Monthsary Birthday : The Buffet

Hi Guys! How's it going? I have to make this usual "excuse" that I was going to do a lot of posts during December. But then the internet was not THAT cooperative and I had to have DSL installed and life got in the way and so on and so forth. I'll be quick with this post because I still have A LOT to post and I promised myself that I am going to work on this to make sure that I do not miss anything before I start being compulsive and unpredictable again in my life.

Every 25th my family celebrates Michaela's "birth date monthsary". Well, she's turning 1 this February and I can't wait! Why do babies grow up so fast? Anyhoo, my SIL (Sister-In-Law) purchased The Buffet discount in Metro Deal to celebrate the 9th birth date month of Michaela.

  

(image from The Buffet website)

The Buffet used to be a car gallery - turned call center - turned buffet. The place is quite spacious which is great for parties and other events. With their promo, a little above 400 pesos you get a vast selection of Asian and Western cuisine. Name it, they probably might have it.  I believe you'll get your money's worth :) . I wouldn't say that everything is totally flavorful though as there are some hits and misses.

I only took pictures of what i have on my plate. But I promise you they almost have everything! Japanese, dimsum, Korean, Pasta, Pizza, steak, pastries, chocolate fountain, crepes and more!

My first plate : Jap chae, tempura, baked oysters, maki

Medium rare steak with tereyaki sauce

Spicy bulgogi (beef and pork) fresh lumpia, tomato bruschetta , tuna in cream sauce

Cupcake, brownies, cream puff, eclairs, chocolate truffles

Mango crepe with chocolate syrup

I also had pumpkin soup but it was quite salty. 

Check out The Buffet website for more details.

Happy eating!

xx

Boracay Day 2: The Market

On our frugal attempt, we opted to visit the D'Talipapa to buy some fresh catch of the day.

1) They are quite expensive and the price is monopolized. Imagine that the raw chicken is more expensive than the roasted chicken being sold near the villa. The seafood choices are expensive as well. Crabs are being sold 450-500++ php per kilo. That's why I have mentioned on my first post that if you want seafood you will need to buy from Kalibo or Caticlan first. Kalibo sells 250 php per kilo for crabs. So If you plan to bring home some back to Manila, you might want to do this after your beach trip.

Very well organized. But encounterd few rude sellers like the chicken seller.  Must have started his day bad.

Huge prawns.

Huge Pacific Lobsters

Surrounded by souvenir shops, and expensive clothes (ranges from 400-800php) and shirts for bargain 2 for 160-180php

Then in the afternoon it was time to hit the beach again.

In the evening, it was time to go around again and look for a nice dinner.
There are lots of restaurants to choose from. But of course we wanted a taste of fresh sea food and I am still in the look out to be on a budget.

You can even land on a free dinner buffet c/o Astoria Boracay! Which we  declined because we had to listen for some 90 minutes or so. =))

Sorry for the blur... but the one that caught my eye at Astoria. Looks lush!

W had dinner at station 2/3 I guess and it was delish. For only 250 pesos you get to have pasta, curry,tuna,shrimp,chicken,spring rolls,crabs,mussles and more. Not bad. Inclusive of unlimited drink.

And so after dinner we walk around more
I just love taking pictures..

And some frogs.
I'm still thinking.. are these real??

So we called it a night. I had Starbucks before heading back to our villa.
The next day was all helmet diving and island hopping and beach stuff.

Im starting to miss the white powdery sand :)

"Appreciation Day" @ CCA Kitchen

Well, being Pinoy, the love for food is always there. I thank Mr. Atos for sharing his kaching kaching as a budget for once/twice/thrice/many many times a year eat out or delivery at work.

Before the year ends, a calendar invite appeared in Outlook for an "Appreciation Day" - whatever you might call it, the sound of "I will treat you and need to liquidate the budget needed" for the year. (OKAY, Im not really sure how it goes but as long as it is free I HAVE A SMUG on my face for that!)

Ok shall we start?

A list of Salad they offer

We had a choice of one main entree that includes unlimited salad and soup.

It was 15 of us and it took more than an hour before our dish was served. So maybe that's why they offer "eat-all-you-can" salad and soup. This will compensate on the loooong wait. Even before my order arrived, I was already stuffed by munching on greens and carrots like a rabbit!

My own salad version. Eggs, bell peppers, mushroom, corn, lettuce, carrots, turnips and tomatoes with asian vinigrette.

First bowl of soup. Ham and veggies with croutons.

Butter and herb dip - Malunggay bread - Battered Carrots - and some dressing I forgot like mayo.

I <3 Peach Mango Shake

Potato Soup

Fish Fillet filled with Crab meat and cheese.

-I never knew how everything blended well. The crab meat is generously stuffed inside the fish fillet with cheese between. The fish fillet really compliments the crab meat. I can eat this everyday! Some pickled veggies on the side and garlic rice. 

Oh look at you yumminess!

Ransel got Sunday's Best Roast Chicken.  Tender chicken and really seasoned well. Although its not in my definition about roasted having charcoaled cancer roast.

Eya had  this Pasta Dish. Fettucini which I think is Puttanesca or Chicken Parmesian something.

Anne's order which is Chicken Pesto Pasta.

Liz had chicken too.

Gino had Chicken Tandoori

And the best way to end dinner is finishing off a bottle of wine Ruth brought with them early this year.



Cheers!

Hope you had a great Christmas :)
xx

Chef d' Angelo

Last Thursday, BB accompanied me to Makati for my appointment. It ended early and we still have hours to spare before going to the office.It was past lunch time and we were a bit hungy. We headed to Robinsons Galleria and suggested that we avail Chef d' Angelo's Pizza Pasta Salad and Soup all you can promo.

For 150, you can satisfy yourself with pizza and pasta. I personally choose the Salad and Pizza and Soup as they were fantastic. The Pasta was horribly overcooked. The sauce for the pasta is creamy and you can really taste the goodness. The pizza is a plus for not being oily at all.

My plate

They serve 3 types of pizza. Cheesy Pizza, Hawaiian Pizza, and Pepperoni.

BB and I went crazy over Cheesy Pizza, fresh out of the oven. Oozing with Cheese, I was able to finish 2 slices and 3 pepperoni. BB was able to finish 10 slices. I also like their mushroom soup. Served warm and croutons placed on top.

The salad consists of the usual greens, olives, carrots, tomatoes and cucumber. You can have it that way of you can add ceasar dressing. Yum Yum Yum!

BB's plate

If you are craving for pizza you can avail this promo and totally worth the buck. Check out their schedule below.