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The Glasshouse Buffet, The Grove Hotel

The Glasshouse Buffet, The Grove Hotel

International Buffet·Watford, UK

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    54 dishes
    1. 1Bresaola
      9:01

      So that's Bresaola.

    2. 2Salami
      9:07

      We've got some salami.

    3. 3Chorizo
      9:09

      Some of the chorizo.

    4. 4Prosciutto
      9:10

      Prosciutto, why not.

    5. 5Tuna Poke Bowl
      9:12

      Oh, a Poke Bowl. I'll go for a Poke Bowl.

    6. 6Smoked Salmon
      10:10

      I'll go for a piece of the smoked smoked salmon.

    7. 7Beetroot Gravlax
      10:13

      Go for a piece of the beetroot gravlax.

    8. 8Caviar
      10:16

      And look at the entire section of caviar.

    9. 9Salmon Roe
      10:22

      Salmon roe.

    10. 10Oysters
      10:44

      I'm gonna go for some of the oysters.

    11. 11Mussels
      10:48

      Let's go for some mussels.

    12. 12Clams
      10:54

      Let's go for some of these clams.

    13. 13Poached Lobster Tail
      10:56

      Poached lobster tail.

    14. 14Shrimp
      10:58

      And then let's go for some of the shrimp.

    15. 15Prawn Cocktail
      10:59

      And then let's go for some of the prawn cocktail.

    16. 16Arctic Shrimp
      13:24

      These taste like the Arctic shrimp, like from the really cold water.

    17. 17Seaweed Salad
      13:55

      Let's go for some of the seaweed salad.

    18. 18Yellowtail Sashimi
      16:48

      Mmm, mmm, mmm, the yellowtail is amazing.

    19. 19Sea Bream Sashimi
      16:58

      And then this one is the sea bream.

    20. 20Blini with Salmon Roe
      18:23

      This one is the blini with uh salmon roe.

    21. 21Blini with Caviar
      18:31

      And the caviar.

    22. 22Shrimp Tempura Roll
      18:50

      And then moving on to the shrimp tempura roll.

    23. 23Heirloom Tomatoes
      20:30

      Oh, they're so juicy, so sweet, perfect acidity, drizzled in olive oil.

    24. 24Caesar Salad
      21:40

      Really rich and creamy.

    25. 25Beetroot Salad
      21:40

      Really rich and creamy.

    26. 26Ham Hock Terrine
      21:55

      Oh, the meat jelly on the inside, you feel that like hardening gel that just dissolves in your mouth when you take a bite, that saltiness, that porkiness.

    27. 27Green Pea & Soy Bean Salad
      22:22

      And there's pea sprouts in there too, that's great.

    28. 28Kale Salad
      22:34

      Eating that the salad course is definitely gonna gonna help us in the digestion of all the food we're we're still about to eat.

    29. 29Royal Gala Pie
      23:36

      Meat, egg, wrapped in pastry, oh, it's really like buttery, really smooth and silky, so rich.

    30. 30Chicken Pho
      27:03

      Oh yeah, oh yeah, that's nice and spicy, all that chili goes to my back the back of my throat.

    31. 31Chicken Korma
      29:07

      It has a bit of a sweetness to it, but you really taste like the thickness of the yogurt, the masala in there.

    32. 32Dal Makhani
      30:14

      And Dal Makhani is one of my favorite types of dal, the black dal with a lot of cream in there.

    33. 33Madras Fish Curry
      30:39

      That's the curry for me, the aroma of the curry leaves, the mustard seed.

    34. 34Lemongrass Grilled Chicken
      31:54

      When you bite down, you immediately get that fragrance of the lemongrass, it's salty, it's juicy.

    35. 35Soft Shell Crab Curry
      32:33

      Which has been fried, maybe a little bit of batter so it's crispy.

    36. 36Thai Red Duck Curry
      34:02

      With the fruitiness, it has a fruitiness to it as well as along with the savoriness.

    37. 37Tortellini with Truffle
      37:08

      Oh, a lot of cheese on the inside, it's fully stuffed, cheese on the inside, cheese on the outside, the richness of the pancetta, the fragrance of the the truffle.

    38. 38Spaghetti Bolognese
      38:23

      So much garlic in there, toasted down, caramelized down into all the sugars come out.

    39. 39Pizza Diavola
      39:07

      You can immediately smell that chili oil coming from the Nduja, it's salty, it has so much depth, so much complexity.

    40. 40Sirloin Steak
      42:18

      Yeah, really juicy, nice and tender, you taste the flame embedded within that piece of steak.

    41. 41Padrón Peppers
      42:31

      So juicy, so sweet, so fragrant, yeah, I could eat these all day long.

    42. 42Longanisa
      43:24

      Wow, that is a lot of flavor, just amazing acidity to it, it's really condensed meatiness.

    43. 43Yorkshire Pudding
      43:35

      Crispy, pillowy, it has absorbed a lot of that gravy, oh, oh, it's soaked in, the gravy has sunk into the bottom, yes, as it should.

    44. 44Roast Turkey
      45:09

      So tender, not dried out, still so moist.

    45. 45Roast Leg of Lamb
      45:23

      Oh, wow, that is phenomenally fatty and tender.

    46. 46Dry-Aged Sirloin
      45:51

      Again, tender and juicy, I don't know if there's any way else to explain it, absorbed with that gravy.

    47. 47Beef Fat Potatoes
      46:52

      That crispiness with the center that's so silky, so creamy in the center of that potato.

    48. 48Roasted Carrots & Mixed Greens
      47:09

      The roastery is this is one of the plates of the meal right here.

    49. 49Beef Wellington
      48:25

      The tender meat, the fragrance of the mushroom, that buttery puff pastry absorbing all the juices, that's wonderful.

    50. 50British Cheese Selection
      52:14

      I almost forgot the British cheese selection.

    51. 51Mango Sorbet
      53:13

      Oh, really cold, oh, that's a shock to the teeth, oh, that's really good though, the sweetness of the mango, the tartness.

    52. 52Chocolate Covered Pineapple
      53:51

      I like how that chocolate, it's liquid but it then hardens and sticks to whatever you stick it to.

    53. 53Sheep's Cheese
      55:34

      That one is actually quite neutral, not nearly as strong as I was expecting.

    54. 54Blue Cheese
      56:41

      Oh, wow, and on that bite, I'm gonna fully lean back.