Vikings Luxury Buffet at San Miguel by the Bay

News about a new eat all-you-can restaurant came about just this Thursday, as friends have been raving about it, I guess it's time we give it a try.  Vikings, the newest addition to the buffet-all-you-can market in the Philippines is now open, and it sure looks promising.

We have made our reservation since last Thursday, since our family is a big group.  News travel fast and indeed this fairly new buffet place definitely is making waves.  Now what is in store for you in Vikings? Vikings A feast from the sea is an international themed buffet restaurant which caters to a wide range of special delicacies made known to the world.

 so many choices of sushi and fresh sashimi

They have a wide selection of mostly Asian dishes which include Japanese foods, such as tempura, fresh from the sea sashimi and tons of sushi!!  Chinese foods include dimsums, roastings, and lots of familiar Chinese dishes.  American delights that showcases Roast beef carvings, lamp chops, mini-burgers and fries, onion rings and more.  They have a pasta station, a salad bar, a fresh seafoods station, a pizza station where you can make your own pizza, a grilling station, a shabu-shabu station...yes this is new!! A bountiful desserts line-up with cakes, pastries, fruits, chocolate fondue, ice cream, halo-halo treats and what!! a Frozen Yoghurt station!!

 

 shabu-shabu staion with plain soup or mala kuo soup

Now can I stop?  Not Yet!  They also have drinks-all-you-can counter with sodas, fruit juices, coffee, you can also approach their mini bar to get a fresh shake just for you, well that evening they served yoghurt shake called Piña Colada which was a mix of pineapple, mango and yoghurt Yummy indeed and this one I'm sure will be the driving force to get your butts moving... ALL YOU CAN DRINK DRAFT BEER!!!!  I believe just by seeing this you would be scrolling down to look for their contact nos. and make the next reservation available. 

mini-burgers and yoghurt shake

 tons of desserts and chocolate fondue

      

Unlimited San Miguel Draft Beer (not for minors)

 

fresh fruit juices and delicious concoctions

 

 

Choices at the Salad bar

All that for a price of only P888!!! WOW, that is fairly cheap!  But wait, they are still on introductory promo until April 20!  You get an automatic 20% discount, plus if you like them on Facebook you get an additional 10% off!  Kids up to 4 ft. is P388 for dinner and Kids below 3 ft. dine for FREE!!  Special discounts for senior citizens aged 75 and up get 50% off!

Presently, they only open for dinner, but they should be kicking off their lunch schedule soon.  Word of advise, be sure to reserve your seats before going to the place or you will wait for quite some time before getting a table.  Since they only opened for just a few days, I gave them extra credit for their impeccable service, but as new restaurants arise, there will be problems, so you need tips?  Lines do occur so first to get in line?  The tempura station, they cook it fresh, so you better order ahead and take note of your table no. at all times so that they could deliver it to you.... not just with tempura station but almost all stations so that is impeccable service.

Next to get the line is the roast beef and lamb chop station as you would want to have them pan grilled to your level of satisfaction.  Well, for the others you can just stroll around get whatever you like.  Get me that beer refill.  Enjoy and have a wonderful time at Vikings Luxury Buffet.

You may reach them at 846-3888, 846-4888, 846-5888 or 0917-5653888 and 0923-7303888 for reservations.

Help them to reach 4,000 likes for them to extend their promo price until May 1.
Go and like Vikings luxury buffet on Facebook now!

Vikings Luxury Buffet
A Feast from the Sea
Building B, San Miguel by the Bay,
Seaside Blvd., SM Mall of Asia
Pasay City

Figaro Lenten and Summer treats

Figaro Lenten and Summer treats
- perfect for the season

Just in time for the hot summer season and Lenten season,  Figaro gives us more reason to spend an afternoon of relaxation while savouring their delicious lenten offerings and hot summer treats.




Get Light for Life with Figaro's Kani Sandwich and Chili Sardine Angel Hair Pasta

The Philippines being a Catholic nation observes Lent quite religiously from no meat Fridays to fasting,  But quite a few establishments offer choices of food that will fill you and keep you satisfied without the guilt.

Figaro Coffee Company's Kani Sandwich (P179), crabstick filling garnished with lettuce and tomato in potato bread, served with side salad, the crunchy lettuce and fresh ripe tomatoes compliments the tasty crabsticks filling perfect with light mayo dressing. Perfect with coffee or your favorite flavor of Figaro Frost.

