Lunch Buffet: Cafe Ilang Ilang at Manila Hotel

So here's my second aka better post for Cafe Ilang Ilang at the Manila Hotel :)

Told u I'll be back here lol

Voucher Price: P1575 valued at P2250 via Metrodeal

"The golden entrance" dun dun dun dun

"homey" feels ;)

Bread and donuts! yum yum

Various Terrines and Patés

Hors d' eourves

Salad bar *so fresh*

Mixed salads

Japanese selection

The sushi bar that got hit by the typhoon lol

Indian selection...

Filipino selection ;)

Chinese! 

look at that roasted duck!! nom nom nom

Dimsum <3

Korean selection

Grilled meat

side dish

Fresh seafood

Desserts ;)

*sinful*

fruits <3

My love, bread pudding!

Gelato nom nom

my colorful sushi plate

melon and ferrero gelato

pretty pretty lobby

Verdict:

FOOD

 DUH. It's *THE* Manila Hotel. Of course the food is fantastic! LOL

Sadly, they didn't offer steak and lamb (they offer it for dinner though)

My favorites are the peking duck, sushi selection and the gelato ;)

Disappointment were the korean selection =/ 

Mom said the Kimchi tasted "old" while the Teokkbokki was hard like rubber

SERVICE

★★★★★

Excellent. That's all ;)

THE MAIN QUESTION

Will I go back?

Yes! If there's a voucher offered again, we'll definitely get it ;)

Lunch Buffet: Acaci at Acacia Hotel

And my buffet posts just keeps on continuing *evil grin*

For my 6th lunch buffet entry, I present to y'all Acaci at Acacia Hotel Alabang 

If you've been driving along Commerce Avenue along Filinvest then you've

probably seen this hotel along with the Audi showroom and Commerce Center ;)

Voucher Price: P698 valued at P888 c/o Deal Grocer

The sofa chairs at Acacia are just so dainty! LOVE <3

The buffet area

Assorted salad

This fresh spring roll is one of my fave dishes here!

Don't miss this out when you dine in Acaci.

Tuna and Salmon Sashimi ~yum yum

Maki!

Hors d'oeurves

And now for some hot dishes..

Grilling Station

Assorted Tempura

I got so full from this Salmon! The server gave me one full slab OMG lol

Pasta selection

Bread and Cheese

*I usually ignore this section but I should prolly give it a try soon lol

Desserts!

Crepe Station

My love, bread pudding <3

See how good it is? only 5 slices left!

1st plate

2nd plate

3rd, oh so pretty crepe!

Filling on the inside ~YUM!!

4th
Cream puffs, Passionfruit Panna Cotta and of course, Bread Pudding!
Everything was soooo good <3

With my mom's grade school friend and her brother

See, I told you Acacia's chairs are lovely! hehe

Closer look.
Gosh, WANT.

Verdict:

FOOD

To be honest, I didn't expect much since I've been hearing some negative reviews from my facebook friends lol. But you know it's always better to judge something from experience and I'm glad to tell you that I actually enjoyed the food here :)

I recommend the fresh spring roll, sushi, beef stew, salmon and yes, the bread pudding too hehe <3

SERVICE

My only complaint would be the staff not serving us water immediately.
It's like this. We were seated, we got food. After 10 minutes of eating, still no water -_-
Isn't it SOP to serve water once the guests had been given a sit??

So yea basically, I almost suffered from extreme choking and there was no water to be found on the table =/

THE MAIN QUESTION

Yes, Of course.
Despite the traumatic water service lol. I guess we just had a bad server.
But overall, I was still satisfied with their food :)