We have had a couple of lovely Sunday Brunches out recently. We had an extremely leisurely, drawn out, stuff-your-face-full, drink-lots-of-champagne, eat-too-much brunch at the Le Royal Meridian with our friends Earoel & Graham. This brunch location has a fantastic children’s area set up with face painting, movies, balloon animals, clowns, a separate children’s buffet area and awesome desserts!
Isabelle’s body art at brunch – Butterfly and Dolphin
Scorpion (on his cheek) and Angry Bird for Oliver
There is a prominent pink theme at this location, pink chairs, pink table clothes, pink champagne and pink uniform on the Margherita Nurses!! They have nurses who come around with big syringes filled with the Margherita mix. Of course, Owen had to partake!!
“It had to be done!”
The Pink Champagne lounge
“Check out this Champagne Tower, Mum” “What happens if I pull this bottle out…..??”
The restaurant is located on the 3rd floor of the hotel and has a lovely terrace with great views across the city. After our very long brunch where we made way too many rounds around the stations, we enjoyed the sunshine outside.
Oliver, Earoel and Isabelle
Sara & Owen enjoying the sunshine (while feeling rather stuffed!)
The food was very good: a great seafood station that was stacked high with sushi, lobster, crab and prawns. The noodle station was one of the best I have seen and I enjoyed a delicious soup with lots of different herbs and fillings. The carvery had plenty of lamb, chicken and pork. The salad bar was one of the most varied I had seen and then the desserts were out of this world. I went back for 4, yes 4, of the salted caramel chocolate mousse!
Another Sunday and another Brunch! This time we were back at the Westin with our friends from Emerald. Table for 25 please! We all like the Westin because the entertainment there is first class. They have opera singers, an orchestra, gymnastics display and face changing display.
The Emerald Girls: Jane, Marie, Sara, Suzanne, Emma and Jenny
Brien, Marie, Matt, Emma and Kevin
The Emerald Minis: Seren, Isabelle, Lia, Siobhan, Ava and Amelie
The kids had so much fun with so many friends to play with after the food! They all had balloon animals or swords made. They loved the margarita machine that made non-alcoholic slushy drinks.
Playing on the balcony and pretending to be singers (after the Opera).
Oliver and Ethan with their slushies!
You caught us after we raided the Popcorn machine!
Fantastic Gymnastic Display
I love this photo of me and Owen. The sunshine is streaming in through the windows and we are caught mid-laugh.
The Sunday Brunch (especially the Champagne Brunches!!) are a strong part of Shanghai weekends. It is not just for Ex-pats – many Chinese enjoy this too!
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