The Kani Sandwich was easy on the mouth, the mayo filled Kani sandwich tasted not too sweet which was just perfect for me, biting into fresh slices of tomatoes and crunchy lettuce, I felt so revitalized, knowing I get only the freshest of ingredients in my sandwich. Kani Sandwich is not just made for the Lenten Season because you crave for Crabs (Kani) all year round. Figaro just made it easy on your diet with their Kani Sandwich, truly filling without the guilt. 

Chili Sardine Angel Hair Pasta (P180), is Spanish sardines sauteed in garlic, olive oil, dried chili flakes, onions and black olives tossed in angel hair pasta. Garnished with finely-chopped parsely and parmesan cheese, the love for spanish sardines with garlic, olive oil,onions, dried chili flakes and black olives complete the angel hair pasta experience.

The saltiness of the fish melts with the sour and salty taste of the black olives exploding in flavors of the spices, onions, garlic and chili flakes. This pasta meal is quite heavy in the sense you get full quite easily, the flavors collide and you can savor all the sweetness, a tad of saltiness and a pinch of spiciness.  You'd be happy you ordered this. 

Light yet filling snacks of Kani Sandwich and Chili Sardine Angel Hair Pasta at Figaro may just be the Life you need to make your day right this Lent!

Summer is here and you can feel the heat!  A refreshing drink is what you’ve always wanted on a hot summer day waiting for a ride or beach-combing at your favorite destination. The body really needs that re-hydration and you don’t want to gain more weight to fit in those two-piece outfits this summer.

Figaro brings you Summer Frosts with new flavors, Tropical Sorbet and Berried Watermelon! Sip and enjoy the sweet and sunny goodness of this season's most refreshing drinks for only P125!

Tropical Sorbet is a refreshing summer drink that bursts with sweetened passion fruit and a splash of peach flavors combined. Figaro’s Tropical Sorbet allows you to savor the sweetness and the full rich flavors of peach and passion fruit without having to worry about those seeds.  Deliciously refreshing and nourishing.

Flavored by Monin, the world's most famous manufacturer of flavored syrups gives our Summer Frosts that rich flavor enough to melt anyone's heart.

Berried Watermelon is a summer slush drink played with red berries and punch of watermelon flavors. Watermelon is the favorite summer fruit this season. It actually does not just rehydrate with its special cooling effect, it is also fat-free and helps in energy production – just enough to make you sweep the whole shoreline and enjoy frolicking in the sun this season. This drink is perfect when all the sweetness in the watermelon you've been craving needs a summer kick. Red berries will surely provide that slush sunny sweetness to complete that refreshing drink.  I love them both.

 

Also try out their other treats, their Marble Cream Cheese Brownie, made with dark cocoa powder, Raisin Short Bread Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookie, and their low sugar Cherry Choco Muffin.

No cream and no fat to help you lose those pounds and gain more confidence this summer!  Find some relief from the heat with Figaro’s Summer Frosts and get light and easy with Figaro's Lenten offerings.

Parties made even better with Reyes Barbecue Bilaos

Got a party to plan?  Too busy and caught up with work?  Reyes Barbecue takes the lead and gets the hassle out of the way and gives a more delicious, fun and yet affordable way to celebrate! 

Reyes Barbecue’s latest Barbecue Party offering with their new Bilao Noodles – Pansit Canton, Garlic Sotanghon and Spaghetti – available in orders for 4-6, are ideal for those simple and yet yummy celebrations!

“Noodles are an essential part of any family or group celebration, and barbecue with noodles is a meal combination everyone loves! That’s why we developed our new Bilao Noodles. We believe they complete any occasion at Reyes Barbecue,” says, Mr. Frank Reyes, Reyes Barbecue Founder-CEO.

Try a delicious and satisfying party menu for a group of 10: Five 1-pc Pork Barbecue Meals, 5 Boneless Chicken Barbecue meals, 2 Bilao Noodles, 2 pitchers of Nestea, and 2 packs of Choco Merengue for dessert – all for less than P2,000!

