Today, I'll be taking you back to my favorite buffet restaurant in a resort-like environment experience. I'm talking about HEAT by EDSA Shangri La Hotel in Mandaluyong City. According to their Facebook page, HEAT stands for Healthy, Eating, Amazing, Taste. This restaurant boasts internationally trained chefs offering Asian and continental cuisines in 13 open theatre kitchens, freshly prepared or cooked à la minute. Wow theatre, I could imagine trumpets, red curtains and a vast stage! They have a dining capacity of 426 seats, including outdoor patios with garden and pool views. To make these statements more visually convincing, check out my snapshots during one of our dinners not so recently.
The Food:
Cheese, bread and cold cuts station
Salad bar
Sushi and sashimi showcase
Seafood showcase
Filipino station
Asian wok and barbecue kitchen
Dessert bar + Ice cream, fruits and native sweets station
The verdict:
I am impressed how they prepare our food right on the spot - everything in its transparent form so to assure that what you are about to eat is fresh and clean. The staff are very courteous and they make themselves readily available in assisting our needs. The entire restaurant is clean, well lit and most tables are clearly set as soon as the guests leave. The food is more than impressive and how we all wish to have all the time to taste everything in small portions. If I clearly recalled, I had three plates of full meal (we came really prepared) and spent more time at the dessert bar, which by the way is all created by Edsa Shangri-La Manila’s Pastry team. Will I come back? Of course, yes! In fact, I've been there twice up to date.
The price:
Considering that this is situated inside a 5-star hotel in the Metro, the price is just reasonable and you clearly paid for a premium service. Since this was a dinner treat by my ex-boss, what we heard was it cost him Php1,800 per pax (unsure if service charge included). We almost dropped from our seats upon knowing it but overall, the VIP experience equates them all. There was no promo offered at that time.
Location: Lobby Level, Tower Wing
Phone: (63 2) 633 8888
Operating Hours: 6am - 12 midnight
Dress Code: Smart Casual
The presentation is impressive! I am especially drooling on the lined up native delicacy. Oh it's been a decade since I had a proper sapin-sapin and bibingka pugon.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. Will check this out on our next vacay...