Mooncakes, matchmaking, lanterns and dragon dances are some of the traditions associated with the 3,000-year-old Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
For many years, Pan Pacific Vancouver has established its own longstanding tradition of offering a sumptuous Asian-influenced brunch, complete with trademark mooncakes, made in-house by our pastry chef, Hans Pirhofer.
We’ve got the mooncakes covered, but you will have to figure out the matchmaking part on your own!
This year, the Chinese Moon Festival Brunch in the Café Pacifica will include a wide range of delights with inspiring salads, a dim sum station, fresh sushi, cold seafood – salmon, snow crab and jumbo prawns, and, of course, our legendary dessert buffet.
See the attached menu for more details and click here to see a demonstration of Chef Hans Pirhofer making mooncakes – http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qjyFpl3W_Qc#!
The Chinese Moon Festival Brunch is on Sunday, September 20th from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.
$54 Adults
$49 Seniors
$28.50 Children (6-12)
Complimentary for children age 5 & under
(Applicable taxes additional)
For reservations: 604 895 2480
For more information or to check out the Moon Festival Brunch, please contact:
Chinese Moon Festival Brunch
Cafe Pacifica
Sunday, September 30th 11:30am – 2:30pm Inspiring Salads
White and green asparagus salad with chopped egg, double smoked bacon
Watermelon, golden beets, feta cheese and rocket greens tossed in herb vinaigrette dressing
French bean salad, Dijon mustard vinaigrette, served with crispy shallots
Rice noodle salad with cucumber, baby shrimp and bell peppers
Pemberton nugget potato salad with kosher dill pickles
Mixed greens with choice of dressings:
Soya ginger, Asian pear, raspberry vinaigrette
Selection of Asian cold meats including: jelly fish, pork hocks and BBQ pork
Slow roasted 5-spice marinated breast of duck with Asian pear chutney
Seasonal Fresh Fruit and Cheese
Sliced fresh fruit, seasonal berries
Local artisan and international cheese presentation, assorted crackers
From the Bakery
Almond croissants, butter croissants, assorted fresh baked muffins, flaky Danishes, mini cranberry scones
Honey, preserves and sweet butter
Juice Station
Chilled orange juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice
Cold Seafood
Smoked Steelhead salmon and Indian BBQ salmon, served with capers, red onions and lemon wedges
Alaskan snow crab legs
Jumbo prawns served with traditional cocktail sauce
Sushi
Fresh Nigiri sushi & maki sushi rolls accompanied by traditional condiments
Menu continued…
Dim Sum Station
Chinese dim sum served with hot sauce & chili sauce
Pork & shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns
Vegetable spring rolls, plum sauce
Hunan fried rice
Shanghai black bean noodle stir fry with shrimp & spring onion
Carving Station
Salmon Wellington served with citrus Hollandaise sauce
Szechuan peppered beef strip loin
Omelette Station
Fillings to include: shrimp, smoked salmon, ham, mushrooms,
peppers, tomatoes, cheese & scallions
Traditional eggs Benedict
Double smoked bacon & country sausages
Hot Entrées
Wok fried prawns and snapper with ginger and yuzu butter
Mongolian chicken and Asian greens
Steamed gai lan, bok choy & lotus root
Wuxi braised pork ribs, Shaoxing wine
Dessert Buffet
Sweet bean sesame ball
Egg tarts, sago & lotus seed pudding
Canadian moon cakes filed with dried fruit and nuts with Okanagan ice wine
Morello cherry and cranberry mousse cake
Gianduia Cointreau torte, orange mousse with mango gelée, apricot galette
New York style cheesecake, crème caramel, crème brûlée Chocolate raspberry mousse cake, carrot cake
Miniature dessert tower including: gourmet mini cupcakes, éclairs,
pineapple upside-down tart, lemon meringue tart
$54 per person
$49 Seniors $28.50 Children age 6-12
Complimentary for children age 5 & under
(Applicable taxes additional)
