The restaurant brings a new dining experience to its guests by offering four outstanding options in a multi-buffet concept that presents global cuisines from China, Japan, India and the Middle East, as well as elegant afternoon tea and Friday brunch. It also offers diners an interactive experience that allows them to see their dishes being prepared in front of their own eyes.

“Elements provides a mix of different cuisines to match the taste of our visitors in a classy and modern way,” said Klaus Kovermann, Elements’ Manager. “We make different theme nights to match the customer’s need to give more vibe to the restaurant. Saturday is Asian night, Monday is seafood night and Wednesday is Arabian night,” he added.

Elements is located on the first floor beside the lobby of the five stars hotel. It begins at the entrance where the Juice Bar offers a wide range of colorful palate cleansing shooters containing fresh ingredients, while the team immediately creates cocktails according to guests’ requests.

Diners in the mood for Japanese cuisine will find it at the Central Island where the Sushi chef brings 18 years of experience to a delectable sushi and sashimi selection, supported by a seafood assortment including hammour, sea bass, salmon and shellfish. A deluxe Salad Bar is set right next to it, offering Lebanese mezzeh and international salads, and the option of creating your own salad from a variety of flavorful fresh ingredients and salad dressings.

The most interesting part of Elements is the open kitchen option laid out in four sections: Italian, Asian, Middle Eastern and Indian. In the Italian section, the chef and his team prepare a varied selection of fresh, homemade pasta, including tortellini, fettuccine, farfalle and penne with a variety of sauces. In the Asian section, dishes such as miso soups, wok-fried noodles, dim sum, peking duck and other dishes from Indonesia, China, Philippine, Japan, and Malaysia for the lunch and dinner buffets are prepared. In the Middle Eastern section, local favorites from all over the Middle East, including Lebanese and Saudi delicacies, are prepared in open view. Saudi dishes, such as Ouzi, Gereesh, Mutazeez, Mathlooth and more, are always on display for people with a local taste. In the Indian section, two genuine tandoors, the first in Riyadh, provide the authentic flavors of India.

“Saudi locals are always attracted to the Arabic, Asian and Indian dishes,” said Kovermann. “Diners love the open kitchen concept, as they can see their food being cooked, interact with the chef and ask questions. They find it very entertaining.”

For dessert, the new deli shop displays a tempting selection of chocolates, cakes and viennoiseries. In addition, Elements offers a vibrant selection of international favorites such as tiramisu, macaroons and an assortment of cakes, as well as the popular oriental selection that includes fresh Kunafa and Um Ali. Bringing a new taste experience, Elements is the first to introduce ice-cream tepanyaki in Riyadh, providing a unique flavorful finish.

To assure quality, Elements hired chefs from Indonesia, China, India, Lebanon and from Belgium, among other nationalities, to assure that the dishes are authentic. “Visitors look for the real thing and this is what we want to offer them,” said Chef Nicolas Van Heemsbergen, from Belgium. “Elements is a smart challenge because we offer different dishes on daily basis for different tastes. Chefs get the chance to reflect their own culture and experiment with ingredients to produce new and different kinds of dishes to impress our customers with every time they visit.”

The buffet is perfectly described, as having the freshest ingredients the market has to offer, prepared with luxuriousness, sophistication and attractiveness. The restaurant also provides the option of a private dining room, which has a capacity of 24 persons and can be reduced in scale to accommodate 12 persons.

Elements is a non-smoking restaurant for the hotel decided to follow international restaurant trends. “Smoking is allowed in the lobby café. So, if a customer wants to have a cigarette, he or she can go to the lobby to have one and then come back to the restaurant,” said Kovermann.
 
SR150 to SR250 per person.

Breakfast buffet from 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., lunch buffet from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and dinner buffet from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.

À la carte menu is from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Asian Night Saturday.

Seafood Night Monday and Silk Road Night Wednesday starts at 7 p.m. until midnight.

Brunch Fridays are from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.