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Serves meat, vegan options available. 素藝閣, at 桂林信義路榕湖飯店正門國際會議中心右側, is a Chinese buffet restaurant. Clinical staff (some have walkie talkies). Access via main entrance of Ronghu Lake Hotel. Sep 2019 reported no longer fully vegetarian. Open Mon-Sun 11:30am-2:00pm, 5:30pm-9:00pm.
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Right side of International Convention Centre, Xinyi Rd, Guilin, China
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Added by Stevie on 17 Apr 2017
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6 Reviews
First Review by Stevie
marinovam
Points +128
Okay... - Edit
Seemed very dead when we arrived. Ordered some bean curd, greens and fish for my partner and you can tell that everything was cooked from frozen and didn’t taste amazing. The best part was the fresh watermelon juice. I don’t think I’d return. Not a buffet.
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Eike
Points +198
Not a vegetarian restaurant any longer - Edit
This doesn't appear to be a vegetarian restaurant any longer - normal Chinese restaurant without vegetarian dishes on the menu. I even asked the waitress/receptionist and she said no.
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DZet
Points +976
Not a fan but.. - Edit
They're on the expensive side compared to the other veggie buffets in Guilin, and they're more on the looking good compared to the tasting good side. But it's ok, and I'm sure you'll find some stuff here the others don't have. Vegans might be appalled by the display of boiled (and fried) eggs, I'm not a fan either, but they're just that: boiled eggs.
Read morePros: Lots of choices
Cons: Expensive, More into looks than taste
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vitalvegan
Points +321
Only OK considering venue and price - Edit
At here in late September 2017 as a change from the excellent Nengren temple.
Read moreGo in through the main gate of the hotel/convention centre from Ronghu Nanlu and walk diagonally to your right. The restaurant will then be on your left at the side of the main convention hall.
The buffet is quite different from that at Nengren temple. The cooked foods are served in small dishes which sit on top of steam/hot water baths but these aren’t very effective at keeping the food really hot. Having it already served in small dishes means one can’t take as little as one wants to (e.g. to try something one is unfamiliar with). Moderate variety of foods of good quality. The biscuits and cakes all seem to contain eggs.
Setting /décor is a bit more upmarket than Nengren but at 48CNY per person, a $$ seems fair. Overall, for us it doesn’t match Nengren.
Pros: Food good, A bit quieter than Nengren
Cons: Food being served in small dishes , Cakes and biscuits being non-vegan
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JackTanner
Points +271
Excellent upmarket buffet - Edit
I think the previous 1 star rating is extremely harsh. Yes, it's an unfortunate oversight if the ice creams aren't pure vegan, but nobody comes to a Chinese buffet like this for a magnum. I don't think it should detract from what is an excellent buffet - one of the best I've been to in China.
Read moreNone of the staff speak English but at reception there's an English information/instruction sheet and once in the buffet it's pretty self explanatory. At 48rmb it's about twice the average Chinese veg buffet, but definitely worth it in my view.
Tons of choice, I think you could eat a few times and still not try everything. Also a very wide range of dessert choices (much more than the typical buffet) and a few juices and water. Didn't see any soya milk but could have missed it.
I arrived just as dinner started at 5.30 so not sure how crowded it gets, but you have your own booth with a view of the river if by a window.
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Stevie
Points +11765
Su Yi Ge, Guilin - Edit
My Mandarin speaking co-diner asked the manager about the stock of pre-packaged ice cream this place sells (there's a freezer of approx 8 different kinds of such ice cream). The manager said that they don't screen the ice cream to ensure that it is a vegetarian product.
Read moreIn the buffet they use egg and dairy.
Updated from previous review on 2017-04-18
Cons: Management don't screen all products as vegetarian
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