Buffet dining both excites and scares me. I would like to think that I don’t exactly have the biggest appetite but at the same time, I like variety. The scary part really is the tendency to lose self control and eat the kinds of food that shouldn’t be eaten so much of.

Anyway, Escolta is relatively new. Manila Peninsula rebranded this restaurant so well, I couldn’t even remember its old name even if I was able to dine then more than a couple of times, including during shortly after the Magdalo mutiny incident. Today, Escolta offers a variety of different cuisines spread out for its guests to be enjoyed under one venue.

Upon being directed to our table, we were served a small tray full of different kinds of breads with butter. Our drink preference (not included in the price) was asked as well. After settling down but before getting too comfortable, we managed to walk around the spread to inspect on what were being offered.

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I have tried eating at Basix before back in 2009 when my sister graduated from high school. I remember the place being cozy, laid back and un-busy. I guess blame it on the vouchers sold that made the place quite chaotic for a Thursday afternoon, but then again I would not have tried dining here again if it weren’t for the vouchers which made us pay Php 699 per person instead of the usual Php 1400.

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I cannot tell you enough how much I love anything Spanish. Ever since I went to Madrid, I could not believe I have finally found a place for me to settle in at the other side of the world. Before I get carried away, all I wanted to say was, I was pretty excited to eat here (and I know this establishment has been in existence for so long). I availed of the coupon from Ensogo Philippines for only Php350/person.

Was it worth it? I’ll let you know in a bit. Below are what got in my plate (then mouth, then stomach ).

Upon sitting down, I was served with a bowl of soup, which I failed to ask the name of but was with quite a number of vegetables. I was just taken aback when I saw a strand of hair that was definitely not mine in it. I instantly pushed the soup away from me. No apologies from Alba’s side but I hope they took note of it to prevent the same incident.

Moving on, after ordering some drinks (which were not included in the buffet), we took a peek at the buffet table. It was not a lot. Tapas were definitely out of the choices but there were appetizers on the buffet table nonetheless.

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To celebrate the birthdays of my closest friends, the celebrants decided to avail of the coupons sold in Ensogo’s website that took half off the regular price of buffet dining in Diamond Hotel’s newly renovated restaurant Corniche. The buffet dining was at Php750/head.

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And I would always love to stuff myself to death here. Haha. Known for its wide variety of food covering dishes from around the world, Spiral has become one of the favourite places to go to if you want some heavy lovin’ (a.k.a. food coma).

It was actually S’ birthday but he’s tagging this dinner with something else I’m too icky for it to be tagged into. It was a Tuesday night but surprisingly, there were a lot of people dining. I can imagine how busy their kitchens were.

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