Michael and his team at Aroma Havant have created an excellent reputation for quality oriental food - we visited his restaurant one Thursday evening with the sole intention of sampling Aroma's eat-as-much-as-youlike Buffet Menu which is available Sunday to Thursday 5pm to 9pm.
This not the normal buffet style where you serve yourself - all dishes are freshly prepared and served to your table. The special menu has over 100 dishes - all the usual candidates are there but the joy of this style of eating is that you get a chance to sample the full range of oriental food available and its all individually prepared. It is really like an Oriental Tapas and I must say we really enjoyed the evening - between our group of four we managed to taste 17 dishes from starter to dessert!
There are a few "stars" hidden in the menu - try one of Aroma's sizzling dishes - "sizzling beef Cantonese style" is delicious. Deep Fried Shredded chicken or Beef is really different mouth watering and the Chef's special Chow Mein is well worth looking for. The staff are very attentive and friendly - Stephen was our waiter and he provided us with superb prompt service and a lovely broad smile!
This restaurant was full when we left - Michael recommends all customers to reserve a table in advance - "our buffet Menu is becoming very popular indeed - we try to create a relaxed atmosphere and a fine dining experience." We all agreed with his comments. The buffet menu is £15 per person (minimum of 2 people) children under 4'5" are half price and to maintain rapid service there is a 10% service charge.
A visit to the stylish Oriental restaurant is recommended but remember "book a table in advance."