March highlights at hotels in town
*Renaissance Riverside Hotel (8-15 Ton Duc Thang St., Dist. 1, tel: 08 3822 0033)
The hotel’s Riverside Café offers food connoisseurs Russian delicacies that are nutritious and varied in character, prepared by Master Chef Sarhat Nobioglu Khalilov. The program is available from March 12 to 19 for VND665,000++ per person including soft drinks and beer.
Meanwhile the Pool BBQ facilitates a relaxing evening by the pool, every weekend, with great food and breathtaking views of the city for VND550,000++ per person and half price for children aged between 6 and 12. 
This March, the hotel will launch a get-together package, offering guests the chance to invite their friends or business partners. The package is priced at VND548,100 net (or US$29 net) per person including an international buffet lunch or dinner menu and two hours of free-flow soft drink and beer. For more information and bookings, contact the hotel at (08) 3822 0033, ext. 2303 / 2415 or email to events@renaissance-saigon.com
*Sheraton Saigon Hotel (88 Dong Khoi St., Dist. 1, tel: 08 3827 2828)
To celebrate International Women’s Day customers can choose a scrumptious buffet at the Saigon Café, featuring fresh crabs, prawns, scampi and oysters, alongside prime cuts of meat and live cooking stations. A welcome glass of bubbly and a rose will be given to every lady on this special occasion. The buffet is available on March 8 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for VND930,000++ per person.
To taste German food, foodies should make their way to Saigon Café every Monday for authentic German delicacies such as sausages, roasted meats and sauerbraten with cabbage. The buffet is served from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. for VND725,000++ per person.
Especially, not to be missed is an authentic Greek buffet at Saigon Café every Wednesday this March. Guests can sample over 52 dishes, including seared calamari with olive oil, traditional Mousaka, Yiouvarlakia me Avgolemono, rabbit with onions and Ouzo to name a few as well as a selection of Greek cheeses. The buffet’s price is VND725,000++ per person.