Monday, December 13, 2010

Circles at Makati Shangri-la ♥ ♥

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I am proud to say, after years and years of training, I have mastered the art of buffet eating. I know what I want from each restaurant and I do not get side-tracked. I get only my favorite things and maybe a few new items just to try.

In Heat, it’s sashimi, salad and raisin walnut bread (sorry, there’s not much to eat here). In Marriott Café, it’s sashimi, salad and tres leches. In Spiral, it’s sashimi, foie gras, cheese with truffle honey and chocolate chip cookies. In Circles, it’s sashimi, sushi rolls, prime rib and flourless chocolate cake.

I don’t really fancy buffets. I‘d rather sit down, be served than stand in line for food. I’d rather have one or two really good dishes than a roomful of mediocre ones. And really, it’s just such a pain for a food blogger, going around the place taking photos of the whole spread. And lastly but most importantly, it spells trouble for people with no discipline and self-control. Yup, that’s me. BIG trouble.

But if I have to go, I’d go to Circles or Spiral. Two of the best in Manila methinks.

 

IMG_1403Plate # 1 – salmon sashimi, sushi, shrimps, lobsters, oysters

 

IMG_1405Plate # 2 – prime rib, lasagna, salad, rogan josh, grilled tomato

 

IMG_1406Plate # 3 – bibingka and niyog

 

IMG_1411Plate # 4 – baby mangoes

 

On another occasion…

IMG_1662Plate # 1 – salad, olives, grapes, shrimps, sushi rolls, salmon sashimi

 

IMG_1665Plate # 2 – pocket shawarma, chicken masala, paneer, mixed vegetable curry, rogan josh, naan, biryani

 

IMG_1667Plate # 3 – sans rival, flourless chocolate cake, some strawberry dessert that didn’t work, bread pudding with vanilla sauce, leche flan, mango crepe sans the crepe

 

And on another occasion…

IMG_4409Plate # 1: salad, cheese, shrimps, sushi roll, salmon sashimi, seared tuna, tamago

 

IMG_4415Plate # 2 – prime rib and popover

 

IMG_4421Plate # 3 – Indian foods and grilled lamb chop

 

IMG_4427Plate # 4 – flourless chocolate cake, cheesecake, chocolate mousse, mango crepe, some tart

 

Notice the pattern?

Always same same food.

And always same same people.

 

Standing: Mom, my bother-in-law Ryan, Auntie Sabeth, Auntie Kiddie, my sister Jerrilyn
Seated: Uncle Dennis, Dad, Me, Uncle Frank

 

Circles Event Cafe: Lobby Level, Makati Shangri-la Hotel, Ayala Avenue corner Makati Avenue, Makati City, Philippines. Tel: +632-8138888

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