what more could you ask for? =)
7. TheRealAnonymous | October 25th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG !!!
Choc buffet @ USD8…!!! Can anyone ask for anything more than that (except of course, a discount)!??! Heaven it truly is… but, also, a stairway to becoming FAT! =Þ
8. sweat | October 25th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
damn cheap but LUCKILY, I don’t like chocolates. Eat more than one piece and I feel like puking/ headache’s coming /nauseous. wtf damn weird.
9. Kevin | October 25th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
Hahaha wtf.. 8 bucks here just enough to buy me a bowl of noodles and a drink
10. nyrac | October 25th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
have been reading ur blog all these while but have never been so tempted to go try out whatever you’ve blogged about!!! i want to go hanoi eat chocs too!!! now hanoi is third on my must-go list after china and england…
11. d | October 25th, 2006 at 5:19 pm
what!!! so cheap??? was the buffet just for that week or what?
12. flanegan | October 25th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
O_O chocoland…
13. amanda | October 25th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
holy crap! looking at those pictures made my day.
14. turquoise | October 25th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
thank God my dinner time is almost here…..i seriously like the line ” death by chocolate” .
15. lishun | October 25th, 2006 at 8:22 pm
wait. did you just put “chocolate” and a synonym for “all you can eat” together in a single phrase?!
i think i gained 5 pounds just looking at those photos.
16. Stephanie | October 25th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
*SCREAMS*
Choc..choc..chocolate…
17. tze | October 25th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
eh damn nice la the chocolates! and where did u learn to take such nice pictures! *jealous
why no camwhoric pic of u and martian
18. jimmy | October 26th, 2006 at 12:24 am
altogether now.. WTFARKKKKKKKK
19. Porcupine | October 26th, 2006 at 3:39 am
wah lau eh!!!
Pinkpau’s stuck in a heaven of chocolate and I’m stuck here eating canned curry chicken… (T_T)
I don’t care…
I expect a box..no, make that a carton of GODIVA chocolates when you return!!!
20. steph | October 26th, 2006 at 6:08 am
lol. all you kids above. you can experience a typically similar chocolate buffet at the HIlton back home (the one in KL sentral). the spread is the same, they have a chocolate fountain (larger too infact), and they make hot chocolate for you on the spot by melting the choccies of your choice in milk. its RM 30 for the buffet which is pretty close to the USD 8 su ann is paying.
you people who are wanting to go all the way to hanoi, look around in your own backyard first.
having said that, hope you’re having an enjoyable holiday su ann!
21. Az1 | October 26th, 2006 at 9:49 am
This must be heaven for you….
22. JustAnotherTragedy | October 26th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I wantttttt……..
23. ria | October 26th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
:( this post made me sad…coz i cant fly off to Hanoi right about now. heh. but seriously, thanks for the tip and the pixies worth salivating over. because now, ive got a major reason to visit this country soon. :D
24. pinkpau | October 26th, 2006 at 7:33 pm
hishy : hehe i live to torture you!
lalita : im pretty sure the buffet is here to stay.. :D
catchan : what is a moro gold bar? why does NZ have all these cool chocolates that msia doesnt?!
johann : well thats like the secondary reason :P
entwined : hey the truffles are very good :D
michellesy : you know what! i didnt buy an aodai :( im at the airport right now, so no chance now. sobs.
therealanonymous : ya ya so martian keeps reminding me.. :(
sweat : why luckily?!?! POOR YOU is more like it!!! you’re sooo missing out on one of the finer pleasures of life :O
kevin : hehe come hanoi lah, USD1 can buy you your noodles and drink already
nyrac : china and england? what about ROME???
d : nope its always there :)
flanegan : O_O i knowww
amanda : being at the buffet made my month :P
turquoise : how about the cake called Death By Chocolate? haha Opus Bangsar has it. it’s fantastic
lishun : siigh i know what u mean =(
stephanie : HEHE every girl’s dream, pms or not
tze : got wat! the post below
jimmy : why u wtfark me! show u nice pics also u like that =(
porcupine : canned curry chicken??? eewwww??! is it the one with potatoes inside? eh cannot i refuse to buy godiva.. you must have leonidas. that’s the good stuff. remember, it’s LEONIDAS you want!
steph : ahh im sure most ppl know about the choc buffet in hilton already :) size of chocolate fountain is overrated cos ultimately it’s not like the bigger the fountain is, the better the fondue becomes. though hilton’s chocolate fountain fondue IS better than the one in sofitel hanoi.
az1 : seriously, yo!
justanothertragedy : ya me too :P
ria : visit malaysia first!!!!
