New menus at Central Restaurant

Published: Saturday, September 11, 2010

Central Restaurant that opened in February at Liberty Central Hotel - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist
The Liberty Central Hotel near Ben Thanh market in HCMC has added some new menus to its Central restaurant this month.

The new vegetarian menu and Hanoi-Thang Long menu include typical northern tastes such as steamed snail with ginger leaves, salads of chicken and banana flowers, bun thang (a kind of noodle soup), La Vong pasted fish and areca flower sweet soup.

Between 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., diners can enjoy ethnic musical instrument performances of dan tranh (16-chord zither) and dan bau (monochord).

The Liberty Central Hotel under management of Que Huong Liberty Joint Stock Company is a modern four-star hotel with 139 rooms that opened in February.

The hotel’s Central Restaurant has150 seats and serves Western, Asian and Vietnamese specialties and fine wines.

On September 21, the restaurant will present the Moon Night Buffet accompanied with circus and jugglery performances to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the party, restaurant staff will dress up as the Moon Fairy and Moon Boy to present gifts for children.

Tickets are priced at VND179,000 per person for vegetarian menu, VND259,000 for Hanoi-Thang Long menu and VND299,000 for the Moon Night Buffet and VND199,000 per child.

Liberty Central Hotel is located at 177-179 Le Thanh Ton Street, HCMC’s District 1, tel: 6291 7977.

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