Viva La Vida

I went to Langham Hotel in Melbourne to eat at the Melba Restaurant. My God the food was awesome for a 5 star Buffet. It literally oozed with luxury and elegance but I doubt that stopped me from stuffing my face like a pig. I took quite a few pictures and I'll chuck them all on here because it really has been a while since I've put anything food related here. The best thing about eating there? The desserts. Definitely. Hands down. Enjoy these pictures!!


This was an asian stir fry that was made on the spot by one of the chefs. You basically just pick whatever you wanted in it, with whatever noodles and hey presto you got your dish.


Okay so not really plated up perfectly...at all. But I hope you understand that when you place a food fanatic in a 5 star all you can eat she doesn't really care what the food looks like, just as long as it goes in her belly :P This was just a whole bunch of assorted stuff like sushi, salad bits and cold meats.


MUSSELS!! These were creamy and delicious. They were also properly cleaned so you didn't have any of the nitty gritty bits.


Oysters and sashimi, along with a small messy blob of wasabi and soy sauce as a compliment. Once again, they were cleaned properly so I didn't find little shell bits within them.


This was my dad's plate. Heaven knows I told him countless times that the food was gonna be there the whole time but he insisted on bringing back extremely heaped up plates. Fresh bread, soaked olives, kim chi, doritos with salsa and coleslaw.


This was my sister's juice called 'Honey honey' priced at $11. I think it was mango, pineapple and...honey? No clue.


My mother's cocktail known as the 'Chunky Monkey' [Yes, they had interesting names for the beverages]. It was coffee with some sort of strong liqueur... once again I'm not quite sure as to what was in it. This beverage was $21.


My beverage was called simply 'Strawberries and cream'. Yes, I am underaged and yes it did have alcohol in it, though it wasn't strong. There were fresh strawberries blended in there and it tasted like a strawberry smoothie with a hint of alcoholic aftertaste. I was quite immature and had fun licking the sugar off around the rim of the glass. Yeahh I know I know, not 5 star behaviour but hey, I'm weird like that :P This cocktail was also $21.


From the sushi bar, you were able to request sashimi from the chef and watch as he sliced the raw fish at ultimate speed. There were also two types of seaweed salad, fish roe served on cucumber flowers and miso soup[though I didn't take a picture of the soup] to compliment the sushi.


My mum's the sushi fanatic, so she got the basted eel, octopus, braised shitake mushrooms and tuna on hers. Oh and salmon of course :)


Besides miso soup, this was the only other soup available. Sweet potato and ginger soup. As weird as it sounded it was delicious. A prefect combination of ingredients that left a creamy texture on your tongue and the smell of slightly roasted potato with a hint of ginger made it that much more special.


Once again, my dad's plate. I think he became a fan of the cold meats. He also picked up some roasted lamb, beef and a couple of dinner rolls along with a small lump of blue vein cheese and goat's cheese.


NAAN BREAD!! Man, these were a guilty pleasure to eat. They were made fresh on the spot with whatever little flavourings you wanted. I asked for the garlic and cheese and it was pretty fun watching the chef slap the rounded dough onto the oven.

Ahhhh... dessert. How you tempt thee so.


Lime jelly. Quite acidic and extremely sour. Left a subtle sweet aftertaste.


This would have been my favourite. Youghurt creme that had condensed milk in it. Sweet and sour work oh so well together.


This was a small sponge cupcake that had been soaked with a bit of alcohol. I was quite surprised really. At first it looked a bit dry. I popped the whole thing in my mouth and a burst of inner alcohol spread itself upon my tastebuds.


A mixed berry compote, custard, cream and soaked spongecake combination in a glass. I really reckon the glass made it that much more special.


This tiramisu was a bit bland. Maybe it was the batch they had that day, or maybe because I possess an absolute sweet tooth. I liked the idea of presenting it in a little coffee cup. There was a coffee bean on top which was made entirely of chocolate. Now that was an unique twist.


The classic creme brulee. What else can I say? It was dee-liciousss...that's about it. :P


Langham served quite a lot of food that possessed a little twist. The flan was great but I was a bit disappointed that it was just plopped onto a little plate.



To be honest I've had better ice cream. But the chocolate fountain was fun! that combined with my love for marshmallows made me feel like a kid again. I loved the skewers they had. As you can see there were two designs.


Onto the little desserts that weren't on little plates or in miniature cups. This was a very very very extremely rich chocolate truffle. It was so gooey to bite into.


A tiny lemon meringue. Like I said, sweet and sour is an awesome combination. Looked like a little cloud that had too much sun to me.


Chocolate chocolate chocolate!! What else can I say?


Blackforest mousse. Not much of a fan of it, but that's just me. There wasn't anything actually wrong with it.


I quite liked the colours of this. Believe it or not there weren't any actual artificial colours or flavours in any of their food. This was a passionfruit, lime and coconut mousse layered cake. The citric component gave it a wonderful taste. Would it make sense if I said it tasted fresh?


Strawberry cheesecake. I love cheesecake. That, is all.


This is a mud cake which I'm guessing was designed for little kids. Made me wonder how fun it would be holding the icing tube and completing a smile on each little clown.


Known as the coconut bomb, it was literally just a shitload[mind the language] of coconut bits mixed with a bit of sponge. I don't really like coconut much but coconut fans might love this.


There was the fragrance of rosewater in this. I loved it. I think it would be in between a cheesecake and a mousse. Thicker than a mousse but it had no cheese in it.


An orange cake I'm guessing it was. The top fruit glaze was a citric sweet and sour, the sponge was soft and pillowy. It was literally the melt in your mouth type of cake.

So there you go. My experience at Langham was awesome. I've been there a few times but I decided to photograph the crap out of the food for this blog. To finish off... GROUP PHOTO :D



Until next time.
xx