25. TheRealAnonymous | October 26th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
HAaha… then again, who cares about being fat when every bite you take feels like heaven on earth….. mmmmMMMMmmmm…. and every time u close your eyes as you savour the taste of rich chocolate, you feel yourself floating in thin air…Its like music to your every tastebuds, the bitter sweet symphony playing ever so softly…. mmmMMMMmm…
dammit… I gotta get me some !!
26. Porcupine | October 26th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
yeah…
it IS the one with the potatoes and stuffs…
imagine having them for your lunch every single day for the last week.. and the another 4 days that follows.. hahaha…
no choice la… that’s how life is during study week in Uni…
Now that you mentioned it, I WANT LEONIDAS!!!
Thanking my dearest Pinkpau in advance…
I’ll see you soon yo!
27. MichelleSY | October 26th, 2006 at 11:19 pm
Oh no! Why not? You would have looked really pretty in an aodai too (not that you don’t look pretty in what you wear normally lah) =)
28. Adrian C | October 27th, 2006 at 3:01 am
i think i just put on 1,000 kCals by just stumbling on this post! horrors …
29. zen | October 27th, 2006 at 3:31 am
im heading to vietnam in december!
so much to look forward to :P
*drools*
30. ria | October 27th, 2006 at 8:11 am
oh, my friend and i plan to. :) and im hoping i’d get to meet the famous pink pau when we do :D
31. Cat-chan | October 27th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
A Moro Gold bar is a round chocolate bar with mousse in the middle ( I think it’s a mousse, it’s not a nougat but I can’t quite remember what it is) and hokey-pokey bits around it. It’s quite nice. =^^=
32. Sandra | October 27th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
Sis.. you shoud read ma previous post @ my Blog http://www.gloomysand.blogspot.com. Remember i told you that i was in Vietnam, not Hanoi but is in Ho Chih Minh City. The Hotel which i staying was Marvellous!!! Buffet long week too with Great Chocolatesssss… Really Chocolate Heaven in Vietnam! And Ya.. i agreed with ya… The CHOCOLATE IS DAMN DAMN CHEAP!!!!!!!
33. pinkpau | October 28th, 2006 at 12:03 am
therealanon : YES thats EXACTLY what its like, hahaha!
porcupine : alamaks. i hope u at least have baked beans and canned tuna and maggi bowl..
michellesy : donno, just never got around to browsing for one :(
adrian c : there there, it’s only virtual calories :P
zen : REALLY! where in vietnam?
ria : omg u must! and im not famous!
cat chan : oooh sounds LOVELY. i mustttt totally visit NZ soon
sandra : yea you’re right, stuff in vietnam is really cheap! hehe more bang for our buck.
34. zen | October 28th, 2006 at 12:26 am
the north..
am spending 12 days there! :D
anything else to recommend?
35. TheRealAnonymous | October 28th, 2006 at 5:13 am
Aaaaaaaaaargh!
Bring back some chocs for meeeeee!!! I also waaaaaant !!!
36. pinkpau | October 28th, 2006 at 6:44 pm
zen : go to Sapa!! and take lots of pics! i didnt manage to =(
therealanon : too late :P err i got kit kat tablets tho, u want?
37. TheRealAnonymous | October 29th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
kit kat tablets?
So its like taking kit kat medicine or something?
Sounds cool… not from around here wan i suppose?
I WANT!
muahahaha…
38. J | October 30th, 2006 at 8:03 pm
OMG.
I think I’ve just had a peek at what heaven will be like….
*drooooooooooool*
:D
39. pinkpau | October 31st, 2006 at 1:10 am
therealanon : haha no no tablet like a loooong big block of kit kat
j : haha! so i see from your URL!
40. TheRealAnonymous | November 1st, 2006 at 12:42 am
So when can I expect to get it arr? =)
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43. i am going there!!!!! | June 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
that looks sooooooooooooooooooo good!!! i just wanna be there right now! sweet photography :)
44. chumpman | August 22nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
OMG! WOW! I definitely going to bring my girlfriend there! No matter how far it is!
45. Jenny | June 22nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
hey pinkpau, would you be kind enough to email me your Hanoi itinerary?
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