Shaburi & Kintan Buffet: My All-You-Can Eat Yakiniku Dining Experience

Shaburi & Kintan Buffet: My All-You-Can Eat Yakiniku Dining Experience

Monday, July 8

Shaburi & Kintan Buffet opened its newest branch last June 25 at Japantown Top of the Glo in Glorietta. This restaurant have Japanese shabu shabu and yakiniku under one roof.  Diners can choose if they want the Japanese shabu shabu of Shaburi or the Japanese BBQ of Kintan. 

I was in the mood for some bbq so I opted for Kintan's buffet course. To order, you will first have to choose a course: Regular Buffet, Kintan Buffet, Premium Kintan Buffet, and Special Wagyu Buffet. The same course menu should be selected by all members of the group in the same table.

Kintan Rice

Next, you will have to choose your rice: Kintan rice or steamed rice. I had the Kintan rice. It's a steamed rice with special sauce, green onion, and strips of seaweed.

Choose your meat. The menu has a wide selection of good quality pork, beef, and chicken meat. For your first order, you are allowed to order two plates per person. To ensure the freshness of the meat, the raw meats are freshly-sliced upon customer's order. After your first order, there is no more limit to the number of meat plates you will order.

Since it's my first time to eat at Shaburi & Kintan buffet, the waiters were very helpful in suggesting the "must-try" and the perfect duration in cooking the meat.

One of the staff was kind enough to prepare a dipping sauce for me. It's a sweet sauce added with lots of garlic and red chili.

Foodie tip: Request for a cheese curry dipping sauce. It complements the chicken.

Aside from the eat-all-you can meat, there is also a buffet table where you can find fresh vegetables, pasta, appetizers, karaage, Japanese curry, sushi rolls, side dishes, and dessert.

Not to be skipped is the beef gyudon. It's tender and mildy sweet. Probably the best gyudon I've tasted.

The drink bar offers cucumber lemonade, iced tea, soda, Milo, and UCC coffee.

Make sure your tummy still has space for a matcha ice cream.

Kitari Buffet Course pricing: (click here for full menu list)

Diners have 90 minutes to enjoy the buffet. An additional P190 per 30 minutes extension per person will be charged if you exceeded the allotted time.

Honestly, 90 minutes is more than enough. I even had time to take photos for this article and yet I was to full already before my 90 minutes was over.

Shaburi & Kintan Buffet

Address: 
4th Floor Japantown Top of the Glo Glorietta 2, Ayala Center, Makati City

Contact No:
(02) 719-5141

Operating hours:
10am to 9pm

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Love Desserts Buffet: Sweet Indulgence for P199

Love Desserts Buffet: Sweet Indulgence for P199

Thursday, December 17

It was a gloomy, rainy Tuesday morning when I got to visit Love Desserts in Banawe for the first time. When I saw the buffet spread, I know the 90-minute commute all the way from Antipolo was all worth it. I was the first to arrive and had the pleasure of taking photos of what Love Desserts has to offer that day.

Let me share with you some of my favorite from the desserts table. Ready?

Strawberry Cheesecake

There were at least three kinds of cheesecake at the buffet table. I love cheesecakes because they don't make me feel guilty eating two slices.

Crepe Cake

The crepe cake is a winner! Kinda felt like this goes perfect with a cup of coffee. But I'm not a coffee drinker which made me feel like I'm missing out a lot.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Chocolate Chip Cookies were placed near the ice cream freezer. It was so tempting to make an ice cream cookie drizzled with chocolate syrup from the crepe station.

Chocolate Caramel Brownie

This brownie with caramel sauce is so moist and soft and delish!

I love anything with strawberry and gelatin so I devoured two of these!

I want a mango dessert that uses real mangoes. These shots got really mango bits!

I don't know what this one is called. Somewhat tasted like cookies and cream.

Halo-halo station

I didn't make it to the halo-halo station. I told myself that this will be the highlight of my desserts buffet but I was too full already.

