What is included in hotel breakfast buffet in Egypt (all-inclusive)?
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TL;DR
Egyptian hotel breakfast buffets typically include eggs, porridge, pastries, ful and falafel. The Posh restaurant offers a quieter, air-conditioned breakfast with sea views and fewer crowds.
The breakfast selection can vary noticeably by day: one report noted an especially large fruit selection, along with fish, cold cuts, sausages, and omelettes.
The breakfast cheese selection can include a blue cheese similar to Dor Blue.
In addition to pastries, breakfast sweets may include halva.
Breakfast at the Sphinx restaurant includes unsweetened rice porridge with milk (add jam if desired) and around five types of cheese. It is described as quieter and more cozy, while the rest of the selection matches the main restaurant.
Tasty yogurts are available at breakfast, and eggs and omelettes are cooked to order at a separate outdoor station on the terrace beside the main buffet.
Chocolate spread is almost always available at breakfast, often paired with waffles and pancakes. There are also several types of honey and tasty croissants.
A review of the standard breakfast lineup: fried eggs, omelette, boiled egg, vegetables, potatoes (prepared differently each day, often country-style), sausages with vegetables, couscous, grilled eggplant (very tasty), steamed vegetables, pancakes, donuts, and croissants.
Breakfast can also include cereal with milk and toast; guests particularly recommend fritters, fried eggs with fillings, and chocolate.
Some hotels serve two types of fish at breakfast — red fish (salmon) and herring. This is considered a rarity, as not all Egyptian hotels include any fish at breakfast.
At one hotel, breakfast includes made-to-order dishes: various omelettes and eggs Benedict served on toasted bread with avocado and basil. Porridge options include oatmeal or rice porridge cooked in milk, water, or plant-based milk. Drinks include strawberry and mango fresh juice or purée (poured from large containers but tasting natural). Sweets include cheesecakes, kunafa, nuts, and honeycomb.
The Posh restaurant offers breakfast in a cool, air-conditioned space with a sea view. It tends to be much quieter in the mornings compared to the neighboring Harmila restaurant, which gets hot and crowded. Many guests don't realize breakfast is served there at all.
A typical all-inclusive hotel breakfast buffet in Egypt includes boiled eggs and omelette, two types of porridge, pancakes, cheeses, cold cuts, sausages, salads, mashed potatoes, stewed vegetables, a wide selection of pastries, waffles, ful medames and falafel. Despite the variety, many guests find the menu repetitive as it rarely changes.