Originally Posted by
Aventine
I don't consider Grand Cafe more than Korean anjus, Western small bites, cold items and drinks. The days I've been there were pretty much finger foods like Busan odaeng, ddeokbokki, chicken wings, spring rolls, cold cuts, dim sum/mandu plus the salad and fruit sections. You can eat enough of it to have a full stomach but it's just not satisfying to me, IMO. I'm just jaded because I've stayed here over 120 nights and the Grand Cafe selection is pretty much the same economic (read: cheap) rotation. Personally, I'd rather eat at GH Tokyo for the higher quality items.
Entirely possible that after 120 nights at this place the offerings appear lame to you, but I'd maintain that the description in your prior post ("The Grand Club food is just beer snacks and Korean drinking anjus") suggests a lounge that falls more on the "drinks and crackers" end of the spectrum than the relatively generous spread that's actually on offer. I've seen a number of "drinks and crackers" lounges in North Asia pre-Covid (mostly in Japan, e.g. Sheraton Kobe, HR Fukuoka, CP Hiroshima), and having in mind the relatively poor airline lounges of KE and OZ, your description sets an expectation that's far worse than what's actually available at GH ICN. Most anyone spending a quick overnight here will find the lounge entirely sufficient for dinner.