The Hyatt Hotel hosted a series of Latin American themed buffets. Apparently the buffet is always on but on these occasions some dishes were inspired. On this evening the country was Ecuador. I think the menu item that interested me most was the promise of fried plantains.
Unfortunately this was also the most disappointing part of the buffet - the salad that had fried plantains listed in the ingredients had no actual plantains in it.
The rest of the buffet was actually decent - standard dishes included a selection of fresh seafood with crab, mild oysters, good sized greenlip mussels, prawns and octopus. Of the specialty dishes, my favourites were the pilaf rice, bean stew and braised goat. Of the desserts, the churros were terrible (cold and soft, even the ones freshly brought out) but the cakes were fine.
Overall it was ok for a buffet. For the price of $69 there is better to be had around town though (if you aren't planning on gorging).