Chocoholic buffet

Sweets are near the top of the list when it comes to weaknesses of mine, so imagine my delight, when a few months ago I stumbled across the knowledge there was a chocoholic buffet at the Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver. I cannot for the life of me remember exactly how I found out about it, but I definitely wouldn’t have thought to goggle the subject so it must have been through one of the various e-newsletters I subscribe to. The chocoholic buffet has two seatings every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Within your seating there is a gorgeous spread of predominantly chocolate-based sweets to sample as much as you have room for. Not that I needed an excuse, but a friend’s birthday provided the perfect opportunity to experience the chocoholic buffet, especially as she is often my partner in crime when it comes to indulging in sweets. The reservation was eagerly made in advance so all we had to do was patiently count down the days. The evening was finally upon us this past week and with the eagerness of a child being allowed to have dessert for dinner we arrived at the elegant Sutton Place Hotel. The chocoholic buffet experience exceeded all expectations, from the chefs on hand to make crepes as desired to the lavish spread of sweets ready to be consumed. These included exquisitely decorated cakes, tarts, mousses and profiteroles with an eye catching chocolate fountain surrounded by fruit ready to be dipped and devoured. Usually I am not a fan of buffets because I never consume enough to see the value in them. However, if there is one exception to this, it was the chocoholic buffet as evidenced by my four reasonably filled plates. The standout sweet for me was the white chocolate and raspberry tart, my first victim as it were, for which I am most grateful because I definitely got less appreciative of the sweets as my stomach got fuller. A good tactic, yes I am talking tactics when it comes to the chocoholic buffet, is to try a crepe as part of your second serving because it definitely helped as a bit of a breather if you are like me and don’t pace yourself at the beginning. A rookie error I don’t plan to repeat on visit number two. It has to be done again as unfortunately there were a few items that didn’t make the cut on the first visit, which is unacceptable in my eyes and not fair to the neglected sweets. The chocoholic buffet at the Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver, is a worthwhile experience, especially for those with a sweet tooth or a love of chocolate. 

Lots of sweets to be sampled