Enjoy an all-seafood barbecue party for 10! 5 Grilled Bangus Belly Meals, 3 Grilled Pusit Meals, 2 Grilled Tuna Meals, 2 Bilao Noodles, 2 pitchers of Nestea, and 2 packs of Choco Merengue for dessert – all for less than P2,500!

Reyes Barbecue Party is available in the following stores: Mall of Asia, Emerald Mansion, Robinsons Galleria, Waltermart Makati, Shangri La Mall, UP TechnoHub, Nuvali, Pavilion Mall, SM Pampanga, SM Clark, SM Tarlac, SM Marilao, SM Baliwag, SM Bicutan, SM Lucena, SM Las Pinas, SM Naga - but soon to be rolled out systemwide!

Barbecue. Peanut Sauce. Java Rice. Best way to go!  I just love it!!

Eat-all-you-can Halo-Halo!!!

This is definitely hard to resist!!

Summer is definitely here and what better way to cool off than to have Halo-Halo. Unlimited Halo-Halo that is!!

Only in Lola Maria at The Legend Villas

for only P188 nett/ person

With over 14 homemade ingredients to complete your afternoon delight!! Love those beans, kaong, mongo beans, ube, saba, gelatin, leche flan, langka, nata de coco and ice cream to top it all off.  I'll be there waiting in line... What! only P188!! definitely a good deal...

Available from 2 PM to 6PM daily from April 4 - May 31, 2011.  I just love summer! Especially with a Halo-Halo in my hand.

Summer is definitely here at California Berry

We were recently invited to a summer gathering with bloggers and friends, on a lazy hot Sunday afternoon.  But I'm happy why? because I'm going to cool off at California Berry!!  They have recently opened a new branch in SM Mezza in Sta. Mesa, just opposite SM City Sta. Mesa.  And it definitely is a treat!

When you think of California Berry, you only think of Yogurt right?  Good thing California Berry has stretched out their wings and offered their new pasta varieties -

Classic Spaghetti Bolognese P125 and Seafood Alfredo P145

the Cheesy Lasagna P145

All of their pasta selections were quite a treat, and yes pasta is heavy to the stomach, but my fellow bloggers daughter ate it all by herself, it shows how yummy it definitely is, but I was not able to taste their Pasta Carbonara, but it looked good, I will be back for that.

Also new on their menu is their nourishing Fresh Fruit blends, made only with the freshest fruits and yummy yogurt blended to a perfect mix of goodness. At only P95.00, it is definitely one treat you cannot resist.  With 5 flavorful blends to choose from:

• Double Berry - strawberry, blueberry
• BananaRama - kiwi, banana, mango
• Mango Tango - mangoes, banana, peach
• Flushot - strawberry, kiwi, orange
• WhipItUp - your choice, your fruit, your blend, choose any 3 fruit

I got to taste Mango Tango and Double Berry, both were very fruity indeed. This is the healthy choice, fresh fruits with yogurt, you just cant go wrong with this.

Another treat California Berry is giving us this summer is and will definitely be a hit for all ages.

Presenting Ice Ice Baby P65.00 only!
Finely shaved ice with your choice of flavor, toppings and everything else you would like to have on it!! It tickles your taste buds and gives that delicious sensation, yes it is definitely summer!!

 

Even though it is summer time, it does not mean hot coffee is out.  Also featured in California Berry is not just any other coffee, but Organic Coffee.  Made with the finest grown organic coffee beans, you can be sure you're getting only nature's finest to your everyday coffee.

Sip on one now.

To know more of California Berry's new offerings, promos and branches, please visit HERE.

Don't forget to have a serving of their yummy and healthy frozen yogurt treat as well.

See you in California Berry soon!

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Italian fine dining at Buon Giorno!

Buon Giorno, Il benvenuto a "Buon Giorno", Curiamoli ad una festività italiana fine che certamente godrete. 

Translated in English it says Good day! Welcome to Buon Giorno, Let us treat you to a fine Italian feast that you will surely enjoy.

Sad to say I don't speak Italian, but I love how the Italians say it, it just mesmerizes me in every way, and of course with a little reminiscing from my recent trip to Italy.  And don't forget how their hands would talk as well.  If you have watched "Eat, Pray Love" then you would know what I mean.

Rockwell Land gives us Rockwell Business Center, the newest landmark in the metro, bringing luxury office and dining spaces to the discerning people of today.  Situated within the Meralco compound, the Rockwell Business Center gives us a fresh perspective in integrating work, leisure and dining in a single destination.