Chili Cheese Roll and Nachos

The culprit why I wasn't able to eat halo-halo. I had too many of these in between my desserts rounds. I'm glad Love Desserts offers these non-dessert dishes.

Are you craving now? Here are more photos...

For only P199 good for 2 hours, you'll get to enjoy your money's worth. Aside from the desserts, your P199 includes unlimited iced tea, milk tea, coffee and hot tea. There's also a crepe station and an ice cream station. 

Ala carte menu is available if you want to have a meal first before having the dessert buffet.

And because Love Desserts Buffet is budget-friendly, these Thomasians can beat the stress out of university life.

Love Desserts

915 Banawe Corner Roxas Street,

Manresa, Banawe, Quezon City

(02) 246.9069

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Quezon Buffet: Satisfy Your Filipino and Spanish Cuisine Cravings

Quezon Buffet: Satisfy Your Filipino and Spanish Cuisine Cravings

Monday, December 7

Gruppo Guevarras Inc. (GGI) gives you a good reason to indulge. The success of GGI's first concept buffet Guevarra has paved the way for the owners to open Quezon Buffet, a restaurant that caters to diners craving for Filipino and Spanish cuisine. 

Carrying GGI’s vision, Quezon Buffet undoubtedly exudes with high caliber dishes at very affordable rates. Quezon showcased variety of gastronomic fares that will surely suit everyone’s palates. It merges the comforts of home and gourmet delicacies by catering our country’s cuisines.

Nestled in the heart of Quezon Avenue, Quezon buffet carries an ambiance of an old-world charm and rustic appeal. GGI upholds their commitment in reminding the general public especially the younger generations about our county’s greatest heroes; as well as preserving our culture through local cuisines.

SAVOR YOUR APPETITE

Quezon is being developed as haven for delectable cuisines that every Filipino would crave for. Highlighting Filipino-Spanish heritage that embodies classic food that includes roasting stations, various meat dishes, seafood, grains and noodles, fresh salads, flavorful soups and dessert selections. 

Much of the inspiration behind this effort came from their collective ideas to acknowledge the deep historical connection during President Quezon’s era, and this is through sustainable cooking of exquisite dishes. One of their  noteworthy specialties that will make you salivate is the lechon baka.

CELEBRITY CHEF BEHIND QUEZON

Corporate chef Kalel Chan is the chef behind various fine-dining and high-end restaurants. Considered as one of the Top 10 good-looking chef, Kalel is surprisingly charming and down to earth. He goes for innovative fusion cooking that adds creativeness to his masterpieces. Chef Kalel is always eager to discover new trends in culinary industry and adapts them in his food creations.

QUEZON BUFFET, A PLACE LIKE HOME

           
Exuding with elegant ambiance, Quezon buffet incorporates classic lines and Art Deco pieces into its interior, creating a classic touch. The backdrops are great for photo-taking which is a known Filipino past –time in every family gatherings, an intimate date with your special someone or the perfect bonding tick with your friends.

Quezon has a classy vibe, from its spacious façade, soft lighting, to minimalist interiors of black and white tones. The woodworks and sparkling chandeliers – blends the antiquated with cosmopolitan and classic, as well as the convenience of modern life.

The walls are well-themed with photos of President Quezon through the years, giving customers a nostalgic ambiance.

Quezon gives a convenient and cozy vibe as the dishes are arranged per station and are neatly presented. The whole place can accommodate close to 200 pax with spacious function rooms that can accommodate 30-35 persons, respectively.

Complementing the dishes, the place is satisfying as the service is generally noble. Their service staff are nice and friendly, accompanying customers from the front lobby up to their seats. They depict one of the good traits of every Filipino, which is being hospitable to guests.

Resembling President Manuel Quezon whose name will always be in the hearts of every Filipino, Quezon Buffet is the epitome of this man by serving finest and mouthwatering dishes and yet very affordable price across the board. The extraordinary experience of tasting distinct local flavors will surely worth a visit.

