While the Lunar New Year doesn't officially kick off until February 1, the Albert Park Hotel is getting into the Year of the Tiger spirit a little early. You're invited to celebrate the start of the lunar calendar with one of its sumptuous banquets, available from Friday, January 28–Tuesday, February 1.
The pub's modern Chinese restaurant Happy Valley is serving an 11-course feast fit for a beast. Or at least, a very hungry tiger. You'll sit down to dishes like a new-world spin on peking duck pancakes starring smoked leeks, compressed cucumber and mandarin caramel; scallops matched with a flavour-packed mushroom XO sauce and duck crumble; and of course, plenty of house-made dim sum.
You can book the elaborate banquet for lunch or dinner throughout the five-day period, though if you visit on February 1, you'll get to pair your feed with a traditional Chinese dragon dance being performed in the venue at 1pm. The feast clocks in at $110 per person, with bookings made here.
Simon Shiff
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