With 73,000 sq. m of leasable space, you can imagine how diverse and fantastical the place would be.  Made up of a cluster of A-grade quality office buildings, with state of the art amenities, this will be surely be one workplace you will never tire of.

One of the most amazing fine dining places that have called Rockwell Business Center their home is Buon Giorno! Caffe and Bistro.  Tracing their roots and opening their first store in 2005 at The Cliff House in Tagaytay.  Branching out in Shaw blvd. and finally finding their perfect spot here in Rockwell Business Center.

Buon Giorno! Caffe and Bistro can really tickle your fancy, with their delightful meals and treats.  Only your mind can set the limits of this gastronomic feast.  Just look at some of their delightful dishes:

their Al Margherita Pizza, the fresh Caesar Salad, Insalata Caprese,

the Crostini platter, and delicious sweets such as the Molten Chocolate and Chocolate Pecan Pie.

These are just a few on their very diverse menu of delight to the senses.  On that particular special night, it was a dream come true, and it felt in every way that I was in Italy, no mistake about that.... but seriously let me indulge you in this delicious journey of great eats and happy tummies.

To refresh ourselves and prepare us for the sumptuous dinner ahead, I had the best seller of all their drinks and it was a Grape Shake P144, I just have to taste this, not only because it was a best seller, I would believe that you would not find any other restaurant serving this beverage.

So it was a no brainer to definitely order this... and yes, it was refreshing, you can feel the bits and chunks of grapes with the skin of grapes sipping through your tongue, next time I come back, no doubt I will be having this again.

It was a refreshing sight and endearing scent that caught my attention when I saw this.. delicious Italian Pizza, it was a New York flavored pizza P295.00 with lots of meat, bell peppers and cheese topping on top of a crisp, crusty dough.  

Their pizzas are made fresh with every order, making sure only the freshest ingredients go to make you pizza eating experience your most memorable one yet.

Then off to salad, not just any salad but Buon Giorno's Special P218.00

A mix of the best Salad ingredients drizzled with well-revered house dressing.

Pescatore Alla Putanesca P308

a hefty serving of pasta and an assortment of seafood on spicy and peppery tomato sauce, what's nice about their pasta, they make their own YES! so every detail is carefully checked to provide their loyal customers the consistency of their pasta, specially made for you.

Canneloni Spinaci P 294.00

made with tender bits of chicken and mortadella ham rolled in sheets of spinach pasta smothered with tomato sauce and cheese.  Admittedly this is the first I have tasted such a dish and the verdict says its good, you can taste the fresh tomatoes, chicken and ham in every bite and oozing cheese to go with it.

Next up is one of my favorites Pollo E Funghi Risotto P302.00, the risotto (rice in english), was so perfectly done. complemented by the taste of the chicken, makes a very good meal perfect!.

This came as a surprise to me, as I have had bad experiences before with risottos from other restos, as they tend to serve it too mushy.

And the main attraction of the night tender Wagyu Beef with Shitake mushroom gravy.  As sinful as it can be, I gave in to the flesh.  And had quite a number of servings of the Wagyu Beef. 

Tender, soft, juicy just how Wagyu should be. Magnifico!

You just can't go wrong with Wagyu Beef, perfect for all your special occasions and family gatherings.

So what other way to end this fabulous Italian feast, none other than to serve a dessert feast fit for royalty, fit for you.

Apple Strudel P 168.00

a European pastry with a filling of apples, sugar and cinnamon.

Chocolate - Pistacio Sans Rival P207.00

as coveted as this dessert, it comes in layers of thin, buttery wafers drizzled with Pistachio nuts.

one of the best Sans Rival I have ever had in my life.

The Molten Chocolate Cake P 168.00

soft and moist cake literally with molten chocolate, I love this so much!

Thank you Buon Giorno! Cafe and Bistro for letting us have a taste of what is truly Italian.  Thanks also to Rockwell Land and Rockwell Business Center for bringing Buon Giorno! to the metro and let the Filipino have the best in Italian fine dining.  See you soon!! Buon Giorno! 

Buon Giorno
G/F Tower 1 West
Rockwell Business Center
Ortigas Ave., Pasig City
710-3515 / 5719092