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Thursday, July 25, 2013

A year ago, my mom surprised us with a visit to Cirlces in Makati Shangrila. I think it was because she was able to score buy 1 take 1 vouchers that would ultimately cost around 900 per person for lunch. 
 As we enter, the grand staircase greeted us along with their chandelier.
Of course there was a long line, so I told my parents that I would just be in Starbucks. (I am sooo bratty). I left them there! After 30 minutes of waiting, my phone rang and off I go to the buffet. 

I believe the last time I was here was a few years ago, when we celebrated my grandparents' 75th anniversary. We got a suite and slept the night away. LOL! Anyway, everything oh so seem familiar with the buffet. It was a long line that stretched about 20 meters I think. It just had the right amount of offerings. 
They had a shawarma station.
It won't be complete without a lechon!
Would you believe that VIKINGS and Buffet 101 offered more and a longer line? Sad

I started off with some pumpkin soup. 
 It wasn't that great compared to spirals. I think it was a bit watery. Didn't finish it.

 I had a meat platter purely composed of lechon. It wasn't that juicy and a little hard to chew. 
 Of course, I tried their steak. It was just all right a little dry. It wasn't really cooked to my specification.
 The salmon were fresh but the tuna wasn't really that good.
 I had the chef make a ravioli white sauce pasta. The fillings were a little dry. The sauce was saved by the capers.
 The make your own shawarma was the savior of the lunch. I liked how I mixed it with cheese and nuts! LOL! Crazy me!
 I also asked for truffled risotto. Sadly, I didn't taste nor smell the truffle. It also took them around 40 minutes to make this. Sayang lang ang effort ko magantay!
 For dessert, I had their macaroons and a crepe. The circular dessert was dry and I think a bit old. The crepe was bland and was lacking the creamy taste.
 The ice cream helped end the meal with a sweet touch.

 Honestly, for a buffet in a hotel such as Makati Shang, I was really disappointed. I think their standards weren't that great and up to par. Maybe it was because of their promo or what, but I was expecting more. There was a lot of patrons around and I guess that is a reason why their service wasn't that great either. Hopefully a year later, they would have improved.  So far for me, Spirals of Sofitel top the list but for steady sessions, Cafe Ilang-Ilang of Manila Hotel would be my pick!
What hotel buffet place do you like?

Shangri-La Makati Hotel
Circles 
Ground Floor
Ayala Ave cor Makati Ave.
Makati City
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3 comments:

  1. Circles, we shall meet.. SOON!!! :)

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    1. Hi po! Have a go at it po! If you guys are 5 or more, maybe you could try heat as they have this 888net/ person for groups of 5 or more during lunch and dinner on specific days of the week until the end of August 2013 po!

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  2. Hi Jeng! Agree with you on all counts. Circles is so meh now.

    Spiral is the best, I think. I just don't have enough space to sample all 21 ateliers! LOL/sigh

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