Filipinos have great appetite. We may not be so much of a fussy eater, but we do want a good balance between quantity and quantity when it comes to the food we eat. We like to feast on all-you-can-eat (aka AYCE or eat all you can) buffet meals that satisfy our cravings, but don’t leave us broke. If you’re looking for a grand feast in Manila, here are some of the best places to go (based on FB ratings and prices).
FB Rating: 4.7/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P688
Cuisine: International
You know how great a restaurant is when diners can’t help but talk fondly about it. That’s Dad’s – it earned 4.7 stars for a good reason. If you want to travel around the world in a few hours, this is the most palatable way to do it. From the Philippines to the world, diners enjoy the best tasting recipes from each country represented at Dad’s. Best part of all – there’s a 10 + 1 promo right now, so diners better hurry!
Four Seasons Hotpot City / Four Seasons Buffet & Hotpot
FB Rating: 4.4/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P588
Cuisine: International
Same ownership as Vikings and NIU, Four Seasons offers a vast range of food choices, many of which are found at Vikings. If you love Vikings, but want to have other food choices as well, head down to Four Seasons. Choose from their delectable offers of pasta, meat, seafood, Japanese dishes, desserts, and of course soups. Four Seasons is really for the soup lovers. You can’t go wrong with their hotpots. Slurp!
FB Rating: 4.3/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P399
Cuisine: Filipino
If you’re a great fan of Filipino food with a chef’s touch, this is the place to be. It’s got a large parking, a nice courtyard, a classic upper class Pinoy ambiance, and a great assortment of Pinoy dishes you’ve grown to love. Think kare-kare, lechon kawali, callos, angus tapa, sinuglaw, bagnet, and calamares. Plus, their dessert buffet spread is so insanely irresistible. All the Pinoy sweets you can imagine are right before you – pastillas, puto bumbong, halo-halo, puto, and a lot more!
FB Rating: 4.3/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P558
Cuisine: Mixed Asian
Unlimited choices of food – you can enjoy many of your favorite Asian dishes including Japanese, Chinese and Korean at Yakimix. Their smokeless grill (per table) is ripe for creating your own instant grills from their array of fresh cuts of meats and seafood. Mix and match flavors with a selection of spices, condiments and sauces. Their dessert corner is a fantastic array of miniature cakes and pastries, DIY halo-halo, and there’s a candy corner, too, for the little ones and young at heart. The downside is their cold drinks, which are too bland. But go there for the food, not the drinks. If you may, grab a cup of tea or coffee, instead.
FB Rating: 4.3/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P649
Cuisine: Mixed Asian
If you like Korean and Japanese BBQ, this is a great place to feed your gastronomic cravings. Sambo Kojin has a vast assortment of fresh and marinated meats, seafood, and veggies for you to grill. The place is highly popular among diners that you need to make a reservation in advance to have a spot. It’s a bit more expensive than Yakimix, but it’s got the better BBQ station and dessert options according to diners.
FB Rating: 4.3/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P699
Cuisine: International
Buffet 101 serves a smorgasbord of hundreds of the dishes from the East and West. Of course, it’s the largest buffet restaurant in the country. The restaurant is very spacious and clean, so it’s a buffet without the crowded feel. Their seafood and steaks are really great, but the letdown would be the drinks (as in the case of most buffets). The dishes have Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, American, and European influences.
FB Rating: 4.2/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P390
Cuisine: Charcoal BBQ
All you can eat BBQ can only be found best at Charaptor. It’s traditional, charcoal-grilled barbecue that make you want to munch and munch until your stomach aches. All the street BBQ that you adore are right here, but in a sanitary kind of way. Plus, you’re properly seated as you cook and dine your own BBQ. This is definitely a smoky heaven for BBQ lovers out there.
FB Rating: 4.2/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P695
Cuisine: Spanish
What could be more awesome than to taste authentic Spanish flavors without flying to Spain? Alba Restaurant has been in the industry for more than 60 years, founded by a pure Spanish foodie. When you visit the restaurant, you get to taste Cochinillo Asado (oven roasted suckling pig), Paella Marinara, Sardine Pizza, Escalavida (roasted vegetables with anchovies), Mejillones a la Brava (baked mussels in spicy sauce), and tons other Spanish dishes that tickle your fancy and tease your palate.
Banzai: The Great Teppanyaki Theater
FB Rating: 4.1/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P688
Cuisine: Japanese
If teppanyaki is all you want in a buffet, then go to Banzai. It’s the ultimate Japanese buffet offering all the best tempura, rolls, sushi, dimsum, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and many more. Plus you get to see a live show from the teppanyaki chef, which is really awesome.
FB Rating: 3.9/5 Stars
Price: Starts at P695
Cuisine: International
At Vikings, you can find great food quality and quantity, and for a relatively great price, too. It’s a luxury buffet that doesn’t really get on to the four-digit mark. There may not be as many options as in other buffets, but the dishes they offer really fare better in terms of taste and appeal. Choose from their list of international and local servings including seafood, meat, dessert, and drinks. What’s more – there’s a Kiddie Sunday Lunch where the tots can create their own desserts.
Are you hungry? Before you run to the nearest buffet in Manila, you might want to share with us your thoughts on our best buffet list. Well, it’s equally nice, too, if you give us a review of any of these restaurants that you’ve been to.
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