Following the launch of The Fullerton Hotel Sydney on 18 October 2019, locals and hotel guests are welcomed to join in the festivities of the month, starting with traditional Lunar New Year festivities and an indulgent brunch buffet at The Place on Australia Day – all in signature Fullerton style. Guests seeking a summer escapade can also enjoy specially curated stay and dining packages available in the Hotel.
To support the local communities who are battling the Australian bushfire crisis, The Fullerton Hotel Sydney will donate a portion of the sales proceeds from various dining and stay packages to the Salvation Army Disaster Appeal.
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Located in the heart of Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) and within walking distance of bustling Chinatown, The Fullerton Hotel Sydney will usher in the Lunar New Year season with creative menus, dragon and lion dance performances, stunning lobby decorations and custom cocktails in the hotel’s restaurant and bar from 6 January to 8 February 2020.
Upon arrival, guests will be greeted by a hotel lobby adorned with dazzling red and auspicious decorations. Cherry blossoms, mandarin and kumquat trees will be resplendent with Chinese pendants, while traditional red lanterns will hang from the lofty ceilings creating an engaging welcome.
To ring in the Lunar New year on the first day of the festival, on 25 January at 11.08am, visitors to The Fullerton Hotel Sydney will be treated to the auspicious Lunar New Year Prosperity Green Plucking Ceremony. The ceremony consists of a lively traditional lion dance, believed to bring good fortune and wealth, as well as a colourful and exciting dragon dance incorporating drumming, cymbals and gongs, representing good fortune, wisdom and longevity.
A Bountiful Feast to Start the Year
In line with the festivities, The Place will also introduce a special Lunar New Year lunch menu for $39.95 per person which includes a choice of main course with rice, chef’s daily entrée and dessert, together with a glass of soft drink, juice or wine. Featured dishes include the kingfish sashimi, cured salmon, Sydney rock oysters, Moreton Bay bug salad, the iconic Singapore chicken curry, wagyu beef rendang, green tea tiramisu, lemongrass cremeux, red bean frangipani tart, lychee mousse and more.
Guests who would like to partake in a traditional Lunar New Year ritual of “Lo Hei” which means “tossing up good fortune” can also join in the fun at The Place which will serve a special dish – the Lunar New Year Prosperity Toss Salad (Yusheng) – designed to be shared. Symbolising abundance, prosperity and vigour, diners are invited to toss the salad together, with tradition dictating that the higher and more vigorous the toss, the better the diners’ fortunes in the New Year. The Lunar New Year Prosperity Toss Salad (Yusheng) will be available from 25 January to 8 February for $48.
Guests can also start the New Year on a sweet note and experience a specially designed Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea that will be available from 6 January to 8 February within the light-filled surrounds of The Bar located at the atrium of the Hotel. Priced at $58 per person including coffee or tea, $68 per person with the signature Fullerton Sydney Sling cocktail, or $78 per person including a flute of R de Ruinart Champagne, the menu will feature favourite savoury dishes including steamed dumplings and duck rillettes in a sesame bun, paired with Lunar New Year sweets such as matcha and strawberry tart, red bean macaron, black sesame choux and white wood ear, and lychee cremeux.
The Bar will also serve a selection of custom cocktails, specially crafted for the Lunar New Year festivities, including the Red Lantern Martini (vodka, lychee syrup, lychee liqueur and pomegranate), the Firecracker (tequila, Cointreau, blood orange juice, pomegranate, sugar, prosecco, soda), the Good Fortune (mandarin and lemon juice, sugar, rum, Grand Marnier), the Dragon (vodka, hibiscus and Maraschino liqueur, pineapple and lemon juice), and the Red Packet (gin, St Germain elderflower liqueur, lime and blood orange juice, ginger ale).
The Bar’s expert mixologists have also created two mocktails to fit the theme – a Green Tea Lychee Virgin Mojito (muddled lime, mint, lychee, lychee syrup, TWG geisha blossom tea, ice), and a Lemon Apple Iced Tea (TWG lemon bush tea, apple juice, sugar syrup, ice). Delectable bar snacks to accompany the celebratory drinks include popular pork belly buns, popcorn chicken, grilled wagyu beef and chicken satay skewers, spring rolls and more. Guests can enjoy a Lunar New Year cocktail or mocktail paired with a Lunar New Year menu item starting from $28.
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