Just like in any traditional fiesta or festivity, Quezon truly offers a mixed dining experience for all ages!

Visit Quezon Filipino + Spanish Buffet at Fisher Mall located in Quezon Avenue, QC. Enjoy weekday lunch buffet for only PhP368 and weekday dinner for PhP468. Weekend rate is at PhP568.

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International Buffet at Seasons Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino

International Buffet at Seasons Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino

Friday, November 20

We can already feel the coming of the Christmas season. The air is becoming chilly and the roads are adorned with Christmas lights. To welcome the holiday season, Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino's Seasons lifestyle restaurant re-launches a vast wide array of buffet spread. Celebrating its first holiday dinner for Php 999 every Friday and Saturday, Italian Executive Chef Giovanni Sias reintroduces a new take on savoring eat-all-you-can.

"In Italy, everything is prepared and served fresh from the kitchen. Buffets are usually found intimidating and costly with the food laid out waiting to be indulged. With ours, you get a vast array of choices which is pleasant to your eye, made fresh by batches and refilled only when the demand asks for it." Sias explains. 

Truth to Sias roots, Seasons' is taking buffet into a different level where cooking is elevated to performance art using only the freshest and finest ingredients including micro-greens. 

For the month of November, Season's is taking us to a gastronomic tour of International buffet celebrating every nationality. A great value for money. 

"We've got staples and a mix of what holidays the other nationalities have. We're having Vegetable Samosa, Vegetable burgers, Chana Masala, Chicken Tikka; Kasmiri, Pullao and Curry to celebrate India's Diwali (festival of lights), and some artisan gourmet cheeses, bacon, poutine and maple syrum for Canada's remebrance day. We're also having Turkey for the Thanksgiving weekend, and fresh hand-pulled noodles into perfection. We don't forget the fun in devouring great food." Sias added. 

Enjoy the food festival buffet only at Season's Lifestyle Restaurant located at the lobby floor of Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino, United Nations ave. Ermita, Manila from 6PM to 10:30PM on Friday's and Saturday's. Children under the age of 5 years old are free of charge.

For inquiries and reservations, call (632) 526.1212 ext 2318

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A Taste Of Tuscany At The Manila Pavilion's Seasons

A Taste Of Tuscany At The Manila Pavilion's Seasons

Friday, October 16

Seasons, Manila Pavilion Hotel’s lifestyle restaurant welcomes the start of the holiday season with its first themed dinner buffet starting this October 23. A festive selection of Italian dishes exclusively prepared by a naturally born Italian himself, executive chef Giovanni Sias and his award-winning culinary team. 

Tuscany is a splendid place located in central Italy. It has a rich heritage and culture which have attracted tourists from all corners of the globe. Tuscan cooking is characterized much like its beautiful landscape that is clean, sober and soothingly simple. To give a taste of Tuscany to Manila Pavilion’s esteemed guests, Seasons presents a smorgasbord of authentic Italian specialties. 

Diners can choose from four live culinary stations from appetizers, noodles, grill items, down to desserts, give diners more gustatory options for a splendid repast. Taking from Italy’s richest cuisines, must-try signature dishes include midollo in salsa verde, stinco de agnello in umido, tortelli di zucca, fegatini di pollo and cantucci toscani among others. 

Seasons all-you-can-eat themed revelry is offered at Php999nett for dinner every Friday only. For the gastronomic adventurers who want to further satisfy their cravings, they can fete also on a la carte menu teeming with dishes from around the globe. 

Set amidst a nature-inspired atmosphere accentuated with a vibrant interplay of colors, Seasons is located at the lobby level of Manila Pavilion Hotel and is open daily from 6am to 10:30am for breakfast buffet, 11:30am to 3:00pm for lunch and 6pm to 10:30pm for dinner. 

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Visit the Manila Pavilion Hotel at United Nations Avenue corner Maria Orosa Street in Manila. Log on to www.waterfronthotels.com.ph or call 5261212, for inquiries and reservations; Like or Follow @WaterfrontMNL for regular updates.

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