In December 2025, the Sapporo Prince Hotel, located near Odori Park in central Sapporo, completely renovated its restaurant. The newly opened "All Day Dining Grandeur" offers a lunch buffet with about 50 different dishes, focusing on ingredients from Hokkaido. From a live carving station featuring roasted Hokkaido pork to Ezo venison pasta and authentic hotel-made sweets, it has it all. Here's a detailed look at this must-try Sapporo hotel buffet, which you can enjoy with no time limit.

The Sapporo Prince Hotel, which started its lunch buffet in 2004, is conveniently located just a 3-minute walk from Nishi 11-chome Station on the Subway Tozai Line and is also close to Odori Park. In December 2025, the restaurant was completely renovated, revamping the lunch buffet and adding a new lounge area. The bright, open, high-ceilinged space is designed with Hokkaido's great nature as a motif, creating a casual yet serene atmosphere.

Relax in the interior based on earth tones

The concept is "Everyday Made Special - A Fun Gift from Hokkaido." The menu focuses on Hokkaido-style cuisine, primarily using meat, fish, and vegetables from the region. Each dish is a testament to the chef's passion for the ingredients, all prepared with intricate care. They strive to make as much as possible from scratch, including sauces and dressings. The menu, centered on Western cuisine, features about 50 items and is updated approximately every two months.

The "White Bouillabaisse Hokkaido Cotriade" has a deep flavor rich with seafood stock

A rare find for a buffet: "Ezo Venison Ragu Sauce Pasta" made with Hokkaido venison

Even though it's a buffet, they aim for the perfection of a single dish served in a hotel restaurant, paying close attention to ingredient combinations, flavor variations, and visual beauty. Another great feature is their commitment to serving freshly made food; they plate small portions at a time and replenish them frequently.

Camembert cheese skillet using Inca no Mezame potatoes

The "Rockfish, Olive, and Tomato Étuvée" is prepared using a French cooking technique

The expansive live kitchen, set up along the back of the buffet corner, constantly serves freshly prepared dishes. A large roast is spectacularly carved right before your eyes and served as a course-meal-style plate with sauce. The seafood chirashi is also beautifully arranged by the chef, providing the satisfaction of hotel-quality service.

The bone-in Hokkaido pork roast is carved on the spot

Served with two kinds of sauces and accompaniments

The noodle dishes of the day were Bisque Noodles and Truffle Mazesoba

While buffet salads typically consist of individual vegetables like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, here they are offered as deli-style prepared salads. Each has a different seasoning and flavor, ensuring you never get bored. The hotel-made breads, perfect to enjoy with the deli items, are small and ideal for a buffet! With a wide variety of dressings and toppings, making your own open-faced sandwiches is also recommended.

Elaborately crafted deli salads with sour or smoky notes

Small, easy-to-eat breads can also be reheated in the toaster

The star of the dessert corner is the strawberry shortcake. Its appearance is stunning, and the quality is what you'd expect from a hotel, with fresh cream, fluffy sponge, and plenty of strawberries! Other sweets like tiramisu, apple pie, and Hokkaido milk pudding are all top-notch. And you can't miss the gelato. Made with Hokkaido milk, cream cheese, and haskap berries, this authentic gelato is rich in milk flavor and delicious!

With its light sponge and high-quality fresh cream, you could eat this forever

They scoop it for you when you order, just like at a specialty shop. Combinations of two or three flavors are also okay!

The drink bar features standard coffee and tea, as well as vinegar drinks and flavored beverages. In fact, you can use this drink bar for a café visit without having the buffet, for an all-you-can-drink price of 800 yen per person. There are also à la carte lunch items and light meals, so if you don't need a full buffet, pairing a lunch item with the drink bar is a great deal.

The refreshingly tart vinegar drinks are perfect for cleansing your palate

・Many dishes featuring Hokkaido ingredients
・Bright and open space with high ceilings and windows
・Always freshly made thanks to small portions and frequent refills
・A rich menu at the live kitchen!
・Meticulously crafted, hotel-made sweets

*Photos were taken in February 2026. Menu items may vary depending on the season.
*All prices include tax and service charge.