[The Public=Reporter Oh Doo-hwan] Hotel Gukdo, tucked into Seoul’s Euljiro neighborhood, has refreshed the Patio restaurant’s lunch lineup and is rolling out an Asian-inspired buffet lunch.
Starting March 9, Hotel Gukdo will serve the “Asian Japanese Buffet Lunch” on the hotel’s second-floor Patio, replacing the previous Western-style lunch offerings.
Running from March through the end of June, the buffet reimagines Japanese classics with a contemporary twist. The hotel says it will follow this with a new seasonal buffet highlighting another Asian cuisine beginning in July.
Signature dishes include caviar chicken karaage paired with flying fish roe tartar, Wando abalone and shrimp stir-fried with Boseong green tea powder and butter, grilled eel marinated in the chef’s special sauce, and chef-recommended Japanese-style rolls.
The buffet also offers live, made-to-order selections—guests can choose between hanger steak or a seafood abalone pasta. The hotel says the menu was planned so diners can enjoy hotel-quality dining at a reasonable price.
The hotel will also run a separate “Hotel Gukdo Signature Set Course” featuring the property’s standout dishes. It requires a one-day advance reservation and is available for groups of 10 or more.
As part of the promotion, the hotel will offer unlimited pours of the Japanese sake “SEN” alongside organic matcha, noting that the sake’s clean, fresh profile pairs well with the Japanese menu.
To celebrate the buffet opening, Hotel Gukdo will hold a customer-appreciation raffle through the end of April. Dining guests will have a chance to win one of 126 prizes, including Hotel Gukdo overnight stays, breakfast-for-two vouchers, Yeoju rice, Hyundai Cruise fireworks-boat tickets, Aqua Planet admission tickets, and wine vouchers.
A Hotel Gukdo representative said, “We designed this promotion so Euljiro office workers and both domestic and international guests can enjoy hotel dining at an affordable price. We plan to continue offering diverse dining experiences through seasonal Asian menus.”
