A new year means a big celebration for the one that has just ended. This year my family and I decided to go to Buffet Riviera in Montreal. With 40 years of experience, Buffet Riviera is a reception hall that hosts events such as; weddings and new year's eve parties. It consists of 4 halls that can seat from 50 to 700 people. |
Having it's own catering service, and quality food prepared by their gourmet chefs, they make sure you're having a great time. Starting the evening with a very well decorated place, there is someone to hang your belongings and then you are brought to your designated table. There is a dance floor in the middle of the room, surrounded by many tables mostly seating 8 people and a DJ to get the party going. The tables being very well organized, with soft drinks, water and wine, and a nice center piece made with feathers. |
The first thing you see when entering is the buffet installed on the dance floor. It is really big and has a variety of hors d'oeuvres, including: cheese, burgers, sea food, cold cuts, sushi and many more, there is something for everyone. The great thing about the buffet is that you can serve yourself as many times as you want while waiters also come offering you food at your tables and picking up plates that have been used up as the buffet is going on for one hour and a half. Therefore on this occasion, you have to be ready to eat a lot, because simply after the buffet, which I got 3 plates of, I was already full and main course wasn't even served. |
After each meal, you can find people dancing, while waiters get ready to serve the next plate. All night, the dance floor was packed with people, everybody seemed to be having a great time. The DJ included many music genres like a couple slow dances, popular music of the year, a little rock, some old songs and many more. |
Starting with a plate of pasta called fazzoletti accompanied with fusilli, they made a good portion and it was delicious. Following, was a salad with fruits inside, with a delightful herb vinaigrette. Afterwards came the veal cutlet perfectly cooked alongside white wine and shallot sauce, vegetables and shrimp. To end, the dessert was 3 small mousses; chocolate, coffee and strawberry all laying on a strawberry coulis. To finish off, before midnight struck, there was a table filled with snacks like: fruits, vegetables, cake, pizza, poutine and cannoli. |
Once midnight came around, the majority of the people were on the dance floor, champagne bottles were opened and confetti was all over the room. People were all excited, giving each other hugs and kisses, and wishing one another a happy new year. The party continued and everybody was dancing, it was a great ambiance. |
I believe it was a very affordable price for what is offered: a buffet, four main meals, a snack table, nice decorations, music from a DJ, open bar and a great time. I thought of adding this in my project because it's usually not something I do, I'm more reserved and I do not like to dance, but this year, I enjoyed the party a lot, I danced and it was different from all the other posts. |
Although this new year's eve party is private, there are many other alternatives to where you can go and celebrate! After all, a little fun is always needed after a year has passed! I hope all of you have a great year!