Jessica Choy: Buffet

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8/28/12

Sofitel Buffet

Bread

Cold Cuts

Cheese, fruits and nuts

Salad bar in the front and their sushi selection at the back. Cold seafood at the far end of the photo, including prawns, lobster, oysters, etc.

Fresh salmon and tuna sashimi

Pasta Station

Carving Station

Their cake selection
By 2:30 they were starting to put away the food and I noticed one of the waitresses dumping all the leftover cakes into a tray. My tito and I were curious as to what they do with their leftovers so we asked the waitress and she said that they throw them away. How sad is that? Imagine how many street children they can make happy.

Chocolate fountains and fresh fruit

Crepe station (only mango, strawberry and apple sauce options), cupcakes, three different flavors of mousse

Cookies and different kinds of sweets

Halo-Halo Station

Mango and Strawberry flavored ice cream

Foie Gras
The waiter even offered to cook me some since the ones on display were already a bit cold, then served it to my table

Pesto Pasta

Chocolate mousse, cereal cluster, macaroon and my mango crepe with mango ice cream

Comments / More Information:
- Spiral is still undergoing renovation and is scheduled to open by October 2012
- This buffet is located in Le Bar, one floor higher than where Spiral is located in Sofitel
- This buffet is just temporary until Spiral opens
- The buffet selection is definitely not as extensive as Spiral's since the area is smaller
- Quality of food and service is still as great
- I am not sure of the rates since my tita was the one who treated us out for lunch, please call Sofitel to inquire
- Their lunch buffet is only until 2:30 pm
- I was not able to take photos of the entire buffet, I missed some parts like their Chinese food selection

Sorry I wasn't able to take photos of the entire buffet and all of my plates! And that I haven't made a post in awhile. I've been pretty much drowning in schoolwork so I didn't have much time on my hands but hopefully now I'll be back to making posts regularly. Thank you for reading!!!

Sofitel Manila
Address: CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Website: http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-6308-sofitel-philippine-plaza-manila/index.shtml
Telephone No.: 551-5555, 551-5610
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SofitelManila
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SofitelManila

8/14/12

HEAT

HEAT in Edsa Shangri-La
"Healthy Eating ● Amazing Tastes"

HEAT's promo until September 30. Take advantage of this!

Japanese

Noodle Bar

Chinese

One of their dessert bars

The sushi and sashimi I got. Sorry I wasn't able to take pictures of my other plates! Too busy stuffing my face...

Bread pudding and two scoops of vanilla ice cream with vanilla sauce and chocolate syrup

Comments / More Information:
- I was only able to take pictures of about half of the food that they have because I got too caught up in stuffing my face with everything. My bad!
- Heat's Promo: For lunch and dinner buffets 40% on Mondays and 30% on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until September 30
- Seafood & Barbecue Nights available Thursdays to Saturdays
- One of my favorite buffets in Manila (another one is Spiral from Sofitel)
- They had Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Indian, Middle Eastern and Continental (European) cuisines
- Some of the other food I wasn't able to take pictures of: lechon, cold seafood, grilling station, pasta station, carving station, bread and cheese station, teppanyaki ice cream station (they had about 6 different flavors of ice cream), crepe station, chocolate fondue fountains and etc.
- They also had Filipino desserts like bibingka, puto bumbong, halo-halo, suman and etc.
- For dessert I recommend eating their bread pudding with vanilla ice cream and vanilla sauce and chocolate syrup. Sooo yummy!
- Dress code is smart casual
- Operating hours are from 6 am to 12 midnight
- They accomodate both smoking and non-smoking guests
- Edsa Shangri-La Hotel also has other restaurants besides HEAT: Paparazzi (Italian), Senju (Japanese), and Summer Palace (Chinese)
- Make sure to reserve beforehand to avoid having to wait for a table, especially on weekends
- You can have your parking ticket validated in HEAT so parking is free

HEAT
Address: Lobby Level, Tower Wing, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, 1 Garden Way, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/manila/edsashangrila/dining/restaurants/heat/
Telephone No.: (632)633-8888 ext. 2738 and 22739